Terrifying optical illusion leaves viewers believing the world is stretching – can you beat the 10-second countdown
A VIRAL mind-bending optical illusion has left social media users scratching their heads. In a 32-second video, a TikTok user with the handle @thecardguy shared the optical challenge with his viewers. The challenge consists of a moving white and black striped image with a heart in the middle. @thecardguy warns viewers to be prepared to […]
A VIRAL mind-bending optical illusion has left social media users scratching their heads.
In a 32-second video, a TikTok user with the handle @thecardguy shared the optical challenge with his viewers.
The challenge consists of a moving white and black striped image with a heart in the middle.
@thecardguy warns viewers to be prepared to see everything stretch after completing the 10-second challenge.
The catch is to stare at the heart for 10 seconds without blinking.
Ten seconds later everything around will appear to be stretching.
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The TikTok user instructs his viewers that he will countdown from 10.
“When I get to one, look around you everything is gonna look like it’s stretching,” he said. “No matter where you are it’s gonna be stretching.”
Sounds unconvincing, right?
Believe it or not, it’s got tons of social media users losing their collective minds over this baffling optical illusion.
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“My wall looked like it was melting,” said a TikTok user in the comments section.
Another one added, “my comments are stretching.”
One user said, “my arms are now longer.”
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Either way, this challenge has been added to our list of mind-boggling optical illusions.
If you’re someone who’s looking for more challenges, check out the Numbers Game optical challenge.