Optical Illusion: Can You Find The Elephant In The Room In 13 Seconds?

Do optical illusions serve primarily as entertainment, or do they serve a more profound purpose? Can they be used as tools to evaluate the health of our brains and vision? Moreover, what scientific evidence is there backing their efficacy??Popular culture, movies and shows will have you believe that seeing abstract blobs of paint on paper can reveal a lot about your personality. While there's a whole lot written, said and recorded, there's still insufficient evidence and nothing concrete that defines the scope and likely benefits of optical illusions. If you're here for a bit of entertainment, look no further. Scroll down and check out the latest optical illusion.

What are optical illusions?

What can optical illusions reveal about our personalities? | Image: Unsplash

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Optical illusions, originating from ancient Greece, played an important role in shaping history, quite literally. The ancient Greeks, captivated by symmetry, used this visual technique on temple rooftops. Employing slanted angles, they crafted the illusion of curved surfaces. But this visual trickery goes further back.

In 5 B.C., Greek philosopher Epicharmus proposed that our senses, not our minds, are responsible for misinterpreting optical illusions.?Meanwhile, Protagoras argued that the environment plays a significant role in how our physical senses interpret information.?Plato had a different take. He believed that our minds work together with our eyes to perceive the world, which is what creates?optical illusions. This theory remains widely accepted today, suggesting that?optical illusions?occur when our brains trick us into seeing things that aren't really there.

Optical Illusion: Can You Find The Elephant In The Room In 13 Seconds?

Find the elephant in the room | Image: Gergely Dudás

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The bright and colourful image shows a messy room with various objects strewn about. A shirt hangs on the door of the cupboard, a plant stands tall in the centre of the room, and the floor is absolutely littered with shoes, toys, a clock and cardboard boxes. Wondering how you'll find the elephant in the room? Don't fret.?

Divide the images into grids and go section-wise, top to bottom. Pace yourself because there's a 13-second time limit that comes with the optical illusion. Take a deep breath. Get. Set. Go.

Here's the solution

Did you find the elephant in the room? | Image: Gergely Dudás

Move your eyes to the bottom right, and right behind the rolled-up papers in the card box. It's highlighted in red so you can't miss it.

Hit us up in the comments section below and let us know. Meanwhile,?here's another?optical illusion?for you to try your hand at.

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