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(35,454 posts) Fri Aug 28, 2020, 12:18 PM Aug 2020

Brain Saver...The Viral plate Illusion Has The Internet Completely Divided [View all]

which way up do you see them?
Publish Date
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 10:30AM

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An image has popped up online and it has everyone who sees it completely baffled.
The post, which has gone viral, shows a number of white plates scattered around each other.
But no one can decide which way up they are!

At link…https://www.thehits.co.nz/the-latest/this-viral-plate-illusion-has-the-internet-completely-divided-which-way-up-do-you-see-them/

You can escape from politics for a few minutes while staring at the plates

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Brain Saver...The Viral plate Illusion Has The Internet Completely Divided [View all] Me. Aug 2020 OP

That's fun! soothsayer Aug 2020 #1

Oh, that's a good one! Wish the pic was bigger though ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #2

Kick dalton99a Aug 2020 #3

Ooh... Thank You Me. Aug 2020 #6

Wow! Pretty cool. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #41

Recimus Maximus. n/t theaocp Aug 2020 #4

The plates are all right side up, IMO. dchill Aug 2020 #5

The right side up ones are the 3 bowls - Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #37

Think about this: the light source... dchill Aug 2020 #44

Caption under the photo Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #45

I've seen this in the past... Brother Buzz Aug 2020 #7

We See Them Differently In My Home...Both Ways Me. Aug 2020 #8

Same here. crickets Aug 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Aug 2020 #9

But How Does That Answer Seeing Them One Way Me. Aug 2020 #10

The trigger for me is the lowest of the three bowls on the left Maeve Aug 2020 #11

Mine too. Delphinus Aug 2020 #31

We assume light is coming from the top of the image. tinrobot Aug 2020 #12

Shadows at the top, concave. Shadows at the bottom, convex. crickets Aug 2020 #16

This again? Nothing new here-- it's the old crater/dome illusion... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #13

THere...You've Explained It Me. Aug 2020 #15

Brain no worky. Shadow at the bottom, it stays a hill for me. Too weird. nt crickets Aug 2020 #17

The orientation is ambiguous because they've removed the plates' shadows from the table. gristy Aug 2020 #18

The bowls on left are upright. Look at the bright rims on the shadow side. honest.abe Aug 2020 #19

That's the way I see it too ThoughtCriminal Aug 2020 #21

How come I'm missing all the fun. I stare and stare and they all remain upright. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #20

That reminds me of that crazy Seinfeld episode with Mr Pitt. honest.abe Aug 2020 #22

I wish I could remember that one. Maybe this means I can watch them all for... LAS14 Aug 2020 #23

Mr Pitt and the magic picture honest.abe Aug 2020 #24

Wonderful! Thanks so much. And it did ring faint bells. I'll wait a bit, then, for... LAS14 Aug 2020 #26

I think I've seen every episode more than ten times over the years. honest.abe Aug 2020 #28

I love magic eye photos Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #38

Wait a minute, that site is in New Zealand! Of course they'll see the image upside-down! Towlie Aug 2020 #25

... Me. Aug 2020 #29

I first saw them as bottoms up, but then that changed to face up, but that changed back, and then Goodheart Aug 2020 #27

Here's my favorite: Square A and Square B are exactly the same color. Towlie Aug 2020 #30

Not Doing It For Me Me. Aug 2020 #32

Here you go.. honest.abe Aug 2020 #33

Appreciated Me. Aug 2020 #34

That doesn't make sense. Towlie Aug 2020 #42

Good Grief Who Comes Up With THese? Me. Aug 2020 #43

Yes I see what you are saying. honest.abe Aug 2020 #46

Here's another proof: Towlie Aug 2020 #40

Sure, here's a related illusion Rstrstx Aug 2020 #47

That's an amazing illusion, but the front one looks yellow to me, not orange. Towlie Aug 2020 #49

The Correct Answer Is... jayfish Aug 2020 #35

... Me. Aug 2020 #36

Good observation. In fact you can see opposite shaped shadow parabolas in the photo. honest.abe Aug 2020 #39

OK, so....clockwise or counterclockwise? Rstrstx Aug 2020 #48