Beware: This Optical Illusion Will Drive You Insane
By Dave Basner
August 10, 2019
What looks like a shot of a beautiful coastline is actually one of the world's worst GIFs ever.
It's an optical illusion and it could very easily fry your brain.
This is the most frustrating gif I've ever seen in my life pic.twitter.com/eTzcg4LJfq
— Casanova 🇯🇲 (@KRUZAA_) February 18, 2018
The GIF uses an infinite zoom to give the impression that the shot is moving in, but it will never really get closer.
In response, Twitter users posted their own versions of frustrating GIFs, trying to top the infinite zoom of the coast with other mind-melting images:
2nd most frustrating you mean pic.twitter.com/oOoscPegk9
— Ethan (@ethanwilde4) February 18, 2018
OK BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE pic.twitter.com/RWRcbK9LWP
— entee (@NestorHatesU) February 19, 2018
— Veidt's Utopia (@2c7li) February 19, 2018
— Erin (@SteelersFanTN) February 19, 2018
— Reid Roberts (@Reid_Roberts_) February 19, 2018
Most people left the thread feeling a little unsettled.
— Ms. Goodie Da Foodie (@labellebella7) February 19, 2018