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70 Mind-Bending Photos That Seem Fake But Are Actually Real
If you've spent a decent amount of time on the Internet, you've probably developed a healthy skepticism – you shouldn't always believe what you see online, because it's fairly easy to falsify with Photoshop. These images, however, will turn your caution on its head – though all of these images look like they might be fake, each is 100% real!
Some of these images are of unexpected coincidences or exotic locations, but many also involve works of art intentionally designed by artists to subvert our certainty in what is real.
If you've ever seen something in real life that looked like it couldn't possibly be real, we'd love to see it too! Add it to this list and upvote your favorites as well.
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#1
Salar De Uyuni, The World's Largest Salt Flat In Bolivia
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#2
Boat Looks Like It's Floating In The Air
#3
Zhangye Danxia Landform In Gansu, China
#4
Trees In Schonbrunn Park
#6
Frozen Pond In Switzerland
#7
Burned-Out Utility Pole
#8
Hausmannian Building On Georges V Ave. In Paris
#9
Dress
EdgarKwasniewski 10 years ago
No. 10 is not just a 'dress', it's Anja Rubik in a dress from Viktor&Rolf spring/summer 2010 show
#10
A Pile Of Timber Reflecting In A Puddle
#11
Sculpture In New Zealand
#12
Undulatus Asperatus
DonnaNiedzialkowski-Imbrogno 10 years ago
Looks like a demon coming down from the heavens. Cool!
#13
Falling Book Sculpture By Alicia Martin
#14
Mammatus Clouds
#15
A Guy Dropped A Pair Of Hula Hoops (Potato Snacks) Into Coffee And Saw A Bird
#16
Trees After Toxic Waste Spill In Western Hungary
#17
Glowworms Cave, New Zealand
#18
3d Grass Globe Illusion At Paris City Hall
#19
Her Outfit Matches The Beach
#20
Sand Dunes In Namib Desert, Namibia
#21
A Team Of Scientists, Engineers, And Two World-Class Balloon Pilots Successfully Launched A House With 300 Weather Balloons
#22
Phytoplankton Glowing On Maldives Beach
#23
Funny Dog Perspective
LeslieNeal 10 years ago
Sunny days sweeping the clouds away. On my way to where the air is clean. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
#24
Blue Pond In Japan
#26
Lake Retba, Senegal
#27
Sinkhole In Downtown Guatemala City
ApoorvaIyengar 10 years ago
Do ppl here live in constant fear of falling in that hole? So scary!! :(
#28
Half-Graffiti Room, Marseille, France
MichelleEdmundson 10 years ago
Thus is from a hotel where each room is done by 2 different artists. Very neat!
#29
Sculptures In The Forest
#30
Roll Clouds
#31
The Ayam Cemani Chicken Breed
#32
Pink Katydids Are The Result Of A Rare Genetic Mutation
#33
Red Plants In Panjin Beach, China
#34
Floor Art
KatjanaSchirmer 10 years ago
Still brilliant. Yet, I would not be able to walk on it. Just looking at it makes me sick to my stomach
#35
Fishermen Row A Boat In An Algae-filled Lake In China
#36
The Left-Hand Side Is A Mirror, And The Right-Hand Side Is Clear Glass, With A Friend Standing On The Other Side
#37
Glass Gem Corn
Benjamin Richmond 4 years ago
now, this one is fake. Correct me if l'm wrong, but these are clearly jellybeans
#38
Artist Turns Her Small Studio Room Into Surreal Dreamscapes
#39
3d Art By George Rousse
#40
Hole House Installation
jetmastergames 9 years ago
you could actually go in and only just crawl out the other side, but then it was taken down
#41
Magic Tap Fountain
#42
Parking Garage Optical Illusion
Final score:
50points
#43
Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Sd
Final score:
48points
#45
Setenil De Las Bodegas Town In Spain
#47
Photo Made Using Scale Model Sets And Real Models
#49
Salar De Uyuni - Bolivian Salt Flats
Final score:
24points
#51
Massive Sun, Massive Sunset
Final score:
21points
#52
Who Said Women Can't Park!!
Final score:
16points
#53
Fog In Center Hungary Below Water Tower
Final score:
11points
#54
Noosa Everglades, Australia
Final score:
8points
#55
Field From A Balloon
Final score:
5points
#56
Just An Ordinary Day.
Final score:
4points
#57
Moheshkhali Island Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Final score:
2points
#58
Sunset At Pagudpud Beach, Ilocos Philippines
Final score:
2points
#59
Glow In The Dark Paint? Nope!
Final score:
0points
#60
Reflection
Final score:
0points
#61
After The Rain In Verona,italy
Final score:
0points
#63
Ferry Apparently... Taking Off From Skiathos Airport
Final score:
-2points
Benjamin Richmond 4 years ago
l don't see it. l get what it is telling us about, but l still don't see it
#64
Sun Behind Post Light For The Perfect Shadow Shot
Final score:
-2points
#65
Dragon Wings
Final score:
-3points
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What do you think ?
CharliEdgems 10 years ago
the last ones are just lazy and not even mind blowing! The first ones though... Gawd
CharliEdgems 10 years ago
the last ones are just lazy and not even mind blowing! The first ones though... Gawd
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