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Cat or crow? The new topic of illusion of ethics gained prominence on social media throughout this week, when a Twitter user published a photo of a black cat with its head tilted, last Sunday (28). This time, the publication went viral because it confused not only thousands of people, but also Google's own image search engine.

This type of master is already a routine on the Internet. Who does not remember the blue and black or white and gold dress, which was discussed so much in 2015? Users of social networks also discussed whether an image is a door or a beach, whether the object of a certain photograph was an invisible car or mirror and other arguments that are not very productive, but certainly amusing.

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New polemic of illusion of ethics is in doubt if animal of the photo cat or crow Photo: Reproduction / TwitterNew polemic of illusion of ethics is in doubt if animal of the photo cat or crow Photo: Reproduction / Twitter

New polemic of illusion of ethics is in doubt if animal of the photo cat or crow Photo: Reproduction / Twitter

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Unlike other polymers of this type, when looking carefully at the photo you can see that it portrays a cat. Google that fails to notice the difference because of the position of the cat's head.

The way he twisted his neck, the ear perfectly assumed the position of the crow's beak, while one eye stayed in the same place as the bird's eye. The other eye, which reveals the animal's true identity, was hidden in the black fur.

Photo of cat tricks Google mechanism Photo: Reproduo / Raquel FreirePhoto of cat tricks Google mechanism Photo: Reproduo / Raquel Freire

Photo of cat tricks Google mechanism Photo: Reproduo / Raquel Freire

The confusion happens because, when analyzing an image, the Google system first identifies landmarks, lines and textures that most stand out. He then creates a mathematical model and compares the billions of images available with others. The result will be the one with the most matching points – in this case, a crow, not a cat.

The post went viral from the tute of the profile @RobertMaguire_, which already exceeds 58 thousand likes and 164 thousand likes. When he published, Robert Maguire already knew the answer to the riddle. "This photo of a crow is interesting because … it's actually a cat," says tute, in English.

Tute that made a photo "Cat or crow" viral Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / TwitterTute that made a photo "Cat or crow" viral Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / Twitter

Tute that made a photo "Cat or crow" viral Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / Twitter

But the cat is not his. In the discussion of the post, the user reports that he only found the image in the Reddit forum, as it happens in several of these Internet mysteries.

User reports finding image on Reddit Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / TwitterUser reports finding image on Reddit Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / Twitter

User reports finding image on Reddit Photo: Reproduo / Robert Maguire / Twitter

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