How Many Hands Do You See In This Pic? The Optical Illusion Has Baffled Many The strange optical illusion has left thousands of people baffled on social media How many hands do you see in this pic? A photo of a group of hikers has left social media users scratching their heads in confusion - and chances are that it will make you do a double take too. The picture shows the group raising a toast during their hike - but while there are four bottles in the image, most people can only see three hands. Strangely enough, the third bottle appears to be floating mid-air at first glance.