50 Unhinged Pics That Are As Confusing As They Are Amusing (New Pics)
Imagine pictures of a deep-fried Optimus Prime figurine, a child inside a claw machine, and a tiger in a laundromat; what do they have in common, you think? All three are begging for more context.
These are just a few examples of somewhat confusing situations, shared by the ‘Images That Require More Context’ Twitter account. Started just a couple of years ago, it has already amassed nearly 645k followers, seeking content that seems bizarre at best taken out of context.
Today, we’ve gathered some of the page’s most puzzling yet somewhat entertaining instances, covering everything from animals in unexpected places to situations you simply can’t explain. Scroll down to find them on the list below and enjoy.
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I love how no matter what type of cat, house cat or big predator, I fits I sits is universal amongst them 😂
Said by the one person I could see actually beating up jesus
Load More Replies...Jeez! Don’t they know the first rule is not to talk about it? You do not talk about Fight Club 🤣
He smashed up the Temple and went after everyone with a whip.
Load More Replies...Loads of content online is, well.. weird. But sometimes even the most random of pictures can be explained with a little bit of contextual information or a much-needed explanation. When it comes to posts shared by the ‘Images That Require More Context’ Twitter account, neither is provided.
But even though it confuses us, such a lack of information is likely part of the reason we find similar posts funny. This phenomenon can be explained by the incongruity theory, which—together with the superiority and relief theories—comprises the three main theories of humor.
Why do I have a feeling the artist knew exactly what he was doing? XD
Apparently...."The crucifix in the painting is an anachronism. But it is van der Weyden’s way of hinting at the overarching purpose of the birth of Christ. The birth of Jesus is important, but only because of what it would eventually lead to — His death on the cross for people’s sins."
Yup, it's intentional anachronism, with Christ's death foreshadowed at his birth
Load More Replies...Would you have a statue of a guy in an electric chair? No
Load More Replies...Very confusing..also note the architertural style in the background. Pretty sure that's the side of a gothic cathedral in the top right.
Was painted by a Dutch painter in 1455 so gothic imagery in the painting isn't all that confusing when you think about the time it was painted
Load More Replies...Screw dominoes, their crust is crappy and they don't know how to cut pizzas!
Load More Replies...Last night my Ring kept going off at around 11pm. This is odd because my neighborhood is pretty inactive at this time so I took a look. It was a spider. They kept running across the camera making a web
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Kermit the Frog?
Based on the incongruity theory, we find some things funny because they don’t conform to certain mental patterns and expectations. For example, walking through a Walmart parking lot, you might expect to see some cars or a shopping cart here and there, but spotting a horse in the middle of it would likely be quite confusing. Chances are, you would even start giggling at such a bizarre and unexpected sighting.
With no context or information about how the horse got there—and more importantly, why—our brain is typically unlikely to match the animal with the parking lot.
They got them to gamble, so, in a way, they won already :)
Load More Replies...Back in my Mormon upbringing, we weren't allowed to even have playing cards, because they were used for gambling. As I got older some of my (Mormon) friends were playing cards and I was super confused. They said the loophole was they weren't actually gambling, just playing games. That's the trip where I learned how to play "I doubt it"..... only when school started and I was explaining it to a friend did I learn it was called b******t. My little Mormon brain short circuited.
Oh, just realized they are playing uno! My bad, Mormons, at least in the early eighties loved uno!!
Load More Replies...OK so LDS member, here, cards are totally OK. Some of my local leaders even taught the youth to play poker for starbursts this year.
"Excuse me...you don't own this whole bench do you?? I don't see your name on this bench" Me: *Points to me*
I know how Brits spell “centre,” but adding a D to it makes “cen-tred,” which can’t be right, can it? I don’t remember having seen it, but I read the plaque as “self-cen tred” and my first thought was “He needs a refund due to the typo.”
I didn't know my ex finally got that bench he'd always had his eye on! Good for him.
Ok, so those fittings are rivets. So that's a metal framed outdoor seat? Really?
Of course it took me a while to notice the name at the top heavily circled in highlighter.
This was a whole series called “Texts from my Dog” I think he even brought a book out!
Context is crucially important when it comes to all sorts of creative processes. For instance, in writing, contextual information provides the reader with all the necessary information for them to perceive the plot and the characters the way the writer intended them to.
According to MasterClass, in addition to providing meaning and clarity to the conveyed message, it helps to piece together the backstory of a character, which might be important for their behavior or personality.
for some reason I feel like this is Karma. Like this is the bite iest cat ever and it just learned a lesson.
The birth parents you are trying to reach do not love you. Please hang up.
Load More Replies...MasterClass suggested that there are four types of context in writing: historical, physical, cultural, and situational. Historical context refers to the general environment and relevant events of a certain period. It can be represented in the way subjects in their pieces talk or interact or the way they dress, among other things.
Physical context helps to describe the setting of where the action is taking place or portray the physical elements of character development. This type of contextual information is important as it can completely change the reader’s perception of the situation—people are likely to imagine the same events differently if they take place in a forest or on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Everytime I see this picture I concentrate on the face of the guy on the left.
That dude on the left has me rolling "What kind of demon summoning bs is THIS? "
Precisely how my gender reveal went /s
Load More Replies...I imagine he backed into a hedge like Homer Simpson within 2 seconds of this picture.
Load More Replies...Only in horseshoes or hand grenades. Nobody said anything about car yeeting.
Load More Replies...I always wonder why there are a lot more news about some Maniacs using the Target logo as a practice Target. You'd be able to see it from one or two miles away and it's so big it's easy to aim for.
Cultural context relates to certain customs or aspects characteristic of a particular culture. A piece about a person’s interactions with someone from a different culture might be difficult to understand if the reader is unfamiliar with the given culture and is not presented with additional information about it.
Lastly, there’s situational context, which emphasizes the importance of information regarding a specific situation or event. According to MasterClass, it is details about something that’s happening based on the event itself. Situational context allows the reader to understand how certain circumstances affected the subjects involved. Coming back to the example of the horse in a parking lot—characters would react (and act) differently to it galloping in such a setting, compared to it being on a farm.
Please fasten your seat belts, raise and secure your tray tables, we are nearing our decent to Safety Town.
Little Johnny wana play wifit! Chews it ! Lay alla ovrs it's , all myes!!
imagine having one that big tho. little me would be in ✨heaven✨
Oh my word! That is really nostalgic! I had one as a kid; I had completely forgotten about it.
Does it show where Sesame Street is? It's the greatest unsolved mystery from my childhood
I prefer free range kindergartners. EDIT: That sounded way creepier than I intended
That hasn’t been my experience… we raised chickens when I was young. My chores included their feeding and watering, collecting eggs, I remember holding onto their legs when it was time for the axe too but they were always gentle with me. It was best to give the roosters a wide berth but I still wouldn’t call them mean, just protective.
Load More Replies...Ok sir. We have the hostages. How the turns have tabled *squawks*
Not so *cluck* fun is it hooman chicks? Would *cluck* you like some feed?
Context affects not only the way we imagine things but also the way we view and interpret them. In an article for Psychology Today, researchers Ryan Daley, Jaclyn Ford, and Elizabeth Kensinger expanded on how and why that is. They pointed out that the way we perceive things can differ from the way we see them, as our brain is constantly making shortcuts—taking guesses about our surroundings.
As an example, they took the renowned gold and white/blue and black dress that sparked one of the hottest debates online back in 2015. According to the researchers, the reason that split internet users into two camps was the way their brain perceived the lighting in the picture. Team ‘black and blue’ were the winners in this case, as that was the actual color of the dress, because their brain understood the picture as a washed-out image. Those on the opposing team imagined it in a different lighting, which is why their brain interpreted the same wavelengths as white and gold.
The day these two souls will unite people will start falling from sky!
"Wanna Buy a Duck?" was the absurdist catch phrase of 1930s comedian Joe Penner.
Another visual representation of how context affects perception is the Ebbinghaus illusion, also known as Titchener circles. It refers to two flower-like figures, each with same-sized circles in the middle. Both centerpieces are surrounded by a ring of circles, which differ in size between the two variants. The first one is encircled by six circles larger than the one in the center, while the other one—by eight smaller ones.
Even though the central part of each of the figures is exactly the same, because of what’s around it—visual context, if you will—our brain interprets the center of the first figure as smaller than the second one.
Maybe’s because I’m European but how on earth do ‘you’ Americans see if you pay with a 1,5,10,50,100,1000 note? They are literally the same colour?!?
They all have the different denominations numerical value printed on them. So each bill is marked with the number for the corresponding value. Like in this post the $1 bill is marked as such.
Load More Replies...I think the more you leave it there it will charge less
If you're wondering, the missing letters are O and F.
Load More Replies...Yeah, it's just a fight to the death. Doesn't everyone see that every day?
Load More Replies...The lack of additional information in ‘Images That Require More Context’ encourages our brain to go crazy creating all sorts of scenarios and backstories to what we see in the pictures. And, in my view, that’s just part of the fun. So, in case you enjoy coming up with explanations for such random situations, make sure to browse our previous editions on pictures that require more context here, here, and here.
I want this. A bubble bath is not a bubble bath unless you have at least a foot of foam above the bath top
Put bubble bath mixture into a jacuzzi bath. I've done it. It's insane!
Load More Replies...This happened to me. We usually go to a hotel for the week of our marriage date but have to stay close because my husband teaches at the U at night. It was our 20th anniversary and my husband's colleagues had given us a gift card for an expensive restaurant near the hotel. The problem is that I was running a fever and was really sick. When my husband left for school, I wanted to take a bubble bath. I put the first lid-full in, nothing, a second, nothing, then I pour a 3rd lid and start the jets. Full blast bubbles; I almost drowned in there. Bubbles on the floor, over the counter, in the toilet - everywhere! Then when I finally get out and clean-up as much as I could in my condition, I decide I needed tea. My husband usually makes it but how difficult is it really? Yeah, I left a mess in my cup and in the teapot too. Tried to fix everything. I was exhausted. Apparently I left my clothing as a trail to the bedroom, which I never do, and there was still a mess in the bathroom...
I used to do this for my kids when they were feeling yucky. You just add bubble bath then use the shower head on spray (detached & held just above the waters surface) to fill the tub and voila! Bubbles to the ceiling!
Sadly they don't make the good bubble bath liquid anymore - have yet to find one that really makes bubbles for my kids *sad german noises*
Load More Replies...I have a picture very similar to this in my family album. My little brother and sister used to have one of those electric spa bubble mats in the bath, so even a little bit of bubble bath easily ended up like this.
I looked up what TDIL meant as I wasn't familiar with that acronym. But I assume "Technology Development for Indian Languages" is not what you meant..? Lol
Load More Replies...I wish this were real. Instead of whack a mole they make you fill out tax forms and in place of pizza it's a school district free lunch with a plain cheese sandwich (w/ American cheese) and that gross, tiny apple.
Is this an American thing? I can't even begin to know how much more context I would need as it all seems rather daft.
Ewwww. I can practically feel the sticky tables and smell the little snot nosed, scabby kneed, booger eating petri dishes now. No. F*cking. Way. (Yes. I went ONE time & I was scarred for life).
He needs to tilt his head further down, but apart from that it's pretty spot on!
I don’t think my fat a*s could fit my wheelchair in there …not even sideways ! Lmao
I was wondering if on a strong gusty day they could feel the building sway.
Load More Replies...I can't recall what video I watched. There was a lady showing off an apartment in a building that is as thin as this. It actually wasn't too bad. However, if you're too fat it won't work for you that well it seems.
I don't care if you're the devil incarnate, if you place a proper tea in front of me with scones and clotted cream, I'm there.
Load More Replies...Britain. Creators of the Cavity Magnetron for radar and microwave ovens, the Angled Flight Deck for aircraft carriers, and mounting a leaky carburetor directly over an ignition distributor on a petrol engine.
Or maybe this is a real old picture and it says "HOLLYWOODLAN"
Load More Replies...The dog is even wearing sunglasses on his head!
Load More Replies...Dogs like...2 more laps beauty! You can do it! We'll show them Hollywoo F*****s
I need my glasses. I thought that was a huge-a** cat. With eyebrows.
Load More Replies...Neither rats nor mice get along with me. The whole tail thing just freaks me out.
Load More Replies...You don't need any more context. Just try replacing Mickey with Mohammed and see how long it would stay up there.
Rats discover that Mickey, was not always a mouse! Flock to the recently dug up icon! His name used to be Rodney Rat! But Walt Disney needed a smaller body rodent, and thus we have Mickey Mouse! Rats will file a petition to change his name back, to Rodney Rat! And Disney to Disney’s Rodentville!
context would be appreciated, though... this is an image of trauma or drama?
It's Freddie mounted on Darth Vader. What further explanation do you need? :o)
You can’t stop him now. If you want to join the dark side, just give him a call.
this picture is incomplete. Vader needs to be on a unicycle wearing a kilt and playing a bagpipe.
Probably just threw them in the trash after the picture
Load More Replies...Diary of a Wimpy Kid used to love that book series but Harry Potter said "hold my butterbeer"
*OOooffff* (default Minecraft death noise)
Load More Replies...The general baby sign is for in an event of an accident so rescue know there's a tiny person onboard that otherwise might be missed. It's a misunderstanding amongs lots of people it means 'drive carefully I have a baby'. Everyone should drive carefully regardless baby on board or not.
That's a myth. Emergency services are always supposed to check to see if there are babies or small children regardless of a sign. What if a parent had to use a car without one and then crashed? Think emergency services will just not bother to check? They think 'oh there's no sign so can't possibly be a baby here'. They came into being because Michael Lerner, a successful recruiter at the time, was apparently approached by a friend who wanted advice on how to market the signs. Lerner wasn't a parent, but he was reportedly sold on the idea from his experience driving around with his 18-month-old nephew. “People were tailgating me and cutting me off,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “For the first time, I felt like a parent feels when they have a kid in the car.”
Load More Replies...Shes doing great, check her on insta... @laina
Load More Replies...Anybody else think she looks a lot like Alison Brie? (The actual, live person, not the multiple kind-of-scary still photos surrounding her.)
I think she is prettier than Alison Brie personally.
Load More Replies...It's a modern version of the famous Cooper family photo!! cooper-fam...385053.jpg
i knew barbie had a lot of jobs but paranormal investigator was not one i would think she had (edit: thank you, downvoting ninjas for downvoting me for absolutely nothing. i have no idea why i am.)
Omg Barbie as a ghostbuster, THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN
Load More Replies...Sounds like the start of a bad joke: "A tiger walks into a laundromat..."
All you're going to find is Purina Puppy Chow, but you can dig if you want to.
"It's okay, Typhaniegh, just play with the nice toys and we'll come back for you in a couple of hours."
Yeah ... it used to be spelt 'Tiffany' but .... *sigh*.... some parents just want 'Youneeq' names now
Load More Replies...If it happens to me I'll grab any Sanrio plushies in there and then find a way to break the glass
Nope, I don't trust adults that dress up in costumes like this. Back in your boxes.
Another group of young actors ruined by the influence of drugs 🤣
My brain sees numbers in the wrong order (really). Things like this scare me.
This is just a multiple choice test with ten possible answers and unlimited guesses.
Load More Replies...But with ignorant redneck biblethumpers instead of aliens.... waaay more terrifying!
Load More Replies...When I first looked at it I thought it was Bill Nye the Science Guy 😭
Load More Replies...Something's always wrong with target. Never work there. I have PTSD from working there, I was so stressed I developed an ulcer, I haven't gone back in years
Ulcers do not come from stress, but a bacteria. Just saying.
Load More Replies...Id hate to see what happens with that racket when the tank loses. GET TO COVER ON MATCH POINT!
More importantly, where can I get a box of Tic Tacs that’s that big?
Load More Replies...A package of orange Tictacs is a snack to me, so a box THAT big would give me an 💦! 🤤
Same. I'd be happy to just be able to keep lip balm & my earbuds in the same pocket!
Load More Replies...True story. I was a junior in high school wearing Jnco jeans when another kid entered the class with his skateboard under his arm. Teacher said that he's not allowed to have his skateboard with him and that he'd have to put it up somewhere. Our lockers were much too small for that so I asked if it would be okay if I put it in my pocket. Teacher laughed and said "sure." I fit the whole skateboard with just the end of it sticking out.
At my school there is multiple arcade cabinets and multiple consoles including a nintendo switch with multiple controllers, we aren't allowed to play, i have no idea what they are for
you and me both (edit: we can be monsters together :3)
Load More Replies...What’s a “moon bozo”? Is it a reference to a game (that I clearly don’t play)?
He's saying "touch the moon" and calling the guy a "bozo" (Bozo is a famous American clown from Chicago)
Load More Replies...Someone should help the horse, it would be very neigh-borly.
Load More Replies...Every horse owner is less than surprised. The talent of these fragile animals to get into crazy trouble is unbelievable. All fences checked, all doors closed, no dangerous poking, tripping, flying objects anywhere ... 30 seconds later "Look, I am limping, bleeding, sitting in a hole (there.were.no.holes!) ... beter call the vet and some bubble wrap"
Not cool! And not teaching anything, other than you being an a*s as well.
OP are just calling out themselfs, and give material to the kids therapeut for future reference. Also narrowing down the options for nursing homes.
Load More Replies...That‘s not only cruel but also proof „the apple doesn‘t fall far from the tree“. Seems this parent is a perfect rolemodel to raise an „a…..e“!
Could also be for fun. They might have just done it for shıts and giggles.
Load More Replies...Let's not judge. If he brings out Ranch, then, ok.
Load More Replies...Not knowing what Optimus prime was, this would have sounded very painful without the picture
I had a kid at work last week who kept calling it Optimus Primal. Another kid questioned it and he said "that's just what I like calling him" which I couldn't disagree with so told them to just go with it :)
Why did you tear down my web? That stuff is hard as Hell to make! You try it sometime, you little punk!
Truly 'Seizing the day' (translate back into Latin for the pun)
Everyone should take their fish out now and then to get some fresh air .
You've heard of Bible bashing? Perhaps, if he hit the kid over the head with it?
Load More Replies...Abstinence is ^ this effective in preventing premarital s%x.
I have heard that the Emirates are very keen on their racing falcons (my uncle is a falconer) and they take them with them when they travel because they are so valuable. Because money is no object, they just hire out the plane.
When someone puts way more value on his birds than he does on his wife and daughters.
These are probably competitors and this picture makes me sad.
that's a shot from the TV show Community. I just watched this episode!
I feel like he's just mentally screaming at "pizza the hut" from Space balls 🤣
Load More Replies...The bartender says: “What is this? Some kind of joke???”
Load More Replies...Springtrap my buddy, what are you doing out of the room? Your 30 years aren't done yet
Change the first letter to "F" - some will say it doesn't work, others will say it is the best way one ever!
Context for those who don't know: The first letter is changed to F to colloquially identify knock-offs. For example, faux designer names could be: Fucci, Fersace, Fouis Vuitton, Fior, etc.). In this case, it would change "Drake" to "Fake." No wit but clearly identifyies what it is.
Load More Replies...Highway worm i believe its called, Trevor Henderson creature
Load More Replies...If you manage to do this Jumping Jack whole, you will meet Jesus. XD
I hope any children are watched very carefully while they're on the platform.
har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har
Load More Replies...There is no explanation here that isn't just sad if you use all the clues given in the picture to put the story together...
My son was Ben 10 for Halloween one year. He also has a jacket with patches all over and he has a Ben 10 patch we found in a little hole in the wall shop years ago.
I can imagine many American kids doing this
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Save that hospital bed. I've got a feeling he'll be needing it soon.
We need more posts like these, they're wayy better than the "AITA" ones
Half of the reddit AITA posts are fake anyway. "My new wife locked my kid in the cupboard because he talked back to her. AITA for getting upset?" No cuz this didn't happen and if it did why do you need to post about it? Just leave.
Load More Replies...We need more posts like these, they're wayy better than the "AITA" ones
Half of the reddit AITA posts are fake anyway. "My new wife locked my kid in the cupboard because he talked back to her. AITA for getting upset?" No cuz this didn't happen and if it did why do you need to post about it? Just leave.
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