If you are a die-hard Simpsons fan, then this taxing brainteaser is definitely for you.
This puzzle takes the classic spot the difference format, but with a much-appreciated Homer Simpson twist. In this one, Homer is seen holding up Spider Pig - who will be all too familiar to any Simpsons fans out there - with the pig's trotters walking along the ceiling. At first glance, the images look uncannily similar, but there are actually a lot of differences between the two pictures - can you spot them all?
Puzzles like this come with a whole heap of benefits that make them well worth it to incorporate them into your daily routine. Solving puzzles can literally make you happier and healthier, and improve your attention span, eye for detail, and memory - amongst many other things. Finding a solution to this kind of mental challenge also gives you a boost of dopamine on finding the answer, which overall improves your general motivation with strong positive reinforcement.
Daily puzzling can even help keep the adverse effects of aging at arm's length - one study has shown - so there is really no reason not to try this spot-the-difference puzzle out, even if you don't know much about the Simpsons. However, if you are a super fan of the iconic cartoon, then that is definitely an extra bonus. Take a look below and see how many differences you can find.
Spot the difference challenges like this are not all created equally - and sometimes the actual differences in the images range from the glaringly obvious, to so tiny that they are barely noticeable at all. When your eyes take in information, there is actually a lag of hundreds of milliseconds as our brains process what is in front of us: this means that what we 'see' is actually a little bit behind reality.
To get past this, our brains constantly rely on a huge number of assumptions based on previous experiences, but when it comes to a puzzle like this, those assumptions actually end up tripping us up. To solve these puzzles you need to work hard to focus on exactly what information is in front of you - and it can be helpful when giving something like this a go to split the image up into sections, and take them in one at a time, zooming in on even the smallest of details.
How many differences did you find in the image? Let us know in the comments.
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