How Perception Works: What You Concentrate On Can Change What You See, Twitter User Introduces Optical Illusion

Optical illusions are more than just mind-bending puzzles that can twist the very fabric of an individual¡¯s perspective. A Twitter user is set on proving the importance of perspective in life, and they do so with an optical illusion clip.

An Interesting Optical Illusion Intrigues Twitter And Goes Viral

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The user shared a GIF of a buffering graphic with a target in the middle of it. The caption instructs people to focus on certain aspects of the clip to prove that perception is really just based on what the human mind chooses to focus on.

They write, ¡°1. If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color, pink. 2. Green Catastrophe: If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green.¡±

For the third way, the user suggests, ¡°Reality Shatter: Now, concentrate on the black + in the center of the picture. After a short period of time, many if not all of the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you may only see a green dot rotating."

1. If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color, pink.

2. Green Catastrophe: If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green.

3. Reality Shatter: Now, concentrate on the black + in the center of the picture.¡­ pic.twitter.com/L6M32hhO9T

¡ª Who (@SoTechBro) May 23, 2023

Twitter User Explains How Perception Can Change Lives

The user continues to make their point by insisting on how life is similar to this optical illusion: "You aren't just observing the world but actively participating and creating your perception of reality."

"Our experience of reality is affected by our beliefs and intent while being limited by our knowledge and understanding of the world. It's like you have ¡®superpowers,¡¯" the user went on.

You aren't just observing the world but actively participating and creating your perception of reality.

Our experience of reality is affected by our beliefs and intent while being limited by our knowledge and understanding of the world.

It's like you have "superpowers"

¡ª Who (@SoTechBro) May 24, 2023

To support the message, another user stepped in to explain why the clip was an illusion: "This phenomenon is happening due to an optical illusion involving our eyes and brain's perception of colours and motion. The illusion is based on the concept of ¡®negative afterimage¡¯ and motion perception."

Reasoning Behind The Illusion

For the first illusion, Kitty Pad elucidates, "1. When you follow the rotating pink dot with your eyes, your brain is actively engaged in tracking the motion and perceiving the pink color."

1. When you follow the rotating pink dot with your eyes, your brain is actively engaged in tracking the motion and perceiving the pink color.

¡ª Pad ? (@kittypad) May 24, 2023

The second becomes another trick to the eyes. Pad clarifies, "When you stare at the black '+', your eyes focus on a single spot, causing the pink dots to fall on your peripheral vision. The negative afterimage effect comes into play, where the pink dots momentarily 'change' to their complementary color - green."

And for the third, "Reality Shatter occurs due to a combination of motion perception and negative afterimage effect. When you focus on the black '+', your brain becomes less sensitive to pink dots in the peripheral vision. At the same time, the negative afterimage effect makes the green dot more apparent. Thus, you may only see a green dot rotating."

Tell us what you think about this optical illusion.