Optical illusions are meant to mess with your mind. They’ll make you go cross-eyed in no time. There is usually a very simple explanation for what’s going on in an illusion, but I still can’t wrap my head around what’s happening most of the time.
Here are a few animated illusions that might give you a hard time figuring them out…
1. Wait…what?
![amazing-optical-illusions-001](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-001.gif)
2. They grow and shrink.
![amazing-optical-illusions-002](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-002.gif)
3. I bet he works out.
![amazing-optical-illusions-003](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-003.gif)
4. This one actually freaked me out a little bit.
![amazing-optical-illusions-004](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-004.gif)
5. Talk about a seamless transition.
![amazing-optical-illusions-005](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-005.gif)
6. I don’t know what the heck is going on here. They’re falling at the same time?
![amazing-optical-illusions-006](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-006.gif)
7. How is this possible?
![amazing-optical-illusions-007](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-007.gif)
8. Ah, this old trick.
![amazing-optical-illusions-008](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-008.gif)
9. So you’re telling me that all of these are the same color?
![amazing-optical-illusions-009](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-009.gif)
10. This took a lot of time and effort.
![amazing-optical-illusions-010](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-010.gif)
11. Very clever.
![amazing-optical-illusions-011](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-011.gif)
12. I guess this is the only way to make movie stars look bad.
![amazing-optical-illusions-012](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-012.gif)
13. IT’S MOVING!
![amazing-optical-illusions-013](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-013.gif)
14. What kind of demonic mask is this?!
![amazing-optical-illusions-014](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-014.gif)
15. I need to get that table to freak out my friends.
![amazing-optical-illusions-015](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-015.gif)
16. Slow down! Are you crazy? Wait…
![amazing-optical-illusions-016](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-016.gif)
17. I’m officially confused.
![amazing-optical-illusions-017](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-017.gif)
18. Yeah, I’ll never understand this.
![amazing-optical-illusions-018](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-018.gif)
19. I’ll need this to go with that weird table.
![amazing-optical-illusions-019](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-019.gif)
20. I don’t like this trickery anymore.
![amazing-optical-illusions-020](https://stuffhappens.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/amazing-optical-illusions-020.gif)