So many of us spend so much time looking for something spectacular , something life-changing. While this stuff will pop up from time to time, there’s value to be had in appreciating the things that are just subtly cool.
They won’t change your life, but they’re still worth a look.
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“What are the odds?”
I’ve cracked a few eggs in my time, and have never once come across a double yolk. This person cracked four eggs and got four double yolks. I don’t know the odds, but I do know that I’m not nearly good enough at math to calculate them.
“This absolutely bonkers looking spider is called the poltys mouhoti and is found only in Vietnam.”
This would be a striking spider by virtue of its bold colors alone, but I’m having trouble figuring out what’s going on. Does it have a tentacle on its head in addition to its eight legs?
“There is something strange in my neighborhood.”
I’m assuming this is a movie prop of an old-worn-out ECTO-1. Any superfan who makes their own version would likely want to keep it gleaming and pristine, not old and rusted out.
“The northwest is hot as hell this week, so we baked car cookies.”
When it’s hot, this person turns their car into a cookie oven. I should try this. All that’s ever happened in my car when it’s hot is exploding bottles of hand sanitizer.
“I found plane wreckage while hiking in a state park this weekend.”
One of the fascinating, somewhat morbid things about plane crashes is that they’re often left where they crashed, because clearing up that amount of debris in isolated areas is more trouble than it’s worth.
“Old people versus the giant pizza!”
I don’t know what their being old has to do with anything, but we’ll leave the caption alone. You can kind of tell from their body language that they’re wondering what they’ve gotten themselves into.
“Neurologist let me take a picture of my spinal fluid after my lumbar puncture procedure.”
These might just look like little test tubes full of water, but that’s 100 percent, grade-A certified spinal fluid. Turns out spinal fluid just looks like water.
“This moongate was my Covid project from last summer. Love how it turned out!”
I was today years old when I learned what a ‘moongate’ is. It doesn’t seem to serve much practical purpose, but I love how it looks.
“I threw a very long shadow at sunset near Hatteras, North Carolina.”
We all know that the lower the sun is in the sky, the longer the shadows get. Still, this is a uniquely long shadow. It’s, like, a hundred feet long.
“Day of the Dead drone art.”
Every time I’ve flown a drone, it’s somehow wound up in a lake. That’s why my friends don’t let me fly their drones anymore.
However, as cool as this pic is, it’s a fake .
“The roof of this small chapel collapsed, and instead of rebuilding it normally they made it out of glass.”
It’s so cool how this church has been rebuilt. Putting a traditional roof back on it would be boring, but the all-glass treatment makes it something truly special.
“I’m a rescuer for a raptor rehab, and I got the call for this guy in the middle of me dying my hair.”
I saw the words ‘raptor rehab’, got unnecessarily excited, then saw this photo. It’s still a raptor, I guess, and it’s still pretty cool.
“The prison in my city during 2 different seasons.”
Trees aren’t the only flora that change color with the seasons. When vines or ivy cover entire walls, they can literally change the color of the building they’re on as the seasons pass.
“Girlfriend and I are sleeping in a castle tonight.”
Whenever I see a photo like this, I get all excited and set out to re-create it myself. Then I realize I don’t have the materials or the motivation, so I slink back to another listicle.
“Pipe work for underfloor heating before the screed goes down.”
So this is how the floors in some places are magically warm. It looks like a nice, even application. I’ve been on bathroom floors that are ice-cold in some spots and hotter than the surface of the sun in others.
“Our neighbor Betty just turned 100 years old. We got her balloons.”
It looks like Betty is having a great birthday. Someone should stand next to her, though, just in case those balloons get caught on a gust of wind and carry her away.
“Wheelchair Barbie.”
It’s nice to see toy manufacturers doing inclusive stuff like this. I mean, Barbie still represents unattainable beauty standards and causes the kids who play with the toys to grow up with a warped sense of beauty, but this is better than nothing.
“Largest freeway in the world. Houston, TX Katy freeway.”
Having spent most of my twenties commuting to and from work every day on a similar (though not quite as large) freeway, this pic gives me all kinds of anxiety. I like working from home.
“New shopping carts still in the wrapper.”
I guess even shopping carts need to be purchased from somewhere. It looks like they need to be assembled, too. I always thought they just appeared anytime a new grocery store opened up.
“These crayons that came with my daughter’s breakfast menu.”
This is a brilliant idea to maximize color choices while minimizing crayons. It’s just too bad that these are off-brand crayons and not proper Crayolas. Big Crayon needs to get on this, stat.
