Forget the dress: Is this cat going up or down the stairs?

Only a short time has passed since "the dress" debate and now we have another optical illusion on our hands.

A picture of a cat walking on stairs has people across the Internet asking: "Is this cat going up or down?"

The photo was posted anonymously on Imgur five days ago and now has more than 14,000 views, the BBC reported.

The image was picked up later by a website called 9gag.com where nearly 4,000 people have weighed in with their opinions.

People also shared their thoughts on Twitter:

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