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#2

A Rare Optic Sight, The "Brocken Spectre," Occurs When A Person Stands At A Higher Altitude In The Mountains And Sees His Shadow Cast On A Cloud At A Lower Altitude

Final score:

330points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

The Chosen One.

55points

#3

Even The Shadows In Scotland Are Plaid

Final score:

319points

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KJ 3 years ago

We take our tartan seriously up here.

70points

Previously we spoke with Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures, who explained our never-ending fascination with optical illusions.

According to the professor, there is something inherently pleasing about the ability to perceive an image in different ways and it’s “part of our natural aptitude for learning.”

#4

This Unicorn Shadow

Final score:

312points

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River Webb 3 years ago

pretty awesome!

39points

#5

The Way These Shadows Line Up With The Windows

Final score:

307points

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Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago

My brain….

53points

#6

The Way The Light Shines Through The Bookcase Making A Cityscape Shadow

Final score:

290points

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MellonCollie 3 years ago

That is so genius, I'm thinking it is done on purpose! Does anyone know where this is?

34points

It doesn’t matter the source or the nature of the illusion, each one has captivated us since the dawn of time. “Whatever the source of our love for optical illusions, it’s fascinating to note that the desire to create optical illusions seems to be as old as humanity itself."

Historical examples of optical illusions can be found with the work of the prehistoric artists who decorated the Cave of Altima 20,000 years ago. “They used the natural bulges in the rock walls of the cave to give volume and depth to the animals they drew there; the Greek-Egyptian inventor Heron of Alexandria (10CE–70AD) engineered a device that made it look like priests could open temple doors with verbal commands; and the Airavatesvara Temple in India is covered in 800+-year-old carvings of animals that change species when viewed from different angles.”

#7

This Shadow From Two Different Trees In My Parking Lot

Final score:

278points

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SuperChicken 3 years ago

Curses! Foiled again... now they know my true identity.

15points

#8

Crumpled Paper Shadow Faces

Final score:

272points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

On purpose!

39points

#9

Shadow And Slope Makes It Look Like He’s Floating

Final score:

246points

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Panda-riffic 3 years ago

This one hurts my head.

38points

Our renewed fascination with optical illusions is nothing surprising, says Lisa, because whenever people invent new creative or technical processes, they use them to create optical illusions. “Indeed, we’ve seen this throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: pioneering filmmakers like George Melies drew on vaudeville stagecraft and scratched and painted on celluloid to create the first filmic special effects; Op artists Josef Albers and Bridgette Riley manipulated geometric forms on canvas to convince the eye that unreal spatial places existed,” she explained.

Today, we use digital technologies that allow us to radically transform the scale and presentation of images in sometimes truly mind-blowing ways, while other times it’s nature that plays tricks on us!

#10

The Shadow On The Stairs Looks Like Another Set Of Stairs

Final score:

243points

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Vasha 3 years ago

I had to look twice to understand what I was seeing

63points

#11

This Shadow That Perfectly Lined Up With The Light Pole

Final score:

236points

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404 Panda Not Found 3 years ago

Lighting glitches in minecraft be like.

49points

#12

The Horses Were Standing So Still That Their Shadows Still Have Frost

Final score:

229points

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Be Ha 3 years ago

Not moving for hours... just like my coworker.

7points

#13

Spider Floating On Water Made A Unique Shadow

Final score:

226points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

It looks like an alien virus.

43points

#14

A Long Boi With A Shadow Of A Mandog

Final score:

215points

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Scagsy 3 years ago

What a beautiful doggo

27points

#15

Shadow Cast By My Light Looks Like The Gingerbread Man Hanged Himself

Final score:

214points

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River Webb 3 years ago

running away from grandma finally took its toll

47points

#16

A Tree's Shadow Stopped The Snow Underneath It From Melting

Final score:

208points

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yeciye 3 years ago

Huh. Cool. For now.

16points

#17

This Restaurant Uses Shadows To Show Men And Women Restrooms

Final score:

191points

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River Webb 3 years ago

thats really clever

34points

#18

Baby Deer Chilling On A Chair

Final score:

184points

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River Webb 3 years ago

Bambi found himself a lovely Chihuahua of a wife this is their oldest child cambi

56points

#19

The Shadow From A Rivet Makes It Look Like Sacajawea's Smoking A Blunt

Final score:

179points

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Troux 3 years ago

I had to look reeeeeally close. This is too perfect!

34points

#20

The Way The Shadows Look Between My Coffee Mugs

Final score:

176points

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Grant Barke 3 years ago

You will need Quantum Mechanics to explain this one.

31points

#21

The Shadows From These Window Cages Create A 3D Effect

Final score:

171points

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Kona Pake 3 years ago

Kudos for this architect also.

3points

#22

Shadow Looks Like Painting

Final score:

167points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Perfect for a landscaping company!

34points

#23

The Shadow Of My Chimney Makes Me Look Like Lord Farquad

Final score:

165points

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Hotdogking 3 years ago (edited)

I think maybe you’re compensating for something

46points

#24

Lahaina Noon In Hawaii Right Now - The Sun Passes Directly Overhead, So Anything That Isn't Top-Heavy Doesn't Cast A Shadow

Final score:

152points

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Fred 3 years ago

Everything there looks like a bad video game render

68points

#25

Shadows Of Birds Perched Atop A Tent

Final score:

149points

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Melissa TO 3 years ago

Their feets!

55points

#26

The Personless Shadow

Final score:

146points

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MellonCollie 3 years ago

The person right in front of the shadow, with the black shorts with green stripes, seems to be jumping. Hence the shadow not touching the ground.

108points

#27

Only 3 Spiral Ornaments And The Rest Are The Shadows They Cast

Final score:

145points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

A cheaper sollution.

28points

#28

I Found The Shadow From My Sculpture More Interesting Than The Sculpture

Final score:

138points

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Simon Clarke 3 years ago

Perhaps that was the sculptor's point.

31points

#29

I Genuinely Thought My Car Was Hovering Over The Parking. The Shadow Makes It Look Like It's Floating

Final score:

136points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Looks like someone tried to park in the Sims.

37points

#30

This Glass Casts A Spooky Shadow

Final score:

134points

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Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago

Don’t drink it!!!

22points

#31

Around 2pm Every Sunny Day, There's A 1 Shadow On My Floor

Final score:

129points

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Kayla J 3 years ago

when your sundial is off by an hour

99points

#32

The Shadow Of This Decoration Piece Makes A Horror Movie Villain

Final score:

128points

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Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago

Imagine waking up to that

32points

#33

The Shadows Formed On This Bench Are A Perfect Greyscale

Final score:

126points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

4 Shades of Grey

34points

#34

This Shadow From My Axis Am Allies Game

Final score:

123points

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SuperChicken 3 years ago

It's a game? Looks like a diorama. Fantastic!

4points

#35

The Clouds Shadows Make It Look Like They're Floating Islands

Final score:

121points

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River Webb 3 years ago

avocados!

41points

#36

An Actual Full Rainbow And The Shadow Of My Plane

Final score:

120points

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Robert T 3 years ago

As long as the aeroplane is not "brocken".

9points

#37

K-Pop Shadow Is Coming For You

Final score:

119points

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Pheeb Carter 3 years ago

Gru's skinny cousin, Flu

59points

#38

The Shadow Left The Snow On The Roof Untouched

Final score:

110points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

This is pretty cool !

6points

#39

Shadow Cast By My Lamp Looks Like A Happy Spider With A Ball

Final score:

109points

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SuperChicken 3 years ago

Itsy, bitsy spider climb up the pretty lamp...

22points

#40

Straight Ladder Has A Crooked Shadow

Final score:

107points

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River Webb 3 years ago

the ladder is straight the shadow is gay :D

25points

#41

My Jeans' Shadow Looks Like A Face

Final score:

107points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Madame Denim.

30points

#42

The Shadow Of My Bookshelf Looks Like A City Skyline

Final score:

105points

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Caro Caro 3 years ago

Ooooh books! Lovely.

24points

#43

This Fuel Filler Cap's Shadow Looks Like Batman

Final score:

101points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Naaa, naa, naa, naaa CAPMAN!

45points

#44

This Dog Shadow Looks Like Donald Trump

Final score:

100points

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River Webb 3 years ago

that orange turd just can't leave the world alone

65points

#45

When You're Darth Vader At Heart

Final score:

100points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

He's a sky-walker.

15points

#46

The Shadow From The Bull's Head Making It Look Like It Has A Chicken's Body

Final score:

98points

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River Webb 3 years ago

thats bullchick!

37points

#47

Changing My Friend's Car Radio When I Noticed This. The Shadow Looks Like An Alien Language

Final score:

97points

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River Webb 3 years ago

they're trying to communicate

19points

#48

The Shadow Of This Bench Looks Like Pixels In This Picture I Took

Final score:

93points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

It looks like a greyscale palette.

13points

#49

My Country Is So Poor It Even Has Low Quality Shadows

Final score:

91points

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V33333P 3 years ago

In Soviet Russia, shadows cast you

35points

#50

Shadow Of The Hair On The Forehead Looks Like A Bump

Final score:

83points

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)

There was a little girl who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good she was very very good, and when she was bad she was horrid. A nursery rhyme I knew growing up (it rhymes the way I say forehead Lol, perhaps not a rhyme depending on your accent!)

16points

#51

I Climbed Ben Nevis And Discovered This Halo Effect On My Shadow

Final score:

40points

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yeciye 3 years ago

Found any holy grails or sacred swords or similar on that trip?

13points

#52

The Shadows Cast From The Balconies Of This Building

Final score:

39points

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yeciye 3 years ago

Pretty!

4points

#53

When Your Life Is A Mess But You Can Still Keep Up Appearances

Final score:

39points

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#54

The Shadow My Shaker Ball Makes

Final score:

37points

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Mahayana 3 years ago

It means Spring is around the corner!

8points

#55

My Pencil Case Shadow Looks Like A Guy Smoking A Cigarette

Final score:

36points

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River Webb 3 years ago

even the pencil case has been influenced

6points

#56

The Solar Eclipse Causes The Shadows Cast By Leaves To Mimic The Shape Of The Eclipse

Final score:

36points

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David carro 3 years ago

Tornado at ground level!!!

0points

#57

My Brother Made His Shadow Look Like Yoda

Final score:

32points

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River Webb 3 years ago

cool this is

17points

#58

I Found This Stick And It Looks Like A Katana In The Shadows

Final score:

30points

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404 Panda Not Found 3 years ago

Kids when they find a stick which looks like a gun: TREMBLE BEFORE ME.

0points

#59

My Little Plastic Animals Casting Shadows

Final score:

30points

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Heather Menard 3 years ago

That's awesome

0points

#60

This Triangle Blackhole Created By The Shadow Under An Information Stand

Final score:

30points

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River Webb 3 years ago

I L L U M A N A T I

12points

#61

This Triangular Shadow Under My Windowsills

Final score:

29points

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Cip IESAN 3 years ago

The triangle is a symbol - so, it's a sign from the Illuminati! You must get your microchip! Call now: you'll receive the second microchip for free! And a mini-microchip for kids!

11points

#62

The Ridiculous Length Of My Shadow

Final score:

29points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Legs for days, huh?

7points

#63

Sign Says Coffee, Shadow Says Cofee

Final score:

28points

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River Webb 3 years ago

its not just a phase mum!

4points

#64

This Hotel Room Number Is Created By A Shadow

Final score:

28points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

What happens if the power goes out?

12points

#65

Eiffel Tower Casting A Shadow At Morning

Final score:

28points

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Silre 3 years ago

Contacting the Mother ship

4points

#66

Difference In Shadows Between One Corrective Lens (+250) And Other Lens That Is Little More Than Regular Glass (+25)

Final score:

28points

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

Cool

0points

#67

This Shadow On My Kitchen Drawers

Final score:

27points

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Madison Feehan 3 years ago

Brain.exe stopped working.

9points

#68

The Shadow Is A Different Number

Final score:

26points

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tuzdayschild 3 years ago

And that is where the adventure begins

4points

#69

Irl Bad CG; Lahaina Noon Where The Sun Is Directly Above And All Shadows On Straight Objects Disappear

Final score:

25points

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Domenico 3 years ago

You live in GTA San Andreas!

3points

#70

The Way My Kitchen Lights Create A Perfect Gradient Grid Shadow In This Box

Final score:

24points

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yeciye 3 years ago

Increase antialiasing.

4points

#71

This Lamp Casts A Shadow That Looks Like An Eye

Final score:

24points

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River Webb 3 years ago

its watching you. Always

5points

#72

A Shadow On The Ceiling Of The World

Final score:

24points

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M O'Connell 3 years ago

Ah, the definition of light pollution.

5points

#73

The Shadow On My Brother's Glass Lines Up Perfectly With The Coaster

Final score:

23points

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#74

Shadows

Final score:

23points

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best turtle 3 years ago

drown it

-1point

#75

The Shadow Of My Bamboo Plant, Looks Like A A Humming Bird

Final score:

23points

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V33333P 3 years ago

Camouflage level 1000

1point

#76

My Baby Shadow

Final score:

22points

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V33333P 3 years ago

The inner child

5points

#77

My Dad's Shadow Looks Like Palpatine

Final score:

22points

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404 Panda Not Found 3 years ago

Ironic.

4points

#78

The Shadow Of A Flame

Final score:

22points

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Izzy Curer 3 years ago

Light doesn't cast a shadow, only the smoke does.

7points

#79

Chesspiece Shadows On My Brothers Arm Kinda Look Like The Simpsons

Final score:

22points

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#80

These Colored Shadows

Final score:

21points

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Vasha 3 years ago

good catch

1point

#81

Chain Link Fence Shadow Looks Like Fish Net Leggings

Final score:

21points

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River Webb 3 years ago

go over that in a sharpie and you've got yourself cheap stockings

3points

#82

This Shadow Of A Fork At Sunset

Final score:

20points

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PENELOPE EHLERT - STUDENT 2 years ago

W I D E

0points

#83

Howdy, Imma Gyraff

Final score:

20points

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lol idk 3 years ago

this ur dog? cursed-dog...0e1fe0.jpg

3points

#84

My Round Lamp Throws A Triangle Shadow

Final score:

19points

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V33333P 3 years ago

On square walls

4points

#85

I Think I Stopped Understanding How Shadows Work

Final score:

18points

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NsG 3 years ago

Secondary light source? This is the kind of thing that leads to Photoshop conspiracies!

3points

#86

This Shadow From My Circle Drawing Thingy Looks Like A Human

Final score:

18points

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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago

If we want to be pedantic it's called a pair of compasses, and each point is a compass. But it really doesn't matter because everyone knows what is meant by a compass. Except one person, apparently.

6points