20 Times People Had To Do A Double-Take And Exclaim 'What The—'

It's probably happened to all of us more than a couple of times in our lives. We're just out and about, minding our own business, when suddenly something so indescribable just comes out of nowhere.

That's probably what happened to the people who captured these pics. Whether they're creepy, disturbing, or just downright weird, they'll have us all doing double takes.

"This thing I found in an antique shop…"

The Michelin Man doesn't look as creepy these days as he once did, thankfully. You have to admit, though, this is one demonic... toy? Seriously, what is this thing even supposed to be? I don't blame anyone for trying to get rid of it.

"This tree looks like it has a baby growing out of it (checked it- I’m pretty sure it’s all tree, no doll)."

I'm, like, 99% sure there was no baby doll inside that tree at any point. But whether there actually was or not almost doesn't matter; the main thing is that it's a true WTF moment. I'm sure it caused more than a couple of bike crashes, too).

This panoramic picture of a cat.

Taking panoramic pictures really only works when everything and everyone in view is staying still. Of course, you can't really make your cat stay in one place if it doesn't want to. So you end up with an accidentally disturbing photo instead. Just our luck.

The mold on this melon.

Even though all fruit gets moldy at the end of its life cycle (unless it gets eaten, of course), it's still kind of the last thing we'd expect to see. And when the mold makes the fruit look like some kind of monstrous egg, it's going to cause quite the surprise.

Walmart sure does sell some... interesting things.

I honestly can't see any reason why Walmart would sell something like this. Life-sized human statues? To some, it's probably art, but I'm sure most of us will agree that they're just really strange.

I'm sure a lot of people at this Walmart had to do a double-take at this display.

This image that was generated by an AI.

Yeah, no thanks. AI isn't really that advanced, so it doesn't usually understand... shapes? I think we should probably just do ourselves a favor and stay away from AI images. If anything, it'll probably keep us a bit more sane.

Whatever this thing is at the back of a garage.

On one hand, this could be a cool prank or a scare tactic against unwanted guests. But if this were my garage, I'd be freaked out every time I stepped foot in it.

I still can't even tell what it's supposed to be.

"Homeowner finds doll inside wall with bizarre handwritten note."

Yeah, if I saw this behind a wall in my house, I'd just move. I don't know how or why that doll is in there, and I really don't want to know. Some things are better left unsaid and unknown.

"Not a shadow. Encountered group of spiders on my daily walk."

I've seen far too many pictures of swarms of spiders on the internet for my own good. I can't imagine what it must be like to actually... find something like this in real life. Doesn't seem like it would be a lot of fun.

This billboard ad for a fall festival.

I can't tell if this is a bad design or a good one. Like, I'm sure it's going to scare a lot of people away from this fall festival. But I also feel like it'll draw a lot of people in? That smiling pig is just so strange, it might work as good advertising.

"This art project inside a local forest."

Uh... at least we know it's an art project, and nothing mysterious or suspicious. Still, I wouldn't be able to walk through that forest without getting startled, and I'm sure there are a lot of people out there in the same boat.

If I ever saw anyone wear these, I'd have some serious questions.

For starters: are those real teeth? Honestly, there's no right answer here, because someone either made jewelry out of their teeth (or someone else's), or they made fake teeth to make jewelry out of. I don't know which one would be worse.

"The owner or whoever did the plumbing had 'secured' his valve and supply lines with plastic twine. I'm speechless. (I myself added the boards before this photo)."

You really have to wonder what goes through people's minds when they "repair" things in their house. This looks like an accident waiting to happen. Another valid reason to just turn around and move out of a house.

A very impractical way to load a car.

Yeah, don't do this. Even if you think your load is "secure," it probably isn't. And the last thing you need to do is drop everything on the road.

It would've probably been easier to just rent a truck at this point.

"A baby doll where you can turn the head to get a different face…"

I wonder if kids actually used to play with toys like this in the past. And, like, they weren't afraid for their lives or anything. I have a really hard time believing they thought things like this were normal. And yet...

"The slugs in our neighborhood have a real drinking problem. Luckily caught this guy before he climbed in."

I have a list of things I'd never want to find on a drink can, and slugs have just made it to the top. How do you not see this and immediately get grossed out? Because that's pretty nasty if you ask me.

The closest thing to a hearse this person could find?

I've seen plenty of people drive around with pieces of lumber sticking out of their trunks, but never a whole coffin. I... really don't want to know if there's a body in there. But I have a really bad feeling about this.

What scraps of sheep's wool look like after it gets sheared.

Unprocessed wool is actually kind of scary. Its texture is so strange, and it always ends up making such odd shapes that look almost alien. But it's just how the wool looks. At some point it'll be made into clothes and stuff, and we'll be none the wiser.

You really do see all sorts of things on the train, don't you?

"Thanks for my Xmas gift Grandma!" says the caption.

What's getting me about this getup is the fact that it looks handmade rather than store-bought. Which means someone probably spent hundreds of hours crocheting a full body suit. Too bad it's so ugly, because that's a lot of effort.

Why would anyone wear it on the subway though?

Ghost child? Nope, just a regular child.

I swear, that would freak me right out if I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I'll never be able to understand why kids are so weird, and how they always seem to end up doing and saying such strange things.

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