There’s another trend breaking the Internet. It’s not Pokemon Go. It’s not a new hip-hop video. It’s not a funny You Tube clip. It’s the world of optical illusions.
Yesterday, a game developer named Will Kerslake tweeted perpendicular gray lines on a white background. Twelve black dots appear throughout this contraption. They appear in 12 places where gray lines meet. It sounds simple and mundane. Not even six hours after Kerslake tweeted this, it was shared over 6,000 times. Here’s the trick: you can’t see all 12 dots at the same time. You see the dots in one spot the first time. The second time you see it, the spots appear to be in different places.
Kerslake isn’t the first to share optical illusions. The day before, a Japanese psychologist named??Akiyoshi Kitaoka put it on his Facebook page. Kitaoka’s image was shared over 6,000 times. There are 12 dots on this impression. You can’t see them all at the same time. In some cases, you see them in different places. That’s why this optical illusion is such a sensation. This charts expose our bad?peripheral vision. If you start at the center, you’ll see it clearer. But if you read the chart without moving your eyes, you’ll miss the dots.
I found another way to find the 12 black dots. But I’m not going to spoil it for you. You’ll just have to look up the optical illusions yourselves. Some may say, “It’s only been shared 12,000 times in one or two days. This isn’t exactly a phenomenon.” You must understand, some online trends take some time to catch on. Some take off immediately. But this optical illusion teaches us something about ourselves. Plus, this could inspire others to come up with their own optical illusion. Let’s see if they can connect the dots with your illusion. Are you ready to create your own world of optical illusion?