Braingle: 'Equal Circles' Brain Teaser

Equal Circles

An optical illusion is a visually perceived image that is deceptive or misleading.

Puzzle ID:	#26475
Fun:	(2.97)
Category:	Optical-Illusion
Submitted By:	Jake

Look at the two inner circles. The one on the right appears bigger than the one on the left, but in actuality they are the same size. Hold up a dime to see for yourself.

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Comments

smarty_blondy Oct 15, 2005	Good one, fooled me.
redraptor50 Oct 15, 2005	Although one appears larger, I believe they are the same size. Good illusion.
fuzzy_logic Oct 15, 2005	cool illusion. if you're not convinced they're the same size, cover up the surrounding circles
chidam11 Oct 16, 2005	Brilliant One!I was Foxed
zigthepig Oct 16, 2005	Ive always been amazed by this. Its amazing what can happen to foll ones eyes.
Swordoffury1392 Oct 16, 2005	I've seen this one before but its still great
shabz4lyf Oct 17, 2005	seen it before but its one of my favourites
shabz4lyf Oct 17, 2005	seen it before but its one of my favourites
Ilovepink4 Oct 17, 2005	Easy!Great!Keep em comin
sweetmama Oct 19, 2005	Love the optical illusions! It amazes me how they work. Bring 'em on!
Laffinoutloud Oct 20, 2005	The big and little circles around the inner circle make this an optical illusion
(user deleted) Oct 22, 2005	seen it. Still good.
speedyhewitt Nov 01, 2005	if U ignore others,.. it's easy to see tat circles are same size!!
speedyhewitt Nov 01, 2005	P.S. if U were fooled with this one U are asleep
peppamintp Nov 02, 2005	I must be fast asleep because I can't see it
runscapekiller Nov 02, 2005	wow. cool.
hidentreasure Nov 07, 2005	cool.
OrenjiOnigiri Nov 10, 2005	Cool ^^ It fooled me. lol
BOOKLOVER1 Nov 10, 2005	teacher showed me can you guys do any harder ones this is getting boring
Rowsdower Nov 16, 2005	You know, this made me think about how we tend to enjoy being in small ponds so that we can be the big fish, but in reality we need to surround ourselves with folk more successful than ourselves if we hope to maximize our potentials, even though we may feel smaller in such company. We must starve our egos to feed our souls...Whoa, where'd all that come from?
_hippychick_ Dec 16, 2005	this is avtually very common but realy cool. btw, you're right rowsdower
SPUTNIK2 Jan 13, 2006	good one!
ragethe3rd Jan 31, 2006	I've seen it but its always cool.
soccerstar_1515 Mar 13, 2006	w o w
coltonr1 Mar 15, 2006	wowo cool
riddlelover Mar 17, 2006	Nifty...
faithie377 Mar 19, 2006	cooleio ( i think i spelled it right )
brainjuice Mar 29, 2006	i've seen it.. no surprise at all .. but still great
Mellew Mar 30, 2006	seen 2 many times 2 b surprised or amused
YnG18 Apr 12, 2006	:yawn: Kinda old!!!!
danielzerman Jun 18, 2006	look the same to me!
jollylolly Jul 11, 2006	i dont like this one as much as the others.
(user deleted) Jul 22, 2006	They look the same too me
junebug22 Jul 24, 2006	yes you are right! Pretty neat-o!
vbguy101 Aug 17, 2006	I've seen that one. It's called the Titchner Illusion, but I won't go into the science of it.
redbunny016 Aug 29, 2006	If u look at the inside of the big circles u can see little white dots too
Lizzie713 Dec 02, 2006	I loved it keep them coming
Pizzazz2u Jan 03, 2007	Illusions!!?! And, to make things worse, I am slightly near-sighted and need to wear glasses for far away objects. So, I don't even want to strain these babies any more than necessary. Awesome Illusion, though!
dragonxr Apr 15, 2007	ive seen this one and i have it
rose996 May 24, 2007	good for beginners but this one was kinda obvious for people who do a lot of these things
sports_freak May 31, 2007	BORING
lilrena4ever Jun 01, 2007	Lol its true!
i_lov_jordan07 Jun 23, 2007	Yea it is!! except you can spend a dime for gum and you cant buy anything with an optical illusion now can you??lol
amsr Jun 30, 2007	lol!
volleyballchik Aug 09, 2007	great quiz!!
beriesNcreamx28 Dec 19, 2007	OH YEAH COOL
Cimorene Feb 23, 2008	thats cool!!!!!!!!!!!!
precious1026 Nov 04, 2009	No, NO no nO no. I don't believe this to be so..
princess2007 Mar 07, 2011	whine this is OLD! whine
awesomeness2468 May 17, 2011	WoW! fun
FanaticFantasy Jul 30, 2011	I don't get it. Can you please explain. And we don't have dime in our country.
redsfan577 Oct 02, 2011	Ive known why it looks like this for years, but it still baffles me!