It’s okay if you don’t immediately know what’s going on when you look at a picture or a scene. Heck, there’s no guarantee that you’ll ever figure out what’s going on, particularly if you’re looking at something particularly mind-bending.
You should be able to figure these out. Then again, maybe not.
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When your spine isn’t fine.
This x-ray shows what a severely messed-up spine actually looks like. Yikes. After it was repaired, this person was literally a few inches taller.
Hardwood?
This outdoor flooring looks like it might do badly in the rain because it’s, y’know, wood. Or is it? Apparently, this is actually concrete that’s designed to look like wood.
So haphazard.
The brick ‘lines’ on this building show where the old clay chimneys go. Did they actually design buildings this randomly back in the day?
Shift your perspective.
Is this a gigantic deflated lightbulb in an aircraft hangar or is it a Spanish ham in a grocery store?
…It’s a Spanish ham in a grocery store.
Fashion in 2020.
This weird scene in a wheat field is what it looks like when fashionistas decide to hold a socially-distanced fashion show.
Times have changed.
We’re always hearing about how global warming is reducing sea ice. But in 1962, the fact that we were destroying glaciers was actually bragged about.
A speck of tech.
It looks like a tiny piece of plastic detritus but this is actually the world’s smallest camera. Its resolution isn’t huge, but neither is its size.
Multiple suns.
This phenomenon, seen in Alaska, happens on particularly cold days when the sun’s light reflects off ice crystals in the air.
There aren’t actually multiple suns but it sure looks that way.
Incognito.
We’ve seen all kinds of interesting camouflage throughout the animal kingdom but this owl looks like it’s specifically designed to blend in with this specific tree.
Birdwoman.
This happy coincidence centered the ostrich’s face directly in the middle of her head. Also, I didn’t know you could ride an ostrich.
A real metalhead.
There’s something about this weird little metal man — standing sentry in front of this ‘metal only’ bin — that weirds me out a bit.
Wait a second.
It took me much longer than it should have to look at this pic and find that it doesn’t, in fact, show a dog with two sets of ears.
Sugary goodness.
This sugar crystal got so big that it literally broke open the glass bottle of syrup it was housed in.
More than one, less than two.
Because this trailer is made from the same type of car that’s hauling it, it forever looks like one car hauling half a car.
No stingers here.
The fuzzy yellow coat on this bug makes it look like it couldn’t be anything other than a bumblebee — but it’s actually a type of moth.
Orange goddess.
When you see something this weirdly humanoid in the food you’re about to eat, it makes it a lot harder to consume it.
Where’s the horizon?
This looks like the cover shot for an arty, indie video game but it’s just been flipped on its side.
Smooth water.
A slight wind break makes it so part of this lake remains smooth, even on a breezy day. It’s a strange look.
When you hate fruit leather.
This person noted that they found a bullet lodged in a piece of fruit leather, providing no further context to this intriguing mystery.
It’s forked.
This is what it looks like when a fork gives up on life after passing through a hot dryer.
Let us know which pics weirded you out the most in the comments section!
