An optical illusion made of swirling circular lines conceals a sequence of numbers that become visible one at a time when viewers stare at the image. The image prompted about 2,000 comments on Reddit asking viewers what number they see. Some viewers report seeing digits appear sequentially (for example 2, then 8, then 5) and some identify the final sequence as 45283, while others suggest different sequences such as 15283 or 3452839. Staring at the centre and shrinking the image can help reveal the full number, while tilting a phone disrupts the effect.
What may look like a swirling set of circular lines actually includes a set of numbers, and they only become clear one at a time - you have to spend some time staring at this one.
Once I got past the headache-inducing effect of the moving circles, for me, first a 2 shows up, followed by an 8, then a 5, and so on. The final number is 45283. But not everyone agrees in the comments, with a whole range of numbers being offered up including 15283 and 3452839.
Some clever people point out that if you tilt your phone at an angle it'll ruin the illusion... but we don't want to listen to them, do we? However, if you want to see the full number for real, make the image really small.
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