IsabellaLinton wrote:
I was looking at sundresses online and saw this picture.
I thought that the model's right hand was in a pocket. That made me happy because it's hard to find dresses with pockets.
Then I looked again and thought "OMG, that's not a pocket. She's an amputee!"
I was totally impressed with the agency for hiring an amputee to model their fashions. I thought it was very progressive and a lovely picture. I stared at her stump and was really convinced.
Then I realised she's not an amputee, and her hand isn't in a pocket. Her arm is bent and her hand is in her hair.
Am I blind or did it trick your eyes, too?
It tricked me for a moment, I focused on the bottom part of the picture first and thought her arm ended at the elbow, then realized when my mind also interpreted the top part as well.
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