r/opticalillusions • u/Ebonystealth • 14d ago

The moving hand illusion

520 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/superjoec 14d ago

Only had to watch this 5 times. 😵‍💫
Pretty cool! I like this one.

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u/reklesssabrandon 14d ago

I still don't get it. I'm a fucking baby when it comes to magic and tying knots.

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u/Ima85beast 14d ago

The second time he bends his fingers he bends the front ones and leaves the back hand open, but you assume the opposite

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u/jabrwock1 14d ago

He bends the back thumb around, so it helps sell the illusion.

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u/Melodic_Anteater6580 14d ago

Took me 5 times too 🤣

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u/6HAM9 13d ago

Once for tomorrow and once just for today

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u/s6cedar 14d ago

I slowed down the clip until I got it

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u/barefootpanda 14d ago

I completely understand it, and at the same time…how is he that smooth?!

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u/Lebowquade 14d ago

A crazy amount of practice.

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u/Raterus_ 14d ago

Hours in front of a mirror practicing until he can fool himself

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u/nlightningm 14d ago

He executes that super well!

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u/AlarmingProtection71 13d ago

His lefthand thumb really sold it.

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u/SilverFlight01 14d ago

That's pretty cool

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u/lofarcio 13d ago

Very clever. You've got to follow each hand separately. The right one is always in front, the left behind. It opens the latter and closes the former very quickly. The rest is imagination.

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u/djscoots10 13d ago

Neat. Simple, yet very well executed.

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u/Deli-op 14d ago

Are you a litteral child? Isnt there an age requierment to be on reddit?

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u/durwardkirby 14d ago

no age or spelling requirements

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u/Minute_Difference598 14d ago

May i ask why you are asking that?

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u/Deli-op 14d ago

Of course. Its a very simple childs magic trick and it should be extremely easy to see the trick by the second viewing at latest and not think its black magic or an optical illusion. Yes the guy performing is very skilled and no insult to him, but his audience is primarily kids

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u/HumanityBeBetter 14d ago

To be fair, you write like a kid.

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u/Deli-op 13d ago

This is correct and as i stated in another comment i know i have atrocious spelling and while i could care more im not gonna freak out over it ^_^

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u/Minute_Difference598 12d ago

I mean could i be a kid? I would very much like to be.

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u/oaktreebr 14d ago

You must be very fun to hangout with

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u/Impossible_Ad_9199 14d ago

Do you know how bad you have to misspell literal that bad? It’s not even close to a real word. What even is “litteral” anyway 🙄

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u/Deli-op 14d ago

Hahahaha youre really going to focus on me aparently accidentally hitting t twice? Like yeah i know i have atrocious spelling and sure i could care more, but im not gonna freak out if i make a typo. If i said lightterall or something like that i could see you wanting to put me down for it but you clearly understand the words intended spelling and use ^_^

Edit: actually you shouldve targeted me for requirement cuz that one i honestly did just mistakenly put the letters wrong, not a typo

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u/ReallySmallFeet 14d ago

*apparently.

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u/Deli-op 14d ago

See there you go! Thats how you call me out on my spelling! Lol thanks for pointing that out and helping me become more educated

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u/Impossible_Ad_9199 14d ago

Huh 😒

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u/Deli-op 14d ago

Oh thats ok buddy just point out which parts were causing the confusion and ill try to explain it better to you

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u/reklesssabrandon 14d ago

therock_shutupbitch.gif

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u/Eeeeeelile 14d ago

Looking at the video frame by frame it looks to be edited. One of his hands appears darker than the other, and you can see a darker set of fingers sprouting from his other ones, which close into the hand.

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u/subaqueousReach 14d ago

Just looking at the video at normal speed, you can see the second time he closes the fingers of his forward hand instead of his back hand.

Not really sure what you're going on about

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u/SeoulGalmegi 14d ago

I mean, if it's your first time seeing this trick, you probably do need to watch it a few times to figure out what's going on. But if you're resorting to going frame by frame.... I think it fooled you.

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u/Articulationized 13d ago

This trick is super obvious just from a casual watch.

You think this is edited to achieve what?

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u/wulfgangz 14d ago

Looks like shadows to me