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20 Interesting Pics Where Context Is The Key

Context really is key. Sometimes, you look at a picture an think, "what's going on here?" Those pictures could really benefit from caption explaining what's what.

That's why these pictures are so good. They have just enough context to explain what makes them so cool. So, if you want to check out some interesting pics with cool context, look no further.

"Drilling holes into solid concrete two inches from each other created 3 different colors of dust."

It's funny how, from the outside, that concrete looks like one uniform thing. But on the inside is a bunch of different rocks and stuff that are all different colors. That's so neat!

"This smiley face hidden inside a first generation iPod classic."

I honestly wouldn't have been able to tell you what kind of device this thing was, but it makes sense that it's an iPod. After all, the smiley face is made with two music notes. And iPods play music (but I didn't need to tell you that).

"Some mushrooms growing under an outdoor shower."

For a split second, I missed the word "outdoor" in the caption and seriously thought that these mushrooms were growing inside of someone's shower. Like, in their house. This isn't really that much better, but it's still better.

"The magnet in my earbuds' charging case got stuck to a tray of bacon. 20 minutes at 400 Fahrenheit."

I have a feeling that a new set of wireless earbuds are in this person's future. Because, after 20 minutes baking at 400 degrees, I think it's safe to say that the charging case is done for.

How does this even happen in the first place?

"The shadow of my towel hanging on the shower head kinda looks like Batman standing heroically on a building."

It's kind of amazing how a shadow can look totally different from the thing that cast it. It also means that we're all one towel hanging on a shower head away from seeing Batman in our own homes.

"This baby shower cake with the message, 'Boy or Girl, we don't care.'"

That's an interesting take on the whole gender reveal party thing. In fact, it's like the opposite. It would be good for a "keep the gender a secret until after the baby is born" kind of party.

"I found plane wreckage while hiking in a state park this weekend."

It's not every day that you come across a whole wrecked plane. I like to think that, whatever happened here, all the passengers walked away. And didn't end up in some strange purgatory they couldn't get out of or something.

"The texture of this soap after being cut in half."

This, like, doesn't look like soap at all. The texture makes it look more like some kind of blue fudge bar. Though, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to try to eat this stuff.

"I photographed almost every pair of pointe shoes I wore this year."

It's hard to believe that a single ballerina can go through so many different pairs of pointe shoes in a single year. But I guess they do spend a lot of time on their toes. Maybe it's not that hard to believe after all.

"Two packages of cream cheese of different brands bought at different times from different stores have the exact same expiration date."

I guess both of these cream cheese brands made these packages of cream cheese at the same time? It is, after all, basically the same stuff. Like, how different can cream cheeses really be?

"When you clean out the table saw after a few jobs it looks straight up geological."

This looks like a diagram of the earth's crust or something. Alternatively, it also kind of looks like a diagram of a cross section of human skin. Which, yes, is a lot grosser. But you have to admit I'm right, here.

"The number of meals I ate while I waited to finish quarantine and enter New Zealand."

Yeah, it's still very hard to get into New Zealand. A two-week quarantine means two weeks worth of meals, which is, like, 42 meals (if you eat three a day). I'm sure it's not too bad, though.

"Only one other passenger on this flight from Saudi Arabia to JFK."

It's, like, kind of a dream of mine to be able to fly in an empty airplane one day. Sure, it's a bit wasteful, flying a whole plane across the world just so one or two people can travel. But look, it's also so cool.

"Found an IRL Thinking Chair at an estate sale today."

If you know, you know.

This Thinking Chair is so much like the real thing, though the OP of the post said that it's a small chair that's made for toddlers. So, it definitely isn't the real thing. But, like, I'd buy it.

"A device that shows how much the box it’s stapled on has been tilted during shipment."

On the plus side, it looks like this box was never turned upside down (if you look at the bead in the circle for 180 degrees, it's still in place). I guess it just moved around a normal amount. Nice.

"I own a Star Wars VHS created before Star Wars had episodes."

Apparently, when Star Wars first released in 1977, no one (not even George Lucas) thought it would do well.

So there was a 4 year period between when it first came out, and when it got renamed to A New Hope and became the first part of a series. I guess that's when this tape was made.

"The renovated 17th century inn I live in has windows into the walls so you can see the original building materials."

As cool as it is, maybe they should've put some glass on those windows. Because, with all the rot that's got to be going on there, I can't imagine it would smell all that good.

"Abandoned house fully visible for the first time in years. A small forest had grown around and inside keeping it hidden from view for decades."

I kind of wonder what the inside looks like. It's probably also full of trees and nature, but maybe there are remnants left behind by the last owners, too. That alone would make it a cool place to explore.

"A herd of wild trucks sleeping on the side of the road during their yearly migration to Wisconsin."

According to the comments below the original Reddit post, this happened because strong enough wind happened to knock over a bunch of trucks at once. But I like to think that they were just taking a nap.

"Airline tickets accumulated over 5 years of flying regularly for work."

That stack of airline tickets is so big, it almost doesn't look like tickets! It looks more like someone forgot to pay their bills for a few months. Or years.

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