20 Captivating Pics That Might Teach You A Thing Or Two

I'm kind of jealous of people who get to see and make amazing things on a daily basis. There are just so many cool things out there that other people get to see and, thankfully, share with the rest of us.

I think I learned a lot just looking at these cool photos. And I'm sure you will too; most if not all of these things don't seem very common.

"3D Paper Raven I made."

Imagine having the skill to make something so intricate. Not only does this actually look like a raven, but the coloration is really something else. I'm so glad that the person who made this decided to share it with the world, because it's phenomenal!

Bird feeder.

Shots like these are the kinds that you definitely don't see every day. You just know that the person who took this photo did so with a really great quality camera.

I can definitely tell you that I've never seen a bird feed its young before. This is just amazing!

"The ISS (International Space Station) from my back porch."

I doubt I'll ever see the ISS up close and personal, so pictures of it from Earth will have to do. I can't believe that, not only did this person find it in the night sky, but they snapped such a clear shot of it! That's just awesome!

"Occasionally, salt crystals in the salt flats of Searles lake, California, grow in massive, hopper shaped clusters like this one!"

That's a lot of salt. My blood pressure is rising just looking at it. Still, if you had a big chunk of salt like that, you'd probably never need to buy any at the store.

...I didn't even know it could clump into such big crystals like that to begin with.

"Electric Rainbow that my friend snapped."

Isn't weather weird? You can have a lightning storm happen a few miles away from you, hear the thunder and everything, but still have clear skies in the opposite direction. Lightning can strike, but there can still be a rainbow in the sky. I guess the two occurring aren't mutually exclusive.

Not quite a mirror image.

Whoa... wait. Is this really happening? Is that table full of objects really against a mirror, or is it a pane of glass with near-identical objects on the other side? Then again, people are standing in front of it, so there must be a mirror. I have no idea what's going on!

"Jim Carrey as the Grinch and Eddie Murphy as the Nutty Professor, crossing over with each other at the same studio in 1999."

Wait, wait, wait. These two movies were filmed at the same time? In 1999? I feel like I just aged 22 years in the blink of an eye.

Still, though, how iconic of them. Even if I do feel old, I appreciate this photo for what it is.

"Fertile valley surrounded by desolate mountains."

I don't go on airplanes enough to see cool sights like this. I feel like I'm really missing out.

But how amazing is it that such green spaces can exist in between such rocky mountains? This almost looks like something out of another world.

"Ran into a Bull sitting like a dog at work."

I guess bulls sit like this? I wouldn't know, since I've never seen anything like it before. Cows lie down a lot, but do they sit?

I also can't help but notice how lonely this bull seems. Where is the rest of its herd?

"The evolution of cell phones I have owned over the years. We have come a long way with cell phone technology."

It's weird to think that there are grown adults today who have no recollection of the flip phone. Sure, they've seen them in movies and shows and stuff, but not in real life.

I can at least remember having a flip phone when I was a lot younger.

"Almost ran into this while walking out my back door."

Here's a good lesson in caution: keep an eye out. Spiders love to build their webs in the most inappropriate places. Probably great for catching bugs, not so great for people. Just looking at that is making my face itch.

"When autumn meets winter."

Believe it or not, it can snow in the fall. And while I don't think I've ever seen it look quite like this, I've seen it happen.

Honestly, this actually makes me long for the fall and winter. Even if it is cold and dark. It's also really pretty.

"This is what a clump of DNA looks like."

Ever wondered what DNA looks like? Well, now you don't have to. I'm sure that having clumps of DNA like this would be useful for a bunch of different experiments that would go right over my head, but we can still appreciate this for what it is.

"A street in Vietnam, 1920 and 2020."

Oh, how the times have changed. I still can't get over the fact that 1920 was over 100 years ago, even though I wasn't even close to being born back then. But seeing pictures like this really show you how far technology and infrastructure have come.

"Amazing masterpiece. The life of bees."

I don't think my first thought when seeing a massive beehive in the middle of a shelf would be how beautiful it is. Sure, it's amazing. But it's also a beehive. Hopefully those bees can be relocated safely, both for their sake and the sake of the person who took this photo.

"Undulatus Asperatus clouds found in Kansas."

Clouds are so cool! It's amazing how they're just a weird form of water that can change shape depending on external factors.

I don't think clouds that look like these are dangerous, even if they look like they're about to fall to the ground.

"The grave of H.R. Giger, the Swiss sculptor/designer who designed, among other things, the alien creatures for the movie Alien."

This is definitely the way to honor someone whose art speaks for itself. When someone has work that's so iconic and recognizable, you kind of have to put it on their headstone. I'm sure Giger would've loved this if he were still alive.

"Mt. Saint Helens before and after its 1980 eruption."

Wow. Just wow. It really isn't every day that a volcano erupts, so seeing the process is really cool. I guess it would make sense that, post-eruption, all the snow is gone. Lava is incredibly hot, after all.

"Caught a shooting star."

Seeing a shooting star is pretty lucky in itself, so I wonder how lucky you have to be to catch one in a photo. I feel like we could all make a thousand wishes off this thing. Whether they'll come true or not is an entirely different question.

"Giant manta ray captured on the coast of New Jersey in 1933."

That's one big fish. Giant manta rays can apparently have a wingspan of up to 29 feet, which is just massive. This one was found so close to the mainland, too. It's just another reason why the ocean is terrifying.