Name One Thing In This Photo

About

Name One Thing In This Photo refers to a picture which at first glance appears normal, but upon closer inspection, it is incredibly difficult to make out any object, as everything is blurred to the point of being indistinct. After being posted to Twitter, it went viral, seeing coverage from several news organizations.

Origin

On April 22nd, 2019, Twitter user @melip0ne^[1] posted an image to the site with the caption, "Name one thing in this photo" (shown below). The tweet gained over 29,000 retweets and 71,000 likes (shown below).

Spread

Twitter users quickly commented upon the photo, voicing their frustration about not being able to make anything out. User @aquariansunchi1^[2] said "This is like realizing you're having a dream while dreaming," gaining over 380 retweets and 7,100 likes (shown below, left). User @USA_Comrade^[3] tweeted it was like Lovecraftian "indescribable shapes" (shown below, right).

The photo was covered by AV Club,^[6] The Sun,^[7] and others. On April 23rd, Redditor mcsabas^[4] posted an explanation of the picture to /r/interestingasfuck, writing "This picture is designed to give the viewer the simulated experience of having a stroke (particularly in the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex, where visual perception occurs.) Everything looks hauntingly familiar but you just can't quite recognize anything." The post gained over 11,000 points. On Tumblr, user Mixolydia^[5] posted the photo without the visual effect in a post that gained over 47,000 notes (shown below).

Search Interest

External References