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A picture can really be worth a thousand words. But sometimes, they're "written" in a foreign language.

As you might've learned from our previous article on 'Images That Require More Context', there's a reason why people should provide captions for the photos they post online. If there isn't one, the rest of us might have more questions than answers.

"Why is that duck riding the subway?" "Did it pay for a ticket?" "How does the bird know when to get off?" "Can it read?" And so on.

But in case you missed the memo, let's take another look at what the Twitter account has been posting lately.

(Spoiler alert, it continues to stay true to its name.)

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If you feel uneasy when browsing these pictures, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you. In fact, Dr. Clay Routledge, who is a social psychologist and professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University, points out that we humans need meaning. So whenever there is a lack of it — as it seems with many of these images — we're triggered.

"According to terror management theory, a prominent theory in social psychology, humans are like all other animals in that we strive to survive. Our bodies consist of systems that work to keep us alive. And as conscious beings, we deliberately engage in efforts to avoid death. We are motivated to live. However, unlike other animals, humans are intelligent enough to realize that death is certain. That is, we are uniquely aware of our mortal nature. We understand that despite our best efforts to stay alive, death is inevitable," Routledge writes in Scientific American.

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Terror management theory asserts that this juxtaposition of a desire to live and an awareness of death can cause a significant amount of anxiety, and that humans need to manage this terror in some way if we want to keep functioning.

"We would not be a very productive species if we lived our lives in constant fear of death. Thus, according to the theory, people seek out a sense of enduring meaning that makes them feel more than mortal," Routledge explains.

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Gianna B D
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The truck is transporting helium and therefore floats. Duh.

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Kathryn Baylis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still from a cut scene in the movie Twister. They used the “We got cows” scene instead. (In case you think it’s real. No it isn’t. I just made it up.)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My guess is a photo was taken of a truck on its side and then Photoshop was used to create this image.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think it's photoshop. I think the simpler explanation is that the truck is held up by a crane (or something similar). Notice how everything above the truck isn't in the frame? You can see all the wires appear below the truck, however if they simply took the photo at the right time with the right composition, then all the wires could actually be in front of the truck not holding it up. The strap the is visibly connecting to the truck looks like it could be a guide cable or something like that.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to be a special kind of stupid to do this

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Raimei Ai
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay....first was a goat....that one may have some context......this tho..... Worst Dukes of Hazzard immigration ever....

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Victor Botha
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are incredibly strong overhead cables, not to mention the posts they are strung from

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J. Emery Anderson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mam, the order you had for Helium filled balloons will be delivered later than expected.

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Becca Hauck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case you were wondering exactly how strong those wires are.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find this one too hard to believe. 1) the Cables can't be that strong? 2) The cables are probably not insultated so that truck probably would have caused sparks and caught on fire; similar to milar balloons hitting the powerlines. 3) it looks llke the truck's front right is somehow resting on power lines that are not at the right height.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was driving to a friend's house once, where I had to loop back because I didn't believe my eyes but someone put their motorcycle in the power lines.... Above a small ravine.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No , boss. It really wasn't me. It was that secret anti-gravitational device the Germans and the American governments have been working on since WW II. SUCCESS, EEEW!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 100% positive some powered superheros and/or villains were involved

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The non-uniform thickness of the wires makes me think this is one of those AI generated images.

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Amelia Badelia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to be the tow truck driver that pulls up to that scene and just talk to the officer

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How are the cables holding the truck? How did it get up there? I have so many questions

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pov the Amazon driver when when you order same day delivery at 11:59 at night;

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing someone won a bet, that they could get the truck stuck up there

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two contexts are needed here. #1 How the hell? #2 What are those poles and wires made of?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It could be a perspective deception, the truck is actually a toy, thrown behind the guys, the truck is closer to the camera making it look bigger.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SO how much of the driver seat did they have to remove from the drivers a*s?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Natural disasters create some truly interesting pictures. Try just putting one up and letting kids write their own version of how it happened? Delivery to Hogwarts?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm wondering if the kids are wearing helmets in case it falls or if they just discovered the lorry mid game lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um...I am not sure this is what Jesus meant when he said to carry your cross..

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To put it simply, we know our lives are brief and so we try to be part of something that transcends biological existence. "This sense of death-transcendence can come from having children, creating works that will leave a lasting legacy, investing in a group or organization that outlasts the lives of any individual member, and so on," the social psychologist says.

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Naturally, spirituality is a particularly powerful meaning-making tool as most religious beliefs explicitly afford humans with an afterlife.

"Research supports terror management theory," Routledge highlights. "Specifically, studies find that when people are exposed to stimuli that remind them of their mortality, they exhibit increased investment in the social and cultural identities that provide meaning and perceptions of death-transcendence."

For instance, if someone actively contemplates mortality, it increases their desire to have children, level of patriotism, religious faith, and commitment to romantic partners.

"In short, heightening the awareness of death heightens efforts to find and preserve transcendent meaning"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Park the van under a tree in a parking lot, and leave it there for a few hours. Then tell us that birds aren't real.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Under water camping challenge!! Who ever doesn't die first gets $1000!!!!! GOT INTENSE!!!

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Similarly, Routledge says that meaning mitigates the threat of death awareness. In fact, studies show that having people think about death increases their fear of it, but this effect is only observed among those who do not perceive their lives as meaningful.

"People who have meaning are not as terrified about the fact that they are mortal," Routledge says.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gun or photoshop? I hope it's photoshop, otherwise this is a waste of a perfectly good billiards table.

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Research suggests that the realization that life is finite is the driving force for our efforts to feel that our lives are purposeful and meaningful.

People want to be more than mere mortal beings who, at some point in time, disappear forever. To feel meaningful is to feel like you've made a lasting mark, and that your contribution will endure.

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I know it's a stretch, but maybe, just maybe, viewing seemingly random pictures with no apparent reason behind them somehow challenges our notion of a greater purpose? But maybe that's just maybe. Maybe you're completely unfazed by this list.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A truck carrying hagfish crashed on a road with the car in the picture. Hagfish release slime when disturbed, car covered in slime. Think I’ve got that right?

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Research indicates that people who report having a strong sense of meaning in life are better able to cope with mentally and physically taxing experiences.

"Meaning can give people the inner strength they need to overcome many of life’s hurdles. Meaning motivates. It makes people want to productively move forward in life," Routledge says.

I don't want to sound overdramatic, but I hope you found your meaning. If not, let's keep searching. Whether it's a dumb image on the internet or something bigger.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Minimum wage worker in the US forced to work with no air conditioning. Understandable to me.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Vecna! Quick what's your favorite song? Edit since I got so many responses mine would be brain damage by Pink Floyd I think. I love music!

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