The holidays are officially in full swing and homes across the country are glowing with lights and decorations as families prepare for Christmas.
To celebrate the holidays, Hammonds Furniture has designed a tricky Christmas brainteaser to challenge your observation skills and help you get into the festive spirit.
Readers are challenged to find five gifts cleverly tucked away in different parts of a living room decorated with seasonal items.
But beware: the puzzle is harder than it looks, as one in three participants can only find four of the five gifts before giving up.
The image features a cozy scene of a modern living room, complete with a fireplace, an armchair, a pair of slippers and a puppy snoozing comfortably in bed.
As snow falls on the ground outside the windows, the warm atmosphere of the room is accentuated by the addition of traditional holiday decorations, such as a Christmas tree, stockings, candles and a wreath.
What makes the puzzle even more difficult are the different patterns, shades and textures. If you want to find the gifts faster, you may want to analyze these features as well.
According to the makers, it takes an average of 42 seconds to crack the brainteaser. So do you have sharp eyes and the observation skills to solve it in time?
Hammonds Furniture has designed a tricky Christmas brainteaser to test your observation skills as readers are challenged to find five presents hidden in this image
If you managed to find all five gifts before the timer runs out, well done! You have envious eyesight!
If you’re still looking for all five, don’t worry, because we’ve revealed exactly where you can find them below.
The first present is – traditionally – hidden at the bottom left of the Christmas tree, while the second present is hidden behind the tree on the right.
The third gift is hidden behind Christmas cards placed on the mantelpiece above the fire, while the fourth is hidden under the front leg of the armchair.
The fifth present, wrapped in green paper and finished with a red bow, is cleverly camouflaged on the seat of the green armchair, behind red and green cushions.
Would you like to take on another difficult challenge? Test your vision with this new optical illusion, which has even the most seasoned puzzlers scratching their heads.
In this tricky brainteaser, puzzlers are challenged to discover an anomaly hidden in a sea of seemingly identical words – but can you locate it in seconds?
The puzzle was created by MyExcelOnline and contains multiple repetitions of the word ‘Excellent’.
If you’re still looking for all five, don’t worry because we’ve revealed exactly where you can find them
In this tricky brainteaser, puzzlers are challenged to discover an anomaly hidden in a sea of seemingly identical words – but can you locate it in seconds?
However, there is one word hidden in the image that is slightly different from all the others.
According to its creators, a misspelled ‘Excellent’ lies among the rows of identical words – and you’ll need close attention to detail and a keen eye to find it before the timer runs out.
Challengers are tasked with locating the misspelled word in less than 35 seconds. Can you beat the clock and prove that you have excellent eyesight? Although it may seem like a relatively easy task, the puzzle is designed to surprise you.
At first glance it’s deceptively challenging, as our eyes are used to scanning images quickly, making it harder to spot hidden details.
The bright purple background, combined with what seems like dozens of ‘Excellents’ displayed in white font, adds an extra level of difficulty to the puzzle, as it tricks your eyes into thinking the image is busier than it actually is.
Did you find the misspelled word before the timer runs out? Congratulations! You have enviable eyesight.
If you are still looking for the answer, it is likely that you were not able to solve the teaser within the time limit.
Still having trouble finding the anomaly? Take one last look before the answer is revealed below.
Avert your gaze to the right side of the image and count down to the ninth row from the top. You will notice that Excellent is misspelled as ‘Excellent’
Turn your eyes to the right side of the image and count down to the ninth row from the top.
The third ‘Excellent’ from the right is misspelled because it is alternately shown as ‘Excellent’.