Mermaid or fish optical illusion: What is the 'mermaid or fish' optical illusion and why has it gone viral?
msn.comThe popular ‘mermaid or fish / donkey or seal’ optical illusion has gone viral on TikTok, Twitter and stumped celebrities like JK Rowling – here’s whyOptical illusions are known to often break the internet and go viral on social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter, with a unique ability to divide opinion and create a conversation online.
Popular optical illusions of recent years, such as the blue or gold dress debacle, have moved on slightly from more traditional swirling, kaleidoscopic and geometric patterns that play havoc with our visual perception by overstimulating the brain.
But the viral sensation of the mermaid, fish optical illusion shows that the basic appeal of optical illusions where a single picture or drawing can look like multiple different objects or things to different people, remains the same – and just as confusing.
Here’s what the popular mermaid or fish optical illusion is, where it comes from and why it’s so popular. The so-called mermaid or fish optical illusion gives viewers an image of a pink stencil drawing of what can appear to be several different creatures, with the caption suggesting: “If you’re right-brained, you’ll see a fish. "If you’re left-brained, you’ll see a mermaid. ” Those who see a fish in the drawing and called ‘right-brained’ are said to be more creative, emotional and intuitive, whereas those who are allegedly ‘left-brained’ are said to be more logical, analytical and attentive to what’s going on in their own minds and internal, rather than externally and around them.
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