AMAZING optical illusion shows couple FLYING across the beach
Holiday photos posted on social media usually incite some form of jealousy.
But this vacation snap drew a very different kind of attention.
Shared to Facebook, the image showed a young couple posing for the camera.
The woman was wearing a beige crop top with a white mini skirt and heels.
Her partner sported a button-up t-shirt and cream shorts with black loafers.
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Both looked dolled up and dressed to impress, ready for the evening’s activities.
But it was a palm tree in the background that stole the spotlight.
Viewers couldn’t help but notice it looked like the young woman was holding the tree between her body and her arm.
Due to the sheer size of the palm, this would have been highly unlikely and near-on impossible.
The image quickly went viral as the internet shared its baffled reactions.
In a bizarre stroke of timing, the woman was positioned in the photo so that it appeared the tree carried down along her body.
In reality, the woman’s long hair had simply blended in with the dark hue of the tree in the backdrop, before fusing to the black colour of her handbag.
The mind-bending image has been liked over 41,000 times on Facebook page Archbishop of Banterbury where it was shared.
I can't get her to stop holding the tree
One viewer wrote: “Been staring at this for the past how long and still can't figure out what she's holding apart from a tree.”
Another commented: “She is holding a bag but that still doesn't explain the bit on top of her bag which looks identical to the tree? Her whole top arm is missing?”
One person shared: “I can't get her to stop holding the tree? What's homegirl holding?”
Another holiday snap that recently went viral showed a failed attempt at a panorama.
A young woman’s arm looked extremely long due to the photographic effect, making it look more than twice the length of her own body.