Make Messi Appear with This Eye Trick
55sThe promise of seeing a famous soccer player through a simple optical illusion creates strong curiosity and encourages viewers to try it themselves.
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This video presents a simple optical illusion trick claiming to make viewers see soccer star Lionel Messi. The creator instructs viewers to stare at a red dot, then look at a wall and blink, producing an afterimage effect.
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[00:02]
Setup: Stare at the red dot
Viewers are told to keep looking at a red dot on screen and not blink, suggesting Messi will appear nearby.
[00:27]
Activation: Tap screen and countdown
The creator asks for a double tap (optional) and then counts down from 4 to 1 before the reveal.
[00:40]
Reveal: Look at wall and blink
After the countdown, viewers are told to look at a wall or ceiling and blink rapidly to see Messi's afterimage.
The trick relies on a common afterimage illusion; staring at a bright dot creates a retinal afterimage that appears superimposed on a blank surface when blinking.
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Afterimage effect
Demonstrates a simple visual phenomenon where staring at a bright image leaves a temporary afterimage on the retina.
00:53Full Transcript
[00:02] Messi's nose because he's about to appear right next to you. Keep looking at the red dot and please don't blink. I know you 're probably thinking right now that this isn't going to work, but when I tried it, I got a big
[00:15] scare. You have to try it. You won't regret staying until the end. Keep looking at the red dot and tap the screen twice to activate it. Uh, that's not true. It's not really necessary, but I would appreciate it because it
[00:27] takes me a long time to make these optical illusions. [music] I only ask friend [singing] so they can try it and follow me to see more optical illusions like [music] this one. Okay, after the countdown you're going to look
[00:40] around, at a wall [music] or the ceiling and you're going to blink a lot. If you've been staring at the red dot, Messi will look at you. I swear, I promise. will look at you. I swear, I promise. Okay, let's go. Cco four 3 2 1.
[00:53] Agreed. Look at a wall or the ceiling and blink right now. Comment and blink right now. Comment and let me know if you see Messi.
