Optical illusion has everyone wondering what happened to this woman's torso
The unrealistic body standards placed upon women this summer have gotten out of hand.
A Reddit user uploaded an image of a woman's head floating above water level in a pool with the comment "Do those legs go all the way up?"
Her torso is missing in the freaky photo since her legs lead directly into her head.
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The optical illusion appears to be the result of water refraction, and it had commenters questioning how the photo was achieved.
Reddit user "highontacos" suggested the following explanation: "Refraction. When light leaves/enters water, it is bent, traveling in a different direction to your eye. What you see from this low camera angle is what you'd see from a much steeper camera angle, if the water were not there."
If those explanations aren't satisfying, might we suggest an alternative: magic. This photo was caused by magic.
Jessye McGarry is an acquaintance, middle child and former Humor Intern at Mashable.
