One of the beautiful things about life is that not everything can be understood at first glance. While some things are so deep and symbolic they require more than one look to fully understand, others are just so plain confusing that you can’t know what you’re seeing without taking a much closer look.
Here are some of that second kind.
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Perfect camouflage for hiding from more skilled snowboarders.
Nope, that’s not a snowboard by itself on the mountain — there’s a person attached and riding it! They just happen to blend in perfectly with the trees behind them.
I hope they can teach me how to do this so I don’t embarrass myself the next time I try to go snowboarding.
Anyone else read Harry Potter and think living under the stairs sounded kind of cool?
This kid apparently did! Not only would seeing a child’s face underneath my stairs scare me enough to almost make me fall down them, I also can’t quite figure out how that kid got there in the first place. I guess magic is real!
I hope they waited half an hour before getting back in the pool.
The reflection of this person’s shirt might be making it look like they’re taking casual dining a little too literally, but we can’t see what they are actually wearing behind the chair. There’s always a chance the truth is worse than fiction.
A different kind of mirror selfie.
I love seeing people on the internet try to figure out how to take a picture of a mirror they want to sell. A lot of people go to creative lengths to try to make sure they’re not in the shot themselves, but this couple didn’t seem to care. Good for them!
Have I ever told you how much I love your shampoo?
Ahh. Nothing like taking a big, deep breath of fresh air and getting a lungful of your friend’s hair.
Hey, if you have any spare hair elastics, this is an easy way to make a quick ponytail!
She looks so mature for her age.
Do you think this is what people mean when they say that some kids just look like they have old souls?
That, or this guy should tell me the name of the conditioner he uses, ’cause he’s looking sleek!
Wait, hold on. One, two… three…
I was convinced this one was a photoshop job, but this is actually all legs present and accounted for. The very top paw is a back leg, because this cat is bending itself like a pretzel. The other two paws at the top are his front paws. He’s got one back paw down next to his tail, completing the illusion.
Cats, man.
Is this what people mean if they say they’re a big tea drinker?
This might look like enough tea to last you until the next British invasion, but unfortunately forced perspective is dashing my dreams of a tea mountain yet again.
Do you see two dogs, or a vase?
These dogs playing around with each other look a little bit too much like a fantasy creature that’s going to try to eat my face, so I’m gonna have to pass on pets today.
This settles it. Next year I’m getting a volcanic tree.
Apparently this is what happens when lights on a tree get buried by quite a bit of snow, and not evidence of lava flowing underneath the branches. But I’ll believe what I want to believe.
I don’t want to see how this guy fetches.
I’ve heard of tripod dogs (or, even cuter, tri-paw’d dogs), but this would be a new one for me. Still, I’d rather not see this good boy in motion until we figure out where all his other legs went.
Oh, here they are.
I always say black cats get an unfair rep for being creepy, but this little guy might just deserve it. I wanted a cat, not a tarantula!
This really isn’t what it looks like.
The man in the black coat is wearing a red t shirt underneath that’s ridden up and is exposing a little bit of his stomach. His friend in the red coat has his arm behind him. That’s all. Why, what did you think was going on?
Sometimes you don’t have a leg to stand on.
When I’ve said I wanted someone to sweep me off my feet on a romantic skiing trip, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Biiiig hug!
See, I know that can’t be the guy in blue’s arm going all the way out, but it also looks way too long to be that girl near the end’s arm too. So what IS the truth?!
The race was so close, they were neck and neck.
It doesn’t matter how many times I look at this one, I just can’t make my brain understand that the blonde girl is the one holding the camera. Wait, or is she? Hang on…
I don’t know whether to aww or eww…
I don’t know what’s more impressive — that a baby rat looks exactly like someone’s finger, or that this person was brave enough to let a baby rat hang out on their finger.
She’s heeeeere…
This image is actually reflected off the back of the truck behind this driver, but if I saw that in my rear view mirror, I think I’d be pulling over and letting them pass regardless.
Put your arms around me — on second thought, maybe don’t.
Ah, the old too-long-sleeve-lining-up-with-a-friend’s-wrist, broken-arm-illusion. As someone who exclusively wears sweaters three or four times too big, this is a familiar struggle.
I never liked that porch anyway. I don’t need to go out there again.
Sure, this time it wasn’t an inhumanly big moth hanging off the tarp outside, but NEXT time it might be, and I just can’t take that chance.
