Reversible Figures

Here are some reversible figures for you to look at. Each of these pictures can be interpreted as two different pictures. Enter away message text here.



Rabbit or a Duck?




Normal Set of Stairs or Upside Down Stairs ?






Ahh seen this one before?




Also a popular one. Old Woman or Young Woman?

So why do people see things differently?

Well, what you see in a reversible figure is all about perception. This shows that any one person's experience in the world is extremely subjective. Any one thing or event can mean radically different things to different people.

Interestingly, what a person perceives can seemingly easily be manipulated. One way of doing this is by controlling a person's expectations. Try it out yourself. Taking the first picture, if you saw a rabbit first try get a family member or someone near you to come look at it. But, say, "Hey come look at this weird rabbit" Then see if they see it as a rabbit or duck first. Usually, the person will see it as what you tell them it is (Although they will probably figure it out since the context of the post is all about reversible figures)