Instagram is freaking out over the optical illusion in this rope swing fail

A woman on Instagram is going viral after sharing the “mind-blowing” optical illusion that occurred when she fell from a rope swing. The clip, posted by user Myka Shae on May 18, begins with Shae standing at the edge of a wooden platform. She grabs the swing and leaps out over the water, but ultimately loses her grip and falls from the rope swing. instead of falling straight into the water, Shae appears to stop completely in mid-air, as if she’s crashed into some sort of invisible object. She then flips upside down and drops into the water in a completely different direction. Many commenters called the optical illusion “mind-blowing,” suggesting that, somehow, Shae had managed to defy the laws of physics. “How is this possible,” one user remarked. "An error in the Matrix,” another added. “Explain that,” another user demanded. Here’s what’s happening: The rope swing has a second, smaller rope draped underneath it, which can be seen at the beginning of the clip. Once Shae swings out over the water and falls, she slams into that rope, which has now been pulled tight. Because of the thinness of the rope and the darkness of the water, it’s almost impossible to see that second rope