This optical illusion of spinning rings will mess with your mind

Master optical illusionist Akiyoshi Kitaoka tweeted this mindbending motion illusion below:

Kitaoka is a professor of psychology at Ritsumeikan University in Osaka, Japan. His research focuses on visual perception and fortunately for us, he shares numerous examples of "anomalous motion illusions" and other optical curiosities on his website.

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