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Allan 3 years ago

I felt something fuzzy

8points

Jon S. 3 years ago

Wow, even when I knew I was looking for a cat that took a solid 45sec of staring to find

51points

Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Step on who?

30points

Alessandro Morgan 3 years ago

The cat

13points

Draco Malfoy 3 years ago

this one took longer for me to realise than I am willing to admit

29points

WolfDog 3 years ago

lol same tho

4points

Raven Sheridan 3 years ago

That cat and that floor will be the death of that owner!

14points

cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

Oh no that's really dangerous! I get that beautiful bruise on my hip because my black dog was lying on my hallway at night and when i've felt him under my foot i just had to hurl myself against the wall. The dog was fine... He looked at me like "watcha doing? you're very strange". 20201217_2...729e84.jpg

11points

Ashes_The_Kitty 3 years ago

I definitely did not need to see that

6points

Joe Reaves 3 years ago

I twisted my knee because my idiot dog who hops and slides (he's a tripod) slid his paw right under where I was trying to put my foot down. I was already transferring weight to that foot but I couldn't tread on him. He didn't appreciate it either.

3points

WolfDog 3 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

cookie 3 years ago

i literally dont see it. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

7points

The 5-star rated 5-star rating system 3 years ago

Oh wow, I was even looking at the right spot bc I thought "that dark patch is sus" but I didn't realise that there was a cat right there.

7points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

Oh my God poor kitty!! That's an accident waiting to happen....

6points

LesAnimaux 3 years ago

Step on what?

5points

LesAnimaux 3 years ago

Oh jeez, now I see him. I thought it was a troll post.

12points

Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 3 years ago

Step on what exactly? =(O.o)=

2points

Emma Love 3 years ago

I just knew this was a joke. Then, I saw it, crazy blend into the floor!

2points

l am freash 3 years ago

is that a cat i can't tell

2points

Billy The Kid 3 years ago

Mice are definitely not getting away from this one!

1point

Just a Snowball 3 years ago

OMG i see it now

1point

Megumi Saikou 3 years ago

My eyes hurt now...

1point

jonnotheGOAT 3 years ago

Wow that took me 2 while minutes to figure out

1point

SupernaturalPanda 2 years ago

Had to look three times

0points

Stella Goldfish 3 years ago

Holy invisible cat Batman!

0points

Joyce Deering 3 years ago

It took me a long time to "see" this one!

0points

Andrea Kehe 3 years ago

Wow!

0points

Lionelle Grosdemanche-dien 3 years ago

Very dangerous...

0points

Hypogryff4 3 years ago

what am i supposed to not be stepping on lol

0points

Hypogryff4 3 years ago

ooh i see the cat now

0points

Faith Nicole 3 years ago

I looked at the cat 4 times and still didn't see a cat 🤣

0points

Lisa Tetlow 3 years ago

Oh, my goodness!!!

0points

Gloria J Williams 3 years ago

Really Good one.

0points

Sharon Madsen 3 years ago

wow, I had to hunt for him

0points

Carol Roeder 3 years ago

OH MY GOODNESS! That one took me a minute to find!!!

0points

Geordie Insomniac 3 years ago

Oh it took me ages to see what it is! It's like one of those 3d images!

0points

Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago

WOW watch where you tread

0points

Eric Forster 3 years ago

Maybe we should not have adopted a marble colored cat.

0points

patricia matthews 3 years ago

Invisible

0points

Carolyn Legg 3 years ago

Mother Nature at her best

0points

Znaya 3 years ago

😀 Didn't see the cat until I decided to look away

0points

Barbar Stewart 3 years ago

Wow the kitty really blends in.

0points

June Dominguez 3 years ago

??? What is this? I surely don’t understand?

0points

Sharon Vaughn 3 years ago

If not for his ears I would have missed him.

0points

Lisa Pockat Bork 3 years ago

Oh! I really had to look to see him.

0points

Phoenix Hocking 3 years ago

Oh my goodness!!! It took me a minute to even find him!

0points

Ashley Wright 3 years ago

On who? 🤓

0points

Candy Chitty 3 years ago

Can someone tell me what I'm looking at?

0points

Máyumi Kakizaki 3 years ago

WOW! I see it, now...5-minutes later, maybe it was 10!!

0points

Elaine Mattingly 3 years ago

Finally found the kitten.Every time you enter that room say,"Here kitty, kitty?"

0points

Lynne Stankard 3 years ago

OMG!!!! It took me ages - then I read another post that said CAT!! What? Where? Suddenly....there was the kitty. That it the best ever!

0points

June Galloway 3 years ago

OMG! had to really look before I noticed him. WOW

0points

A_BadlyDrawnBearPic 3 years ago

Oh dear

0points

Callista pierce 3 years ago

whereis he?

0points

Nolan Schekel 3 years ago

If this photo wasn’t so blurry, it would be easy to see

0points

Caroline Driver 3 years ago

Get him a hi viz vest

0points

N S 3 years ago

Nice photoshop

0points

Eliza Schuyler 3 years ago

See what? All I see is the floor

0points

thisisanalt 3 years ago (edited)

i see it hint: their head is facing to the right of the picture --> they are eating something

0points

Elak Swindell 3 years ago

Wow, that took me a bit to see the cat. He blends in perfectly.

0points

Sarah Stalder 3 years ago

Took me a full 30 seconds to spot it

0points

Samantha Bing 3 years ago

I was staring at that white dot the whole time

0points

Hippie 3 years ago

Don't step on wh... Oh.

0points

Chase Ryan 3 years ago

What? There is nothing... Oh!

0points

lavaismyweakness89 3 years ago

it took me a while to see it

0points

cookie panda 3 years ago

Illusion 100

0points

Joe Reaves 3 years ago

Time for a new floor

0points

lily s weakland 3 years ago

?????

0points

lily s weakland 3 years ago

what is it

0points

Elizabeth Rolando 3 years ago

A cat

0points

Papa Bonez 3 years ago

Wow. It took me way too long to find it. That's crazy.

0points

That One Girl 3 years ago

where is it???

0points

Elizabeth Rolando 3 years ago

To the right of the middle with the head facing bottom right of pic.

0points

Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago

I had to do a second swipe :O

0points

grey galah 3 years ago

this is like a game. Took me ages to find it. Once seen, never lost.

0points

Don't Look 3 years ago

holy crap

0points

KLo 3 years ago

Oh my, it took me a while to locate him!

0points

Melanie King 3 years ago

took me forever to find the cat

0points

Sawyer Kidder31148 3 years ago

Wow! Is that a dog?

0points

Tucker Mcinturff 3 years ago

This White little punk is takeing my treats and sitting on my table at my house! tables are for glasses NOT for asses

0points

Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

Took me ages.

0points

Lena Hill 3 years ago

nO

0points

Fred Ferret 3 years ago

omg

0points

Fred Ferret 3 years ago

on what?

0points

Fan-tastic panda 3 years ago

Step on what exactly....

0points

VeryDarkMatter 3 years ago

woah, I really needed several seconds before I saw him! 🤯

0points

Paul Budhram 3 years ago

That took me about 3 hours

0points

Carmen Elena 3 years ago

step on what?

0points

Batgirl Kitty 3 years ago

This took me forever to find him!

0points

$fracarr avatar$

François Carré 3 years ago

He looks kinda pissed of, must have already happened to him before.

0points

Linda HS 3 years ago

Marble kitty!😍

0points

OpalTheRainwing 3 years ago

I was wondering why u where talking about

0points

Luna Lovegood! 3 years ago

aahh!! adorabel.

0points

William McGivney 3 years ago

Wow!

0points

Karen Grace 3 years ago

Once I saw the ear the rest of the cat quickly came in focus. The one ear is darker so it contrasts some.

0points

Adriana Coppage 3 years ago

it took me a solid minute to see him XD

0points

Mintchinchilla 3 years ago

i didnt see it at first oop-

0points

WelpMelp 3 years ago

I found the cat only after looking at the picture for around 10 minutes 🙂

0points

Lorelai Purvis 3 years ago

it took forever to find the kitty

0points

Mishka Katira 3 years ago

Took me a minute to see... yep don't step on kitty.

0points

Ula 3 years ago

That took a moment!

0points

Couldnt_Find_A_Good_Name 3 years ago

Took me about an entire minute to find 'him'.

0points

glowworm2 3 years ago

Please change the floor tiles before you do step on him!

0points

Ellen Ranks 3 years ago

Step on what?

0points

Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 3 years ago

The cat, his tail is beside the flash reflection

1point

Reddit user u/DionStabber, one of the moderators of r/AccidentalCamouflage, said that a lot of people love to post their dogs and cats blending in with things in the house. "Often, the camouflage isn't even that convincing, but I think people just like seeing cats and dogs online, it's classic fun Internet content," they told Bored Panda. "You also see people posting things they accidentally lost on a similar surface, like their phones on carpet, iPads on car seats, or clothes on rugs, those ones are always funny."

Speaking of carpet, the Portland International Airport was one of the places where people would (accidentally) camouflage themselves quite often. To reduce the amount of noise created by people walking across the hard terminal floors, the Port of Portland contracted SRG Partnership to design a new carpet for PDX in 1987.

The SRG principal and co-designer of the carpet, John Schleuning, visited several airports before deciding how to create the carpet. SRG steered away from the earth tones traditionally used by airports in the 1980s, incorporating blue and green into their design early on and hoping to evoke "northwest to the core."

#2

My Black Cat Looks Like My White Cat's Shadow

Final score:

563points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

They should be named Cat and Shadow!

163points

Its pattern featured geometric shapes on a teal background, an abstract depiction of the intersecting north and south runways seen by air traffic controllers from the airport's tower at night. Several acres of carpet was installed by the early 1990s.

As time went by, the carpet gained a cult following and even spawned multiple social media accounts. As of this article, more than 115,000 pictures were posted under its hashtag, #pdxcarpet, on Instagram.

#3

The Perfect Camouflage!

Final score:

558points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Are we sure it's not fossilized??? :D

131points

#4

My Shirt Does A Fine Job Blending Me In This Bed Of Flowers

Final score:

529points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

Took me a few seconds to see it!

153points

#5

V O I D Kitty

Final score:

521points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Welp!! Your chair has eyes!!

169points

The original carpet design was positively received by both Portland residents and airport visitors, eventually reaching "local icon" status. Its pattern was used on a variety of products, including bicycle helmets, socks, and T-shirts. Sometimes people would get one of these items without knowing what it was inspired by, only to enter the airport and discover it for themselves.

But sadly, all good things come to an end. A $13 million replacement of the airport's carpet was announced in 2013, causing a huge stir online that was picked up by local and national media outlets. The Port of Portland also received a large number of comments from local residents who were concerned about the original carpet's future.

#6

Only A Top

Final score:

469points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

It's the floating torso!

149points

#7

Yes, My Dad Is In The Picture Even Though It Looks Like He's Part Of The Painting

Final score:

441points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

I had to look at the legs to see it.

110points

#8

Dog With A Starbucks Cup In Its Snout

Final score:

434points

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Squee 3 years ago

Same, lol

125points

Annie Linstrom, a spokesperson for the port district, confirmed they were investigating recycling options and considering giving away portions of the carpet to locals as keepsakes. She also said that the Port of Portland "understand[s] that people have an emotional connection to the carpet."

The removal of the nearly-30-year-old carpet finally began in January 2015, in front of a crowd of airport employees and the media. The Port of Portland's chief operating officer said: "Normally, we do these ribbon cuttings when we’re introducing a new thing, but it's actually the reverse of that in removing the old carpet. We're going to miss the carpet and we appreciate the community and the love of this carpet."

#9

Spent Half An Hour Unsuccessfully Looking For My Sweatshirt

Final score:

426points

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ADHORTATOR 3 years ago

Camo level 1000

145points

#10

Invisible Man In The Suit

Final score:

421points

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Adam C 3 years ago

almost like the feet was choped off

81points

#11

I Thought The Chair Was Broken

Final score:

415points

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Alan Green 3 years ago

Stare into the abysspspspsp

163points

DionStabber doesn't think they would look specifically to a certain texture or thing to determine what provides the best camouflage. "The best posts often come from not only the objects having similar colors to their backgrounds but also the lighting and composition of the shot being just right," they explained. "Sometimes, two similar camouflages can be posted where one is received really well and the other gets very little attention, and I really think it comes down to those minor factors aligning just right so your brain skips over the object in your field of view, even if it doesn't look technically that similar when you zoom in or pay close attention."

#12

Marble Floor Probably Wasn't The Best Idea

Final score:

413points

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Verena Gitterle 3 years ago

Marble cat

132points

#13

When You Have To Go To A Public Event, But You Still Don't Wanna Be Seen

Final score:

399points

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Mere Cat 3 years ago

At the first glance, my mind interpreted the chairs as other men wearing the same suit

202points

#14

My Coffee+milk Had The Same Shade Of Brown As My Mug This Morning

Final score:

393points

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Melanee Upton 3 years ago

I thought there was a piece of dog hair in the mug... turned out it was on my screen.

167points

#15

My Scarf Matched The Hotel Carpet Pretty Well

Final score:

380points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

Nice way to hide a dead body!

163points

Upon a first glance, an outsider might think the subreddit doesn't get that many posts. But the moderator said that's not necessarily the case. "Firstly, there are probably more people trying to post than you imagine, but they end up breaking the rules and getting their posts removed," DionStabber pointed out. "I try to be extremely lenient with the rules, but there is a lot of content from people just completely misunderstanding the concept of the subreddit or posting camouflage in the literal, intentional sense that I have to remove from the sub to have any bar for quality. In that sense, I guess I maintain a quality over quantity approach, to some extent."

#16

Bock, Bock, Bock... Bark!

A local farm where I live had trouble with their flock all wanting to sleep in the same house, each night they have to go break them up. The other night they found their dog had joined in.

jag-lkn Report

Final score:

374points

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Mere Cat 3 years ago

That must be the best house ever. I wanna go there, too!

119points

#17

Pinky Finger

Final score:

371points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Your finger has a tail!

137points

#18

The Way My Pants Blends In With The Floor Pattern

Final score:

364points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

I took way to long to find it🤦‍♀️

117points

#19

Couldn't Find My Tortilla

Final score:

356points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

Like trying to find Waldo!

95points

However, the fact people still frequent the sub just goes to show the role it plays in its users' lives—that is to say, not a big one. "I imagine that most of the subscribers see a post from here come onto their front page every once in a blue moon and have a quick smile at some amazing coincidental patterns or funny hidden pet, but not many people actively spend time browsing the subreddit or contributing content," DionStabber said.

"This is backed up by data: if you look at the number of users online on the subreddit at any given point in time, it's rarely above 200, and it dips below 100 [quite often]. This is an extremely small percentage of the 240k subscriber base."

#20

Camewflage

Final score:

354points

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Natalia 3 years ago

Fluffy anyway😍

92points

#21

My Husband Found A New Family At Disney

Final score:

331points

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Squee 3 years ago

It's his soul family

127points

#22

How My Coffee Blends Into The Cup

Final score:

326points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

The cup is just solidified coffee!

100points

#23

Outstanding Camouflage Of Owls

Final score:

321points

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Squee 3 years ago

Ohhh, there's two. *face palms

98points

"If you compare these numbers to a similar sized subreddit (by subscribers) r/EliteDangerous (a subreddit for a video game, that usually has thousands of members online; and there are many subreddits proportionately even more active than that), [it becomes clear that] r/AccidentalCamouflage is just a bit of fun that almost anyone can enjoy for a couple of minutes ... and I think there's nothing wrong with that! I'm glad so many people find the posts a bit of fun."

"I'm amazed at how many subscribers this subreddit got," DionStabber added. "I've been here since the very beginning and it's been crazy seeing it go from a couple of subscribers to something that gets referenced on mainstream Reddit threads. Shoutout to my friend u/AlcoholicUnclePete for dreaming the whole thing up, he's off doing other stuff on a different account now but without him, none of this would exist. I'd recommend anyone that thinks r/AccidentalCamouflage sounds like fun to check it out and have a quick scroll, it might just put a smile on your face!"

#24

There’s A Cell Phone In This Photo

Final score:

321points

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Cheezees 3 years ago

It's next to the table leg on the right. It has a slightly different floral pattern but the same colours as the rug.

346points

#25

So I Turned Up At My Brother's New House And I'm Dressed As His Sofa

Final score:

314points

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Squee 3 years ago

lol

71points

#26

It's Perfect

Final score:

314points

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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago

The benefits of recycling!

77points

#27

Matching Set

Final score:

306points

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Verena Gitterle 3 years ago

Would go well with the marble floor at 22

89points