Optical Illusion Makes Pedestrian Look Like He Has No Torso Behind News Reporter
Overview
This image captures an accidental humorous optical illusion from a street news report. In the foreground, a male reporter with glasses in a dark blue shirt holds a black and yellow news microphone while speaking to the camera. In the background, a male pedestrian wearing a bright blue shirt and dark pants walks toward the camera. The bright blue shade of the pedestrian's shirt perfectly matches the color of the open sky visible at the end of the street behind him, creating the false visual impression that the pedestrian has no torso, only his head, arms, and legs appear to be floating as he walks.
Origin notes
This meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, with the original poster titling it 'Thank you very much😭🤧' to express amusement at the unintended funny visual effect. The original source is an uncredited street news report from a South Asian region, indicated by the local language script on signage in the background. The unplanned optical illusion turned the ordinary news clip into a viral funny meme.
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