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There’s something about images taken out of context that give a whole new level of entertainment. Combining both eeriness and hilarity, they play tricks on our minds, leaving us with more questions than there are answers.

This Twitter page that has only letter A’s in its title is one source of out-of-context, random and cursed glimpses of our daily world. From random screen grabs to very weird situations captured on camera, we invite you for a seemingly infinite scroll.

Recently, cursed content, whether in the format of memes, internet posts, or random images, has been growing in popularity. One of the internet’s most popular sources for cursed content is the subreddit that goes by the same name, known as Cursed_Images.

In our previous interview with a moderator of the group, Hangryhufflepuff1, we asked what makes these weird photos so intriguing. "I think we find cursed images captivating because they make us ask questions, like why did someone think this was a good idea? How did this happen? Who in their right mind would do this?”

The cursed images spark our inner curiosity, making us wonder and question reality. According to the moderator, his “own personal favorites have layers, or are just downright stupid, completely random things that if you saw in real life you'd write off as a dream."

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Meanwhile, Lina Survila, a connoisseur of internet culture and the creator of the metaverse news newsletter The Wearables Daily, argues that cursed images have become a certain alternative for memes. In our previous interview, Lina explained that cursed images are used to visually demonstrate just how absurd any given situation can be.

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

Give me a few seconds, I can arc it from the ground, may be some splashing.

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

Ouch. How can you ever recover from this. Let it dry for months and peel it off?

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“Something unpleasant to watch can be anything from a baby without a hat in cold winter to just a moment of bizarre surroundings. In real life, it looked and felt just so normal,” Lina told us.

She believes that cursed images are peculiar internet phenomena because they illustrate that sometimes when you're looking from a different perspective, the whole thing can look like a different story. It puts the mundane into a whole new, outsider-like perspective.

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

Please protect yourself if you don’t want to get crabs…

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On the other hand, Lina warns that some of the cursed images that are shared online can have a negative effect on people, especially if they are used in the wrong context. “It could help to illustrate a false story or even propaganda. Without any explanation, images can circulate on the internet, hyping people with very wrong intentions.”

“My advice would be, don't always assume that everything you see is true. I guess this is why those images are so popular after all - because, in the right context, they can do a good job at misleading people,” she concluded.

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

He set off a 10-year-old boy but came back 25 years later a bald middle-aged man

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

Not to be confused with a support group for depressed men

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

The matching luggage? Also I just noticed they're on a train. Morning commute can make anyone a little blue I guess

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

I love how she was trying to be low profile taking their picture

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

Parade extras commuting home after Macys Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City

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

Ever dipped your finger in the melted wax of a candle?imagine that but 1000 times bigger.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um can that be classed as partial nudity? (The underwear I cant look!)

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

I live in world and it is so blue...blue are the places around me ...

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

I just want to know how they did this to the point where they're so perfectly covered, nothings rubbed off, it's got a shiny finish, not transferring onto other surfaces or sweating off??? Was this some kind of sprayed on plastic?! It's amazing! And probably impossible to get off?

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

When I was a girl, I had a book about a man who believed aliens were in contact with him. He dyed himself blue on their orders. I can't remember anything else about the book, really. Just some pap horror story

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

The point of a hat is to protect you from the sun.. so how’s a piece of plastic going to protect you

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

.....tomatoes died needlessly for this photo. This is it; the origin story behind Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

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

Haven't listened to him in years, some of his album covers were pretty funny and freaky

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