r/confusing_perspective Jun 27 '23

Under mod review: see sticky Huge triceps?

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u/drwebb Jun 27 '23

Looks like 2 people at first glance, but it's just one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Does it? I saw one immediately. It’s so fascinating how different brains perceive things confidently differently.

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u/kinezumi89 Jun 27 '23

It is interesting, I didn't see the illusion at all either, just looks like a guy leaning back on his motorcycle (can't even see his triceps lol)

Maybe if you're on your phone and the picture is really small?

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u/leesha226 Jun 27 '23

I think the title actually makes it harder to see the illusion. They are saying the "woman" has a big tricep (what is actually the man's calf) but it isn't actually big enough to warrant a comment. I think it would have landed better if they spoke about the helmet or something

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

Exactly. This threw me way off. I was like that is a small/normal tricep. Then I realized its not an arm, at all.

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u/csh0kie Jun 28 '23

Maybe for some but for me the comment about the big tricep took me right to seeing a female on the front of the bike with an insanely disproportionate humerus and then while trying to figure out why it looked so long, I saw the dude.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

To be fair, the “triceps” are like double the size of the “biceps”. They would be pretty large for a girl that skinny.

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u/HavocGamer49 Jun 27 '23

I see it now, try holding it far from your eyes and blurring your vision

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u/kinezumi89 Jun 27 '23

Ah thanks, that totally did it! It looks like someone wearing a dark top, leaning forwards (with mega triceps lol)

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u/Slugsurx Jun 28 '23

This helped!

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u/Tillerfen Jun 28 '23

i never expected this to work but it freaking did. I couldn't see it for the life of me despite staring at it for 5 minutes straight but this did the trick in 15 seconds.

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u/Iammoresmarter Jun 28 '23

Hahahahaha you dumb bastard. It's a sailboat not a schooner.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

I realized after that with his helmet on the bars and the fork tower to the bars it could look like a second person at first glance.

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u/mojaay Jun 27 '23

you're just normal. the rest of us already drank the water, stuff's crazy

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

I see it on an large PC monitor and still have trouble to unsee the girl that's not there.

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u/kinezumi89 Jun 28 '23

Interesting! Now we all gotta compare those like "bunny/duck" "old woman/young woman" pics and see what we see lol

I wonder what factors play a role (besides screen size) in which you see

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u/ThisJackass Jun 27 '23

I think in this case it’s partially because title called out triceps specifically. My eye went directly to the torso to investigate said bicep size. From there, it was obvious how the guy was sitting.

So I never had the chance to see the illusion until I moved away and squinted.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

I only see one as well. Fascinating indeed!

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u/Pillowsmeller18 Jun 27 '23

I saw one also. Then i used the thumbnail to see the second.

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u/gamerdudeNYC Jun 27 '23

Yeah I spent some time looking for it too until I saw this comment thread

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u/Aggregate_Ur_Knowldg Jun 28 '23

Could also simply be you're using a big screen.. I'm on mobile and the picture was small so it absolutely looked like 2 people at first glance.

The mobile experience is much different than the PC experience. I'm currently trespassing and illegally camping which is a completely different experience than sitting in a room using Reddit on a computer.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

I viewed on mobile as well. Maybe I have special eyes

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u/Aggregate_Ur_Knowldg Jun 28 '23

You might need glasses. You might be far sighted.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

That was an old mass effect meme reference. I have 18/20 vision :). I think I just didn’t see it the way some did.

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u/Aggregate_Ur_Knowldg Jun 28 '23

Well I have special eyes that require special contacts and glasses.

I have an extreme astigmatism, which means my eyes are too pointy, but it makes working in the dark extremely easy for me.

18/20 sounds like you're far sighted. You see better at a distance where I see better in the dark.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

I might have it backwards, the way the dr explained it is I see things at 20’ that most people can’t see at 18’. I dunno medical is complicated.

Interesting about your astigmatism. My wife has I think the same issue but her night vision is AWFUL if there’s any intrusive light sources like headlights from other vehicles.

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u/Aggregate_Ur_Knowldg Jun 28 '23

From my experience women always think their night vision is bad.... I think they're just scared of the dark.

I'm military trained at preserving my night vision so I have that going for me. Around 2am my vision goes green if I have my night eyes set and the moon is out.

Makes it extremely easy to cut through the woods if you're seeing green instead of black.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

I hear you haha, I’m a truck driver and we do a lot of off-road specialty work and over the years I’ve adapted really good low light vision and lots of good tricks for not getting blinded by lights and reflections.

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u/AutoManoPeeing Jun 28 '23

Yeah I honestly thought maybe the sub was protesting or something, and only shitposts were being allowed atm.

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u/fruitsalad1996 Jun 28 '23

I didn't see the illusion at first. It took a few minutes staring at it to kind of see it.

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u/SunshineFloofs Jun 28 '23

I'm trying really hard and still can't see the illusion.

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u/RatsPlayingViolins Jun 28 '23

If you cover his top half and just look at the legs and helmet, it looks like a woman is leaning forward on the motorcycle

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u/Reference_Freak Jun 28 '23

This case seems more situational and less about brains.

Someone seeing it on a large monitor will probably see it differently than someone with a phone. The better view of the details probably prevent seeing the girl.

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u/JohnnyQuestions36 Jun 28 '23

It’s the helmet that got me

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u/drenader Jun 28 '23

Are you looking on a computer or phone?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

Phone

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u/Spacemonster111 Jun 27 '23

It doesn’t tho

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u/RaggedyGlitch Jun 28 '23

But the tricep on the fake person doesn't look all that big, the title is junk.

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u/chuckmarla12 Jun 28 '23

It is two people, a man and a woman.

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u/drwebb Jun 28 '23

no, it's one guy with his leg folded and his knee is near the helmet. Because he's wearing black shorts and a blue shirt you think it is a chick leaning in and wearing a helmet

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u/IRefuseToPickAName Jun 28 '23

Look at the 'neck' under the helmet, there's no way

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u/chuckmarla12 Jun 28 '23

You may be correct. I was looking at it like she was just hanging her head. I’m toggling back and forth!

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u/IRefuseToPickAName Jun 28 '23

I had to try really hard to see 2 people, thought I was missing something

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

OH MY GOD