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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The Frost On My Car Window Looks Like A Sketch
This Bubble In An Ice Fishing Hole That Froze Over Looks Like The Moon Rising Over A Forest
Weeds In Bricks Look Like Oasis
My Statue Of Zeus Broke And Now He Looks Like He’s Throwing Someone A Roll Of Toilet Paper
The Way The Sunlight Reflects Off My Vase Makes It Look Like Smoke
This Crane Looks Like He's Wearing My Sneakers
Speed Bump And Crosswalk Signs In Iceland Look Like Alien Abduction
A Moon-Sized Turtle Orbiting The Earth, Or A Large Turtle In A Crystal-Clear Lake
The Area I Used To Work In Washington Looks Like Jurassic Park
Bird Flew By During A Picture. Now It Looks Like A Giant Bird Landed On My Head
This Plant Flips Me Off Every Morning On The Way To Work
This Church Looks Like A Gingerbread House
This Pepper I Grew Looks Just Like A Fruit Roll-Up
Noticed That A Cloud Behind My Girlfriend Looked Like A Thought Bubble
This Paint I Was Mixing Looked Like A Little Forest Planet
Looks Like They’re Flying To The Moon
This Bird That Looks Like Danny DeVito
The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign, It Looks Like It's Heavy Metal Style
My Dirty Coffee Cup Looks Like A Pine Forest
This Potato That Looks Like An Apple
The Snow On My Car Window Rolled Up Like A Swiss Roll Cake This Morning
This Frozen Puddle Looks Like A Topographical Map
I Have A Pair Of Moles That Look Like An Eyebrow Piercing
A Reflection From My Friend’s Phone Created A Pink Floyd Album Cover On Her Hazard Button
Flashlight Through A Rock Makes It Look Like The Moon
I Was Taking A Picture Of This Cloud That Looks Like A Feather When A Bird Flew Into The Shot
These Chocolate Chips Look Like Tiny Pipes
This Tomato Scar Looks Like The Eiffel Tower
This Grape That Looks Like A Pumpkin
This Photo I Took Of A Bird Through My Binoculars Looks Like A Planet
A Cloud That Looks Like A Hat
Probably what my younger self would have imagined if someone mentioned a redhat cloud
My Outdoor Stray Cats Look Like My Indoor House Cats’ Stand-Ins
Son Moved A Turtle With The Number 3 On Its Pattern Out Of The Road
This Square Cloud Looks Like A Giant Rug
Weird Reflection Makes Man Look Like A Ghost
Ghost successfully tricks people into believing he's not a ghost 👻
Dirt On A Window At Miami International Airport That Looks Like A Dental X-Ray
A Restaurant I Went To Had Yellow Windows, And It Made The Outside Look Like A Hollywood Version Of Mexico
Reminds me of orange skies day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Skies_Day
These Clouds Look Like Europe, Africa, Asia, And Australia
This Banana Looks Like Somebody Opened It Up And Stitched It Together
This Turtle At The Zoo Looks Like It’s Wearing A Turtleneck Sweater
I suspect the term "turtleneck sweater" is based on something. Can't figure it out but seems likely...
My Rug Looks Like A Giant Version Of My Napkin
My Tan Lines Make Me Look Like I’m Wearing Necropants
My Daughter Found A Potato That Looks Like A Heart. It’s A Heartato
My Mom Just Got These New Lights And It Looks Like They Have The Moon Inside
The Roots Of These Sprouts Grew In The Shape Of A Leaf
This Adorable Parrot In A Hat
My Friend's Back Sweat Looks Like A Tree
This Seed Pod Stuck To My Car Window Looks Like A Mustache
This Stick Looks Like A Sword
Water Forms "Ha" Perfectly On My Glasses After Rinsing Them
Coffee Stain That Looks Like Earth
These Contrails Look Like Chromosomes
My Peas & Lentils Look Like An Ishihara Test
Aristolochia Gigantea That Looks Like A Pair Of Lungs
The Frozen Windows On My Plane Made It Look Like We Were Flying Through A Nebula
My Cat's Tongue Makes It Look Like She's Kissing
One Of My Onion Rings From Burger King Today Looks Like A Perfect Infinity Symbol
My Space Heater Looks Like A Duracell 9V Battery
It’s Not Chicken
This Plant Looks Like It’s Flipping You Off A Bunch
I've had run-ins with many spirit animals, but this is the first time I've found a spirit foliage.
I Noticed That My Rubber Band Looks Like A Musical Symbol
The Clouds Outside My Plane Window Look Like An Alien Landscape
The Stones On This Beach Look Like Upvotes
Paint-Chipping Making The Wheelchair Guy Look Like An Angry Old Man
Found A Tomato That Looks Like It’s Been Stitched
This Stump I Came Across That Looks Like A Wooden Sarlacc
This Cloud That Kind Of Looks Like A Nuclear Bomb Went Off
The Dust A Flag Left On My Wall, Makes It Look Like The Wall Is Fabric
Someone Dropped Their Sock
Reflected Lights Look Like An Alien Invasion
They're hanging in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't :)
This Photo Makes My Friend Look Like A Cardboard Cutout
This Moth Looks Like A Leaf
My French Fry Looks Like The Nike Symbol
This Hotel I'm Staying At Looks Like A Drill Bit
This Restaurant That Looks Like It Was Drawn
This Tree Looks Like It's Wearing Camouflage
This Dry Leaf Looks Like A Pear
My Beet Looks Like Salmon
Couch Pattern Looks Like Pokemon Balls
My Turkish Rosewater Gummies Look Like Sashimi (Raw Fish)
This Egg That Cracked Like A Cartoon
It Just Looks Like A Toilet
This Pepper Looks Like A Pumpkin
This Towel Hung Up On A Hanger Looks Like A Jacket
Strange Pattern On A Stepping Stone Outside My Shed. Looks Like Electricity
This Drop Of Coffee Looks Like Jupiter
Random Number Four That Appeared In The Snow On My Front Porch
Our Challah Looks Like A Cloud From A Cartoon
My Friend's Cat Got Shaved At The Vet And Now She Looks Like A Game Of Exquisite Corpse
I Fried Chicken Skin And It Got The Shape Of The US
Better Yet It Doesn’t Even Look Like Texas
The Way It Looks Like We Are On A Cliffside, Not The Lakeside
Okay, Why Does This Look Like The Clay I’d Used In Elementary School Art Class?
That was very interesting. Just shows we need to slow down and take a good look around ourselves!!
That was very interesting. Just shows we need to slow down and take a good look around ourselves!!