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Here we are, stuck between dreams and reality. Look around you, Pandas. On the one hand, you’re surrounded by everything that’s familiar, real, recognizable. But as you take a closer peek, you might notice just how odd, how surreal the world can be and it’s not always clear if we’re awake or if our imaginations are playing impish tricks on us.

What we have in store for you today is something special. We’re featuring the ‘Accidental Surrealism’ subreddit, an art and photography-loving online community that shares pics of things that, well, accidentally look like surreal art. Even though the premise is straightforward, the photos are anything but. They will challenge your perception of reality and, hopefully, will inspire you to look at your own surroundings in a different light.

Make sure to keep a strong grip on what’s real as you scroll down, Pandas. Don’t forget to upvote the photos that you enjoyed the most, go visit r/accidentalsurrealism if you enjoyed yourselves, and last but not least: if everything starts melting, keep an eye out for the ghost of Salvador Dalí.

Former art gallery director and art expert Shelby Bercume, from Florida, enlightened Bored Panda about surrealism and Dalí. You'll find out what she had to say if you scroll down, dear Pandas.

#1

Tried To Take A Panoramic Picture Of The Eiffel Tower Today, It Went Surprisingly Well!

Tried To Take A Panoramic Picture Of The Eiffel Tower Today, It Went Surprisingly Well!

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Clark Meldrum
Community Member
4 years ago

Looks like its dancing.

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    Clouds In Harrodsburg, Kentucky. No Filter

    Clouds In Harrodsburg, Kentucky. No Filter

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    Cleo Carter
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It seems like the sky is falling

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    #3

    Oil On The Ground

    Oil On The Ground

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Oh, this is fantastic!

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    #4

    Shadow

    Shadow

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Zebra house

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    #5

    Transit

    Transit

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    Tiny Dynamine
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    There is no way that none of these would not overlap even slightly. It's shopped. Nice but doesn't belong here.

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    #6

    Snowy Beach In Hokkaido, Japan

    Snowy Beach In Hokkaido, Japan

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    Miss Melanie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Beautiful beach!

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    #7

    Picture Of Building As Reflected In Broken Mirror On Pavement

    Picture Of Building As Reflected In Broken Mirror On Pavement

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Inception

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    #8

    Swimming Pool Untouched By Dirty Flood Water

    Swimming Pool Untouched By Dirty Flood Water

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    House is gone, but come over for a swim any time.

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    #9

    Hail In Crop Netting

    Hail In Crop Netting

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That is literally something I've never seen before

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    #10

    The Way This Snow Has Slid Down The Slide

    The Way This Snow Has Slid Down The Slide

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    SomeCrazyDogLover
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Oddly satisfying…

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    #11

    These Are Called Scud Clouds. This Was Recently Captured In South Carolina

    These Are Called Scud Clouds. This Was Recently Captured In South Carolina

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    Otter
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Is that wind shear, or the start of a flock of tornado's?

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    #12

    My Scarf Accidentally Matched My Hotel Carpet

    My Scarf Accidentally Matched My Hotel Carpet

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    8Yorkies-and-57cats
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Wow! That's great. Now get up from the hotel carpet!!!

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    #13

    A Mosaic In Turkey Being Excavated That’s Been Rippled By Earthquakes

    A Mosaic In Turkey Being Excavated That’s Been Rippled By Earthquakes

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    ~hUmMuS vIbEs~
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Lol my first thought was "tiny people on carpet".

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    #14

    I Thought That Was The Ocean

    I Thought That Was The Ocean

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    rebel _ phoenix
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Me too!

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    #15

    An Accidental Skyline

    An Accidental Skyline

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    Mpho Maseko
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It's Chi''cargo''

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

    Coudscape/Snowscape

    Coudscape/Snowscape

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    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Those are pretty impressive couds.

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    #17

    5000 Litres Of Spilled Ink

    5000 Litres Of Spilled Ink

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    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I just see environmental hazard.

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    #18

    Entrance Of The Underwater Observatory In Zug

    Entrance Of The Underwater Observatory In Zug

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Reminds me of The Truman Show

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    #19

    Reflections

    Reflections

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    Cleo Carter
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    Had to turn upside down to save my brain

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    #20

    This Sculpture Of Kids Swinging From A No Longer Existing Tree

    This Sculpture Of Kids Swinging From A No Longer Existing Tree

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    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Looks like she's crying too.

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    #21

    Clam Covered Mannequin Head That Washed Up On Shore

    Clam Covered Mannequin Head That Washed Up On Shore

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    SZ
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Oh goody, more nightmare fuel

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    #22

    A Hole On The Hill

    A Hole On The Hill

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Whoa, that's trippy

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    #23

    Hopefully I’m In The Right Place—the Way The Sunset Hit The Scaffolding Just Mesmerized Me

    Hopefully I’m In The Right Place—the Way The Sunset Hit The Scaffolding Just Mesmerized Me

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    Nathan Pogorzala
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That is a lot a scaffolding. Wow.

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    #24

    Google Street View

    Google Street View

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    Dawn Woolley
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I love the way his pants are so beautifully tailored to take into account his three legs.

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    #25

    Itap Of Well Trimmed Trees And Bushes In Fog, Creating A Mondrian-Like Composition

    Itap Of Well Trimmed Trees And Bushes In Fog, Creating A Mondrian-Like Composition

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    A B C
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    If I had taken that picture, I'd have it printed, framed, and hang it in my appartment. That's a really cool one!

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    #26

    Brick Wall Worn Down By The Sea

    Brick Wall Worn Down By The Sea

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "No, it doesn't look comfy even with the blanket down. No wonder it's only us on this beach."

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    #27

    A Train Car In Minnesota Carrying Corn Had A Leak

    A Train Car In Minnesota Carrying Corn Had A Leak

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    Inga Paškevičiūtė
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Party for birds and rodents ayy

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    #28

    Yellow Yukon At Work Today Felt Bad Peeling It

    Yellow Yukon At Work Today Felt Bad Peeling It

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    For a second that looked like Baby Groot.

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    #29

    Sometimes I Keep Myself Company

    Sometimes I Keep Myself Company

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    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Call the Ghostbusters

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    #30

    The Sky Is The Limit

    The Sky Is The Limit

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    The weirdest UFO ever: "We are coming from planet IKEA. There are the assembly instructions of our "The Universe and Everything" set missing from your box. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

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    #31

    Nagabeta Seabed Road - Japan

    Nagabeta Seabed Road - Japan

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    T Simmons
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Spirited away

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    #32

    Ladders

    Ladders

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    Lance d'Boyle
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    which is why, at only a certain time of certain days, the shadow thief can break into any apartment in the building.

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    #33

    This Is Not A Duck

    This Is Not A Duck

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    Cleo Carter
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Schrödinger‘s duck

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    #34

    Top Of A Shipping Container

    Top Of A Shipping Container

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    Ember
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Looks like a beautiful island

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    #35

    Silver Water

    Silver Water

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    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The world's largest zipper!

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    #36

    Woah

    Woah

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's insane! I had to look at this for a good minute to figure it out!

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    #37

    Melting Street During A Heatwave In India

    Melting Street During A Heatwave In India

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    Dera Anih
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Zebra Crossing.

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    #38

    Shed Overturned By A Tornado

    Shed Overturned By A Tornado

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    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It’s just taking a nap

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    #39

    A Nj Rollercoaster Got Tossed Into The Ocean By Hurricane Sandy In 2012

    A Nj Rollercoaster Got Tossed Into The Ocean By Hurricane Sandy In 2012

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Here we go, kids. Don't forget to hold your breath at the bottom of the runs.

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    #40

    Birds Eye View Of A Ship Being Cleaned

    Birds Eye View Of A Ship Being Cleaned

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I thought that was two pictures at first!

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    #41

    Ennui Yields To Art

    Ennui Yields To Art

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    Dave Nalesnik
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Because the office can’t properly crush your soul if you’re surrounded by beauty…

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    #42

    Top Down, Bottom Up

    Top Down, Bottom Up

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So now just a weight pulling the cables down, instead of holding them up?

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    #43

    What Do You Think Of This Piece?

    What Do You Think Of This Piece?

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    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Buddha wants to check if you have good car insurance.

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    #44

    Itap Of These Two Carts, Half Submerged

    Itap Of These Two Carts, Half Submerged

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    SomeCrazyDogLover
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I lost my remaining brain cells staring at this

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    #45

    The Persistence Of Garbage

    The Persistence Of Garbage

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    mcborge1
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Dali's dumpster.

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    #46

    Road To Nowhere

    Road To Nowhere

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    Nothing that can't be fixed with a little duct tape!

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    #47

    Childhood And Adulthood

    Childhood And Adulthood

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    8Yorkies-and-57cats
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A flat earther's wet dream! The edge of the world finally discovered.

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    #48

    These Floorboards At My Airbnb

    These Floorboards At My Airbnb

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    Chucky Cheezburger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    How nice, a skate park for mice.

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    #49

    Wherever You’d Like To Go

    Wherever You’d Like To Go

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A portal to another life

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    #50

    Escher's Ladder

    Escher's Ladder

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    Kelli Lindsay
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Took me a second

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    #51

    Castle In The Sky

    Castle In The Sky

    Diagonalizer Report

    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Laputa (which sadly sounds like something else in spanish)

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    #52

    The Chick Doth Protest

    The Chick Doth Protest

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    Ray_gunn
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Well-spotted

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    #53

    Signs In The Desert

    Signs In The Desert

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    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Sand covers the Land while the Post is left to Roast. He³

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    #54

    Tripping While Attempting A Panorama

    Tripping While Attempting A Panorama

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Grooving to that Eiffel Tower beat.

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    #55

    Abandoned Phone Booths

    Abandoned Phone Booths

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    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Lex Luthor's plan to thwart Superman once and for all was surprisingly simple. How will our hero save the day when he has nowhere to change into his costume??

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    #56

    The Streets Of Hong Kong After Being Sprayed With A Blue Dye Water Cannon

    The Streets Of Hong Kong After Being Sprayed With A Blue Dye Water Cannon

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    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This one is just really really sad and depressing. :(

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    #57

    A Melted Timer

    A Melted Timer

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    Cleo Carter
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Now we know how Dalí was inspired

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    #58

    Pickup Sticks

    Pickup Sticks

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    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Which fell fasta? Your Mood or the Pasta. Hehehe

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    #59

    Time Is Fleeting...

    Time Is Fleeting...

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    Lesley Richard
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    ...madness takes it's toll

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