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Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz & Nicola Roy

Only those with 'high IQs' can solve this ice cream optical illusion in nine seconds

Optical illusions are a great way to test your brain and keep your observational skills sharp.

Because they often aren't as they seem at first glance, they force you to look a bit deeper to try and solve them. We often perceive them differently to what they actually look like because of specific colours or patterns used to throw us off.

Working them out often requires a great deal of concentration - so why not give this one a go and see how quickly you can crack it?

The Mirror reports that our brains have a tendency to play tricks on us when we see optical illusions, and this ice cream scoop puzzle is no different.

In the image above, you'll see 15 scoops of ice cream against a purple background, and 14 of them look identical. However, one of them is an odd one out.

You are being challenged to spot the odd ice cream scoop within nine seconds.

According to JagranJosh, the website that shared the puzzle, only people with high IQs can spot the odd ice cream within the time period.

While it might seem simple enough for some, certain others might find it hard to concentrate enough to find it so quickly.

If you're not focusing, all the ice cream scoops start to blend into one, and it can be hard to spot the single one that has something different about it. Have you spotted it yet?

If you're still struggling, we'll give you a helping hand. Look in the lower, left-hand side of the picture.

If you still can't find it, see below to find out where the odd scoop of ice cream is. The location has been marked in a red circle.

If you spotted it within nine seconds, you're said to have a high IQ (Brightside.com)

For those who want to give another optical illusion a go, we recently shared this one that challenges you to find the hidden panda in this old photograph.

Or you could try this one that tests your focus in order to spot the hidden wolf in five seconds.

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