“Important Images”: 50 Unhinged Pics That Are Hard To Believe Are Real
Have you ever looked at something that for inexplicable reasons burned itself into your brain? Like a composition, a combination of elements that seemed so fundamental that you simply could not forget about it? Most memories do end up lost or distorted, like tears in the rain, but in the age of the internet, we can now preserve these special moments.
We’ve gathered some interesting, or dare I saw important images from TheImageDeposit on Facebook, a group dedicated to sharing cool, funny, and unique pictures. It might be hard to place your finger on exactly why these pics are so evocative, but be sure to upvote your favorites and share your emotions in the comments.
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If anyone is interested, this is Yong Qing Fang Plaza, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
This is a bittersweet photo of a mother bear who lost her cub. Humans gave her the teddy bear in hopes it would ease her grief.
Dammit something told me not to look at these comments : (
Load More Replies...Pictures mimic the human gaze more than most other visual arts. From the position of the camera, generally at eye level to the clarity of the image, what we might call photorealistic to differentiate it from a painting or CGI, photographs have a way of embedding themselves into our brains. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that certain elements can make one image more memorable than another.
This also works in reverse, as certain elements will actually ‘lower’ the importance of a picture in our mind. Mountains, trees, and the sky all seemed to decrease the probability that the research subject would retain the image for later. So sorry Tolkien enthusiasts, as important as nature is, our brains seem to prefer people, cars, and, for some reason, floors. This is in line with many of the pictures here, as most involve at least parts of a person or animals which we like to personify as ‘characters,’ in their own right.
“This is about me pushing that glass of lemonade down on your nasty click box, isn’t it? You’re replacing me, aren’t you? I did it for you, Janice, the click box had hypnotized you again! You forgot to scratch my belly, Janice! What was I supposed to do?!” You can have a happy cat, or you can have a computer. You can’t have both. Not for long, anyway. This is something us cat owners are aware of, and it’s a fate we submit ourselves to.
omg I didn't even notice until I saw this comment lmao
Load More Replies...SHOW ME YOUR KITTIES! Please tell me I'm not the first person to think this.
Clever defense mechanism, girl’s giving warning signs: “Come near me and you’ll have your eyes clawed out”
I didn't see the kitten at first and my thought was "Come near me and I'll give you an uppercut right under your chin."
Load More Replies...Found an abandoned kitten early on my tour, so I popped it into my shirt and continued on through. Best part of that trip was bringing home that beautiful souvenir.
AWW, I hope that you have many long and happy years with your dear sweet little kitty😻💖
Load More Replies...She shouldn’t be showing her pussy on public transportation like that 😬
This is one seriously vexed doggo! Look at the angry eyebrows and pursed mouth 🤣🤣🤣 2 is company, 3 is a crowd!
You're absolutely right. It IS two different dogs and what's sad is how most people nowadays don't even realize it because everyone is so programmed and indoctrinated by the world to not think for themselves and to not notice things that they don't even think to see the differences much less actually notice them.
Load More Replies...“And there she goes, hogging the spotlight as usual,” Rex growled under his breath.
While this might feel like it removes the magic of funny images, recent reviews of studies pertaining to what images our mind chooses to remember all indicate that it’s a pretty non-intuitive process. So our brains decide to take, for example, a picture of a girl with a banana in her nose or a heap of audio jacks all plugged together and retain it for reasons that scientists can’t actually understand. A nice part of being human is that we don’t need to understand something or its significance to enjoy it.
I don’t think it’s AI. I think there’s a smidge of photo shop in there. Just to smooth things out. The face and pose are for real I think! Lol.
Load More Replies...Someone saw her on the tube n asked to take a pic, I've read about it before.
According to the logo and the furniture the picture has been taken in a bus in Paris (or Parisian region).
Load More Replies...Mom always told me the difference between men and boys is the price of their toys
I love this so much it hurts. Our kitty we had when I was growing up was the sweetest, most tolerant cat ever. We used to dress her in doll clothes and put her in the doll carrier. She never once tried to bite or scratch us. Man, I miss that cat.
That is impressive; not only are they remaining seated, they are paying attention.
My childhood cat would never have allowed me to do this had I had her when I was this age! These two are unbelievably patient!
In fact, things we don’t quite understand or that we feel like we want more context about actually make certain images and visuals stand out. The MIT research paper found mountains, trees, and the sky negatively correlated with memory, most likely because most of us have a pretty good idea of what these things are. Mountains and the sky, famously, don’t change too much. One look and our brain has ‘resolved’ the picture. The same can be said for picturesque compositions of the sky or anything else your world-traveling friend is posting every other day.
This reminds me more of like man-eating plants from cartoons lol
Load More Replies...The twigs that make it look like the lime has little legs!
Players must do everything they can to protect the king in this case- more so than one usually would!!
Very cute. Looks like he's having fun Also a wee bit terrifying for Doctor Who fans.
A lesser known subvariant of the Midas condition...
Load More Replies...Instead, these weird and funny pics really tickle our curiosity. What does that bear actually think about its plush toy and why does that golden can statue have such a massive arm? These questions compel us, cementing these pictures in our minds. In other words, an image is important because it raises questions. You’ve probably seen compilations like “pictures that need more context” or “images with a lot of stuff going on,” which all utilize this effect. So never sell your mind short, remember, it's a workaholic that would rather see a skateboard with fingerboards for wheels instead of a mountain vista.
That woman is the literal devil. Now, he's no angel, obviously, but she tortured him. I heard all the tapes and things she said to him. And the stitches he had to get covertly so she wouldn't get in trouble. I DID ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO KEEP MY ABUSER OUT OF JAIL. This is why so many abused women hate her. We see ourselves as him, trying so hard to just get out as quietly as possible, but them constantly coming after us. I'm not going to advocate for someone just because they're a woman- she is an awful person and I pray to GOD her child doesn't grow up like her.
I fully agree with everything you just said. I'm sure Johnny had his faults in their marriage but the sh!t she did to him?? She's a monster. Men can absolutely be victims of abuse just as much as women. (Pun absolutely intended when I said 'sh!t she did to him)
Load More Replies...Leave Beaker out of this he is innocent. And a very good actor.
She couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. It was embarrassing to watch.
Make sure to change the picture too, they accidentally crossed the dog out of it.
Load More Replies...Photographers, particularly ones who focus on nature, might be reading this and falling into despair. After all, who likes to learn that the focus of your profession is literally being blocked out by human memories? So here are some suggestions compiled by Scientific American to help protect your photography from becoming forgettable. Add a human, or at least try to get one in the frame. Preferably one moving around, since that seems to help our comprehension and retention. Human-scale objects are helpful as well, from cars to medium-sized bushes.
Wow, if we could get her to do that with her claws, we could trim them!
Me stressed out, needing something in my mouth to chomp on and relax my jaw with. I’ve tried cardboard too
OH GOD, it has a taste for human flesh now! BTW Hippos kill more people than sharks. A lot more...
It is, and like any other baby chances are it was teething at the time this picture was taken
Load More Replies...Hippos kill more people per year than sharks. This is cute and all but just saying…
... and now we know why- Sneak attacks!!
Load More Replies...Pinecone, not teeth. We dodged a bullet there. You can relax, Pandas.
Omg I was scared and now I'm scarred. I couldn't figure out what it was and didn't want to keep looking 😭
Load More Replies...could be a fake yt video thumbnail "MOST DANGEROUS AND RARE DOG BREEDS *shocking*"
Welp- I’m not sleeping tonight. No matter how many first glimpses I give the photo, my initial impression is of a monster 😭
That said… I might prank a family member with this :/ oh, cruel mind, why dost thou think such thoughts?
Load More Replies...Yeah. This is often the click bait pic for articles like "Dog breeds you never knew existed!" 🙄
Load More Replies...Travel photographers likely already know this. Sure, it's nice to make a pic of the Eiffel Tower just to have it, but there is always the knowledge that it’s one among thousands if not millions. Maybe you’ll do it at night, you might think. Wrong! It’s actually illegal, as its sparkling lights and decorations are protected by copyright. So it’s fine for your Instagram page, just don’t try to sell it. Travel photographers do let us see into countries and places most of us have never been but at the risk of allowing a foreigner with a camper to define the place.
Can we pause for a moment and applaud the original animators who created a person who looked like a typical "handsome" human but still was recognizable as Shrek? (Of course, I was happy when he went back to his lovable ogre self)
All I want to know is who has to phones to take a picture of another phone?
How do you explain being the doppelganger to a cartoon? Worse, the cartoon is of a humanized ogre...nightmares!
British sociologist John Urry calls this the ‘tourist gaze,’ where people and the places they inhabit are defined through the lens of the photographer. While perhaps less subjective than painting and other visual arts, photography still carries many of the preconceptions and biases of the person behind the camera. The photographer chooses the subject, the framing, and the angle. The viewer only sees what the photographer allows us to. So as important or truthful as an image might feel, it’s important to keep these ideas in mind.
A luxury rumbly bumbly wrist warmer for those who… like not moving for hours at a time. Comes in multiple colors and personalities! A great deal for everyone!
Load More Replies...Aaand... nobody is going to mention playing nude? No? Just me.. okie dokie...
little do you know the summoning has been complete.
Load More Replies...With the power of earth, wind, fire, water, and indifference, together they summon Cat'ain Planet to protect the world from baths, early wake up calls, and dogs.
As I said before you interrupted Betty, once we make the sign I can summon the demon.
My food is late. Keep me waiting longer and the rest of the wall shall fall
This is me after I hear a rustle in the kitchen! I need my share and I don’t have time to navigate through doors.
Once he has the diamond enchanted boots and the diamond enchanted helmet he will be nearly invincible
Load More Replies...I feel like this outfit was designed to prevent cameras from picking up his face.
FYI: rather cheap on Amazon. I’ve got the pants, shorts, tank & jacket. I think the priciest piece was $38 USD. I mostly wear them for late dog walks, because I’m on a very dark, limited visibility county road. Because there are no street lights & very few light sources in general, I light up like a meteor when headlights hit.
My kid had a light rain jacket in this fabric....brilliant for dark, wet winters we get in the UK, looks a lovely light grey usually, when hit with light...looks like the fella in the pic. Brilliant reflective thing, never had to worry about being seen on dark roads when comin from school, or walking the dogs
Load More Replies...Ngl I’m in love with the bright colors on that outfit there, would be mesmerizing if it glew in the dark too
Er… is it glew? Or glowed? I don’t think glew is a word ._.
Load More Replies...I want this for my kids. They would love the colors and cars would see them
That's what I thought before I scrolled all the way down!
Load More Replies...This! And the bouncing card stacks after you finish a solitaire game
"I don't know why you're so upset, Susan. You know the rules. We were in sight of the car and Nibbles clearly called 'shotgun' first. Fair is fair."
Apparently, Piglet has been lifting weights! Maybe now he’ll protect the Hundred Acre Wood from predators instead of being scared of them?
The robot kitty has been fully charged and is now activated. Prepare the planet for takeover.
Pretty sure that's a Pointer or some other type of Bird dog and not a Dalmatian.
Load More Replies...On the other hand, the cardio is really helping him get really toned.
Load More Replies...POV: you lost your ipad and missed your japanese lesson, then you forgot to do your lesson 10 minutes before midnight
POV you're trying to clean out your room but you keep finding random c**p
There's a guy on the internet who can remove that cringe portion. Of course, his idea of repair might not be yours.
"Ive come to talk to you about your cars extended warranty"
"Ok, folks, we're going to take a short break, but then we'll be back for another Set!"
Oh this is SICK! what a gorgeous guitar I would love to see it in person
THAT GUITAR IS SO COOL!!! If it was a bass guitar I'd want it really badly.
And that started the downfall of the great Clancey, huffing tortoises. It was sad, really.
“We found another shell in your stable, Clancy… I think it’s time for us to have a talk.”
Load More Replies...Wait... did the turtle sniff the horse or the horse sniff the turtle?
I'm assuming this is a chicken/egg thing and we will never know the answer. Love your un BTW!
Load More Replies...Secretariat's grandson has fallen on hard times. Already suspended for doping, he's resorted to snorting red eared slider to try and get his edge back.
The joke is that braces made all the fingers even. There is nothing odd about fingers like that; just a normal human variant
Yknow, I Can make my middle and ring finger line up on my left hand, and it makes them the same length, as well as my pinkie and index the same length. If you measure, the ring and middle are the same length, the knuckles are just positioned differently, same with the pinkie and index
This is clearly fake. It will take more then braces glued to finger nails, to disfigure and adults hand. It's two different individuals. The last person is with some rare genetic disorder
Duraflame electric glow logs would work well here! DuraflameE...icLogs.jpg
I like it! Totally useless and yet, it draws me in. I think I want it1
"We've been trying to reach you about your submarine's extended warranty …"
Kolmården, Sweden. Been there, didnt get any food though, but we got to feed and pat the dolphins.
Did you whisper in his ear, " I hope you enjoy your little tank life"?
Load More Replies...Lol. In all seriousness, cement is really harsh in your skin, you should get the baby out fast
Nah. Just let the baby simmer while you snap a photo.
Load More Replies...Im pretty sure that cement is actually really dangerous. I think you can get pretty bad burns by quick dry cement, due to the chemical reaction making it dry so quickly.
Yup, I was once on a hospital ward with someone who got cement burns, he needed skin grafts on his legs and feet.
Load More Replies...Putting the baby and cement is not funny. Cement can cause second or third-degree burns after a reasonably short exposure. In severe cases, cement burns will go down to the bone. They can cause scarring, disability, skin grafts, and even amputation. This is not funny! That woman is an idiot.
Mother and photographer are both idiots - for putting baby at risk and she's also likely to end up with a cut or nail in her feet.
Load More Replies...My question exactly, something smells fishy...
Load More Replies...quite a long time ago. isn't she standing barefoot on rusty iron?
Load More Replies...They said I had to eat the whole thing before I could eat the bowl
haha, he is the barnyard equivalent of a sausage dog
Load More Replies...me: mom, can we have an airplane? mom: no. we have airplane at home the airplane at home
Why is everyone calling this a plane? It is 100% a popsicle helicopter on a motorcycle. A chopped chopper chopper if you will.
Load More Replies...In 2007, 24-year-old undergraduate from Nigeria built helicopters out of old car and bike parts. Mubarak Muhammed Abdullahi, a physics student, spent eight months building the yellow model seen here, using the money he makes from repairing cellphones and computers. While some of the parts were sourced from a crashed 747, the chopper contained all sorts of surprises. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1093466-nigerian-man-builds-helicopter-using-wood-photo.html
it is said that a bee should not be able to fly. due to the ratio between the size of her wings and the weight of her body. but the bee does not care about the opinions of others, it flies anyway. so I wish you a happy flight, little bee
I'm not sure if this is a fun joke - a motorized trike made into a "helicopter" or if it is some serious BS. the later because I remember a video about - I forget which country down Africa way - that was claiming they were going to space and they were making a rocket ship out of 50 gallon barrels. It was comical in a very sad way. Wait - I just googled. It was the Zambian space program if you want to look it up. Back in the 60s but ridiculous
I had to look him up and he is known as the Russian Popeye. And he had to have life saving surgery, but has since reinjected himself. They look worse than in this picture and quite frankly look like tumors that are about to pop.
This is one of dudes that's injected his muscles with oil. So many men have died from doing this. As for this woman's "eyebrows" looks like she got boot polish and wanted a fringe but missed the mark. Mental health issues, poster couple.
This reminds me of eraser animals! You can disassemble them, and for the cow it’s basically a black figure with cylinders to click the white coat on, making spots. What does a bear look like… without fur?
Oh hey guy at the end of beetlejuice, glad to see your career working out
Why in the world she have the BoredPanda scale device™ up her nose?
Just so you know you are not alone, I saw a side profile of a kitty with it's tail up too.
Load More Replies...No get out of my head my get out of my head get out of my head
Load More Replies...Huh, they got the costumes reversed. The girl should be Luigi, because the Horse is obviously Mare-io!
In ASL, even if a number that’s a position ends in -st or -nd will still be spelled with -th at the end. 1st is one twisted, followed by second (two twisted) and third (three twisted). Then you go FOUR fs-TH, 🖐🏽 fs-TH, and so on. 22nd is spelled with th as well
Ohhhhh I so need to do this. It would embarrass my wife soooo much, perfection..
This is actually a really cool hairstyle if you flip it back over your head. I’ve done it before
This saddens me..... He's poor and can't afford a phone. Wants to look like he has a phone, a basic in the world today. I hope for him all that he needs and wishes for. Namaste Darling Man.
Oof... It's bad enough when people post pictures of themselves flexing but this guy can't even do it right 😅
All comments aside, I actually find this interesting and creative
When the skateboard you skateboard on simultaneously skateboards on four more skateboards while you yourself are now skateboarding on five skateboards at once
Many flat Earthers believe that it’s skateboards all the way down.
Skateception. Imagine that those little wheely skateboards have skateboards as their wheels, which has skateboards as their wheels, which has skateboards as their wheels, which has.... You get the idea
for people like my brother to learn crazy tricks then show off to their younger impressinioblable brother
Load More Replies...Probably not… the tiny skateboards wouldn’t hold much weight
Load More Replies...Finally, someone's putting their gyro in the gyro holder. Stupid people, trying to carry WATER on a bike ride...
Right? Smdh people these days, I swear.
Load More Replies...Looks like a gyro in the rack that usually holds a water bottle on a bike lol
Load More Replies...I mean even when it does you still gotta get the groceries in january.
Load More Replies...I think you mean how is she not frozen
Load More Replies...Shouldn't the colors be the other way around and the US be filled with a Trumpian orange glow?
It's about how North American films always portray Mexico...or any foreign Country. Cross the border, and suddenly the sky is yellow, and the air is full of dust.
Load More Replies...Ohhhh I think I heard of this guy. Found an article abt him too, seems to *really* be into Pokémon Go — https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/6/24/21301924/pokemon-go-64-smartphones-taiwanese-grandpa
Thank you! I could not come up with a reason for this. I was like… electronic peacock courtship display?
Load More Replies...How much electricity does it take to charge all of them, and who’s getting the electrical bill?
Load More Replies...I do this, except… I don’t? I only MBTI type people, and look at noses. I wonder what she plans to do with that avatar…
We had one that stole the cherry tomatoes off my sister plant whenever they grew. That was fun to watch
I’m pretty sure I see a leg. Not positive, but I think by the thumb.
Load More Replies...Does he actually have wider bones?? Like how huge his collarbone must be...
He looks like, in a secret underground lab, they gave him big bones and dwarfed arms.
Hey, did you guys really think that Commissioner Gordon stays at his office 24/7?
My guess is that he passed out there and got rained on. Source: past familiarity with drunkenness
Load More Replies...Probably nothing. That's an EZ-Dock modular floating work platform being used pretty much exactly how it is intended to be used.
Load More Replies...Honestly this is the only way you'd get me on a scissor lift. I can swim much better than I can bounce.
Is it just me, or does their improvised raft look a little too much like it’s built from giant Lego blocks?
Imagine stupid people jumping in the pool and trying to knock it over…
I believe the term is fire hazard. You’re looking at a fire hazard.
Load More Replies...Every time you split an audio signal the volume halves. Imagine how little is left of the original signal after five splits!
Me at first: “What did I just look at?” Now: “Ohhhh. It’s a dog.”
Omg! I thought it was cute until you pointed that out. That's a HORRIBLE screw up!!
Load More Replies...And people always wondered why he referred to the dog as “his furry son”.
It's probably for someone on that new seafood diet. You know, they see food, they eat it...
Load More Replies...I just realized that the title of this Periodic Table seems to be in the Cyrillic Alphabet !!!
I don’t know how anyone can DO anything with nails that long. Make toast? Break a nail. Rinse dishes, chip one nail and break one up to the quick. Sing along to the radio, and four nails spontaneously rip themselves off, leaving gruesome empty nail beds, dripping blood onto the improvised dance floor. A safety tip, ladies, (and gentlemen who brave the world of ridiculously long nails) trim those babies conservatively. It could save your life.
Or we could just let people enjoy there long nails and not say that they will kill you?
Load More Replies...If that's a normal toddler 5 seconds ago she was probably refusing to drink it herself.
I stole my baby cousins formula drink just to try it. Not worth it. It tasted like coffee- dirt water, but cold and not bitter
Na, it's just a dool about to fall off the shelf from all the laughs she's having watching all the fun 🤣
Load More Replies...if my kid did that he would be in a carboard box on someones porch faster than he could say "do you like it?"
I’m going to buy a white laptop just to do this now. I think it looks awesome
He thinks (or is pretending) the guy is military, but he's just in camo...probably a hunter.
It’s that robo dog thing! I had the good fortune of controlling one with a remote last year!
I'M SO JEALOUS D: I want one so bad, I would dress him up in little outfits and take him with me everywhere!
Load More Replies...I don’t think it’s the point but I’ve never seen someone cook the sausage still coiled up.
ikr like wtf else u supposed to do when the child is asleep? though tbh with a bab that small... my man should sleep while he can. XD
Load More Replies...Not related, but does anyone know why the DIY, Challenge, and Ask Pandas categories aren’t listed anymore?
She's there. This listicle has been shortened to the top 50 from the original 91. Click the link explaining the same thing to see the entire list (just after the last entry).
Load More Replies...The bridge photo is beautiful, but this list is nonsensical. I keep hearing that Sesame Street song, some of "these things are not like the other"...
Not related, but does anyone know why the DIY, Challenge, and Ask Pandas categories aren’t listed anymore?
She's there. This listicle has been shortened to the top 50 from the original 91. Click the link explaining the same thing to see the entire list (just after the last entry).
Load More Replies...The bridge photo is beautiful, but this list is nonsensical. I keep hearing that Sesame Street song, some of "these things are not like the other"...
