Watch: Baffling Pointing Arrow Illusion

A mind-bending 3D optical illusion is baffling viewers across the internet. In the illusion a right pointing arrow is rotated 180 degrees to the left but continues pointing to the right.

The trick of the eye was created by mathematician Kokichi Sugihara of Meiji University in Tokyo. Only when viewed from above is the arrow's true shape seen and the secret to to this mystifying effect revealed.

Source: Mail Online