Mind-bending optical illusion tricks thousands into thinking figures are moving

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optical illusion has exploded online, with viewers unable to work out what they are seeing.The illusion, dubbed “Super illusion brothers”, appears to show several stickmen running up a flight of stairs before jumping off.On the far right of the screen, another figure seems to be running off.But here comes the trick – not one of the stickmen are actually moving.The constantly changing colour tells your brain that they’re moving.The brainchild of Japanese optical illusion genius @jagarikin, the short gif has received more than 166,000 likes and 37,000 retweets since it was shared on November 20.And viewers couldn’t get their head around the mind trick.“Wow, it looks like the one in the lower right is running,” one said.Another commented: “I.