See It To Believe It! Optical Illusion With Arrows Makes You Think Circles Are Moving, But Are They?

Another day, another optical illusion to examine. Unlike a few days ago, where we couldn't figure out if it was a cat or moose, this time we are looking at an illusion showing two circles with arrows inside that appear to be moving across the screen.

If you look at it - nine times out of ten, or even ten out of ten, your brain will think rings are moving, thanks to the optical illusion.

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The image, shared by Japanese Twitter user Jagarikin, has left thousands scratching their heads.

A GIF shows dark grey arrows on a grey background surrounded by colourful wheels.

The illusion works by constantly changing colours and the direction of the arrows to keep you wondering.

To the naked eye, it seems like the two circles are seemingly moving up and down, side to side, and even getting thinner and thicker.

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However, what is confusing is the fact that the circles are changing colours constantly. This creates an illusion that they are moving on their own. But, they aren't.

The constant video loop of the colours going around the circle could also be very deceiving.

While the majority have been left puzzled, one user, however, seems to have cracked the mystery and have been explaining how the illusion works.

¡°It¡¯s the inner and outer edges of the circles that create the illusion of movement. The colours of the edges are off-time with the colour of the core, and depending on how off time they are and where, that creates the illusion of movement," they said.

Another explained: ¡°It¡¯s very clever, using the timing difference between the colouring of the edges and the colouring of the core to create the illusion of movement. If you pause the illusion and look closely at the edges, you¡¯ll see what I mean."

Recently, another illusion went viral which appeared to conceal pictures of two different animals.

The image shows either a cat or moose hiding in black, white and purple and viewers are left puzzled to discover both the animals disappear when you look closely.

Depending on how your brain works, (left or right brain) you'll either see a cat or a moose in this pattern. Whatever animal you see isn¡¯t part of the image, it¡¯s just an optical illusion created by your own brain. If you zoom in on any of the features the illusion disappears. pic.twitter.com/lRwhGG3GDY

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The viral puzzle is said to be based on the lateralization of a person's brain function, meaning you are more likely to spot a certain animal based on whether your brain is left or right-sided.

Sharing the illusion, Twitter user Tom Hicks wrote: "Depending on how your brain works, (left or right brain) you'll either see a cat or a moose in this pattern. Whatever animal you see isn¡¯t part of the image, it¡¯s just an optical illusion created by your own brain. If you zoom in on any of the features the illusion disappears."

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