Hotel's 'optical illusion carpet' is genius ploy to stop guests running in corridors

A hotel's bizarre carpet stops guests from running down corridors (stock) (Image: Getty) A pet hate of hotel staff - and indeed guests trying to get some sleep - is the sound of others running along the corridors at all hours. One hotel appears to have gone to extreme lengths to prevent such disturbances by installing mind-bending carpets in its hallways. A snap of the navy blue carpet was shared by a confused Reddit user, who was left perplexed as to why the hotel had adopted an optical illusion on its floors.

Its patterned lines give guests a sense of disorientation - appearing as though the flooring isn't a flat surface. "Why would you choose this carpet for your hotel?" the Redditor asked. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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