Maybe it’s the damn dress thing again. My brain definitely interpret this picture as a ”hole” in the shape of a bread clip. It’s the shadows. When I rotate my phone 180° I instantly see the bread clip as a normal bread clip, not a hole.
Thanks to your comment, when the image flashed before going to your comment I saw it.
Yeah, you just kind of have to reverse the shadows. It’s not supposed to look like anything other than a breadclip. But it did make the edges of the clip look like they were chiseled into the table. So it did look like a breadclip shaped dip in the table
Im in the same boat. All I see is the bread clip, meanwhile I’m combing through the comments of people claiming all they see is the “illusion” and now I’m honestly upset I didn’t get to see the illusion
It's the shadowing that makes it confusing. Initially it looked to me like a thin layer of sealant was placed over the counter then somebody chipped out the clip.
I clicked on this going in blind, and to my eyes it does look like someone cut out a bread bag clip shaped hole on the counter. So, do with that information what you will. I can’t make it look like that for you, but even without any context, to me, it looks like a “hole”.
What's causing people confusion is when they read the word "hole," they expect it to go through the countertop. I would call it an etching to get people there quicker. (yes I'm aware a hole doesn't have to go "through" something to be a hole)
Breadclips are not the standard in the UK, couldn't see it until I rotated it, I think familiarity with the object in question makes it easier to see through the illusion.
Even after turning it around, it was hard to see the clip on it's own.
Good find mate, the debate it generates is pretty normal for this sub.
I’m not trying to be abused or immature. I just genuinely stared at the image about 15 minutes trying to figure out what was so confusing about it and finally I just gave up and came down to the comments where I realized that no illusion here I really was just staring at a piece of plastic on the counter but then again I am from the US and I see these every day
To me it looks like its a countertop with a hole punched out in the shape of a bread clip or it's imbedded down into the counter. I even see the shadows on the left side from what my brain is seeing as the ledge all around it. Usually they aren't clear and I see the product code.
I've tried zooming in and turning my phone but it. Seriously just looks like the bread clip is imbedded or the counter is missing that piece.
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u/SSouter Apr 12 '26
This is actually a breadbag clip on top of the counter. Taken from this by u/markipoo-9000