They say there is always more than meets the eye. So today, we are going to take you on an illusory roller coaster where things are not what they seem, or rather they seem to be not what they are… Unless you look twice, and thrice, and then everything seems fine.
Bored Panda has compiled a list full of mind-bending camouflages we encounter every day and don’t give much thought to. From a sizzling paella bowl that resembles a pool full of tiny humans to a piece of toothpaste that came out just like someone’s taken their nose off, these are some of the most amusing optical illusions.
Be prepared for your mind to play tricks on you, and don’t forget to check out our previous posts with incredible optical illusions here and here.
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This Is The Top Of A Fence Post
Post that on TripAdvisor as places to visit.. :-p
Load More Replies...umm no I'm pretty sure thats what the valley looks like from Carl and Ellies house at Paradise Falls
Thank you for that explanation. It just didn't make sense to me until your remark. True or not, at least it makes sense to my brain now
Load More Replies...The Armadillo Lizard Looks Like A Baby Dragon
Never heard of this lizard before, it sure does look dragon like and is pretty cute.
Lost - one baby dragon. Contact Khaleesi Daenerys Targaryen, Westeros.
Hell no! She's a tyrant and will use the dragon as another weapon of mass destruction.
Load More Replies...It's just as cute as when my dog does it - possibly cuter!
Load More Replies...Well, that is why they became endangered. It is now illegal to collect them for pets. They are so cute though!
Load More Replies..."The species Ouroborus cataphractus was classified by the IUCN as Vulnerable until 1996, but has since been downgraded to Least Concern. This is mostly due to a general cessation of collection for the pet trade, which was a significant drain on populations but is now illegal" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_girdled_lizard
My Black Cat Looks Like My White Cat’s Shadow
Call me crazy, but today on my way to work, I saw a trash bag that looked just like a bird. I gave it a second glimpse, only to realize my eyes were deceiving me, and that it was, in fact, nothing more and nothing less than a plastic bag.
Chances are most of us happen to have optical illusions now and then. They distort reality in such a way that we see objects, shapes, or things that are not entirely there. Usually it doesn’t last long, but it doesn’t make it any less realistic.
Kim Ransley, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sydney, explains that “In day-to-day life, the ability to distinguish objects helps us work out what is around us when parts of the scene are covered or lighting is poor.”
However, when it comes to the visual patterns that appear in random things and places, and occur purely by chance, these “can also trigger the system, causing us to see familiar objects in very strange places—such as the appearance of a face in a cloud.”
I Found A Pattern On Some Rocks In Sweden That Looks A Bit Like Starry Night By Van Gogh
The Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma Disstria) That Looks Like It's Wearing A Penguin Sweater
Yeah - scientists really got this one's name wrong.
Load More Replies...i wish i could upvote you more than once :)
Load More Replies...Frozen Spider Web Looks Like A Knitting
It turns out, this is all due to our ability to see, which involves the brain molding raw sensory data we get from the world around us into a more refined form. Kim explained that most of these refinements “are deliberate—they’re designed to help us survive.”
Other times, “certain patterns regularly trip our brains up” even if they have evolved to guess right most of the time. “That’s when we might see an optical illusion,” she concluded.
This Is Moss Agate From Indonesia, The ''Moss'' Is Actually Iron And Other Mineral Inclusions In The Stone That Make It Look Like It Contains A Secret Forest
These Trees With Christmas Lights Under The Snow Look Like Rocket Launch
I can both hear and feel the crunch of the snow under my winter boots. Great feeling.
Load More Replies...The Moon Looks Like Saturn
From afar you may wonder, “Is that an asteroid ring around the moon?”. Well, the disguise of this waning moon is actually a thin cirrostratus cloud. The way the cloud interacts with the moon creates a unique display of beauty that steals protagonism from the surrounding stars. Below the moon? The dimly lit silhouette of volcano Pacaya and the Guatemalan highlands can be appreciated.
Captured at dawn December 24, 2019
Doggo Looking Like A Bear After The Bath
That face. That expression. All that love just for you. Beautiful little bear pup.
The Light Coming From The Bathroom Window Makes My Cat Look Like She Just Had A Great Idea
The way she looms in the shadows makes me think that the great idea is probably a plot against humanity hh
“I just realized that if I break hooman’s items, I can scare them, and that may encourage them to gimme more food.” 🐱 💡
I Took A Picture Of A Window With Rain On It And It Looks Like A Planet Surrounded By Millions Of Stars
It looks like the Starship Enterprise is heading straight towards you!!
The Wings Of The Atlas Moth Look Like Snakes
This surely is mimicry to scare off the predators. For example the butterfly on this image looks little bit like owl for the same reason unnamed-5f...9e98dc.jpg
I've only seen one once, and that was at a butterfly exhibit at the Morton Arboretum. They are unbelievably beautiful.
These Sunset Clouds Look Like Lava
I’m taking a screenshot so I can use this picture as wallpaper! Absolutely stunning!!
This Baby Bird Looks Like A Pinecone
Hi Yvonne. I agree, definitely looks like pretty good camouflage.
Load More Replies...What sort of bird is this? The way the feathers form tufts is quite interesing.
Hold on, where is the bird? 🤔 All I see is a pinecone on a blue towel. 👁👄👁
This Window That Looks Like A Painting
This is beautiful. I almost believe I've been on that hiway - that slide area is a landmark <3 <3
Exactly what i was thinking!! LOL I am sure it is a framed print
Load More Replies...I would buy that. (despite the 'falling apart wall')
Encountered A Hairless Guinea Pig That Looks Like A Baby Hippo
If it's a boy, I wil name him Owen from the iconic animal duo, Owen and Mzee
In my language, we call them pigs of the sea. Hippos are called water horse and sea horses are called sea-foal. Don't ask me why. Might be because we're land-locked.
Can we just stop with the human vanity of breeding deformed animals for profit because they're 'cute'? Where will the cruelty end?
It's possible it was a baby guinea pig or it had some disease that made it so it didn't hair. Of course, what you're saying is possible too.
Load More Replies...The Pebbles On This Beach Look A Lot Like Eggs
What beach? I collect egg-shaped stones from different areas and I would love one of these
This Cat Looks Exactly Like A Bowl Of Flour
Yesss! BTW I'm not sure if you can read my bad handwriting, but I'll be back Monday, if you want to meet then. Idk what time though. I'll tell you.
Load More Replies...I thought that was just flour until I saw the cute face
Load More Replies...Cats actually have several physical states, including solid, liquid, and, as demonstrated here, powder.
The Snow On My Husband's Car Looks Like Cloth
This Is A Puddle
That looks actually like you are taking it from a really high view. 😱
It looks like you’re standing on a mountain and looking down at other mountains with lots of trees.
The Window Of This House I Rented Looks Like A Painting
That's why this kind of window is called a "picture window" (ie a window that doesn't open)
Looking out our window in Canaan Valley West Virginia 292-5f88cc...1acf40.jpg
hxh fans: this reminds me of the card Strip of beach when gon and killua were in Greed Island
My New Petunia Looks Like A Galaxy
This Is Jubilee. She Just Happens To Look Like Bad Taxidermy
Bad taxidermy! Ha, ha, ha! Thanks for the laugh. Jubilee is still cute, despite the description.
Yeah, super cute! Jubilee is a good name for her.
Load More Replies...She looks like she has seen things. Terrible, terrible things.
Every Year, My Next Door Neighbors House Looks Like A Can Of Arizona Green Tea
The Way My Company’s Cooling System Becomes Giant LEGO Bricks In The Snow
I Almost Died. I Found My Mom's New "USB Hub" Sitting On Her Desk
I think it has two uses for her Tech husband, just add protection and enjoy you bad boy!
Load More Replies...Ummm, I wonder who thought making a usb charger look like a**l beads would be a good idea.
Maybe it's what you think it is but disguised as a USB hub.
Load More Replies...I have that same USB port. I have NEVER in my life realized that it looked like something else.... Now I won't be able to unsee it. Damn you Lexon!
A**l pearls don't vibrate. The whole thing about them is the taking them out slowly and size changing.
Load More Replies...This Oven Kinda Looks Like An Easter Island Head
*Stands in solidarity with Foxxy because Moai Head is best N@TM character*
Load More Replies...This is a Jøtul oven, produced in Norway in the 1960s and 70s, so it probably is. ;)
Load More Replies...Morro Rock Looks Like A Pile Of Gold During Sunrise
Apparently, that is exactly what it once was. It is a volcanic plug, i.e. a remnant neck of an extinct volcano which was active some 25 million years ago. (Yeah, I looked it up)
Load More Replies...ive traveled there like 4 times and ive never seen it look like that. that is so amazing!!!
The reflection in the water makes a beautiful background for the boat.
This Turtle's Shell Looks Like A Sombrero
Watch out when it hits its teen years - mariachi music will be blasting out of that shell at all hours of the night.
These Rice Fields Look Like Stained Glass From Above
Why is it blue? Isn't supposed to be yellow/ golden something??
Baby Snapping Turtles Look Just Like Little Dinosaurs
I found like 2 of these (alive) floating down my creek! We got out of the water because we knew the mom couldn’t be far upstream. They were adorable though!
This Bush Looks Like I Just Won Solitaire
The Inside Of These Acoustic Guitars Look Like Luxury Apartments
And it also looks like a Acoustic Guitar I can't afford. #SubtoSssnipperwolf
Load More Replies...It would indeed. I have always wondered what other architectural masterpieces Gaudi would have left us had he not died in an accident. Casa Milà, enjoy: https://www.lapedrera.com/en/la-pedrera
Load More Replies...And if you could actually live in there, would you gradually get used to the interesting sounds playing all the time?
You'll See It Once And Never Again
They're right. Once you know what it really is the illusion is gone forever.
I know what it is, but the illusion is still there. Haha
Load More Replies...I was looking at the bag itself, butt it is not where you should look.
Fool! I replaced your Unsee Juice with Permanent Memory Juice!
Load More Replies...The way the straps are and the colour of the background make it look like there is a persons buttocks.
Load More Replies...This Building Looks Like A Single Wall Of Windows
Here it is at another angle from Google Earth😆
Load More Replies...Is the building paper thin or something. My brain is struggling to figure it out.
No, but the side is mirrored and is reflecting the sky at an angle.
Load More Replies...A Shot Of Burning Man That Looks Like A Solar System
It's an art festival held in the desert in the US every year. The main point is the burning of a giant wooden man.
Load More Replies...Don’t worry. 😂 ‘Burning Man’ is an annual event that happens in the US about art and cool stuff. 😊
Load More Replies...Tiny Weeds In My Garden Look Like A Desert Oasis
Get out your mini star wars play things and take pictures and play.
This Small Red Potato Looks Like An Anatomical Heart
We replaced your heart with a baked potato, and you have three seconds to live.
My Purple Potatoes Look Like Gemstones
😮 I didn’t know these existed, they definitely do look like geodes, for sure.
Just like normal potatoes, maybe a bit tastier but these were home grown.
Load More Replies...Taste similar, but also full of healthy antioxidants
Load More Replies...The Shadow Of My Bookshelf Looks Like A City Skyline
These Clouds By My House Look Like A UFO Invasion
Plot twist: This is a UFO invasion disguised as clouds. We fooled you, humans.
Sure... "Clouds" that LOOK like a UFO invasion... Uh huh, absolutely...
"We have successfully tricked the humans into thinking that we are clouds, commander, carry on Plan 23.''
Load More Replies...This Paella Looks Like A Bunch Of People In A Dirty Pool
It's really good with chicken instead of fish and mollusks and all that
Load More Replies...The Moss Growing In This Bus Stop Gutter Looks Like A Tiny Ancient Ruin On Top Of A Hill
This Dead Plant Looks Like A Broomstick
It's from a tulip tree... Liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers look like tulips. I have one near my home. GettyImage...058c7d.jpg
It's from a tulip tree... Liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers look like tulips. I have one near my home too.
Load More Replies...My Car Wash Foam Looks Like A Sparkling Sunset
my kids say that we hit a unicorn when we go thru the car wash....
How The Ice Looks Like Scotch Tape On The Roof Of This Barn
I thought the exact same thing, when you are getting all the tape ready in advance :D
Load More Replies...My Toothpaste Came Out Looking Like A Nose
Yup! They (toothpaste packaging) say to use a pea sized amount (though peas come in different sizes, so that's a bit confusing in my opinion). The way it is shown in toothpaste/toothbrush advertisements (going from one end of the bristles to the other) is just because it looks "better" for the ad.
Load More Replies...Fixing My Parent’s Computer This Morning. Turns Out The P Is For Potato Salad. Not What I First Thought
That would have stopped me, too. Until I realized the "d" icon was from the "delish" website.
That is funny, but in Germany you will never ever find a warm potato salad 🧐
Actually there are some weird people in the south of Germany who make warm potato salad.
Load More Replies...Who Else Thinks My Wife's New Can Opener (Hehe) Looks Like A Strange Sex Toy?
"My wife's can opener" - does it mean only she gets to use it? 🤣
My Cucumber Plant Grew A Vine That Looks Like A Treble Clef
Well then your plant is officially Ling Ling (Twoset fans anyone)
if you can grow it slowly, you can grow it quickly
Load More Replies...My elementary music teacher made us draw treble clefs if we were bad kiddies, and I was a good kiddie usually. But of course kiddies are kiddies and I got in trouble for conversing with a classmate so I had to draw 30 treble clefs. Problem was, I knew how they looked kinda but not how to draw them!
This Pumpkin In Our Garden Split And It Looks Like It Has Teeth
They may offer you fortune and fame, love and money and instant acclaim - but whatever they offer you, DON'T FEED THE PLANTS!
An Iron Chain So Rusted By Sea Salt It Looks Like It’s Made Of Wood
My Mom Sent Me A Picture Of Her Dinner. I Didn't Understand Why It Wasn't Playing
This Picture Of A Landscaping Supply Place Looks Like Water Color Palette
You would have to rise about 100 m in the air to observe this ;-) But you are right, beauty is everywhere.
Load More Replies...This Rusty Lock Gate Looking Like A Painting
The Ice On My Friend’s Car Froze In The Shape Of Mountains And A Tree
These Shells Look Like Little Butterflies
Looks like someone has been fishing. Pippi’s aka cockles are great bait.
We once walked on a beach entirely covered with these. Once in a lifetime experience.
The Wick Of My Candle Looks Like A Mushroom(-Tree?)
The Wrinkled Eye Of An Ancient Priest
Eggplants That Actually Look Like Eggs
I always wondered why they were called Egg plants.... I was today years old....
there are no white varieties, they look like this when they are not ripe yet
Load More Replies...Watercolor Sank To The Bottom Looks Like An Eyeball
Tootsie Roll
I Thought There Was A Severed Finger In My Fruit Bowl. It Was Just Some Ginger
Removed An Old Desk Drawer And It Looks Like An Abandoned Store
I couldn't afford the luxury accoustic guitar appartment. Perhaps, I can manage this space.
Imagine some pro added furniture and all that good stuff! It would be a perfect shop to play with. 😅
My Grandmother’s Immigration Forms From The 1950s Look Just Like Cards Against Humanity
Was her granny a time traveler because I'm pretty sure they didn't have instant passport pictures in the 1950's
Instant film was a product introduced during the late 1940s. https://petapixel.com/2015/06/11/the-history-and-magic-of-instant-photography/
Load More Replies...They are from the 80's. A lot of people repost this picture as "my grandmother's" or make up a date.
The Sunrise Makes The Steam Look Like A Flame
A Snake That Looks Like Cookies And Cream
what kind of breed is this? i've never seen any kind of python like this!
What a beautiful creature. I'd like to work with ball pythons one day.
This Egg Looks Like My Skin
My Crescent Rolls Came Out Looking Like Walruses That Just Can't Anymore
They look like someone (likely me) tried and failed to make marshmallow manatees
Sharp Teeth Boy
My View Of This Ladder Kinda Looks Like An Escher Drawing
The Way This Tree Root Is Growing Makes It Look Like Toxic Sludge
Those roots are usually immensely strong, and a nightmare to remove, unless of course the tree is to stay there.
Load More Replies...I Ate Coconut And Mango Ice Cream That Looks Like A Half-Eaten Poached Egg On A Waffle Cone
I Found This Leaf That Looks Like A Weather Radar
My Cat’s Facial Colouring Looks Like A Hand Flipping You Off
Perfect look for a cat. Especially when you want her to do something.
My Cactus' Bud Opened And I Think It Looks Like An Alien Or Maybe Audrey II
I Refilled My Soap Dispensers With New And Different Brands. The Density Caused The Old Soap On Bottom To Rise, Making It Look Like Fungi
Great Pyramids Of Florida
My Keycard Is Like A Cute Baby Next To The Cutting Board
Mrs. Cutting board must be so proud of her baby for getting a job as a keycard.
Due To The Light Fixtures' Reflections And The Window's Frame, This Photo I Took In Iceland Looks Like A Painting Of Another Planet
This Tibetan Cherry Tree At My Local Park Looks Like Copper
Last time this was used in a BP post everyone thought it was a pole 😂
These Cactuses Look Like Fireworks
A quick search - confusion arises over the plural of cactus because its original plural form (cacti) derives from Latin and native English speakers are drawn to cactuses, which adheres to the standard ruling for forming plurals. Both cactuses and cacti are acceptable. Of note, cacti is the more common plura
Load More Replies...This Picture Of My Cat In A Box Looks Like A Polaroid Picture
These Mushrooms Look Like Cigarettes
At least these are infinity percent healthier than cigarettes.
I was about to write "my cigarettes looks just like mushrooms", but then I realised that noone thinks that
Bubbles In My Hand Sanitizer Look Like A Mini Solar System
This Tablecloth Looks Like A Giant Beer Bottle Cap
The Way The Water Reflects The Red Ceiling In The Hospital Parking Garage And Look Like Blood
I received an injection in my eyeball once. Later, walking in the covered parking garage, I thought the pastel multi-colored ceiling lights a needless expense the hospital could do without, and told them so! Um...they were the normal, cheaper, ones. The medicine in my eye made it appear otherwise...
The Hole In This Table Looks Like Earth Seen From Space
But there's a giant dragon wrapped around it. Prophecy for December 2020?
My French Fry At McDonald's Looks Exactly Like A Banana
Was So Excited To See A Baby Deer On My Hike
Looking Out Of A Ruin In Outback Australia. Kind Of Looks Like A Picture Frame On A Wall
This Non-Smoking Post Looks Like A Cigarette
My Friend Dropped A Paint Lid. The Result Looks Like A Brain Scan
Thought This Was A Desktop Background But It’s Just A Reflection Of Our Couch
These Cactus Fruits Look Like Tiny Pineapples
This Tire Mark Was That Looks Like A Double Cheeseburger
My Dog Likes To Fetch Hair Ties And Hold Them In His Mouth, Making Him Look Like He's Wearing Grills
My Reflection On The Mirror Looks As If It Was A Regular Picture On The Wall
Is Pringles Ready For A Human Mascot? Call Me
It also feaures the Ford Mustang's logo horse so pretty sure it's for comical effect
Load More Replies...This Moth In My Bathroom Looks Like The End Of A Joint
This Circular Piece Of Confetti Which Looks Like A Hole In The Hardwood
This Burnt Cheese Looks Like A Penguin
This Rust That Look Like Treebark On A Bus Stop Sign
My Burnt Match Looks Like A Stage Microphone
Small Apples That Look Like Cherries
If you call them a portmanteau of the 2 words apples and cherries they become a religious fruit; Chapples.☺
My Boyfriend’s Knee Makes It Look Like A Tiny Old Man Is Sitting On My Bed
...in a stolen hotel bathrobe, his elongated s*****m making the bedding damp
This Clay On My Hand Makes It Look Like I Have Grayscale
The Holes In This Swiss Cheese Make It Look Like The Cow Has Eyes
The holes aren't supposed to line up. They are supposed to form naturally.
This Spider Hanging Out Near My Front Gate Latch Has An Abdomen That Looks Like A Map Of The World
That's a nice specimen of an Orb Weaver Spider from the genus Araneus... not sure of the specific species though...
My Coworker's Coffee Looks Like An African Acacia Tree
The Tomato We Grew Looks Like Sauron’s Eye
We Grew An Eggplant That Looks Like The Poop Emoji
This Building In NYC Looks Like A Massive Jenga Game
This Moth I Found On My Front Door Is Camouflaged To Look Like A Bird Poop
Please dont commit me but all i see is a catholic priest on its formal clerical suit jumbing sideways while shooting with his two pistols(you know... like Antonio Banderas in Desperado).Also,i kinda hear him go like "AAAAAAAAA DIE YOU MOTHA f*****S!!!!!"
My Abstract Piece Looks Like A Melting Mirror
This Subway Station Looks Like A Space Station
My Lush Bath Bomb Just Makes It Look Like A Tub Filled With Pee
Foam On My Pasta Water Looks Like A Fish Fillets
A Deformed Piece Of Candy Corn Came Out Looking Like A Traffic Cone
My Cactus Just Bloomed, And Its Flower Looks Like A Demogorgon
My Friend Told Me That I Look Like A Popsicle Stick
This Smudge On My Glasses Looks Like A Mountain
Pattern On This Tree Stump Looks Kinda Like The ‘Starry Night’ Painting
My Towel Fell Off Its Hook And It Looks Like Soft Serve Ice Cream
I love it when towels fall like this, they look so dramatic XD
This Puffball Mushroom Looking Like Epcot For Ants
that's not a puffball i dont remember the correct name but this one is highly poisonous puffballs are smooth and edible
this is a proper puffball :) large-5f88...c68604.jpg
Bottom Of My Teacup Looks Like An Eyeball
I Thought This Weed Flower Looked Like The Covid Renderings
Water From Faucet Looks Like A Wine Glass
These Roof Vents Look Like Mandalorian Helmets
My Daughter’s Curtains Look Like Dentures
The Kettle Looks Like A Butt
This Giant Beet From My Garden Looks Like A Heart
This Sanitizing Sprayer At Work That Looks Like It's From Overwatch
This Dough Ball Looks Like A Huge Storm Seen From The Space
I love this thread. I love it when people take a closer look at things and fantasy erupts :D
For the broomstick one: It's from a tulip tree... Liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers look like tulips. I have one near my home. GettyImage...d58fee.jpg
Those are some amazing illusions! https://www.boredpanda.com/?p=2510641 These holes on the ground look like a dog burry itself. Check it out.
I love this thread. I love it when people take a closer look at things and fantasy erupts :D
For the broomstick one: It's from a tulip tree... Liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers look like tulips. I have one near my home. GettyImage...d58fee.jpg
Those are some amazing illusions! https://www.boredpanda.com/?p=2510641 These holes on the ground look like a dog burry itself. Check it out.
