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50 Times People Had To Do A Double Take To Understand What They Were Looking At (New Pics)
Our pattern-recognizing brain can be a little too eager to help us and will just tell us what it thinks we see. As a result, we’ll happily accept a further on, black cat as just a shadow and a series of scratches on a boat as a wonderful image of a tropical island. So it would be best to always look twice, not just when crossing the street, but when seeing almost anything.
The mildly interesting subreddit, on top of being quite humble, gathers the best happy little coincidences our brains and eyes put together. So scroll down and get comfortable, since you’ll probably be staring at some of these for a bit. Make sure to upvote your favorites and if you want some more things that look like other things, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can find them here and here.
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#1
This Agate That Looks Like A Wildfire
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#2
The Mushroom On This Dog's Snoot Looks Like An Upvote
#3
The Way The Sunlight Reflects Off My Vase Makes It Look Like Smoke
#4
The Way The Light Shines Through The Bookcase Makes A Cityscape Shadow
#5
I Present To You The Rare And Wonderful Dogtopus
#6
Pen Made Of Recycled Water Bottles Casts A Shadow Of A Water Bottle
#7
Sunlight Through This Fountain Looks Like It Is Pouring Lava - l'Aquila, Italy
#8
My Friend's Snake Has The Superman Logo Naturally Emblazoned On Its Skin
#9
These Fishnet Stockings Made From The Table’s Shadow
#10
The Colors In This Piece Of Agate Look Like A Sunset
#11
This Bubble In A Frozen-Over Ice Fishing Hole Looks Like The Moon Rising Over A Forest
#12
Frozen Feature Shaped Like A Mushroom
#13
The Inside Of My Red Onion Looks Like A Lotus Flower
#14
My Blinds Reflection Looks Like Lunar Phases On My Wall
#15
The Sunset Lighting Makes It Look Like Firebreath
#16
My SO’s Mother Has Cutting Boards That Look Like Books When They’re Put Away
#17
My Cat's Shadow Is Actually My Other Cat
#18
The Center Of This Tree Looks Like A Heart
#19
Looks Like They’re Flying To The Moon
#20
A Moth On My Mini Buddha Statue Makes It Look Like Buddha's Wearing A Coat Or Cape
#21
Freezing Rain On Tree Branches Look Like Blood Vessels
#22
This Onion Ring Shaped Like A Perfect Treble Clef
#23
This Basket, Flattened By A Semi-Truck, Now Looks Like A 3D Picture Of A Basket
Llama_flower93 3 years ago
Even this is way better art than some of the crazy stuff I hear people call art. Lol
#24
Cat 3000 Heat Radiator
#25
Coco Biting On A Toy Lightsaber, Looks Like He's Shooting His Laser Beam
#26
These Opals Look Like Mini-Hatching Dragon Eggs
#27
Shadow Follows
#28
This Perfect Heart Shaped Cactus I Found
#29
Pineapple?
#30
The Shadow Of Two Mailboxes Makes A Perfect Up Arrow
#31
This Grape That Looks Like A Pumpkin
#32
Tiny Natural Geode Shaped Like Foot Prints
#33
My One Dog Looks Like My Other Dog's Shadow
mooshoflove 3 years ago
Haha, legit took my brain way too long to register the ACTUAL 2nd pupper!
#34
Light Reflected Onto This Wall Looks Like Chromosomes During Meiosis
#35
The Sunset Looks Like A Forest Fire
Maisey Myles 3 years ago
I once saw a sunrise through the trees I thought it was a fire. Wish I snapped it
#36
I Got A Chicken Tender Shaped Like Africa
#37
Camera Flash Made My Cat’s Eyes Look Like Flames
#38
A Cloud That Looks Like A Hat
#39
This Man Stopped By My Friends' Vintage Clothing Store, And Their Ring Light Looks Like A Halo Above His Head
#40
The Tree Outside My Kitchen Has An Almost Perfectly Pi Symbol Shaped Branch
#41
The Frozen Windows On My Plane Made It Look Like We Were Flying Through A Nebula
#42
After Five Years Of Use, My Pizza Stone Looks Like The Moon
#43
This Frozen Puddle Looks Like A Topographic Map
#44
The Shadow From This Plant Makes It Look Like There's A Decal On My Friend's Car
#45
This Pot I Was Letting Soak Formed A Yin Yang In The Grease And Soap
#46
Random Blister That Looks Like An Exclamation Point Appeared On My Finger
#47
The Way The Paint Dried In This Old Bottle Looks Like A Tidal Wave
#48
The Shadow From A Rivet Makes It Look Like Sacajawea's Smoking A Blunt
#49
My Blue Moon Beer Has An Orange, But It Looks Like There Is A Fried Egg On Top
#50
The Dust A Flag Left On My Wall, Makes It Look Like The Wall Is Fabric
Travis Nelson 3 years ago
Reminds me of when I’m tired and reality starts rippling like water.
#51
I Was Taking A Picture Of This Cloud That Looks Like A Feather When A Bird Flew Into The Shot
#54
My Peas & Lentils Look Like An Ishihara Test
#56
Around 2 Pm Every Sunny Day, There's A 1 Shadow On My Floor
Chocolate llama 3 years ago
I'd be more impressed if it appeared on 1pm, but maybe the sun is just confused by daylight savings
#58
Perfectly Shaped Toothpaste Ball, Looks A Bit Like A Hard Candy
#59
This Square Cloud Looks Like A Giant Rug
#62
I Took A Picture Of My Dog And It Looks Like She’s Smoking A Cigarette
#63
This Carrot Looks Like A Carrot Wearing A Carrot Suit
#64
My Dog's Shadow Makes An Almost Perfect Arrow
#68
Cloud Formation Looks Like Waves
#72
Cheesecake Factory Looks Like The Eye Of Sauron
#74
This Stump I Came Across That Looks Like A Wooden Sarlacc
#75
I Found A Rock Shaped Like A Heart
#77
One Of My Onion Rings At Burger King Came Out In The Shape Of An Infinity Sign
#79
A Spider Whose Shadow Looks Like Corona Virus
#81
The Seed Cones Of The Toxic English Yew Look Like Christmas Ornaments
#84
This Mirror Makes It Look Like The Entire Bathroom Is In The Tub
#85
Bird Dropped A Quarter-Note Turd On My Windshield
#87
Changing My Friend's Car Radio When I Noticed This. The Shadow Looks Like An Alien Language
#88
The Pattern On This Hospital Floor Looks Like A Bloody Trail
#90
Rain And Ice Formed What Resembles A Fur Tree On The Side Of A Condo's Roof
#91
I Spent About Two Minutes At A Red Light Trying To Figure Out What Kind Of Shoe This Is. It’s A Bag
#92
Small Island In Sweden Looks Like A Map Of Scandinavia
#94
Milk In My Coffee Made A Tiny Guitar
#95
My Office Window Curtains Are Sunlit In A Weird Angle, Making It Seem Like Windows XP Logos
#96
Unintentional WiFi Sausage
Gwynne Greene 3 years ago
I guess getting the message out there for the next MEAT and Greet will be difficult 🙃 😅
#107
The Way The Light Is Hitting My Smoke Detector Makes It Look Like It's Sliding Across The Ceiling
#109
The Snow In Salt Lake City Today Looks Like Dippin’ Dots
#110
These Pretzels From A Bag Of Chex Mix Are Stuck Together And Kind Of Look Like A Satellite
#111
My Tanlines Make Me Look Like I’m Wearing Necro-Pants
#112
This Little Rock I Once Found That Looks Like The Danish Flag
#113
Eczema Mark On My Hand Looks Like A Landmass So I Turned It Into A Map
#116
My Moldy Baked Beans Look Like Brains
#117
Flowers That Look Like Cabbages
Rachel Parker 3 years ago
They don't 'look like cabbages'. They are cabbages, ornamental cabbages grown as flowers.
#119
My Thumb Looks Like A Toe And Is Exactly 1 Inch Wide
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Wren Hard 3 years ago
Yeah! I wrote a heap out and couldnt post a single one
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