Optical illusion of women in pub sparks debate as people baffled over legs that don't 'add up'

An optical illusion has caused quite the stir online after an image of six women sitting on a couch in a pub was posted on social media.

People were left baffled over the fact that although six women appeared to be perched on the sofa, there were only five pairs of legs visible.

Five of the women are pictured sitting on the main part of the couch, while the sixth is seated on the arm on the right hand side.

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However, on closer inspection, the second woman sitting from the left hand side looks as though she has no legs at all.

Confused by what they saw, one Reddit user shared the image on the platform to try and find the answer to the mystery.

Not long after they had posted people began sharing their theories in droves, as the Mirror UK reports.

Some thought the girl on the left had her legs over the next girl to the right, but others thought the image "doesn't add up".

One person said: "The first girl is sitting over the second girl’s legs."

And another wrote: "Number one has her legs crossed, no tear in the knee.

“Number two has only one leg visible, the tear is in her knee. Those legs are blending together. (Follow that tear down, there’s a split where there’s a sock on the right and not on the left. Number two has a tear in her knee and a visible white sock).”

Then a third added: "I actually think the first girl has got legs draped over the second girl's legs."

And another added: "Numbers two and three are leaning way over.”

One Reddit user thought they had cracked it, and focused in on the girl sitting second from the left.

They said: "Her pants are the same colour, and almost blend. You can see the difference where there is a bit of sock/skin showing above the boot."

But others were still not convinced and continued to debate the possibilities.

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