It's long been said that the hardest part of baseball is hitting a round ball with a round bat, and it looks like at least one of them doesn't stay round for long.
Just because something is unlikely doesn't mean it's impossible. And when you expect that a thing can't happen, it often still does. How else do you explain the Cubs' World Series drought?
There's no reason they should have gone without a championship for a full century, but they went 108 years between titles. And by the end, there was no good reason to expect them to ever win one again. But they did.
Just like the Cubbies, here are a few more things that seem like they shouldn't be possible, but clearly were.
It's long been said that the hardest part of baseball is hitting a round ball with a round bat, and it looks like at least one of them doesn't stay round for long.
The more you look at it, the more you appreciate how perfectly balanced it all has to be.
The fungus takes over the ant's brain functions, effectively making it a zombie that does the fungus' bidding.
After an earthquake in Taiwan, authorities needed to prop this building up while rescue operations helped people evacuate. It did come crashing down later.
The deer must have run off after being hit, because its bones grew back around the arrow.
The pattern is amazing — so much better than tucking it away in a piggy bank — but I'd hate to think a cat might just come along and brush up against it.
And second, how the chair divides the rainbow's spectrum up into four neat rows.
It's valonia algae, also known as bubble algae or sailor's eyeballs, for obvious reasons.
Mainly, how did that massive truck wedge itself under the small part of the underpass? Just, how?
If you didn't notice the line on his wrist, you wouldn't even guess that his hand is in water. Admit it, you thought that was dry ground at first, right?
Just like a little cloud.
Color me impressed by that craftsmanship!
Because whoever did this is an artist, for sure, and has been practicing.
All you need is a little milk on a plate, some food coloring, and a couple of drops of dish soap.
I would never have expected that reaction.
But here's an otherwise delightful cloud pouring out its contents over the water.
It's like the sky is pulling up a blanket to block out the sun after a rough night.
And it clearly did grow. Best guess, from Reddit user laminate_that: "There was an injury to the tree. It tried to compartmentalize the injury by growing bark out to close off the wound. The tree grows out in four directions trying to close off the wound. The injury was too large and bark missed each other and is still trying to search for the other side."
It doesn't have any chlorophyll, which is why it's white. So, to gain nutrients, it steals from nearby fungi.
This was taken at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, according to the poster.
Guys, it hasn't even reached its final form. Or maybe it has. Researchers believe it has a huge hormonal imbalance, which accounts for its large size, but might prevent it from ever turning into a frog.
That's because the light is actually reflecting off the stitches inside the eye after a cornea transplant.
You know you're up high when you can see other skyscrapers poking up from the clouds and they're well below you.
Although climbing it might strengthen your heart, even as it makes your head spin. If you feel up to the challenge, it's in China.
This is the sunbeam snake, native to Southeast Asia. Although sunbeams are definitely attractive and aren't venomous, they're not recommended as pets.