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30 Pics From The Group That Shares Photos That You Might Need To Look At Twice To Understand (New Pics)
As a person who has pretty high myopia, I'm used to my eyes playing tricks on me. What's more concerning during hikes is when a person with 20/20 vision next to me points out a bird or some other critter blended in with nature that I didn't initially see. That's usually a recipe for a mild heart attack.
Simple things can sometimes look more interesting from certain angles, and, luckily for us, there's an online group where folks document such photographs: the Confusing Perspective subreddit. Scroll down if you're up for some silly and interesting visual surprises!
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#1
It’s A 3D Blanket
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#2
Our Dog's Paw Looks Like A Mini-Version Of Him
#3
Dinosaurs
People certainly like pictures where their brains trick them into something that isn't really there. The Forced Perspective subreddit currently has two million members (or 'confusers,' as they call them). There's one thing to note here, though: the community wants you to know they're not about pareidolia or things that look like other things.
The Redditors here are interested in photos taken from a certain perspective which results in some kind of optical illusion. Usually, it's what photographers call "forced perspective." Good examples of forced perspective are photos people like to take while traveling. They manipulate the scale and depth of objects in order for them to appear smaller or bigger, closer or farther away.
#4
A Photo I Took In An Abandoned Factory Using The Reflection In A Puddle Of Water
Carilyn Beverly 10 months ago
It almost looks like train tracks just below the surface of the water
#5
How Did He Fit In There
panther 10 months ago
Reminds of all the old jokes of "What do you call a guy with no arms or legs"
pfeils wife 10 months ago
what do you call a guy with no arms and no legs, 6 feet under?
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#6
Just An Owl Disguised As A Giant Moth To Give Someone A Heart Attack
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
I mean, unless it's THEIR owl, I would get a heart-attack either way.
catherine todd 10 months ago (edited)
From Three Rivers Avian Center in West Virginia:: "If you work with wildlife on a regular basis, you learn to NEVER say "oh, they dont do that" or something along those lines. In working with wild birds for 32 years all told, we have never seen a great horned owl try to turn into a moth. This is the Tygart Lake great horned owl who flew up and did his darndest to turn into the most spectacular (and large) moth you've ever seen. He is literally hanging by his beak which is balanced on an edge of a sheet of plywood. He flew into this position quickly when our Assistant Alisha Segars came into the flight barn to give him food. As soon as she left his room, he flipped out from the "moth" position into one we see more commonly. Give this owl a costuming award!!!" More: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/iphvtn/this_great_horned_owl_imitating_the_most_gigantic/
catherine todd 10 months ago
UPDATE: " Yep. They definitely don’t. It’s alarming because the rehab center (where this picture was taken) posted the picture was saying it was acting like a moth. (“They didn’t know they did this”). And of course all of their followers now think this is acceptable behavior because they are believing professionals. A zookeeper FB group I’m a part of is losing their minds over it lol. So frustrating." more: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/iq7hts/this_tygart_lake_great_horned_owl_mimicking_a_moth/
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WindySwede 10 months ago
I would almost have it bee a giant moth, a owl can attack you with their claws?! 😅
Jon Steensen 10 months ago
What do you mean with "just and owl"? It still doesn't answer the question of what the hell it is doing there.
Many filmmakers use forced perspective in their films. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a great example, where the director Peter Jackson made the average adult-height actors look like small hobbits. It's an optical illusion of sorts: by placing objects that are bigger farther away from the camera, you can make them smaller in scale, and vice versa.
Who hasn't fallen into an optical illusion rabbit hole at 2 A.M. and seen the most popular ones like the classic black and white spiral, the "Rabbit or duck?" picture, or the cafe wall where every line is actually straight but appears crooked? Yet pictures aren't the only media where our brains can't tell if what we're seeing is true or not. Architecture has its fair share of optical illusions, too.
#7
My Nephew Is Half Dog Half Boy LOL
#8
Lycanthrope
Brian Droste 10 months ago (edited)
I seen this couple of times and each time I see this, I have to look real close to see what is going on with this picture.
#9
The Cerberus Starter Pack
Another interesting example of forced perspective is the buildings at Disneyland, the Snow White and the Sleeping Beauty castles in particular. The ground stories of both (and many other buildings in Disneyland, for that matter) are full-scale. But all the upper levels get exponentially smaller.
#10
One Eyed Dog
Amy Lee 10 months ago
Soot sprite's love child with mike from monsters inc
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#11
Defying Gravity?
Addy 10 months ago
Looks like the shadow of the arm holding the phone to take the pic.
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#12
Skinwalker
What's the point of building the Disney castles with upper stories decreasing in height? It gives off the illusion of grandeur; as you enter Main Street USA, the castle looks huge and very far away. Yet when you're walking back from it towards the exit, the street seems much smaller and that much more manageable.
#13
Leg Spreading In The Nude
WindySwede 10 months ago
Or that BP stopped censoring stuff all of the sudden.. 😅
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#14
How Baby Cats Are Born
Probably Aoife 10 months ago
My Siamese cat is named Minerva, she looks just like this but fluffier :D
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#15
See-Through Newspaper?
Michael Largey 10 months ago
Pass that paper to the individual on your right. They are really in need of it.
Do you know who else used forced perspective in architecture? The Ancient Greeks! The Parthenon, for example, has columns that are thicker in the middle than the ends and a slight bulge in their platforms. That's so that they appear straight from a distance because parallel lines tend to appear to converge. When the columns of a building taper off at the top, the buildings would also appear larger from a distance.
#16
I Will Take A Bite
April Pickett 10 months ago
He was an adult and mindful of his actions unlike what we have now.
Romy White 9 months ago
All you that miss him have your heads in the sand! And you're apart of the problem
Jane Hower 5 months ago
Biggest POS EVER!! Gay, Muslim, Born in Phillipeans, married to a Trans, and worst of all - A DEMOCRAT!!!!
#17
Catdog
#18
Wide Angle Lens Photo Makes It Seem Like The Carters Are Tiny And The Bidens Are Giants
olaff 422 10 months ago
I already miss them. I am not ready for the chaos that's about to happen here in Merka.
Spinstapink 10 months ago (edited)
Well, the very elderly do 'shrink' a little, but I agree- the camera exaggerates it a bit, here.
not a liberal 10 months ago
bruh ppl be downvoting u for telling the truth.
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Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago (edited)
James Earl Carter Jr, recently departed and sadly missed by those who loved him. You can judge people on how they respond when someone passes away. Trump and his supporters default to nasty dishonest personal abuse towards anyone who shows them up for what they really are, and Jimmy Carter - a decent man all his life, a man who dedicated himself to making the world a better place - is one such person. The saddest thing about the rapist Trump is that no-one has loved him since his mother passed away; no-one loves him or cares about him and no-one will mourn when he himself dies.
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In optical illusions where the picture messes with our brains' capacity to understand colors, it's often because of our perception of lighting. Remember the famous debate about whether the dress was black and blue or white and gold? Although it was actually black and blue, many people assumed it was in a shadow and said it was white and gold.
#19
I Now Pronounce You Man And Horse Wife
#20
The Side Of The Building Is Reflecting The Sky So Perfectly That It Looks Like It’s Two Dimensional
#21
Tiny F-15 Parked On Helicopter Rotor Blade
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
BP, please fix the caption. It really is an F-16 as previous replies have said.
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
https://mil.in.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30765_1648935932-1-e1674212760760-1.webp
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Today, researchers can confidently say that the debate happened because of people's assumptions about illumination. "Color perception depends on the observers' assumptions and beliefs about the scene," a conclusion of one study reads. Essentially, people made their decision based on whether they believed that the dress was in a shadow or not.
#22
Criminal Bottle
Hill Branda 10 months ago
Camouflage Cup will camouflage itself... but then you can't find your coffee.
William McDonnell 10 months ago
It is either a fake image, or the cup is a magical floating cup...
#23
The Williams Tower Looks Like A Hologram In The Houston Fog
#24
Smooth As A Ken Doll
Optical illusions can open an interesting and somewhat worrying can of worms: our brains can't always differentiate between reality and illusion. Scientists say that even when we know about the trick behind the optical illusion, we still can't unsee it. "You can't seem to consciously override the 'wrong' interpretation," neuroscientist Judy Gardner told Vox.
#25
Side View Of The Pepsi-Cola Sign At Night In Queens, NYC
ƒιѕн 10 months ago
Glad I live in a very rural area and don't have to look at this glaring c**p.
White Sauce Hot Sauce 10 months ago
It's been around since 1940. If it was an annoyance, it would've been taken down in one of the several decades it's been there.
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#26
This Snow Angel Appears To Be Coming Out Of The Snow
marion van der sorrow 10 months ago (edited)
Because it is. To me it looks like person buried in snow, there are soles of shoes visible. Also sun is shining from left side casting shadows od the right, on snow bumps above as well as on this angel. If it's imprint we wouldn't see shadow under right armpit
Bored Trash Panda 10 months ago
It's an indent in the snow. There are shadows because of where the sun is casting light from and there is snow raised up on the sides of where the persons body was. Have you never made a snow angel?
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#27
Still Not Sure About Wtf Is Going On
ƒιѕн 10 months ago
It's a cat, you will never be sure whats going on. One of mine just freaked out and went spinning thru the house cause a cheese wrapper was stuck to his butt
The reality is that our senses lag behind what's really happening at the moment. Our brains make predictions based on the information we have, and that's how we get optical illusions. Neuroscientist Adam Hantman says that our brains predict, and our senses correct. "If you were always using sensory information, errors would accumulate in ways that would lead to quite catastrophic effects on your motor control," he explained.
#28
Gigantic Boy Descends Upon A Serene Lakeshore
Fool of a Took 10 months ago
This is amazing. I know what it is but my eyes refuse to see it properly.
#29
He's Comfortable Up There
Michael Largey 10 months ago
"Hey buddy, put down the gun! Yes, the name of the game is 'Chutes and Ladders', but it's not spelled like you think!"
#30
Look At Those Two Buildings In The Background. Which One Is Closer ?
JessieJ&LilyLovebug 10 months ago
The one of the left. The top row is in front of the other building...and some of the others are, too.
Robert T 10 months ago
Correct. It is much more obvious is you click on the name and look at the original post with a bigger image.
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How many of the photos in this list confused you, dear Pandas? Do you have any photos of your own shot from an interesting or confusing perspective? Share them with us in the comments! And if you'd like to see more similar lists, you can head over here, here, here, and here!
#38
How Many Pipes Do You See?
WindySwede 10 months ago
I really can't tell, but I guess it's not 3 since o see 3..! 😅 but I guess it's heating pipes for an radiator? Makes it easierr to grasp what I'm looking at.
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#39
Bird Blocking A Forklift
#42
Brother In Law Having A Nap By The Creek
#45
Prehistoric
#47
Mega UPS Van
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
Not a reflection. So it's two UPS trucks sitting back to back. Best guess is one is disabled and they're transferring its cargo to the other one.
#48
It Startled Me The Other Day. Who Else Is In My Kitchen?
#53
Bug Or Part Of A Plant?
#55
Got A Little Maine Coon Baby This Weekend, And Her Ears + My Beard Made For A Little Confusion!
#57
A Bridge Of Clips?
#60
Bomber Behemoth
#64
Doge With Human Legs
pfeils wife 10 months ago
No, he's the department of government efficiency.. in 'merka 😂
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#70
Indoor/Outdoor Tree
#71
No Wonder Why They Broke Up, His Arm Was Too Damn Long!
#73
Hand With Wonderful Locks
#76
I Got Then Looong Legs
MalayDragon 10 months ago
In addition to the long legs, Why do it also look like he's taking a selfie with a phone held in his right foot...
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Deborah 10 months ago
This is the kind of thing I come to BP for. Let's totally eliminate the Amazon shopping lists, the celeb c**p, all negative stuff.
Angie May 10 months ago
Yup, same here. I downvote all that c**p without even clicking that article and move onto stuff like this.
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jjdubs W 10 months ago
BP I will not pay for your stolen content. If I really want to read it, I can wait until People steals it from you ;)
StephieEss 10 months ago
Go to the original source for most of these, Reddit. It’s free and you don’t have to wait.
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Sarah McBride 9 months ago
What? I need a BP Premium Subscription to see the rest?? When did that happen? Yikes...
Deborah 10 months ago
This is the kind of thing I come to BP for. Let's totally eliminate the Amazon shopping lists, the celeb c**p, all negative stuff.
Angie May 10 months ago
Yup, same here. I downvote all that c**p without even clicking that article and move onto stuff like this.
Load More Replies... jjdubs W 10 months ago
BP I will not pay for your stolen content. If I really want to read it, I can wait until People steals it from you ;)
StephieEss 10 months ago
Go to the original source for most of these, Reddit. It’s free and you don’t have to wait.
Load More Replies... Sarah McBride 9 months ago
What? I need a BP Premium Subscription to see the rest?? When did that happen? Yikes...
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