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Article created by: Ingrida Jasiukevičiūtė

You have to see it to believe it, they say. But can we really trust our eyes?

The answer is not quite. It was found that our eyes can trick our brains into believing things that aren’t there and vice versa. This makes us fall for optical illusions, too—images that fool our brain into seeing something differently from reality. They definitely mess with your head, but that’s the whole fun of it.

For your entertainment, our Bored Panda team compiled a whole list of unedited visual illusions that might break your brain if you’re not too careful. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down!

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#1

In Cute Cat News, My Mom Put Up An Easter Decal On Our Front Door And It Makes Gigi Look Like A Dr. Seuss Character

Cat lying in sunlight with colorful spots on its fur and floor, creating a confusing and unreal unedited photo effect.

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    A Wave Of Clouds Rolls In North Central Minnesota

    Dark swirling clouds above an empty road creating a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal and surreal.

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    #3

    This Photo From Inside A Tent Looks Like Photoshop

    View of a sunlit forest through the open flap of a tent, an unedited photo so confusing it doesn't look real

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    #4

    I Came Across These Odd Trees While Hiking A Volcano On Tenerife

    Three bright yellow trees growing on a black volcanic ash slope, creating a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal.

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    #5

    This Is 1 Picture. The Netherlands

    Unedited photo of a road lined with trees and a canal on the right, creating a confusingly perfect perspective in nature.

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    #6

    Two Giants?

    Two men standing in a large scoop above a street with tiny pedestrians below in confusing unedited photo.

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    #7

    Sky Looked Like A River

    Confusing unedited photo of traffic lights showing red and green simultaneously during dusk with cars stopped at intersection.

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    #8

    Osaka Expo There Is A Hole In The Sky For This Building

    Large unusual building with curved walls and a reflective top under clear blue sky, an unedited photo confusing the eye.

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    #9

    An Oval Like Cloud Spotted Over Reykjavík Iceland This Morning

    Unedited photo of unusual lenticular cloud formation above residential buildings, creating a confusing and unreal scene.

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    #10

    Tried To Take A Photo Of A Grasshopper On My Windshield, But It Looks Like It's Giant And Destroying The Town

    A large insect appears to be floating above a road, creating a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal.

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    #11

    Clouds Over Swansea, Wales This Morning

    Unedited photo showing a sharp contrast between dark clouds and clear blue sky over a suburban neighborhood road.

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    #12

    This Dog Had His Own Peep Hole

    Golden retriever’s head appears to float through stone wall creating an unedited photo so confusing it doesn’t look real.

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    #13

    Balcon-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-Ony

    Architectural corridor with repeating red and yellow frames creating a confusing unedited photo illusion.

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    #14

    This Picture I Took Of Two Swans That Looks Like One Swan With A Smaller Second Head

    Two photos of swans on a sandy shore creating a confusing and unedited optical illusion.

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    #15

    My Dog Laying Down With His Head On The Curb. Looks Like He’s Been Decapitated

    Confusing photo of a dog’s head resting seemingly detached on a concrete ledge, creating an unreal visual effect.

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    #16

    Grandma's Hair Is On Fire

    Older woman walking past a building with steam appearing to come out of her head in confusing unedited photo.

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    #17

    Photo Taken At The Exact Moment The Scene Changed

    Black and white cat curled up on bed with blue patterned blanket in bedroom with mirrored closet and TV reflection.

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    #18

    The City Of Giants

    City skyline at sunset with unedited photos showing confusing giant silhouettes of people in the sky above the buildings.

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    #19

    Veterans Cemetery

    Autumn leaves covering a cemetery with rows of tombstones, creating a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal.

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    #20

    A Stump

    Tree trunk appears to float above the ground near a sidewalk, a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal and intriguing.

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    #21

    This Ain't No Photoshop, It's Just Paint

    Brightly colored geometric art inside a concrete structure creates a confusing and surreal unedited photo.

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    #22

    A Friend On Social Media Spotted This One Pixel Glitch In The Matrix, India

    Unedited photo of a cloud formation with a clear patch of sky appearing unnatural above a highway overpass.

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    #23

    Floating Woman

    Woman lying on sandy beach next to a shadow that makes this unedited photo confusing and surreal in appearance.

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    #24

    Spotted This Optical Illusion On Holiday In Italy

    A ship appearing to float above the ocean due to a rare natural optical illusion in unedited photos so confusing they don’t look real.

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    #25

    Caught A Fish And The Photo Makes It Look Transparent

    Man holding a large fish by the water’s edge with fishing rod nearby, an unedited photo so confusing it looks unreal.

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    #26

    This Dog Has A Side Quest For You

    Curly brown dog sitting and lying on a glowing orange outline that looks like fire in unedited photos confusing real.

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    #27

    This Freeze-Frame Trapped My Dog In A Bubble

    Dog inside a giant soap bubble on a green lawn, creating an unedited photo that looks confusing and unreal.

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    #28

    Gigantic Wolf

    Giant wolf standing on a rooftop in an unedited photo so confusing it doesn’t look real with a clear blue sky background.

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    #29

    Caught This Interesting Contrast In Cloud Formations Today

    Unedited photo of dramatic, textured clouds creating a confusing and unreal sky scene over trees and a streetlight.

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    #30

    That Bird Looks Like It's Made Of Chrome

    Bird perched on a ledge with a confusing reflection blending urban scenery, creating an unedited photo that looks unreal.

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    #31

    Disappearing Trailer

    Unedited photo of a trailer carrying a large wooden structure and cooler in a snowy, dimly lit parking area at night.

    Other than slightly brightening the image given the dark when we took it, it is not edited. The perspective was just as confusing in person.

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    #32

    Yes, They're Real Horses, Yes, That's A Roof

    Silhouettes of two horses on a rooftop, creating a confusing unedited photo that looks unreal and unusual.

    No editing involved, there is a hill behind the bungalow which when you take a picture from the correct angle lines up perfectly with the roof.

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    #33

    My Nephew Is Half Dog Half Boy

    A child with a dog's body hugging a woman, an unedited photo confusing and surreal looking so real.

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    #34

    The Shadows Aren't Rendering Properly

    Snow falling around a lit street lamp at night, creating a confusing photo that doesn’t look real or edited.

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    #35

    Somewhere In Russia

    Snow-covered urban scene with a glowing tunnel entrance, tall buildings, and streetlights creating a confusing, unreal effect.

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    #36

    These Wind Turbines From My Plane Look Like They're Floating In The Sky

    Blue sky filled with small wind turbines blending with clouds in a confusing and surreal unedited photo.

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    #37

    Gigantic Boy Descends Upon A Serene Lakeshore

    Child peeking through thick ice over a frozen stream in a confusing unedited photo that looks almost unreal.

    Actual photo shows a boy posing atop a layer of ice on a stream. The underside of the ice looks like a full-size grayscale landscape.

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    #38

    Someone Was Pressing On The Screen Too Hard

    Unusual cloud formation with a circular hole in the sky under bright sunlight, an unedited photo looking unreal.

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    #39

    Linear Edge Of Cloud Formation

    Confusing unedited photo of a street with a sharp cloud edge that makes the sky look unreal and split in two.

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    #40

    This Thin Streak Of Snow Across Ohio

    View from airplane wing showing a bright reflective area on the ground in an unedited photo that looks confusing and unreal.

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    #41

    From The Right Angle, The John Hancock Building In Boston Looks 2D And It Freaks Me Out Every Time I See It

    Unedited photo of a tall reflective building behind trees and traffic lights on Appleton Street under a clear blue sky.

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    #42

    My Sisters' Dogs Look Photoshopped Into This Photo

    Two dogs walking on a frozen river in a forest, an unedited photo that looks confusing and unreal.

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    #43

    Big Seagull

    Seagull perched on rooftop edge in bright daylight, an unedited photo so confusing it doesn’t look real.

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    #44

    Afternoon Flight

    Dog walking on icy snow near the water, an unedited photo so confusing it doesn’t look real.

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    #45

    Car Being Engulfed By The Road

    Police car half submerged in floodwaters on a street with flashing lights, creating a confusing and unreal scene.

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    #46

    A Foggy Morning At The $200 Million Abandoned Town: Burj Al Baba, Turkey

    Row of identical castle-like houses fading into fog along a deserted road in unedited photo so confusing it looks unreal.

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    #47

    Just A Rock

    Sunset perfectly aligned with a circular sculpture on a rocky shore, an unedited photo so confusing it doesn’t look real.

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    #48

    The Dog Looks Like He Was Photoshopped

    Two dogs in a grassy field creating a confusing perspective that makes the scene look unreal and unedited.

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    #49

    Rug Depth Perception

    A floating carpet illusion in a room, one of the unedited photos so confusing they don’t look real.

    Took a photo of my new kitchen rug that had been delivered, but the rug is sitting on the taller box it came in. Didn’t realize until I sent it to my sister that it looked like an AI rendering (and also 5x the size).

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    #50

    Trailer With Side And Rear Doors Open

    Unedited photo of a shiny silver trailer with open window panels parked on a curved residential street in autumn.


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