The Best Optical Illusion of the Year 😳 #shorts

[underdog]

I just saw it moving clockwise the entire time…

[Roblox-jib]

It's important to clarify that a 2D optical illusion doesn't literally spin in two directions simultaneously in the objective sense. Rather, the perception of it doing so arises from how our brains process ambiguous visual information. Here's a breakdown:
The Nature of the Illusion:
Ambiguous Depth Cues:
Illusions like the "Spinning Dancer" rely on the absence of clear 3D depth cues. This lack of definitive information allows our brains to construct multiple interpretations of the image.
Because the image is 2D, but our brains are wired to interpret 3D space, it tries to make sense of the image. This is where the alternations in perceived direction come from.
Brain's Interpretation:
Our visual system attempts to resolve the ambiguity by "choosing" a perspective, leading to the perception of clockwise or counterclockwise rotation.
This "choice" is not fixed and can shift, causing the perceived direction to change.
Perceptual Switching:
What appears to be "spinning in both directions at once" is actually a rapid alternation between the two possible interpretations. Your brain is essentially switching back and forth between perceiving one direction and the other.
Therefore, it is not that the image is spinning both ways at the same time, but that the brains perception of the spinning direction is rapidly changing.
Why It Seems Simultaneous:
The speed of these perceptual switches can be quite fast, creating the sensation of near-simultaneous rotation.
Our brains are constantly trying to create a coherent understanding of what we see, and in cases of ambiguity, this can result in these rapid shifts in perception.
In essence:
The illusion plays on the brain's ability to interpret 2D images as 3D.
The lack of definitive depth information leads to multiple possible interpretations.
The perceived "simultaneous" rotation is a result of rapid switching between these interpretations.
Therefore it is not that the image is physically doing both at once, but that our perception of the image is rapidly changing.

[dadoggos]

A very simple and most likely partially incorrect explanation is that it rotates on both axes at the same time but when the line is put through it our brains focus on that which then changes the direction that we perceive it to be rotating in

[Nikodemegamers]

911 operator:911 what’s ur emergency 🚨
Me:MY BRAIN ISNT BRAINING HELP

[uxw]

Explanation: the red line covers part of the shape, making it look like it’s rotating backwards, and the same roughly applies to the green line

[Waterfield]

Bruh, I literally have a headache 😭 😂

[Nicholasalojado]

These illusion trick us this where green to red switches rotation if red it turns direction different if green it changes again

[JoshuaTag]

It's spinning counter-clockwise (if you look at it from the top) on the vertical axis. That's my final answer.

[svbzedits]

Not me seeing a fish changing the way it’s facing 😭

[GodOfCulture]

"The Longer you look, the weirder it gets"

Never have I been offended with something that I 100% agree fits me perfectly😂

[LukasMiethe-yk]

It moves like a cylinder rolling too!😢🤯

[heavytank]

Maybe add some shading in the tube it might help I think

[Cjmansuper]

We can actually control it because I seen up in before and it’s actually not as hard to control it anymore when I first started to so yeah basically I can, but that was actually a really good illusion when I first saw it so that’s actually pretty nice to see it again

[Scientist-EY]

Keep your eye on the crossings, when the vertical line appears, the crosses rotate. If the green red line appears, the crosses roll. It's not both at the same time

[AbsinfMan]

In graph (desmos graph):

a = 0
0 < a < 2pi
(play the a variable)

( 2 sin( t + 2a ), sin( 1.5t + 2a ))
-2pi

[IEAq]

It takes my eyes a while to adjust when the red line is through it

[qwertvr]

This is literally the meta animation when you first start up your headset lol

[DOCTERMINECRAFT-jc]

My German Italian and Japanese friends loved the axis illusion... I wonder why? 🤔

[Dilly_funboi]

"911 Whats your emergency?"
"My brain is not braining"

[PrathameshPrafulHole]

The thing with these illusions is that you see what you are thinking about. If you think that the ring is spinning horizontally, it does. If you think its spinning vertically, it does.