Can You Tell Who's Hugging Whom in This Photo Going Viral?

The world may have finally put the debate on 'the dress' to bed, picked out the mum from the twins in Kaylan Mahomes' photo and figured out the exact number of girls in the optical illusion that went viral some time back - but just when you think you have all the answers, the Internet throws another wicked curveball your way. This time it's a picture of a couple hugging on the beach that's driving people crazy.

What, you may ask, is the big deal in a picture of a two people in a clinch? Take a look:
 
Notice what's amiss in the picture? No? Let us help.

The reason this photo is giving people severe headaches (and going viral in the process) is because netizens just can't seem to figure out who is hugging whom in it. Or if we put it another way, whose legs belong to whom in the picture above. Like, does one of them have their feet backwards in the photo?

The picture, shared on Reddit on May 24, has over 5 million views and very few people can figure out what's really going on. Can you?

Don't worry, we'll give you a hint. Blame your headache on the man's shorts. See it now?
 
OK, here's what's actually happening. The man's shorts are in two colours - black on the sides and white in the middle. It's the white in the middle that matches the woman's shorts exactly, creating the illusion.

That was easy, wasn't it? We bet now that you know, you can't see the problem anymore.