These Mindbending Optical Illusions Will Break Your Brain

Hermann Grid Illusion

The Hermann grid illusion is one of the most common types of illusions, characterized by “ghostlike” gray blobs perceived between intersections of a white or grid on a black background. The gray blobs disappear if you look directly at the intersection.

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