Triangle optical illusion made for kids stumps adults but the answer is simple We’ve all been there staring at an image, thinking we know exactly what we’re looking at, only to realise a moment later that we’ve been tricked.
He arranged the shapes – three V-like angles and three circular “Pac-Man” shapes – in such a way that they give the impression of a solid white triangle floating in the centre.
What you’re actually seeing are the V-shapes and the circular forms, but your mind is filling in the gaps, and the result is the illusion of a triangle.
The Kanizsa Triangle is just one of those optical illusions that keeps you guessing, long after you think you’ve figured it out.
Three sharp corners, white space in the middle, everything looking perfectly neat and geometric.