30 Confusing Pics That Took Us A Moment To Believe

They say that seeing is believing, but even that can go a little awry these days. There's a lot of potential out there to be fooled, tricked even, bamboozled to the highest degree, so we have to be careful with what we say is true right off the bat.

The images in this list only prove that, showing off spectacular illusions, confusing pics that took us a moment to believe.

"The clear ice in my Absinthe looks like a chunk was cut out of it."

Congratulations! You've now opened a portal to another dimension in this absinthe window. Unfortunately, because of the alignment you've created here, you're only able to see the tablecloth that's used in that other universe. Looks like it matches yours, how cool!

"The lone locker in an empty hallway in my high school."

There's something so eerie about this. It feels uncanny, almost? Do you think they assign this locker to anybody? Either that kid is considered a weirdo for the rest of the year, or they love all the space they have.

"Tiny copy of Overwatch I found on the street [...]."

Man, the bird that bought this from the local GameStop is going to be so sad when they go home and found out they dropped it. They'd been saving for ages for a tiny PS4 and were excited to finally have it and start gaming on it.

"We placed a flashlight in this lamp when the power was out the other day and it created this optical illusion with my fake bricks."

Or, consider, you have a flashlight that can warp reality. I don't know what that means for you, nor have I any idea what you could do with it besides come a comic book supervillain, but it's a pretty neat thing to have!

"A cloud that looks like a praying cat."

This photo bred a real 'rabbit or duck illusion' situation, as some people saw the praying cat right away, while others saw a baby duck flapping its wings. Every so often, the art and joy of cloud watching is rediscovered by a whole group of people, and it's lovely to see.

"The way they served ice cream at a wedding."

I've been staring at this for so long and I still don't understand it. What is the serving method here? How is this better in any way than a tub would be? How do they not fall over? Why are they topped with grapes?

"My bag of mixed veggies."

I just don't understand how a packaged of mixed vegetables can go so wrong. They had one job, and they still ended up messing it up. I guess this is fine for people who really like corn and nothing else, but it's probably disappointing for most of us.

"This US-Canada Border Runs Straight Through The Town Of Derby Line."

Have you ever tried to cross the border at Detroit or Niagara Falls? There's a lot of security over there. Meanwhile this border is literally just a line. Not a border patrol officer in sight. They must not get a lot of traffic.

"This 19th century Methodist Church in Darlington, UK was converted into 'Bathroom World'."

There should be laws stating what types of stores old churches are allowed to become. In that law, it should have the only two options, those being a book store or an antique store. Bathroom World? Really? What a disservice.

"Capturing fireworks with a fast exposure makes them look like a space nebula."

My first thought was something biological, like visualizations of types of cells or neurons. That's the beauty with this type of unique photography though, it can be interpreted in a million different ways and they'll all make some sort of sense!

"Dust accumulation in my keyboard. 2 years in use."

I feel like most of us don't clean our computers that often, so I'm willing to bet we all have gross, dusty keyboards. This is after 2 years, but what about those of us who have had our computers for longer? Actually, I'm afraid to find out.

"I sorted my year old box from most used stuff to least used stuff a year ago and today the light reflected and shows that to be true!"

Even though the amount of finger prints all over this box is kind of gross (but also understandable), it shows you that some organizational systems really work! It (almost) makes me want to start organizing my office space.

"Jaguar truck in New Orleans Louisiana."

This car sure was the result of a lot of questionable choices, huh? It all worked out in the end in the sense that the car is drivable, but I can't imagine why anybody would want to drive this monstrosity.

"Icy leaf print left on my windshield this morning."

This just looks like a giant ice leaf is floating through the street, narrowly avoiding power lines, destined to hit the ground and shatter. No one knows where it came from, but for once people are agreeing that it was probably aliens.

"Mutant Grapes."

These grapes don't look real. Heck, they don't even look like grapes. They just look like really strange fruit that's somehow both way too long and way too small. They probably don't even taste that good.

"My Airbnb gym has chandeliers."

I guess this gym used to be something completely different back in the day. It was probably some kind of dining hall or ballroom at one point. Now, it's a gym that's full of fancy lighting and disgusting sweat!

"My hush puppy looks like a rubber duck."

That's so perfectly shaped I'm not unconvinced it actually is a rubber duck, I'd be careful biting into that. Maybe just rip it first? Toss it into a bath and see if it floats, squeeze it to see if it squeaks.

"The wick from my candle formed in a weird shape, I've never seen this before."

It almost looks like a piece of candlewax somehow got stuck on the tip of the wick. But that wouldn't make any sense; the wax would just melt away. I wish I could tell you what's going on here.

"You can see how far we've made it in my class by the wear on my textbook."

I think the most unbelievable thing about this is how new the textbook looks. Unless you go out and buy a brand new one, there's no way it's going to be this pristine. I've personally never had a textbook that wasn't falling apart.

"Dropped a WWF panda cutout on my mouse and now it looks like the panda is a cyborg sent to prevent ecological collapse."

This would definitely be a new direction for WWF, but not an unwelcome one honestly. If they decide they want to get a bit more aggressive and start fitting endangered animals with the real tools they need to survive, who could blame them?

"I found some Red Jasper (a type of rock) and it looks like rare steak."

Rare is one way to see it, completely raw is another. Really, at first glance, I thought this was chunks of raw, seasoned pork. It's a shame they're not, because now I'm really hungry and I don't think red jasper would taste as good.

"The Care Instructions on my Only Pair of Jeans."

The bad news about this is that this person will never know how to wash their jeans. The good news is that it's just denim, so it's not like you're going to mess them up that easily.

"Snake looking through my glass door."

Why does it kind of look like this snake is staring at something? I bet it wants to get inside because it thinks there's something in there for it. I still wouldn't let it in, though. After all, it's a snake.

"[The] rest of the sign has rubbed off."

Or, maybe, someone just felt like being polite for no reason. A simple, sincere 'thank you' can make anyone smile, even if they did nothing to warrant it and are confused about why it was said to them later on.

"Frog that blends in to concrete."

He's doing an inspection! He checks for brick discoloration, which can be a sign of structural integrity problems.

(He's not officially licensed yet, he's still learning, but don't tell anyone. He's doing a fine job and it was cheaper to get him to do it.)

"Found a Loch Ness monster made out of old tires."

Do you think this has fooled anyone? It's not actually in Loch Ness, but imagine catching just a glimpse of this as you're walking by at night. You're a little tired, maybe coming home after a long day, your mind will spin stories.

"This morning my fried egg had a bubble."

Shockingly, the comments on this post were roasting the hell out of the uploader for cooking a fried egg with a lid on, or just saying the egg looked bad. How are you all focused on that and not the giant egg bubble in the middle?!

"We're getting a new kitchen countertop soon. Making sandwiches will be easier."

Maybe you should lower your standards and stop buying the fancy bread with the whole wheats and the grains. If you got cheap, plain, white bread like some of us do, you wouldn't have this problem. Just saying!

"Decade-old bag that shattered in a drawer."

The concept of a plastic bag mixed with the word 'shatter' do not fit at all, but it somehow managed to happen here. Not only do I have to worry about my bags ripping, but they could explode at any moment!

"The way the light hits this spiderweb makes it look like a CD-rom."

Now all the spider has to do is figure out a way to spin a DVD player and he'll be able to watch his bootleg copy of Venom (2021) that was recorded inside of a theater and people keep standing up in front of.

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