It Was Not For Everybody…

Part of what made Magic Eye such a popular fad is that some people just couldn’t see it. Frustratingly enough, Magic Eye pictures aren’t intuitive enough for some folks, who can never get past the immediately-recognizable random patterns.

This can be infuriating if you’re on the “not see” side. But it may also have contributed to the popularity of the fad: if you were part of the group of people who were capable of seeing the hidden 3D image, you were filled with this satisfying feeling of overcoming, as if your eyes had a secret superpower!