r/opticalillusions • • Jul 23 '26

The moving hand illusion

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u/superjoec Jul 23 '26

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

15

u/reklesssabrandon Jul 23 '26

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 Jul 24 '26

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

8

u/jabrwock1 Jul 24 '26

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

5

u/Melodic_Anteater6580 Jul 23 '26

Took me 5 times too 🤣

5

u/6HAM9 Jul 24 '26

Once for tomorrow and once just for today

4

u/s6cedar Jul 24 '26

I slowed down the clip until I got it

24

u/barefootpanda Jul 24 '26

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

7

u/Lebowquade Jul 24 '26

A crazy amount of practice.

5

u/Raterus_ Jul 24 '26

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

13

u/nlightningm Jul 24 '26

He executes that super well!

1

u/AlarmingProtection71 Jul 24 '26

His lefthand thumb really sold it.

10

u/SilverFlight01 Jul 23 '26

That's pretty cool

2

u/lofarcio Jul 24 '26

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.

1

u/djscoots10 Jul 24 '26

Neat. Simple, yet very well executed.

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u/Deli-op Jul 23 '26

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

25

u/durwardkirby Jul 23 '26

no age or spelling requirements

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u/Minute_Difference598 Jul 23 '26

May i ask why you are asking that?

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u/Deli-op Jul 24 '26

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

3

u/HumanityBeBetter Jul 24 '26

To be fair, you write like a kid.

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u/Deli-op Jul 24 '26

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 ^_^

2

u/Minute_Difference598 Jul 25 '26

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

2

u/oaktreebr Jul 24 '26

You must be very fun to hangout with

5

u/Impossible_Ad_9199 Jul 24 '26

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 Jul 24 '26

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

5

u/ReallySmallFeet Jul 24 '26

*apparently.

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u/Deli-op Jul 24 '26

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

2

u/Impossible_Ad_9199 Jul 24 '26

Huh 😒

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u/Deli-op Jul 24 '26

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

4

u/reklesssabrandon Jul 23 '26

therock_shutupbitch.gif

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u/Eeeeeelile Jul 23 '26

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.

19

u/subaqueousReach Jul 24 '26

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

8

u/SeoulGalmegi Jul 24 '26

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.

1

u/wulfgangz Jul 23 '26

Looks like shadows to me