Optical illusion picture: image of sitting women baffles Reddit users as number of legs ‘don’t add up’

An optical illusion has left people puzzled as it shows six women but, at first glance, only five pairs of legs.

The image shows five women sitting down and another woman perched on the arm on the right-hand side of the bench.

What’s the confusion? 

Initially, it appears a set of legs is missing somewhere, and a Reddit user has shared the image online to try and figure it out.

People started sharing their theories, with some saying that the girl on the left has her legs over one of her friends, but others thought the image did not “add up”.

One person said: “The first girl is sitting over the second girl’s legs.”

And another wrote: “Number one has her legs crossed, no tear in the knee.

“Number two has only one leg visible, the tear is in her knee. Those legs are blending together. (Follow that tear down, there’s a split where there’s a sock on the right and not on the left. Number two has a tear in her knee and a visible white sock).”

Someone else added: “I actually think the first girl has got legs draped over the second girl’s legs.”

With another person saying: “Numbers two and three are leaning way over.”

One Reddit user thought they had figured it out, by focusing on the girl second from the left.

They said: “Her pants are the same colour, and almost blend. You can see the difference where there is a bit of sock/skin showing above the boot.”