The Optical Illusion Olympics: 20 Photos That Are Wildly Deceptive

A good old-fashioned optical illusion will take your brain on an emotional rollercoaster of pure confusion. The proper optical illusion will leave you guessing for more. The world itself is far trippier than we give it credit for. Sometimes, a person with a camera that snaps a shot at the right moment can capture just how weird things can get. These optical illusions can definitely make your brain feel just a bit fuzzy when it’s all said and done.

1. “What do you see first?”

“The hole in the roof.” – u/sfoxreed

“A woman crying holding a box.” – u/eatapeach18

2. “It took me about 30 seconds to not see a sandwich.”

“If the Nike swoosh wasn’t on there, I think it would have taken a long time to see anything besides a sandwich.” – u/RampSkater

“I saw sandwich until the Nike logo. Now I only see shoe.” – u/bagodonuts6432

3. “I give up.”

“I can only see the illusion for about three seconds and then I cannot unsee reality after that.” – u/No_Cash_8566

“I don’t know what I saw the first time. But I cannot unsee it now.” – u/_vard_

4. “How does she look to you?”

“Picasso masterpiece.” – u/Sci-fra

“Not good, I’ll tell you that.” – u/CatLazy2728

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6. “I can’t stop laughing at this.”

“I’m scared.” – u/Marx210

“Pretty funny face she made.” – u/Life-Ad-1716

7. “The Penrose Triangle.”

“My brain was all relaxed and calm, ready to get a good night’s sleep, and then the mess with your head triangle.” – u/catservant

“The first university book I read was by Roger Penrose. It blew my mind.” – u/NumberVampire

8. “Get off my lawn!”

“The longer I stare at it, the more questions I have.” – u/icouldnttellya

“He is the lawn.” – u/sixfoursixtwo

9. “My student made an ice cube with paper and glue.”

“How is this an illusion? All I see is paper covered in glue.” – u/FittedCloud9459

“I really hope that’s just glue.” – u/squirrelK1tten

10. “Rubs eyes.”

“It’s sitting on the ground but the stained area beside it looks like it could be the floating bin’s shadow.” – u/rraattbbooyy

“Going up to the great garbage can in the sky.” – u/Jimmie_Jamz

11. “This optical illusion of depth on the gate.”

“I like the alligator on the roof.” – u/cervezagram

“Looney Tunes looking gate.” – u/Gustavo_019

12. “That optical illusion.”

“I wonder how many people have stepped face first on that gate.” – u/donniebrascoreal

“This will be my gate if I ever build a house.” – u/quanta777

13. “Some see a lake, and some see a wall.”

“Lake first, then wall. The smears give it that Bob Ross water/reflection look.” – u/y2khardtop1

“I saw a lake, and then a wall, and now I can’t unsee the wall.” – u/KindofWeird27

14. “What do you see?”

“I see a door in desperate need of paint.” – u/_Illuminati_

“It’s Pikachu!” – u/Jlordylordy

15. “Girl stuck in concrete illusion.”

“She’s actually standing behind a wall.” – u/DethKomedy

“Didn’t get it for a while. It’s a good one.” – u/Spwd

16. “What object do you see on the wall?”

“For some reason, my first thought was a turtle head.” – u/superalex25

“When you see it, you won’t stop seeing it.” – u/NubiSparse

17. “The things we mentally create are crazy.”

“Never wrong to pause and analyze cabbage.” – u/EndersGame_Reviewer

“In a purple forest.” – u/SynthRogue

18. “A 2D Building.”

“Map hasn’t loaded.” – u/Jonahwho665

“The 2D buildings are nice. You can stack them together like sardines.” – u/ChairOwn118

19. “No people here, move along.”

“Well that caused me genuine vertigo and whiplash.” – u/ConfidentTea72536

“Took me a while too.” – u/deleted

20. “Illusory architecture in Milan.”

“Not really an illusion, more like just art.” – u/TFCSpacy

Yeah, I’m going to have to agree with that comment. Seriously, just an impressive piece of artwork. Granted, it would still have that illusory effect if you were walking about and saw that in person.