This viral optical illusion will make your head hurt

Make. It. Stop.
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Sam Haysom
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If you like looking at things that make your head hurt and fill you with a mounting sense of confused rage, you're probably a fan of optical illusions.

They're frustrating, but they're also kind of cool once you've figured them out.

But what if you get an optical illusion you can't figure out? One which only makes your eyes burn the more you stare at it?

Well, see for yourself:

Hellish.

The internet simply didn't know how to deal with it:

Some people were in denial.

Finally, this person helped make everything okay again.

In case you're interested, here's the reason why our brains can't seem to process those lines:

No more optical illusions for us for a little while.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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