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I Notice And Photograph Funny Examples Of Pareidolia In Everyday Objects (30 Pics)
Pareidolia. What started out as a simple pastime during holidays has developed into an ongoing hobby. Finding faces where there aren't any is called pareidolia. It is not a serious condition. On the contrary, I’d rather call it a creative talent!
Besides the obvious entertainment value of these pictures, I feel they also symbolize and encourage a creative, magical view of the world. To me, this ‘seeing faces’ also resonates with folkloristic stories about the Hidden People (elves, trolls, etc.) Being able to see these faces is being able to see the wonder and the mysteries of the world!
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I started ‘seeing faces’ during a summer holiday with my family in Sweden. I think many people perceive a random pattern as a face at times. That’s only human. But I got inspired to consider it as an ongoing worldwide scavenger hunt, a bit like Pokémon Go. Since then, faces are everywhere!
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Baker
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Lester the Space Duck 2 years ago
Pillsbury doughplug! Just don't poke it's belly. Might be a shocking experience!
Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
My grandma gave me a Pillsbury doughboy doll for my birthday. I was well old enough to know better, but I threw it down and said I didn't want it. It became one of my favorite toys. As we were on the way to her house at Christmas that year, I got a very serious lecture as to how to behave.
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Persephone 2 years ago
I thought Beeker in a hard hat doing his best to smile.... but skinny emaciated Homer works too! 😄
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Tanya Ohle 2 years ago
I have one for you but I don't know if I can upload it. I'll try though
I have always felt that a well developed sense of humour and creativity are very important life skills. Pareidolia combines those two. Looking for faces can make an ordinary walk or running a dull errand more fun.
In general, the ones that resemble faces the strongest (but really weren’t intended as a face) give me the most joy. Especially if they appear in nature. That’s why the ‘grape face’ is one of my favorites. But I also like the ‘sweet’ candy bar face a lot, and the tin can sticking out its tongue…
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Twins
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LadySparre 2 years ago
That's a regular Danish 230 volt outlet with room for a ground connection. We also have them with a USB charger outlet combo
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grotesqueer 2 years ago
If Gearmo from Super Mario and C-3PO had a child. 200px-SMG_...Gearmo.png 
I feel that being able to see something in ‘nothing’ appeals to me as a musician and songwriter. The world is full of sounds and words, and I have the ability to make them into something meaningful (a song). I see pareidolia as a ‘grindstone’ to keep that ability sharp.
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'What? You're Still Smoking?!'
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WindySwede 2 years ago
I was thinking more or "The thermometer goes where?!"
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SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
"Cheryl, we've talked about this; I believe in you, don't give up now!"
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Tribal Mask
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The beauty of pareidolia is that it’s absolutely free and requires only an imaginative mind and a keen eye (and a camera to prove it). A way of looking at the world that makes the world start looking back!
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The Sweetest Face
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Gonzo The Great!
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
Egocentric Diplomacy? Evident Diphtheria? Eagle Dismissal? Effervescent Dandelions? Erudite Dumbbells?
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Straight From Cars
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Robert T 2 years ago (edited)
Actually not. In Cars they made the odd decision to put the eyes on the windscreens of the vehicles. Conventionally, the headlights are the eyes. I like this one though. :D
Jasmin Mendoza 2 years ago
Bro stop acting like a smarty pants and ruining it
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Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
I always thought cars looked like faces, especially back in the 50s and 60s with their chrome grills that looked like teeth.
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Mr. Moustache
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GreythatEnby 2 years ago (edited)
'Lightly used, rather homosexual and proud... Oh no I'm just talking about my homoware'
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GreythatEnby 2 years ago
Top comment (as of 3/7/23): *talking to the smiley face politely, and smiling back at it* The rest of the comments: OMG Homoware
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Beach Head
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Business shark 2 years ago
@Blobbygrlll did not know you were here too! (Sorry if I misspelled your username)
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Pinocchio
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
If the face were yellow, I might be able to remember what this reminds me of.
Persephone 2 years ago
Looks like the things that shoot nuts at you in Zelda, Ocarina of Time on N64
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My Lips Are... Eh... Locked
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Hawkeye
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Laughing Witch
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Michelle Goubeaux 2 years ago
I'm getting more dinosaur or oddly enough snuffalifagus from sesame street
Mjolnir Stormbreaker 2 years ago
I think it looks like a turtle. Going to go eat them mashed taters, or strawberries.
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The Scream
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Rylee Ann Mccusker 2 years ago
¨ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!¨went fred
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Sad Samurai Water Tower
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Diane DesAutels 2 years ago
I didn't notice the "eyes" lights immediately, either.
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Not sad. He's just not allowed to smile at work, like the Buckingham palace guards.
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Ouch!
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Glass Head
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Rainwing_Demigod 2 years ago
It kinda looks like the plague doctor masks from the 17th century
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Alien
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Diane DesAutels 2 years ago
Yeah! I wasn't really crazy about the Ice Age characters, but he's definitely the closest shape, with his protruding eyes and his snout.
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️Hiswife1️ 2 years ago
Looks like Makitas prototype from Ferdinand movie...ok guys were gonna do half robot cow
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️Hiswife1️ 2 years ago (edited)
Or could be the latest robocop movie now absorbing into a theatre near you
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Karen Krause 2 years ago
The red berry and two stems. No mouth, but eyes on stalks.
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Rich Walker 2 years ago
Saw this bracket at work that looks like the 😱 emoji FnWdXr5XEA...7-jpeg.jpg 
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JoNo 2 years ago
After learning what Pareidolia is (most likely on Bored Panda) it changed those times out with my kiddos when we had nothing to do as we'd ended up in a queue, waiting for a bus, in a line at the bank. We looked for faces in the things around us! We had some good times as a result. Now they are young adults, occasionally I'll still point out something. The gift that keeps on giving!
mysterious 2 years ago
Pareidolia is not only about the recognition of faces, but of voices as well, as both are important in human development. It also is a very plausible explanation for many ghost "sightings".
Joe Publique 2 years ago
Or anything that forms a significant pattern or 'recognisable' image. :)
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GreythatEnby 2 years ago (edited)
Random fact: when I was like 5 my dad taught me about pareidolia (spelling, pronunciation, and definition) and I was obsessed with finding it. I hence showed my kindergarten teacher and she thought I made a word up. Getting upset I told her it was real and told my parents when I got home. Parent teacher conferences roll up and they proved to her it was a real word, and that a kindergartner knew a word she didn't. Pareidolia has stuck with me as a word and as a random memory that plays with other random memories before bed.
JoNo 2 years ago
After learning what Pareidolia is (most likely on Bored Panda) it changed those times out with my kiddos when we had nothing to do as we'd ended up in a queue, waiting for a bus, in a line at the bank. We looked for faces in the things around us! We had some good times as a result. Now they are young adults, occasionally I'll still point out something. The gift that keeps on giving!
mysterious 2 years ago
Pareidolia is not only about the recognition of faces, but of voices as well, as both are important in human development. It also is a very plausible explanation for many ghost "sightings".
Joe Publique 2 years ago
Or anything that forms a significant pattern or 'recognisable' image. :)
Load More Replies... GreythatEnby 2 years ago (edited)
Random fact: when I was like 5 my dad taught me about pareidolia (spelling, pronunciation, and definition) and I was obsessed with finding it. I hence showed my kindergarten teacher and she thought I made a word up. Getting upset I told her it was real and told my parents when I got home. Parent teacher conferences roll up and they proved to her it was a real word, and that a kindergartner knew a word she didn't. Pareidolia has stuck with me as a word and as a random memory that plays with other random memories before bed.
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