Here’s an optical illusion that may melt your eyes and/or brain

An optical illusion from @victoria1skye is making the rounds and confounding just about everyone. As much as your eyes want to fool you, the lines you’ll see are perfectly straight.

Terrific optical illusion by Victoria Skye. @RichardWiseman @chriscfrench pic.twitter.com/IeSFupAcfU

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— Martin S Taylor (@martinstaylor) August 7, 2017

They ARE at an angle rather than strictly horizontal – you can hold a straightedge under to see. The bend/wobble is the illusion.

— Jonathan Tisdall (@mandoran) August 7, 2017

Nope – they're absolutely horizontal. I checked in Illustrator.

— Martin S Taylor (@martinstaylor) August 7, 2017

if you squint, it straightens out.

— Matthew Landkammer (@m_landkammer) August 8, 2017

This is crazy! I had to look at it vertically to see it's true! https://t.co/aRuOZQ7Vta

— Patricia Hilbish 👀 (@KuuipoSays) August 8, 2017

My brain is broken by this https://t.co/EQjrVOAgMo

— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) August 8, 2017

the dancing bear proves the horizontal bars are horizontal no i am serious pic.twitter.com/Z2pqDJ5XzZ

— darth:™ (@darth) August 8, 2017

That's insane. I had to measure the vertical spaces between the bars on each side to believe it. Please share brain fix when found.

— Joey ⚖ (@JaxJoey) August 8, 2017

If looking on phone, tilt phone and look down the image from the side to see parallels

— ck (@ckozielec) August 7, 2017

Literal gasp here, when tilting the phone to the side! Thanks for the suggestion. Irrationally angry with my brain for lying to me like this

— Chris Davies (@suchChrisDavies) August 7, 2017

@martinstaylor @RichardWiseman @chriscfrench
I moved my ipad close to 90 degree angle &was fascinated as lines became parallel

— Mary Ellen Wuori (@megloops) August 8, 2017

My phone is on a shelf in the bathroom. I looked at in the mirror whilst shaving and those lines are perfectly straight. Weird…

— McBristow (@21schizoid) August 8, 2017

I would love an explanation of how this works.

— (((Herid Fel))) (@heridfan) August 8, 2017

Our primate brain is geared towards 3D so it'll interpolate 2D details until they "make sense" in 3D: https://t.co/s814ntZauB

— Emmanuele Bassi (@ebassi) August 8, 2017

I've never seen an illusion as impressive as this one. It genuinely violates my perception. Bravo to her!

— Jim Barrett (@jadoba) August 7, 2017

Thank you, I've created about 50 versions and this one is still my favorite. 😄

— Victoria Skye (@victoria1skye) August 8, 2017