If you’re stumped, here’s a couple of tricks. Tilt your screen back and forth a bit. Sometimes, changing the angle of that image is all it takes for the hidden number to peek out. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, give your eyes a little squint. Magically, the number should make an appearance.
And this isn’t a one-off. Just a few weeks back, online gaming site Jackpot Joy whipped up an image that had a number tucked away among a sea of confetti. Their CEO, Alex Fagelson, spilled the beans, saying, “To solve this sly little illusion, all you gotta do is scale down the photo. Bam! The secret number will reveal itself.” And sure enough, if you look closely at the bottom of that mind-bending image, there’s a green number 20 just waiting to be discovered.
So, what gives with these optical illusions? Well, it all boils down to a bit of a miscommunication between our brains and our eyes. You see, they try to have a little chat in a simple language, but things get all jumbled up in translation.