{"id":441164,"date":"2022-05-03T00:26:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T21:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/optical-illusion-making-people-see-faces-that-arent-there\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T00:26:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T21:26:28","slug":"optical-illusion-making-people-see-faces-that-arent-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/optical-illusion-making-people-see-faces-that-arent-there\/","title":{"rendered":"#Optical illusion making people see faces that aren\u2019t there"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b41aea062\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b41aea062\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/optical-illusion-making-people-see-faces-that-arent-there\/#%E2%80%9COptical_illusion_making_people_see_faces_that_arent_there%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Optical illusion making people see faces that aren\u2019t there&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COptical_illusion_making_people_see_faces_that_arent_there%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Optical illusion making people see faces that aren\u2019t there&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>WARNING: don\u2019t view this creepy optical illusion after dark.<\/p>\n<p>Internet users report that the visual trick that makes viewers see nonexistent, morphing faces, can be upsetting and scary.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The video was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hecticnick\/video\/7079185452317609259?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7002946866996889094\">shared<\/a>\u00a0by TikTok user Hectic Nick, whose 3.9 million followers rave about the brainteasers and optical illusions he posts.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting in front of the camera in a leather jacket and mirrored sunglasses, Nick pointed to the images above his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocus your eyes in the middle of these two pictures,\u201d Nick instructed.<\/p>\n<p>On the screen, a pale grey + symbol marked the spot where viewers should focus.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides of the focal point were flanked with rapidly-shifting videos of faces. The faces on the left and right sides weren\u2019t identical, but they could be considered similar with a passing glance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour mind is going to try to combine them together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile you\u2019re looking in the middle, the pictures on the sides are going to look really strange,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>A few viewers reported fun, but not unsettling, effects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just get multiplied if I stare much longer,\u201d one unimpressed viewer wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/illusion-99.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Internet users report that the visual trick that makes viewers see nonexistent, morphing faces, can be upsetting and scary.\" class=\"wp-image-22114397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/illusion-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/illusion-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/illusion-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The optical illusion has people seeing faces that aren\u2019t actually there. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@hecticnick<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey look like Barbies,\u201d claimed another.<\/p>\n<p>But others saw a spectrum of horrifying faces while watching the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of seeing the people that were onscreen, viewers saw terrifying faces that weren\u2019t actually there.<\/p>\n<p>Commenters reported seeing bulging eyes, distended heads and necks, and melting or sliding facial features.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u201cOne of them had one eye,\u201d a scared viewer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gives me goosebumps,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>One viewer didn\u2019t regret watching the video \u2013 but did wish they had seen it in the afternoon instead of late at night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m watching this at midnight and this is freaking me out,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/lifestyle\/5246275\/optical-illusion-creepy-faces-scary\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.\u00a0<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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