Head-scratching optical illusion sparks debate…
What do you see?
An optical illusion is dividing the web over whether or not the image is of pink slime or three forks laid out on a scorching pink dish towel — and it’s making people’s brains harm.
Deemed as the “black and gold dress” of 2026, in the viral TikTok video, content creator Lexi Natoli, who goes by the username @yolkfather, reveals a head-scratching image that tens of millions of viewers can’t appear to determine.
“When you first looked at this, did you see some weird, pink slime dripping down? Or are you normal and did you see forks?” Natoli requested in the viral video, with nearly 6 million views.
“I literally looked at this for the first time and my brain couldn’t comprehend what I was looking at and I thought it was some weird, alien pink slime dripping down. My husband looks at it and goes, ‘Those are forks.’”
It’s unknown who the unique image belongs to, and while it hasn’t been confirmed what it’s really of, hundreds of commenters chimed in under the video with their ideas.
Many noticed the forks.
“How do people NOT see forks?”
“the forks are laying down on a pink towel.”
“genuinely trying to see anything but forks.”
What do you see when you look at this head-scratching image?
While others had been shocked that they didn’t see the kitchen utensil at first look.
“I saw pink, what looked like thin strips of microfiber cleaning fabric… and I didnt see the forks until you said the work forks and then they magically appeared.”
“Pink weird fuzzy carrot thingies.”
“I swear those forks were not there until you pointed them out.”
“IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO SEE FORKS”
“looks like microfiber cleaning pads.”
This optical illusion was created to rattle people. It’s described as an ambiguous image, or a reversible determine, which is a image purposely designed to be perceived in more than a method.
Popular examples of this type are the rabbit-duck illusion, in which both a duck and a rabbit could be seen and Rubin’s vase, in which people couldn’t determine whether or not it’s a black vase or two white, dealing with profiles in the image.
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