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In a world of carefully curated content and perfectly posed photos, it can be refreshing to come across something that truly stands out. The unexpected gems that stop our scrolling in its tracks and have us realizing that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.
We aren't talking about sunsets over the horizon, or gorgeous cityscapes snapped by a pro, although those are great to look at, too. Sometimes, the best images are the weird and wonderful ones you didn't see coming: Garbage collectors in a library, filled entirely with books that people discarded in the trash; a guy in his wheelchair, about to take a dip in the ocean; the raw egg someone managed to peel without ripping the membrane.
If any of those caught your attention, you're in for a treat. Bored Panda has compiled a list of photos from across the internet that are completely unrelated but have one thing in common: The ability to make you think, "That's insane!" Sit back, scroll as slow or fast as you please, and don't forget to upvote your favorites.
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#1
Shot Of A Lifetime
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#2
I Post My Weight Loss Pics On Reddit To Motivate Others
A few redditors are upset my posts keep hitting front page and send me mean messages/comments. So naturally, I got some of them printed on a shirt to use in my latest post. Don't upvote this, it'll upset them and I'll have to get more shirts.
#3
Turkish Garbage Collectors Open A Library With All Of The Books Citizens Discard In Their Trash
“Photography is the art of frozen time… the ability to store emotion and feelings within a frame.” Those are the words of Meshack Otieno, a freelance film-maker and photographer. And he's not the first to speak about how photographs can evoke emotions.
"Photography is not merely about capturing what the eye sees; it's about capturing what the heart feels," writes Darren Spoonley, a photographer and staff writer for Fstoppers magazine. "It's a means of translating emotions, experiences, and moments into a visual medium that can be shared and appreciated by others."
Photography is thus shared emotion...
#4
This Beach In Turkey With Accessibility Features
#6
My Painting Done In Old Montreal, Oil On Panel
If you've ever felt as if a picture makes your feel more than words do, you're not imagining it. When we process images, the part of our brain that's responsible for emotions gets activated. We don't just see a photo, we can often actually feel it.
“When we look at photos of actions or feelings, our brains react as if we’re feeling or doing those things ourselves," reads one study, published in the Review of General Psychology. "For example, seeing a photo might make us feel as if we’re experiencing what’s happening in the picture. Our brain areas responsible for sensing touch, movements, and emotions become active, letting us imagine those sensations as if they were our own.”
#7
This Couple Planted Over 2million Trees To Regrow A Forest In 20years
Daisydaisy 3 hours ago
This is who we should be massively celebrating - not soccer players, billionaires or influencers!
#8
Eruption On Mount Etna (Sicily) Gives The Illusion Of A Phoenix In The Sky
StumblingThroughLife 2 hours ago (edited)
😎. Hopefully, it remains a SMALL overflow of Golden Syrup... 🤞
#9
These Are Known As Asperitas Clouds
#10
This Is How Big Kiwis Are
#11
This Is How The Ruins Are Displayed In. Serbia
Savannah greenleaf 4 hours ago
I think this is really kind of a cool way to show what currently stands versus what once was. Much easier to imagine it with that starting point.
#12
(28) Morbidly Obese, Dying To (33) Graduating And Thriving
#13
This Pencil Drawing Took Me Over 250 Hours To Complete
#14
A Toucan’s Beak Remains Unchanged Many Years After The Bird’s Passing
#15
A Doctor Sneezed, Sang, Talked & Coughed Toward An Agar Culture Plate With And Without A Mask
#16
This Is What A Sunrise During A Solar Eclipse Looks Like
#17
This Bird That Looks Like Danny Devito
#18
I Drove By A Training School For Telephone Linemen
#19
The Sharp Dividing Line Between A Lush Forest And The White Sand Dunes Of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
#20
A 2000 Year Old Sapphire Ring Thought To Belong To Roman Emperor Caligula, Depicting His Fourth Wife Caesonia
#21
After Visiting Every Gallery Within A 200 Mile Radius And Receiving “No” From All Of Them, A Man Known As My Dog Sighs Lost Sight Of His Dream. Banksy's Stencilled Rat Inspired Him To Try Again, With A Different Approach. He's Now One Of The Most Respected Street Artists In The UK
#22
An Intact Pyramid Capstone, One Of The Few Know In Existence
#23
An Incredibly Intact Crinoid Specimen Fossil Dating Back To About 345 Million Years Ago
#24
Found The End Of A Rainbow
#26
My Chicken Laid A Spherical Egg
#27
School Bus Next To The Haul Truck
#28
Hanako, A Koi Fish Who Died At The Age Of 226. In 1966, Two Of Her Scales Were Removed And Extensively Studied To Determine Her Age. She Was The Longest Living Koi Fish (C. 1751 – 7 July 1977.)
Daisydaisy 3 hours ago
If they hadn't removed those two particular scales, she'd have lived for another 150 years ...
#29
This Preform Is How A Bottle Of Soda Starts Out
#30
Professional Dancer, Kylie Shea's Foot Strength
#31
My 3D Chalk Drawing Of Jimothy The Raccoon In St. Joe, Michigan
#32
My Wife Pre And Post Edgar Suit
#33
This Is A Photo Of The Sphinx In The Late 1800s. It Was Taken From A Hot Air Balloon And It Was Still Covered By Sand
#34
A Soldier "Turtle" Ant, Which Uses Its Rounded Head To Block Off The Nest Entrance
#35
Standing On Top Of A Nuclear Reactor
#36
Giant Yucatan Butter Avocado
#37
This Airport Has A Bathroom For Service Animals
#38
I’m Glad They Are Extinct
#39
Navy Fighter Jet Photographed While Breaking The Sound Barrier
#40
Me, Paying Bills With My Art
#41
Legendary Scientist Marie Curie’s Tomb In The Panthéon In Paris. Her Tomb Is Lined With An Inch Thick Of Lead As Radiation Protection For The Public. Her Remains Are Radioactive To This Day
Lady Gypsy Rain 6 hours ago
How often do they check this? If it’s fully lined with lead, does some poor sucker have the job of going in, opening the tomb and check the Geiger counter readings?
#42
35 Minute Time Exposure Of Illegal Fireworks Being Set Off In Los Angeles
Roman Arendt 6 hours ago
Is that on the 4th of July or another special day? Or is that a random day and Angelenos just love fireworks?
#43
Holding Pieces Of The Moon And Mars At The Same Time
#44
This Is What The Inside Of A Pine Cone Looks Like
#45
My Vegan Chicken Wing Had A Wooden Bone In It
#46
Haven't Seen A Payphone In Years.... And This One Was Updated With A Card Reader Even! $0.50 Per Call
Keith Evans 5 hours ago
in Australia they are free to make calls now, there's even a game people are playing calling other pay phones around the country
#47
A Friend Brought A 100 Sided Dice During Our D&d Session
#48
My Grandfather Grew Black Tomatoes
Lady Gypsy Rain 6 hours ago (edited)
Love these, so many varieties of dark tomatoes to black tomatoes and because they are heirloom tomatoes, have the most depth of flavor.
#50
This Russian Stadium Didn't Meet Fifa's Regulation On Capacity, So They Added 18k Seats In The Most Terrifying Way Possible
TroubleMarkOne 1 hour ago
Apparently, it was a temporary solution for the 2018 World Cup. The words 'scaffolding', 'temporary' and 'eighteen thousand' wouldn't have filled me with confidence.
#51
The Turkish Nurse Takes Off His Protective Suit After A 36 Hour Shift Covid-19
Lady Gypsy Rain 6 hours ago
And meanwhile, people can’t wear a mask to run errands because you don’t get enough oxygen through the mask. Grrrrrrrrr
#53
Door Knob Is Higher At The Doctor’s Office To Prevent Kids From Escaping
joanna werman 7 hours ago
"Escaping" is that really the word you want to use? no one should have to escape from a doctor's office. too scary
#54
This Is What A Tumbleweed Looks Like Before It Roams The Land
#55
Because Of The Success Of Yesterdays Hydrant Post I Thought You Might Like To See What They Look Like Installed And Unburied
#56
This Is What Happens When You Polish A Coconut
#58
Tokyo, The World's Largest And Most Populated City, Viewed From Above
#59
Throwback To When I Met This Gentleman At A Target. I Believe He Said He Has Bender On The Other Gun
#60
Pregnant Woman MRI Scan Of The Fetus
The reason why pregnant women get ultrasounds and not MRIs, is that in an MRI, This is what a fetus looks like.
#61
White Bell Peppers Do Exist?!
#62
This 2 Pound Peeled Aloe Vera Leaf
#63
Hanging “Beds” Are Called Portaledges.. Collapsible Platforms Used By Climbers During Multi-Day Ascents
Lady Gypsy Rain 6 hours ago
Good lord, new fear unlocked. I only in the last few years learned I’m a sleep walker.
#64
Ever Wonder What The Top Of Everest Looks Like?
joanna werman 8 hours ago
I wonder how often that they clean that top off and let it begin again
#65
This 4,500 Pound Wheel Of Cheese At My Local Grocer
#66
My Water Bottle Shrank After Putting It In The Dishwasher
#67
What It Looks Like When You Take The Metal Tops Off Of Gas Stove Burners
#68
$1000 Of Brand New vs. Circulated $1 Bills. Sharpie For Scale
StumblingThroughLife 1 hour ago
You don't need the pen. There is already an obvious difference between the packs (or was the pen the longstanding joke? If so, my bad). Is it due to the paper (or mixed fibres) that they get thicker? It happened in the UK, too, until they were replaced by polymer notes.
#69
A Mini Banana
Did I say that out loud? 6 hours ago
Well, that's just fùcked up the "banana for scale " system.
#70
The Roman Wine Of Speyer Is The Oldest Wine Of The World That Is Still Liquid. The Bottle Has Been Dated Between 325 And 350 Ad. It Was Found In 1867 In A Grave And Is Today In A Museum
Lady Gypsy Rain 6 hours ago
Wouldn’t this technically be the worlds oldest bottle of vinegar with mother by now?
#71
Stacked Palettes For The Worlds Biggest Bonefire, Norway, June 2010
#72
The Wreck Of The Costa Concordia Photographed By A Tilted Camera
StumblingThroughLife 1 hour ago
Fortunately, thalassophobia prevents me from considering cruises...
#73
So, Uh, Your Package Might Be A Little Late. Unknown USPS Sorting Facility
#74
I Peeled A Fresh Egg Without Ripping The Membrane
#76
Medieval Bathroom, What A Job Tô Clean It
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 7 hours ago
They modified the word "to" and not the word "shit"?
#77
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Offers A Free Jigsaw Puzzle With $100 Prize
#78
One Of My Twix Didn't Get Covered In Chocolate
joanna werman 7 hours ago
you were supposed to contact them and turn it in and it was worth like $10,000
#79
The Tops Of UPS Trucks Aren't Brown
#81
Rabies Vaccines Are Purple Apparently
#82
Blue Stop Sign In Hawai’i
#83
Apparently Pilots Get Special Cups
Jeff Brock 2 hours ago
They are special cups because they fit in the pilot cupholder (more secure than most) and the lids do not come off easily. No spills in the cockpit
#84
A Broken Quarter
StumblingThroughLife 55 minutes ago
Real silver coins in the UK were reduced to mixtures of metals, and only a coating on 'silver' ones after currency was updated in the 70s. You can get the real deal if you're willing to pay a LOT of money for collector-coins.
#85
The “American Section” At My Local Sports Store In Germany
#86
My 45 Foot Long Phone Charger
#88
This Is What A Bungy Cord Looks Like From The Inside
#89
Double King
Littlemiss 2 hours ago
Might be enough room for me, my husband, our kid, and 7 cats to sleep on. If the kid doesn't sleep sideways across the bed
#90
I Received A Counterfeit $10 Bill As Change At My Local Pub
#91
Migingo Island, Population Of 131, Only 0.0008sq Mi Of Dirt
#92
I Can Bend My Toes Back To My Foot
#93
Regular Pasta vs. Premium Pasta
Lukas (alt) 5 hours ago
From Reddit: "The one with the rough white exterior is the premium one. The rough texture makes sauce adhere to it better, and it releases more starch into the water, which is useful because you can use the pasta water to make a good emulsified sauce. Its rougher because it uses a bronze or brass d*e which has more friction, and so is slower, and needs more pressure to push through. The smooth pasta is extruded through a silicon d*e, which has less friction so it is much smoother and faster (cheaper). The d*e is not the only factor for premium pasta. There are also drying techniques (faster/hotter is cheaper), and quality of the flour."
#94
Urinal For Ladies
#95
Everybody Is A 3D Printer!
#96
Lots Of Controversy In My Household Over This
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