Mindboggling brainteaser challenges people to spot the hidden nail among the screws... but can YOU find it?

A mindboggling brainteaser has challenged Brits to spot the hidden nail among a sea of screws. 

The tricky optical illusion came courtesy of a post on Reddit by user @No-Wallaby-5187, who posted the puzzle to the social media channel's brainteaser thread page entitled Find The Sniper. 

Finding the lone nail is undoubtedly a tough task, as it is concealed around a number of screws that are almost identical in colour, shape and size. 

Given that it is such a tough puzzle to solve, see if you can do so in 15 seconds or less to prove your mental sharpness. 

A mindboggling brainteaser has challenged Brits to spot the hidden nail among a sea of screws

If you are still looking in an attempt to find the answer, it is probable that you have  been unable to solve the teaser within the time limit. 

Are you still struggling to find the answer? Take another look before the clue is revealed below. 

Take a look towards the left-hand side of the picture, around one-third of the down to see if you can spot it - before the answer is shown. 

If you managed to solve the devilishly difficult brainteaser, give yourself a pat on the back as that was an extremely tough task. 

The tricky optical illusion came courtesy of a post on Reddit

After other Reddit users were able to solve the optical illusion, they took to the comments section to give their best nail and screw-related puns in response, joking:

'Nailed it'. 

'Thought he was screwed.'

'We can just say he put the final nail in the coffin'. 

'Anyone willing to find it has at least one screw loose.'

'Gosh he really nailed that one'. 

If finding the answer to that optical illusion has increased your appetite for problem solving, check out another similar brain teaser below.

Created by FreshersLive, the puzzle features multiple repetitions of the word 'zeal', but there is one instance of the word 'seal' appearing. 

A mindboggling brain teaser has challenged Brits to spot the odd word out in a photograph in just five seconds

While it may sound like an easy task, the puzzle is designed to catch you out - can you solve it?

The puzzle is tricky to solve at first glance because our eyes are used to merely scan over images, meaning that it takes extra for them to uncover hidden details. 

If you are still looking in an attempt to find the answer, it is probable that you have  been unable to solve the teaser within the time limit. 

Are you still struggling to find the answer? Take another look before the clue is revealed below. 

Should you still be puzzled, focus your gaze towards the middle of the image on the 10th row to see if you can spot the rogue word. 

Should you still be puzzled, focus your gaze towards the middle of the image on the 10th row to see if you can spot the rogue word