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Bloggers from ASAP science have highlighted an optical illusion to test your eyesight

JUST as you came to terms with the blue and black/gold and white dress, the internet throws you another curve ball.

Is this Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe?
Is this Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe?

JUST as you came to terms with the blue and black/gold and white dress, the internet throws you another curve ball.

Bloggers from ASAP Science have highlighted an optical illusion to test your eyesight.

Have a look at this image and you might see either Albert Einstein or Marilyn Monroe.

Want to see Marilyn Monroe? Try squinting or walking backwards.
Want to see Marilyn Monroe? Try squinting or walking backwards.

In a video detailing the phenomenon the team from ASAP science explained if you have decent eye sight and are at a close distance to the screen you should be seeing Albert Einstein.

“The effect can be seen by anyone if we change the distance and size of the picture,” the video explained.

“If it’s far away you’re more likely to see Marilyn Monroe because our eyes only pick up the broader strokes of an image from a distance, but as you come closer to the image you see the finer details of Einstein.”

Don’t believe us? Check out the full video below and let us know what you think in the comments.

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