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

They don't move, but the black/white isn't just toggling. Capture two frames of motion about three or four frames apart and compare them. Here, I've done that when they are appearing to rotate, and put one frame in the upper half, the other frame in the lower half. You can see the gradient.

@stevensrmiller @markwyner slight movement is movement

@igrok @markwyner

I originally thought they moved, but they actually don't. The black/white toggle actually isn't a toggle. It's an animated gradient, but it remains entirely within the same thick lines that define the cubes' shapes.

This kind of "reverse phi" illusion works in a lot of other forms. Never seen this particular example before. They are all based on black/white changes that look to our eyes/brains like motion. Here's an explanation:

https://michaelbach.de/ot/mot-reversePhi/

Reverse Phi Illusion

Demonstration of the ‘Reverse Phi Illusion’

@stevensrmiller @markwyner the pixels in my screen aren't moving either, but it sounds less impressive when I put it that way ...

@igrok @markwyner

All illusions become less impressive when you know how they work. It's like finding out a magic trick was done with mirrors. Or, as the AI researchers will tell you, it's like finding out "it's just some code."

Still pretty impressive (though this one seems to make me nauseous in only a few seconds, alas).

@stevensrmiller @igrok @markwyner

Doesn't have to be black and white

Works with colour as well
https://nitter.nl/jagarikin/status/1334689789438644224

じゃがりきん (@jagarikin)

【マリオ錯視】 人はマリオを見ると脳内で勝手に動きを予測してしまうのデース

Nitter

@bornach @igrok @markwyner

WOW! That one's an absolute beauty.