I think it’s kind of funny how much weird stuff exists out there. Like, seriously weird stuff. The kind of pictures that look cool at first, until you realize there’s something a bit off about them, for example.
I feel like all of the pictures in this list are trying to tell us something. The only thing is, I’m not really sure what. Take a look at this list, and you might see what I mean.
“How this pine tree grew around the palm tree.”
I’ve seen trees sprout smaller trees from their roots before. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tree grow around another tree like this in my life. It’s like having two trees for the price of one or something. Hopefully the second one isn’t invasive or anything like that.
“The way the umbrellas reflect in the windshields.”
I’m not even going to ask why there are random floating umbrellas along the street. It looks really pretty, which is good enough for me. But the fact that the reflections on the cars below look like that makes the whole thing even better. It looks like that one car has a painting on the windshield.
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“These clouds at the beach make it seem like the sky was badly photoshopped.”
Looks like there’s a break in the simulation, and we’re getting copy/pasted clouds in the sky now. In all seriousness, as weirdly unsettling as this is, it’s also kind of mesmerizing. It’s like looking at a painting.
“The longest escalator in the western hemisphere.”
Look. I’m not afraid of heights or anything. But I think even I would have a hard time climbing up or down this escalator. It’s just so long . I feel like if you went on there, it would take forever to get to the other side. I guess you could just climb it yourself, though.
“The way my oil heating up makes the pan look shattered.”
That’s the kind of thing that would give you a slight panic attack before realizing that it’s nothing serious. Pots and pans don’t crack that easily, so seeing crack patterns would be enough to freak anyone out. Luckily, it’s all just oil.
“Cut in half to find a completely uniform and barren bell pepper.”
I…don’t like it. It just doesn’t look right. Bell peppers have the thing in the middle with all of the seeds in them. That’s how they’re supposed to look.
This one feels too bare, too naked. I don’t think we were ever supposed to see this. But it’s too late now.
“This dragon fly just flew onto my hand while I was walking home.”
On one hand, how cute! When animals randomly decide to land on you, it feels like you’re the chosen one. Like a Disney princess or something.
On the other hand…it’s a bug. And bugs are all creepy and unsettling in their own ways. And having them land on you is hit or miss.
“Ever seen a spherical chicken egg?”
This is really weirding me out. There’s a reason why “egg-shaped” is a common phrase; eggs have a shape. They’re shaped like eggs.
Looking at a spherical egg is like meeting up with someone you haven’t seen in years. Like they aren’t the same person you once knew.
“The smoke from nearby wildfires made tonight’s sunset special. The sun was blood red!”
On one hand, the sun is super pretty in this shot. But the reason why the sun looks the way it does is pretty scary. Knowing that it’s caused by the smoke from a wildfire is unsettling. Hopefully the person who took this picture isn’t in any danger of the fire spreading.
“NASA crash testing a full commercial jet with dummies as pilot and passenger.”
I get that they have to test for safety and to understand the effects of certain impacts, but this is still pretty creepy. Dozens of crash test dummies are being sent to their doom, here. Including…crash test babies? Yeah, I’m not sure I’m a big fan of this one.
“The SpiderBug.”
I don’t even want to know what’s going on here. This car is just… well, it’s just strange, to say the least.
How would you even drive this car? Why would you want to drive it? I mean, other than terrifying oncoming traffic, of course. It’s just plain weird.
“The rug I bought from Family Dollar is 100% Undetermined Fibers.”
I don’t know about you, but I would want to know why my new rug is made of. The fact that the label can’t even tell you part of what it’s made of is pretty concerning. Who knows what you’re putting on your floor?
Then again, it’s from Family Dollar so it’s not like it cost a fortune.
“Blanket on couch masquerading as dog.”
I’m so mad. I legitimately thought that was a fluffy dog. But if you look closely enough, you can see that it’s just a towel. How inconsiderate of the towel to make us think there was a pup there. That’s just rude. Unforgivable.
“The way my beer froze and exploded after I left it in the freezer for 23 hours.”
Here’s an important lesson, in case you didn’t already know: freezers and beer (and soda, for that matter) don’t mix very well. You have to be really careful if you’re putting beer in the freezer to cool it down, because it’ll explode after a while.
You may end up with a cool glob of frozen beer, but you might also find a bunch of glass shards on your freezer shelves.
“Thought it was spiders; turned out to be silk worms.”
I’m not sure if this is better or worse. Like, the fact that this web wasn’t made by spiders is nice, because it means no spiders. But it was made by silk worms, which, while useful, are still worms. Worms may not be as creepy as spiders, but they’re still creepy.
“Found an energy lemon in the corner behind a toilet in a restaurant bathroom.”
There are a lot of questions to be asked about this image, but I’m not sure if we want any of them answered. Do we need to know what an energy lemon is? Is there any reason why it has to be behind a restaurant bathroom toilet? How long has it even been there?
“This stump with a hole in it that goes underground.”
Do you think someone dug into the middle of that stump? Or maybe it was an animal who burrowed its way down there.
The fact that the whole is pretty deep is just a little too freaky for me. It feels like something could come out of there at any moment.
“Accidentally left a fresh egg outside on a 108*F day for 4 hours. My husband cracked it open this morning to reveal this…”
Well, that’s one way to cook an egg (though I probably wouldn’t want to eat it after that). Knowing that this could happen to eggs once the temperature reaches 100+ degrees is just weird. And it makes me think about just how hot those high temperatures really are.
“A mall plaza near my house has a crashed plane in the parking lot.”
It looks like this plane crash has become a popular graffiti spot. And while it makes for a pretty interesting piece of street art, it really makes you wonder what happened to the plane. It at least looks like it’s in good condition, all things considered, so the crash probably wasn’t too catastrophic.
“This cool spider I would see every night on my evening walks.”
There’s not much to say here. It’s a spider. Enough said.
But it is kind of cool how the person who posted this image would see this same spider every night. It had its own habitat that it stuck to. And if it was there nightly, it probably did a good job hunting.
“Cooking pot came out of the dishwasher this color.”
Yeah, I think this is a good sign that you probably shouldn’t put your pot in the dishwasher. I mean, it looks surprisingly cool. It has a pretty pattern with a bunch of different colors on it, after all. But it also probably isn’t supposed to look that way, which is kind of troubling.
“Went to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and saw some forest trolls.”
This statue is cool, intimidating, and kind of scary all in one. It’s by a Danish artist named Thomas Dambo , and it’s part of a series of sculptures called Trash Trolls. It’s pretty amazing.
I wonder how long it takes to make one of these guys? Since they’re huge, it probably takes a while.
“This compact swarm of ants I came across on my walk home. Lighter for scale.”
I really hate ants. They’re so small, and there’s like a million of them in an ant hill. And the all run on top of each other like a big mound of moving dirt. They also bite, which isn’t fun.
And wow. That’s a lot of ants. I bet they’ll try to pick that lighter up and carry it away.
“Trees that appear to have eyes.”
Trees have all sorts of knots and bumps in them. That’s pretty normal. Even the weird eye impressions in each of these trees is fairly normal. That doesn’t mean they’re watching you, it just means they look like they are, which may be just as bad. At least they can’t move.
“This structure in the middle of the woods.”
There’s nothing creepier than a seemingly abandoned building in the middle of nowhere. But at the very least, this one looks more like a lookout than some creepy house or secret laboratory. You probably won’t run into ghosts or creepy mutant children here, at least.
“A Washed Up Jellyfish I Found.”
Reason number 257 of why I hate the ocean: jellyfish. They may look harmless, but they can kill. And the way they actually have the texture of jelly really creeps me out. If I ever found one washed up on the beach, I’d probably run far away.
“My kid’s babycino looks like it has a little man peering out.”
I literally had to look up what a babyccino was (it’s basically warm milk and cinnamon). That in itself is fairly harmless. But the fact that the foam in the cup here looks like a little face is probably enough to make you scream and spill the drink everywhere. So, uh, be careful.
“The water has been running downhill from this road kill, acting as a fertilizer, resulting in a dark green stripe.”
Oh, look. A nicely watered strip of grass. There can’t be anything wrong with that.
…Well, except for the fact that the water is coming from roadkill. As cool as it is to see an animal literally give back to nature after its life, it’s also really gross.
“This microwave has a ‘Chaos’ setting.”
I guess we all need a little chaos. Considering how inconsistent microwaves can be, though, I feel like every button on the appliance is a ‘chaos’ button.
“This mushroom busted through my paved driveway.”
Either that’s some soft concrete, or that’s a really tough mushroom. Either way, I don’t love the fact that this is a thing. It makes me feel like our human inventions aren’t as impervious as we thought (which I guess isn’t the worst thing in the world).
