These cubes aren’t moving or changing (as implied by the arrows). At all. Not even a little. Other than the color toggle, they remain constant.

(Credit: Ja Gari Kin)

EDIT: added content warning because of the flashing.

#OpticalIllusion #TheseCubesAreALie

@markwyner This would be a fantastic object to make physically, with LED light strips and a center display for the arrows

@cypnk @markwyner sadly no. Look closer at the lines, they are not a single line; you would need an LED at least 4 pixels wide.

They are a thin line and a thick line, and the relationship of the two defines the perceived motion. Particularly evident in the rotating examples where the "thin" line is a wedge along two opposite corners of a thick line.

@phenidone @cypnk @markwyner good eye. I just noticed that too.