There are things in this world that always look one way. So much so, that if they look even the slightest bit different , it almost doesn’t make any sense.
These things are that kind. Whether it’s lighting, or some kind of environmental factor, these things look super different from how we’re normally used to seeing them. And it’s kind of weirding me out.
“I found a bird’s nest made of my hair. I cut my hair outside and found this on the ground nearby after a big windstorm a week later.”
That’s… hair. Made into a bird’s nest. It’s not all made of hair, but you can definitely see it.
I wonder what that means, if a bird finds your hair good enough to make a nest out of.
“Thought it was a flower but it’s just an old pepperoncini pepper from a pizza box.”
Yeah, that does look like a dried flower. But it’s actually a dried pepper. Dried flowers, dried peppers… is there really that much of a difference between the two of them to begin with?
“This pumpkin looks like it’s melting.”
This tiny gourd looks like a lot of things, really. It’s part pumpkin, part melting, part thing with a bunch of little feet. In fact, the only thing that’s consistent about it is the fact that it’s pretty adorable.
“This belt buckle I found has a matching hidden knife that pops out.”
What looks like an ordinary belt buckle is really a secret knife holder. Seems like it would be cool for the Wild West, but not so much for today’s age. It’s kind of weird, now.
“Moved the hose in my yard and it formed an ampersand in the lawn.”
It’s one thing for the hose itself to make funny shapes when strewn on the ground, but it’s totally different for the grass to keep that shape. It just seems so random, like something that probably shouldn’t happen. Then again, what do I know?
This grape that suspiciously looks like a pumpkin.
You know how pumpkins look like, well, pumpkins? Well, this grape seems to be doing its best pumpkin impersonation, which is pretty strange if you ask me. But at the same time, it’s strangely convincing. If only the grape were orange.
“My tortilla chip looks like Vermont.”
Chips generally don’t look like other things. But every once in a while, you can find a face, a funny shape, a whole continent, or even the state of Vermont in a broken chip piece. The world really is full of surprises.
The stain on this rag looks like a face.
Hey, speaking of things that look like other things…this stain looks eerily like a person’s face and neck. But, like, a cartoon person, with really weird hair and a really weird nose. Something out of a comic strip, basically.
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“This lemon in my fridge looks like it was painted.”
There’s something about this lemon that looks fake. Maybe it’s the fact that it was left unsealed in a fridge, so it dried out a little. Maybe it’s just the lighting. On the plus side, it looks cool.
“This mark I saw on a table looks like the Amazon logo.”
Oh yeah, that part of that table does look like the Amazon logo. All it’s missing is the word Amazon above the smiley arrow thing. Or else, how are people going to know it’s supposed to lead from A to Z?
“Waterspout found in hometown.”
Not as bad as a tornado, but still something you probably never want to see in the sky. I guess that’s weather for you, though; it’s super random and unpredictable, even at the best of times.
The way the rings in this corner of wood make a heart.
I guess it’s just because of how this piece of wood is cut, but there really does look like there’s a heart in there. And it’s very cute, to be honest. Hopefully it stays. That would make a really nice addition to a table, I think.
“The light going through my glass looks like a puppy.”
Meanwhile, this shadow/reflection from this glass looks strangely dog-like, despite the fact that there are no dogs to be found. It almost makes you want to drop down to the glass’s level and ask, “who’s a good boy?”
“My cake came out of the tin as a smiley face.”
If you’re careful, you can probably avoid losing so much of the bottom of your cake layers to the pan. But if you’re like 99% of people in the world, you’ll probably end up finding unexpected shapes in your cake can scraps. Like smileys!
Someone put shoes on this shopping cart.
This shopping cart looks like it has places to be, and those places don’t involve standing in line at the check out. Though, with the shoes on, it probably can’t get very far. You know, since the wheels are covered up.
“Took this picture right as my mom hit the rough part of the road and it came out strange.”
No, the street isn’t melting. And the bridge is perfectly fine, too. But it’s pretty amazing what can happen when your camera gets too shaky.
Oof, this one’s starting to make me all woozy.
“My hotel room has a working glass garage door.”
This hotel room looks more like a car repair shop than anything. And it’s solely because of the glass garage door right along the back wall. This is a pretty bold stylistic choice, and I think it actually paid off.
This dog shadow that looks more bear-like.
This tiny, adorable little dog has a much more menacing shadow. But I guess shadows do kind of have a tendency to not look anything like the thing that cast it.
Either that, or the shadow is showing the dog’s true form.
“This building looks like it’s floating in the City of London.”
Sadly, it looks like floating buildings aren’t a thing just yet. Even though this one looks like it’s floating midair. I guess that’s what happens when the exterior color of a building perfectly matches the sky behind it.
“Ice spiders.”
That’s actually pretty frightening. Even if it is also kind of cool (pun intended). It definitely made the spider web a lot prettier.
But… what about the spider. Is it really as icy as the web? Is is long gone? I need answers, here!
