50 Times People Had To Look Twice To Truly Understand The Things That Were In Front Of Them (New Pics)
Our mind is really good at playing tricks on us. It can selectively remember certain details, create false memories, and even distort reality.
So we at Bored Panda set out to find the situations that made people do a double take to fully understand what they were looking at.
From unlikely coincidence to trippy optical illusions, the pictures we ended up with serve as a playful reminder of the intricate dance between the human brain and the world around it, urging us to appreciate the beauty in the ordinary.
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#1
The Frost On My Car Window Looks Like A Sketch
#2
This Bubble In An Ice Fishing Hole That Froze Over Looks Like The Moon Rising Over A Forest
#3
Weeds In Bricks Look Like Oasis
#4
My Statue Of Zeus Broke And Now He Looks Like He’s Throwing Someone A Roll Of Toilet Paper
#5
The Way The Sunlight Reflects Off My Vase Makes It Look Like Smoke
#6
This Crane Looks Like He's Wearing My Sneakers
#7
Speed Bump And Crosswalk Signs In Iceland Look Like Alien Abduction
#8
A Moon-Sized Turtle Orbiting The Earth, Or A Large Turtle In A Crystal-Clear Lake
#9
The Area I Used To Work In Washington Looks Like Jurassic Park
#10
Bird Flew By During A Picture. Now It Looks Like A Giant Bird Landed On My Head
#11
This Plant Flips Me Off Every Morning On The Way To Work
#12
This Church Looks Like A Gingerbread House
#13
This Pepper I Grew Looks Just Like A Fruit Roll-Up
#14
Noticed That A Cloud Behind My Girlfriend Looked Like A Thought Bubble
#15
This Paint I Was Mixing Looked Like A Little Forest Planet
#16
Looks Like They’re Flying To The Moon
#17
This Bird That Looks Like Danny DeVito
#18
The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign, It Looks Like It's Heavy Metal Style
#19
My Dirty Coffee Cup Looks Like A Pine Forest
#20
This Potato That Looks Like An Apple
#21
The Snow On My Car Window Rolled Up Like A Swiss Roll Cake This Morning
#22
This Frozen Puddle Looks Like A Topographical Map
#23
I Have A Pair Of Moles That Look Like An Eyebrow Piercing
#24
A Reflection From My Friend’s Phone Created A Pink Floyd Album Cover On Her Hazard Button
#25
Flashlight Through A Rock Makes It Look Like The Moon
#26
I Was Taking A Picture Of This Cloud That Looks Like A Feather When A Bird Flew Into The Shot
#27
These Chocolate Chips Look Like Tiny Pipes
#28
This Tomato Scar Looks Like The Eiffel Tower
#29
This Grape That Looks Like A Pumpkin
#30
This Photo I Took Of A Bird Through My Binoculars Looks Like A Planet
#31
A Cloud That Looks Like A Hat
Chocolate llama 3 months ago
Probably what my younger self would have imagined if someone mentioned a redhat cloud
#32
My Outdoor Stray Cats Look Like My Indoor House Cats’ Stand-Ins
#33
Son Moved A Turtle With The Number 3 On Its Pattern Out Of The Road
#34
This Square Cloud Looks Like A Giant Rug
#35
Weird Reflection Makes Man Look Like A Ghost
Nerenahd Dhaneren 3 months ago
Ghost successfully tricks people into believing he's not a ghost 👻
#36
Dirt On A Window At Miami International Airport That Looks Like A Dental X-Ray
#37
A Restaurant I Went To Had Yellow Windows, And It Made The Outside Look Like A Hollywood Version Of Mexico
LavenderHippoInAJar 3 months ago
Reminds me of orange skies day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Skies_Day
#38
These Clouds Look Like Europe, Africa, Asia, And Australia
#39
This Banana Looks Like Somebody Opened It Up And Stitched It Together
#40
This Turtle At The Zoo Looks Like It’s Wearing A Turtleneck Sweater
Noodle Doodle 3 months ago
I suspect the term "turtleneck sweater" is based on something. Can't figure it out but seems likely...
#41
My Rug Looks Like A Giant Version Of My Napkin
#42
My Tan Lines Make Me Look Like I’m Wearing Necropants
#43
My Daughter Found A Potato That Looks Like A Heart. It’s A Heartato
#44
My Mom Just Got These New Lights And It Looks Like They Have The Moon Inside
#45
The Roots Of These Sprouts Grew In The Shape Of A Leaf
#46
This Adorable Parrot In A Hat
#47
My Friend's Back Sweat Looks Like A Tree
#48
This Seed Pod Stuck To My Car Window Looks Like A Mustache
#49
This Stick Looks Like A Sword
#50
Water Forms "Ha" Perfectly On My Glasses After Rinsing Them
#51
Coffee Stain That Looks Like Earth
#52
These Contrails Look Like Chromosomes
#53
My Peas & Lentils Look Like An Ishihara Test
#54
Aristolochia Gigantea That Looks Like A Pair Of Lungs
#55
The Frozen Windows On My Plane Made It Look Like We Were Flying Through A Nebula
#56
My Cat's Tongue Makes It Look Like She's Kissing
#57
One Of My Onion Rings From Burger King Today Looks Like A Perfect Infinity Symbol
#58
My Space Heater Looks Like A Duracell 9V Battery
#60
This Plant Looks Like It’s Flipping You Off A Bunch
Brittania Kelli 3 months ago
I've had run-ins with many spirit animals, but this is the first time I've found a spirit foliage.
#61
I Noticed That My Rubber Band Looks Like A Musical Symbol
#62
The Clouds Outside My Plane Window Look Like An Alien Landscape
#63
The Stones On This Beach Look Like Upvotes
#64
Paint-Chipping Making The Wheelchair Guy Look Like An Angry Old Man
#65
Found A Tomato That Looks Like It’s Been Stitched
#66
This Stump I Came Across That Looks Like A Wooden Sarlacc
#67
This Cloud That Kind Of Looks Like A Nuclear Bomb Went Off
#68
The Dust A Flag Left On My Wall, Makes It Look Like The Wall Is Fabric
#69
Someone Dropped Their Sock
#70
Reflected Lights Look Like An Alien Invasion
BewilderedBanana 3 months ago
They're hanging in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't :)
#71
This Photo Makes My Friend Look Like A Cardboard Cutout
#72
This Moth Looks Like A Leaf
#73
My French Fry Looks Like The Nike Symbol
#74
This Hotel I'm Staying At Looks Like A Drill Bit
#75
This Restaurant That Looks Like It Was Drawn
#76
This Tree Looks Like It's Wearing Camouflage
#77
This Dry Leaf Looks Like A Pear
#78
My Beet Looks Like Salmon
#79
Couch Pattern Looks Like Pokemon Balls
#80
My Turkish Rosewater Gummies Look Like Sashimi (Raw Fish)
#81
This Egg That Cracked Like A Cartoon
#82
It Just Looks Like A Toilet
#83
This Pepper Looks Like A Pumpkin
#84
This Towel Hung Up On A Hanger Looks Like A Jacket
#85
Strange Pattern On A Stepping Stone Outside My Shed. Looks Like Electricity
#86
This Drop Of Coffee Looks Like Jupiter
#87
Random Number Four That Appeared In The Snow On My Front Porch
#89
My Friend's Cat Got Shaved At The Vet And Now She Looks Like A Game Of Exquisite Corpse
#90
I Fried Chicken Skin And It Got The Shape Of The US
#91
Better Yet It Doesn’t Even Look Like Texas
#92
The Way It Looks Like We Are On A Cliffside, Not The Lakeside
#93
Okay, Why Does This Look Like The Clay I’d Used In Elementary School Art Class?
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What do you think ?
Dorothy Cloud 3 months ago
That was very interesting. Just shows we need to slow down and take a good look around ourselves!!
Dorothy Cloud 3 months ago
That was very interesting. Just shows we need to slow down and take a good look around ourselves!!
