This shows the circles without the inner circles: twitter.com/i/status/1331542934056001536 And this with stabilized rotation: twitter.com/spacecatmeowart/status/1331…... Super cool effect! This is the type of magic trick that becomes cooler as you learn more about it.

twitter.com/jagarikin/status/1331409504… This one was link to by a MIT Media lab guy

twitter.com/Jakesaurius/status/13315431… The circles do not move. The outer most layer of pixels however, changes color, giving the illusion that they're moving. Once you understand how the "outer-rim of pixels" contributes to the illusion, it all makes sense.

Nope. See the version with the lines. twitter.com/Jakesaurius/status/13315431… The illusion has nothing to do with the arrows, but the circles still don't move.