This viral optical illusion hand trick is being called ‘sorcery’ – here’s how to do it

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Can you perform this optical illusion? (Picture: Metro.co.uk)

If you’ve been on Twitter or TikTok recently, you’ve probably been puzzled by some people doing a magical hand trick.

19-year-old Tori Pareno has just gone viral for her mind-boggling hand swap illusion.

In a video with 6 million views on Twitter, it appears as if the Filipino teen is pushing her fingers through her hands. How the heck does she do it?!

Her Twitter followers have rapidly climbed since sharing the trick on Thursday, with the teen saying: ‘y’all have hand fetishes if 1 million of you watched this.’ And perhaps this is true.

here’s something trippy for your night lol pic.twitter.com/lkcX25mgri

— LG Tori Pareno (@ToriPareno) November 21, 2019

A variation of the challenge first surfaced in August 2018 when Twitter user @kay_dera posted a video of her performing a similar hand movement. It was viewed 3.5 million times, and gained a bit of traction across social media as ‘the hand swap challenge’.

This new incarnation has come about because of TikTok, where Tori also shared it with her 32,000 followers.

People are referring to the trick as ‘sorcery’ and ‘witchcraft’. Some users have pointed out that ‘You need mad skinny hands to be able to do this’, which, in a way, certainly helps.

Nonetheless, many TikTok users have shared videos of themselves giving the trick a go. And one Twitter user delivers his own rendition using hypnotising LED gloves:

i did ur thing but with LED gloves :^) pic.twitter.com/yh1jGlEXp9

— 💡 The Lightshow Hashira 💡 (@JomarriSalomon) November 22, 2019

Here’s how to do it:

Metro.co.uk’s Aidan Milan is here to show you how it’s done. Watch carefully.

1. Put your right hand in front of you, palm facing forward, and place your left hand behind it
2. Close the fingers of your left hand over the back of your right, poking your left fingers through your right fingers
3. Let go of the front hand, and straighten the back hand while the front hand forms a fist. Repeat.
4. Practice doing these movements quickly. Speed is key to making it look trippy.
5. Look utterly impressed with your mad skillz.

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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/23/this-viral-optical-illusion-hand-trick-is-being-called-sorcery-heres-how-to-do-it-11206488/