The Internet Can't Figure Out How Many Girls Are in This Photo

Another day, another debate

By Julia Hays Mar 17, 2016 3:22 PMTags

Same but different | My entry #whpidentity for @instagram [thank you #instagram for this featuring ??]

A photo posted by tiziana vergari ?iPhoneography (@tizzia) on

Another day, another Internet debate.

Even-tempered, totally reasonable people of the online community have stood divided over dresses and jackets, and now a photo of a group of girls, who appear to be seated next to a mirror, is the latest optical illusion, confusing mind trick that's making us question everything we thought we knew.

Haven't we moved past these viral debates?

We want to be able to sleep at night again, please.

We need peace of mind.

The pic was posted to Instagram last week by Swiss photographer Tiziana Vergari with the caption: "Same but different | My entry #whpidentity for @instagram [thank you #instagram for this featuring ❤️]"

Innocent enough, right? Oh no, that was just the beginning...

The pic shows young girls, dressed in seemingly identical grey outfits, seated next to one another.

We can all agree there's at least more than one girl, right?

Well, that's where things get messy.

Beyond that, things get confusing, and the Instagram comments show we're not alone.

The post has been spreading across the Internet, like wildfire, as families are torn apart trying to figure out what the heck is happening here.

People who have seen the pic are throwing out all sorts of guesses: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 girls... or that this is all an illusion and life is fleeting. Who knows.

"Two girls, next to them is a mirror," said Instagram user msanja340.

"Well if you don't count reflections there [are] 3-4 girls if you do then there is 13 girls," commented annie_00306.

OK, that one requires some math.

"4 girls. Two are facing the camera, and the other two are face the other side, in such a way that you can't see their faces," said IG user viv_0310.

We need our top scientists on this—can Barack Obama form a panel to deal with this for us?!

What do YOU think is happening in this picture, exactly? Post a comment below and help us all rest easy knowing the truth.

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