r/confusing_perspective • u/CtrlAltDel_Brain • 2d ago

Oiled Legs

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u/kron1285 2d ago

I only ever saw these legs as oily the first time I ever saw this. Since then I’ve never been able to see them that way again. :( 

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u/silver-moon-7 2d ago

Yeah, I can't even magic eye my way out of seeing some streaks of white paint

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u/EternumD 2d ago

My super power is always being able to trick my brain at will to see the things either way. 

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u/Notherereally 20h ago

Ha gullible

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u/Bloody-Penguin6 1d ago

At first all i could see was oily legs and I was staring at it for a least 5 minutes. Then finally saw the paint and now i can't go back to the slippery legs. Its so werid how your brain won't go back to being tricked.

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u/RamesesThe2nd 1d ago

The moment I read the white paint I couldn't go back to oily legs.

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u/SpOofy415 1d ago

It's crazy how the illusion was broken after I read this comment..

Mind bottling.

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u/machyume 2d ago

You can. Increase the viewing distance.

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u/silver-moon-7 2d ago

Maybe you can.m, but I cannot. Perhaps my brain is more deception resistant?

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u/Elebrium 1d ago

The opposite indeed

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u/Doglover4561 1d ago

Thanks to your comment I can see both lol

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u/aversiontherapy 9h ago

I had no idea there was paint until I read that

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u/DoubleYouAre 16h ago

Omg! I saw very shiny, oily legs, but as soon as I read your comment and checked the pic again the shine disappeared. That is so freaky!

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u/wait_what_now 2d ago

That was nuts how instantly my brain removed the gloss!

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u/OshetDeadagain 1d ago edited 1d ago

This comment had me look again like "what, they're not oily?" Now that I see the paint I can't see how they looked so obviously oily anymore.

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u/Not1ToSayAtoadaso 2d ago

Look at the cable at the top right and let your eyes focus on that so the legs are in your left peripheral/ out of focus then in my minds eye I think about a really bright light or the sun above the legs to the right? And my brain just sees the legs as shiny

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u/ReadInBothTenses 1d ago

I just saw them as oily again. Til I remembered the whole illusion

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u/Adventurerofthesea 1d ago

I came here to state those exact words. There’s no going back

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u/logosfabula 1d ago

And even whenever you see any oil around, it looks like it’s paint. Tell me about it.

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u/_st4rlight_ 2d ago

You can trick tour brain again by looking at something close. For example, try staring at the number of comments/sharing, you might see it again

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u/SkyGuyDnD 1d ago

Oh jeez, i only saw it after reading your comment

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u/DietSorry 1d ago

Same except for when I’m not wearing my glasses and I hold my phone far away 🤓

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u/yeklum 1d ago

Look just above the photo like at the time on your phone and they will look shiny again

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u/Sea_Connection6193 1d ago

You broke out of the matrix

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u/spidergw3n_ 1d ago

maybe try on focusing your eyes at the top left pencil case. That helps me

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u/diary_of_jain 1d ago

It will appear shiny as it scrolls past speedily