These Mindbending Optical Illusions Will Break Your Brain

Cafe Wall Illusion

This illusion was titled after Dr. Richard Gregory observed the pattern on the wall of a Bristol cafe in 1973. The alternating light and dark “bricks” are staggered between straight dividing lines, which appear to be sloped, but are actually parallel. It was first named the Kindergarten illusion in 1898.

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