Although these two illusions do not stimulate the same areas of the brain and do not exploit the same mechanisms, they still have a few things in common!
An optical illusion for Christmas
This type of test is part of the large branch of optical illusion games, where a specific object is hidden among other similar ones within a single image. The goal is simple, but it can be frustrating. To find the desired object, you must demonstrate observation, concentration, intelligence…
Indeed, knowing how to discern specific objects in the midst of a crowd of other misleading objects says a lot about your ability to pay attention to details, your creative thinking or even your spatial awareness. The illusion below, where a single Santa Claus hides among several factors, is sure to make you tear your hair out!
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An image that requires good observation
Red shades, special details… Everything in this image is designed to mislead you! In addition to this kind of optical illusion, there are also motion illusions, where variations in geometric shapes can fool our vision. In this way, fixed shapes appear to move before our eyes.
Also contrast illusions, where the contrast of an image is automatically modified by the brain to allow it to have a better understanding of the world around it. Do you forfeit the riddle above? Here is the answer:
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Santa Claus is hiding in the decor
Regarding this second image, a character hides within the decor. Will you be able to find it?
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Hint : to find Santa Claus, all you have to do is look closely at the mountain in the background…
Solution : in the background of the image, the beige mountain is actually the face of Santa Claus. The highest mountain is his nose, the red house his hat, the snow hill to the left of the image his beard.
This optical illusion is an ambiguous image. The principle is that the image has two meanings, and that several people will not have the same interpretation of the image. One of the most famous optical illusions of this kind is Böring's Ambiguous Figure entitled “My Wife and My Mother-in-law”.
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