Mind-boggling picture of ‘blurry’ slice of ham becomes the ‘first optical illusion of 2017’
People are baffled because the meat looks out-of-focus, while its plastic container and the table are clear as anything
DOES this slice of ham look blurry to you?
This mind-boggling supermarket snap has been dubbed the 'first optical illusion of 2017' - after making thousands of people start scratching their heads.
The picture has baffled viewers because meat looks fuzzy and out-of-focus, while the black plastic container and wooden table are clear.
It's been dubbed the 'first optical illusion of 2017' by New York Magazine, and was posted on .
Melvin has helpfully showed a video of the meat in the thread, adding: "Proof for all those who doubted the realness of the ham.
"And no, it's not prosciutto, it's Coburger ham. Dutch, you know. And therefore wafer thin."
Some Reddit users stared so hard at the snap that it reportedly gave them motion sickness.
If you're still confused by the image, we can reveal that the optical illusion is created because the ham is so wafer thin that it is semi-translucent, making it look blurry.
Some would say 2016 was the year of the optical illusion, after a whole wave of confusing pictures hit the web.
One such image was of a lady's legs, which left some wondering if her pins were covered in paint or oil.
Instagram user @leonardhoespams later confirmed that it was paint on her legs.
While in another group shot of six girls, it appears that the woman third from the left has no legs.
Some viewers suggested her legs were draped over the second girl's pins, creating the illusion.
While two hikers appeared to fly across a beach in the Netherlands in the below video, because several grains of sand blew past them so quickly.
