One of life’s little pleasures involves spotting things that are mostly hidden. Heck, a keen eye can even save lives in the right circumstances.
I’m not saying any of these are life-changing or life-saving, but they’re certainly a lot of fun.
The i7 neighborhood.
The backs of those fun little holographic Intel stickers tend to hide an Easter egg: patterns representing the system architecture.
Triangle, square, circle, cross.
When video games aren’t trolling you, they’re offering up stuff like this: PS5 screws that are embossed with little PlayStation symbols.
Sounds strong.
I know this is all marketing speak, but you’d better believe I want the deodorant that shoots lasers at stench monsters.
Sneaky serpent.
The edge of this windshield has a pretty typical design, apart from the itty-bitty dragon that’s lurking amid the dots.
I get that reference.
On the contrary, bottle of dishwashing liquid, I would actually be very surprised if my silverware and dishes suddenly gained sentience and made a run for it.
Give it a good squeeze.
I really appreciate the instructions on this carton of milk. My favorite part is that they didn’t want to draw a diagram, but did anyway.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
This little drawing was found under the flaps of a box of fudge. I appreciate you, helpful recycling monkey.
Trolled.
In my opinion, every bridge that exists in a woodland setting needs to have some kind of troll reference on it.
Unimaginable strength.
This bollard looks like it’s busted but if you look a little closer, it’s clearly because Ant-Man is fighting an epic battle on it.
Hugs.
I love the simple Sharpie art on display here. It takes two inanimate objects and somehow injects them with humanity.
Thanks, sound board!
This was found on the internals of some DJ equipment. Even though it’s unlikely most people will ever see it, it’s a nice sentiment.
Wait, what?
This says ‘shrimp’. But flipped this way, it also looks like it says ‘always’. Always shrimp, I suppose.
Not too precise.
On one hand, I’d like the installers to be a little more precise with their work. On the other hand, I appreciate the honesty.
All major theme parks have delays.
Look closely at this kids’ book and you’ll see John Hammond, the patriarch / neglectful owner of Jurassic Park.
Bonus brush.
Sometimes you’re just climbing a gigantic cell phone tower when you find a toothbrush, hundreds of feet in the air.
The more you know.
Nothing helps drive home the massive scale of dinosaurs quite like comparing their dimensions to modern day network cables.
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A burn from the PS2 era.
This PlayStation 2 CD is absolutely savage. On one hand, it’s super insulting. On the other, it’s downright delightful.
Mamma mia!
Whoever designed this cow balloon clearly got tired of sketching random shapes and decided to just put a map of Italy on the side.
Hidden logo.
When this lens is dry, it looks totally normal. But when there’s a bit of water on it, a hidden logo is revealed.
Family photo.
This is basically one of those family-themed car decals, only instead of a typical family it shows Mars rovers: Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance and Ingenuity.
