Still Waters Posted September 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Quote "My Wife and My Mother-in-Law" is one of the most well-known optical illusions in the world. It hinges on facial perception: You can either see a young woman turning away or the profile of an older woman staring solemnly towards the left side of the drawing. However, you can only see one at a time. If you've ever wondered why you see whichever woman you see first, an Australian study conducted by two psychology professors concluded that it has to do with your age. https://www.thisisinsider.com/study-says-age-affects-optical-illusion-2018-9 Quote The study claimed that whichever woman you saw first depended on your age — people between 18 and 30 tended to see the young woman first, whereas people over 30 first spotted the older woman. Not true in my case. I saw the young woman first and I'm a long way over 30. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanc241 Posted September 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Still Waters said: Not true in my case. I saw the young woman first and I'm a long way over 30. Me too, and I am 70! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted September 20, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I see Donald Trump! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted September 20, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Where is the old woman ? Just kidding, but it took a while, and I sometimes wish I was 30 again, but can't remember back that far ! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted September 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, Still Waters said: Not true in my case. I saw the young woman first and I'm a long way over 30. Me too - although I do still thing of myself as 25 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted September 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) I saw the old woman first. But I've got a truly vile hangover today, so perhaps it's that. Mid 40's. Edited September 20, 2018 by oldrover 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted September 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I saw the old woman first. However, on my small computer monitor, I couldn't see the entire picture (I had to scroll from left-to-right, and up-and-down) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted September 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I saw the young woman....I had to look for a couple minutes until the old bird popped up ! I'm a little over 30....twice. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted September 23, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I saw Yanny first then looking harder, I saw Laurel. Seriously though, I struggled to see the old woman at first , especially in the cropped image but the older woman stood out more in the full image. And I'm just over a half century old. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbloodmoon Posted September 23, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) When I glanced at it I saw the young woman, when I was much younger and saw it for the first time I saw the old woman first. Edited September 23, 2018 by newbloodmoon 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted September 23, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I saw the old woman, as expected. As one of the oldest members here, I think, well.... to me she didn't look that bad. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDocMartens Posted September 23, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I saw an old woman the first time I saw this, way before I was thirty. Now I see a painting by Toulouse-Lautrec. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skeptic Eric Raven Posted September 23, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Saw young lady and I am 46. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 24, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 24, 2018 When I saw the cropped image on the front page I thought it was an ol woman. When I clicked in and saw the entire picture it was clearly young. Too bad I saw the cropped version now I’ll never know. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcgram Posted September 24, 2018 #15 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I saw the young lady first, then the older lady and I'm old enough to have a 30 yr old. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacottontail Posted September 24, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Saw both! Girl and Crone. 69 years young! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobolds Posted September 24, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I don't get it , I only see young women , where's the old women ? and i 50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted September 25, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 10:54 AM, kobolds said: I don't get it , I only see young women , where's the old women ? and i 50 Same here. I came to the comments hoping someone could point the old woman out to me. I can't see it... and I'm oooold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripGun Posted September 26, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I see them both at the same time. What's happening to me!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted September 26, 2018 #20 Share Posted September 26, 2018 21 hours ago, Calibeliever said: Same here. I came to the comments hoping someone could point the old woman out to me. I can't see it... and I'm oooold. Finally saw it. The necklace is the old woman's mouth and the bottom of the neckline is her chin. hth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted September 29, 2018 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2018 So many of these great optical illusions . I�m 33 saw the younger then older, but I�ve seem that picture years ago. Those are always fun. Remember those magic eye books? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenRabbit Posted October 2, 2018 #22 Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) I seen the old woman first but i can also see the younger lady as well but it seems my brain wants to see the old lady if i focus on looking at the young lady i keep reverting back to only seeing the old lady. Very interesting optical illusion im 45 years old Edited October 2, 2018 by GoldenRabbit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizno Posted October 4, 2018 #23 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I saw the young woman first and the old woman a bit later. I'm 63. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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