Tourist captures mind-bending optical illusion of man on motorbike which ‘bamboozles everyone’ – can you work it out?

CAN you work out what on earth is going on in this “brain-melting” picture?

It’s thought only those with a high IQ can figure out the incredible teaser in less than 20 seconds.

The unusual snap was taken overseas by keen Scottish photographer Dave Tipping.

He said: “It bamboozles everyone. Some folk have joked that it melts your brain.

“It’s just a really good optical illusion that seems to catch everyone out.

“I reckon I could spend years trying to get a photo like that again and it will never happen. It’s a once in a lifetime thing probably.”

Dave captured the image when he was visiting Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

It’s saved on his phone and he never misses an opportunity to show it to others to see if they can figure it out.

He was being driven in a car alongside the bike and realised straight away that something odd was going on.

Dave said: “I’ve never seen anything like it before. It took my brain a few minutes to take in what was right in front of me.

"The same thing happens when you look at the photo. 

"We followed alongside for about ten miles so I could get the perfect picture to show everyone else.

“I’ve taken a lot of snaps over the years but this could be the best one I’ve ever taken.”

Did you manage to figure out what is happening in Dave’s photo?

The plank of wood that’s sticking up at the back is a red herring because it immediately catches the eye.

One theory is that there are three people on the bike, but that’s completely wrong.

A friend of Dave’s who was caught out said: “I stared at it for ages.

“It’s like a magic eye picture but the answer doesn’t appear in front of your eyes."

The unusual illusion makes it look like there is three men riding on the motorbike.

But on closer inspection the illusion is being created by the passenger on the back of the bike holding a mirror.

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Did you figure it out? The guy in the white t-shirt is holding up a mirror in front of him on the bike.

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