Optical Illusion: Prove You're A Genius With High IQ, Spot The Reading Glasses In 8 Seconds

Optical illusions are a fun way to pass time while checking to see if your brain, and, well, your eyesight are healthy. Were they always meant to be that though? Do they serve any real purpose and is there any scientific study backing how effective they can be?

What are optical illusions?

What are optical illusions? | Image: Unsplash

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One way of understanding?optical illusions?is that they are your brain's way of tricking you into seeing things that aren't really there. But why does the human brain do that, and why does a thing like this even happen?? What causes this phenomenon? Believe it or not, evolution! Rapid responses are crucial for survival. Your brain has to swiftly process available information, piecing together fragments while working overtime to comprehend the rest.

Using?colour, different patterns, and even light and shadow, the brain forms images that are much different from how they really are. In other words, seeing is not believing in this case. But chalk it up to survival instincts and we'll have to make do with this answer for now.

Can you spot the reading glasses in 8 seconds?

Can you spot the reading glasses? | Image: Brightside

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You have to have quite the eyes on you in order to find the hidden reading glasses in this ocean floor scene. There are bright fish, snorkelling animals, water and bubbles. In the background, there's a shipwreck that adds its own little bit of mystery to the scene. But all is not what it seems - somewhere in the image, there's a pair of reading glasses hiding and waiting to be found. Can you do it?

Remember, you only have eight seconds to complete the challenge. Don't lose your pace, and try to divide the images into grids that you can scan from the top to the bottom. Get, set, go!

Here's the answer

Check out the bottom left hand corner of the image | Image: Brightside

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