Viral 'find the spinning ball' test is a foveal trap, creator admits
gefei55 · x · 2026-11-08
Uğur Karayiğit's viral 'find the spinning ball in 45 seconds' visual test (1.3M views) sparked heated comments: some say every ball spins, others found the answer is the one spinning the other way. The creator admitted it's a deliberate 'foveal trap' design for engagement, and a commenter called out the deliberately ambiguous prompt as engagement bait.
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