People spend 10 minutes trying to find hidden face in mind-bending optical illusion

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An optical illusion has left people scratching their heads as they confess to squandering 10 minutes attempting to solve it.

The image, uploaded by @aiexplainshorts on TikTok, has stirred up a frenzy of guesses as users scrutinise the picture for hints to unlock the mystery. At first glance, what you see is a bearded man looking sorry for himself.

Yet, nestled within this graphic is supposedly another image, though many are struggling to spot it. The video says: "Did you know that there are two faces in this image? This optical illusion is quite hard to see taking some people up to 10 minutes to see the second face."

In a bid to guide viewers, the video proposes obscuring the right eye and nose of the 'sad man' with your thumb and then peering more intently at the picture. It goes on to reveal: "Even though the hidden face is also upright, turning your screen upside down while covering the right eye and nose can sometimes help."

Scrolling through the comments, one user said: "The black circle on the left is the other eye of the mad face." Another quickly chimed in: "I got it in like 10 seconds." A different user shared their frustration: "Can't see it." Yet another added: "Took me like a minute to see." Finally, a user exclaimed: "I finally see it."

According to Mindvalley, lateral thinking is a form of problem-solving that utilises a more creative, less direct approach to the problem". A statement reads: "The brain is neuroplastic, meaning it has the ability to shift and change over time.

"Many people believe our brains age as we do, growing less powerful, less capable, and less competent over time. What most don’t realise, however, is that you have the ability to manipulate your brain the way a sculptor moulds clay.

"The brain is susceptible to all we expose it to – people, music, work – even the physical environments we traverse on a day-to-day basis. Everything we partake in has the potential to subtly shift the wiring of our brain."

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