Answer to   Brainteaser of the Week #37

Do you see an old woman?  If so, give yourself 25 points.

Do you see a young woman?  If so, give yourself 25 points.

Do you see an old woman AND a young woman?  If so, give yourself 100 points!!!

Many people can ONLY see the young woman.

Many can ONLY see the old woman.

And many, even if they’ve seen the picture and KNOW the answer, have a hard time shifting between the two images.

 

 

 

Need help?  

• The old woman’s eye is the young woman’s ear.
• The old woman’s wart is the young woman’s nose.
• The old womans nose is the young woman’s chin.

See below for info on the origin of this image.*

It’s a great example of people looking at the exact same thing but seeing different things.  It takes “new eyes” to see the other view.

And it takes practice.   On way to get practice is with our Brainteaser of the Week.  For additional resources, see Related Articles below.   

 

Related Articles:

• Quote of the Week: New Eyes for Discovery
• 10 Ways to “See” thru “New Eyes”
• 10 Questions for Finding “New Eyes”

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* For years, the creator of this image was thought to be a British cartoonist who used it in a magazine in 1915.  But then it was founds on a German postcard from 1888 and in an advertisement from 1890.