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Ms. Toad

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45. Caption under the photo

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:42 PM

Aug 2020

"All of them are turned over," the caption continues, "However, there are a few that are not upside down, and the moment you identify those, all the plates will be turned over!"

If you see them turned over, the light source is from the upper left, not the lower right.

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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