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Jade Small
Jade Small
August 12, 2021 ·  2 min read

Only 1 In 10 People Can Spot The Mistake In This Picture! How About You?

We stumbled across this puzzle making its way around the internet, and surprisingly, very few people can figure it out! When you take a look at the image, everything seems normal, nothing looks out of place. However, there is a pretty major issue here. Can you spot the mistake?

Spot the Mistake in this Vintage Graphic

In order to pass this test and get 100% on visual accuracy, you need to solve this puzzle in 30 seconds or less. If you have a timer or an app on your phone, you can set it now. We’re going to show you the image below, and you can press start on your timer immediately. Ready? Here we go!

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Taking a look at what we can first see, we’ll notice a few things right off the bat. A large blue car, a garage, a brick building, and a fence. Is there anything else you might notice? Have you been able to spot the mistake yet?

Pay attention to the smaller details. Remember, your brain may try to trick you by having you focus on things that aren’t important. When we visualize things, our brain sends messages to our eyes, telling us what we see. It may help to close your eyes for a moment, open them, and take another look at what you really see in front of you.

Have you got it figured out yet?

Here is a clue: look at the car. Do you notice anything suspicious about the garage? There is something not quite right here… Can you spot the mistake?

Let’s take a closer look.

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If we focus our attention on the garage door, and the size of the car, we see that there is no way the door will close. To spot the mistake, you would have had to really think about the physics of the car, and the space the door would need to swing shut. If you don’t mind having an open garage, I suppose there’s nothing wrong here, but who would leave their car like this? No one would. It’s always a good idea to close your doors.

spot the mistake image

If you enjoyed that brain challenge, you will love this one! Here’s a tip to spot the mistake: it’s a smaller detail than you might think.

spot the mistake image
Credit- BrainyCounty

Here we see a common-looking office space. There is a desk, a chair, and a few other items in the room. Now take a moment and try to see if anything pops out at you as being incorrect. Do you notice anything amiss?

Okay, here’s another hint. The mistake is somewhere on the desk. Can you spot the mistake yet? Look at the telephone, maybe the calendar too. Have you got it yet? That’s right! The calendar date is wrong! September only has 30 days, not 31, as the calendar says.

We hope you enjoyed giving your brain a workout today. Try these puzzles if you want to keep going!