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You Might See a Unicorn on Your Hand
Added:This video may show you a unicorn on your hand. Yep, you heard that right.
Today, I'm going to show you one of the most amazing optical illusions you've ever seen. And the trick is, I will show you a cute unicorn walking on your hand.
I tested this illusion on many people, and it surprised almost 90% of them.
Some of them couldn't believe what they saw. Some looked at their hand again and again, and a few even thought there was really something on it. Now, it's your turn. But, here's the secret. This illusion only works if your eyes stay completely focused. So, before I reveal the unicorn trick, you must complete seven fun and crazy challenges to unlock the final trick. Each challenge gets your focus a little stronger and brings you one step closer to unlocking the final illusion. If you lose focus or fail even one challenge, the unicorn may never appear on your hand. Before we begin, only 1% of the fastest people can like this video in the next 3 seconds.
Thank you so much. Now, keep your eyes on the screen. Don't skip, and let's see if you're one of the people who can unlock the unicorn effect. Challenge one starts now. Find three odd emojis in this [music] image within 10 seconds.
>> [music] >> Did you find them all? Tell me in the comments. Now, challenge two. Find [music] five hidden differences between these the same pictures. You have 15 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> If you find at least four, good job.
Your eyes are getting better at this.
Challenge three. Find five hidden animals in this image. You have to find them in 20 seconds.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Time's up. Did you find it? Comment yes if you did. Now, let's go to the challenge four. Stop this moving football in the circle.
Do it three times. You get 10 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you stop it in the circle? Comment your answer below.
>> [music] >> Three challenges left before the unicorn trick. Here's the challenge five. Spot all the correct shadows of these animals. Each has seven seconds to guess.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you find them all in the given time?
Tell me in the comments. Now the challenge six.
>> [music] >> Find 10 hidden apples in this picture.
You have 12 seconds.
>> [music and bell] [music and bell] >> Time's up. Like the video if you got it right. Now the [music] last challenge, challenge seven. Find all the missing letters from these words. Three levels and every level has five seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Now, all the challenges are over. Ready yourself for the amazing unicorn. Ready?
Let's start in 3, 2, 1. Now increase your brightness and keep staring at the center of the image and try not [music] to blink for the next 20 seconds.
>> [bell] [music] [bell] >> When I say [music] go, quickly look at your hand and any white surface and blink sometimes. Ready?
>> [music] >> Go.
This video may show you a floating rainbow on your hand. Yep, you heard that right. Today, I have a mysterious optical illusion for you that might make you see a strange rainbow on your hand.
I showed this trick to many people and some of them say they see a strange rainbow floating around their room for a few seconds. Some only see colorful shapes and some don't see anything at all. So, today we're going to find out what your eyes can see. But first, you must complete seven different challenges so the effect work for you correctly. If you fail even one, the illusion [clears throat] might not work properly.
Now keep your eyes on the screen. Don't skip and stay focused until the end.
Let's begin with challenge one.
Challenge one, there are three hidden odd emoji in this image. You have 10 seconds to find them.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you find all three? Excellent work.
>> [music] >> Your eyes are getting ready. Challenge two, look at these two images and find all the differences in 15 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you find them? Amazing job. Your focus is getting faster. Challenge three, find three hidden differences in this image. You have [music] 15 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you spot [music] all the differences?
Smart work. You're doing really well.
Challenge four, find the exact matching shadow in 10 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you get it right? Very good. That was great.
Challenge [music] five, find five hidden cats in this image in 10 seconds.
Find the odd color out.
>> [music] >> Did you spot it? Great. Your eyes are sharp.
Challenge six, guess the words from emojis. [music] You have 5 seconds for each.
>> [music] >> Did you spot [music] them right?
Amazing. That one confuses many people.
Challenge seven, [music] final challenge, find all these five objects in this image. You have 20 seconds.
>> [music] [music] >> Did you see them all? Tell in the comments. Now, now it's time for the rainbow trick. Are you ready?
Increase your brightness and keep [music] staring at the center and don't blink. You can blink if you feel a little pain.
>> [music and bell] [music] >> Now, when I say go, quickly look at your hand or any white surface and blink a little bit. Go. [music]
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