In the words of Owen Wilson, ‘Wow.’
An optical illusion by Victoria Skye is making its way across the Twitter verse. The image has people alternately amazed, confused, and in some cases, arguing.
The illusion, which is called ‘The Café Wall, can be seen below:
Terrific optical illusion by Victoria Skye. @RichardWiseman @chriscfrench pic.twitter.com/IeSFupAcfU
— Martin S Taylor (@martinstaylor) August 7, 2017
The horizontal bars appear to be at an angle, but they’re actually all straight (you can even check with a ruler).
The image has led to debates on Twitter and others sharing their thoughts:
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 ðŸ'€ (@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 âš– (@JaxJoey) August 8, 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
Victoria Skye herself has responded to the positive reactions the illusion has received:
Thank you, I've created about 50 versions and this one is still my favorite. 😄
— Victoria Skye (@victoria1skye) August 8, 2017