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The definition of pareidolia is pretty broad. It's a psychological phenomenon that causes people to see or hear a vague image or sound as something significant. On the internet, however, we're mostly presented with examples of facial pareidolia, as it is arguably one of the easiest ones to spot. But it would be a crime against our curiosity if we focused solely on this type of the phenomenon. To remind you that there is way more than meets the eye, Bored Panda has collected a list of things that resemble other things. A stadium that looks like a UFO? A blob of ice that resembles an eye? Sounds pretty simple, but hold on. Most of these camouflages are so good, they might require a double take!
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#1
The Fog Made The Stadium Look Like An UFO
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#2
The Corrosion On This Water Tap Looks Like A Map
Artists are known to have been playing with this phenomenon for hundreds of years. For example, take Leonardo da Vinci. "If you look at any walls spotted with various stains or with a mixture of different kinds of stones, if you are about to invent some scene you will be able to see in it a resemblance to various different landscapes adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, plains, wide valleys, and various groups of hills," he once said. "You will also be able to see diverse combats and figures in quick movement, and strange expressions of faces, and outlandish costumes, and an infinite number of things which you can then reduce into separate and well-conceived forms."
#3
These Coatis Look Like A Hord Of Mini Brachiosaurus Strolling Around
Casper Slinkman 6 years ago (edited)
Welcome to.... TUDUDUUU DUUUU DUUU, TUDUDUU DUUU DUUUUU!!
#4
The Way This Picture Of A Frozen Puddle In My Backyard Looks Like A Landscape From The Perspective Of A Plane
Alejandra Acosta 6 years ago
I can't even see the "real" pic. I keep seeing it as an aerial view
varwenea 6 years ago
The cracked rock on the foreground gives it away though. Without that, it's quite cool.
A B C 6 years ago
I hadn't seen that part in the beginning and the picture was perfect, but then scrolled down... Yes, the broken rock fails the "perfect illusion"
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StarKitten 6 years ago
Don't deny it, you want to step on that white ice and crack it to shards.
This Lil Raccoon 6 years ago
This is more birds eye view than Ariel view. It's more slanted whereas Ariel is more straight down. I may be wrong tho
Eric Spence 5 years ago
BTW, you two, A-E-R-I-A-L is the proper spelling but the 'C**n did get it right that an aerial view is straight down.
Evripidou Maria 6 years ago
I actually thought Iwas looking at a landscape before reading the desc.
Vincent Jay 6 years ago
If you had not revealed that this is a puddle, I would have guessed that it's a portion of Siberian landscape.
Fajar Kurniawan 6 years ago
Before I read the description, I tought it's indeed airplane photography
ForkNBeans 6 years ago
I wish your foot was there for context. Hard for me to see as a puddle...
ShadowHunter7623 6 years ago
it took me a few seconds to realize how th puddle actually looked
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Quite right, sir. It is indeed a landscape as seen from an extraordinarily teeny-weeny plane.
Hobbit Girly 6 years ago
At first I thought it was black and white...that's so cool tho! I love tiny things that appear to be big things!
Paul Purczel 6 years ago
It looks so much like a disaster zone image that you see on news websites after a flood has torn apart a region. Wow!
Or Dali. He would sometimes place an image on his canvas, and allow its form to suggest another that he would then paint within the first form, producing a double-image. This had often been done in the past as well. For instance, by the 16th-century Italian Mannerist, Arcimboldo. But in this regard, Dali was special. He would not stop. The great surrealist would repeat the process until he had produced triple and quadruple images. For him, the possibilities were endless.
#5
Half Of All Boxing Photos Look Like Gay Weddings
#6
At The Time Of Washing He Looks Like A Polar Bear
Interestingly, researchers from the University of Helsinki in Finland have found that religious people and those who believed in paranormal phenomena saw faces where there weren't any more often than the non-religious and the skeptics. In one part of the test, the subjects had rated the face-likeness and emotional expression of the faces they saw. The set of supernatural believers was more likely than the skeptics to rate the illusory features as very face-like and emotional. I guess this explains at least a few of those UFO or Big Foot sightings that some people swear by.
#7
The View From My House Looks Like A Painting
#8
This Cloud That Looks Like A Feather
#9
Inside Of A Cheese Grater Look Like The Backdrop To A P Diddy Music Video
#10
This Ice Looks Like An Eye
#11
These Flowers Look Like A Group Of Tiny 3D-Rendered Chickens Wearing Glasses And Holding A Cake
Phoebe Bean 6 years ago
I see fantastic creatures with tiny eyes with mouth wide open and white tongues. With green hair. Or green ears with hats.
#12
My Friend's Cow Looks Like Outer Space
#13
High Definition Photo Of The Blood Vessels In The Human Eye Look Eerily Like A Forest
#14
I Almost Had A Heart Attack This Morning
#15
This Boiled Egg That Exploded While Cooking And Looks Like A Snail
#16
This Jellyfish I Caught A Picture Of, Looking Like It's In Space
#17
The Snow On Top Of This Mountain That Looks Like A Lizard
#18
Pumpkin Looks Like A Watermelon Shaped Like An Apple
#19
This Bale Of Hay Looks Like A Hole In The Ground
#20
Busses Carrying Pilgrims In Mecca Look Like Cassette Tapes
Phoebe Bean 6 years ago
"Are we there yet?" (Sorry for children and adults getting so anxious to get there.)
#21
This Rock Cross Section Looks Like The Ocean
#22
Took A Photo Of My Parents Dog, She Looks Like A Wall Mount
#23
Thought This Snowbank Looked Like A Mountain Range (I Photoshopped The Background In The Second Picture To Prove It)
#24
This Paper, Three Times Printed On By A Malfunctioning Printer, Looks Like It's Full Of Ancient Hieroglyphs
#25
This Tinned Peach Half In Syrup Looks Like A Massive Cracked Egg
#26
A Bit Of Toothpaste That Looks Like A Baby Monkey Holding Onto My Toothbrush
#27
Fallen Down Tree In Port Elliot Looks Like A Dragon
Casper Slinkman 6 years ago (edited)
So the adult is blurred, but the kids face can be shown to the world? Shouldn't that be the other way around?
#28
Photo I Took Of A Lake Through The Lense Of Binoculars Looks Like A Planet
#29
My Friend’s Smoked Cauliflower Looks Like An Explosion
#30
When Your Travel Pillow Makes You Look Like Shakespeare
#31
The Arrangement Of These Bubbles Looks Like Europe And Asia
#32
This Tree Looks Like A Man Waiting To Cross The Road
#33
This Rock Looks Like A Iguana Head
#34
Frost On My Window Looks Like A Dr. Seuss Drawing
#35
These Tinted Windows Make It Look Like We’re In The Ocean
#36
My Mom Found A Flamingo In Her Bell Pepper
#37
Processing Blood Oranges Looks Like A B Horror Movie Prop
#38
The Snow/Ice In This Pic Looks Like The Ocean
#39
The Inside Of This Tomato Looks Like A Strawberry
#40
This Picture That I Took Mid Firework Show Looks A Lot Like Space
#41
"Oil Spill", Oil Dropped Into Water Looks Like An Eye
#42
My Finished Cup Of Coffee Looks Like The Moon
#43
The Morning Rain Makes It Seem As Though The Guy In This Ad Is Sweating Profusely
#44
My Amputated Leg Looks Like A Butt
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SilvaSkies 6 years ago
@Marina , this person is obviously trying to collect downvotes using unpopular opinions/hate so ignore them. Tis very kind of u to say that tho :)
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
This was so funny and I especially liked the sense of humour the guy on number 44 had. Plus that is an amazing smile
First.time.in.Space 5 years ago
FELLOW HUMANS! This planet we share is indeed a funny place. I mean.. LOOOOK!!
Sodom 6 years ago
You are so cute guys ^.^ not understanding a word but making comments ;) a normal friendly human would ask what i mean if they dont understand but thats too much work for the mean ;)
Avery Belisle 6 years ago
*Could you please pay more attention to grammar? There are so many missing or wrong words in here and on other stories. *John, please read the text again. You will find out what it means. If not, I will explain it to you. *It's definitely not my fault that you don't understand my comment. I'm with John on this one. Before insulting other peoples' grammar, check yours! (I found 16 errors in your three comments, Sodom.)
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Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
Sodom is purposely making grammatical errors--it' supposed to be a joke
Calypso poet 6 years ago
Yeah, what the actual f*** is that person going on about? Is Agnes the same person?
Sugar Latte 6 years ago
@Stcejbo Era Nemow idk why I can’t directly reply to your comment to Sprinkle Drop. But what I want to say to that is that YOU seem to be the triggered one in this situation.
John Dwyer 6 years ago
"Could you please watch more on grammar " Oh the irony.
Load More Replies... SilvaSkies 6 years ago
@Marina , this person is obviously trying to collect downvotes using unpopular opinions/hate so ignore them. Tis very kind of u to say that tho :)
Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob 6 years ago
This was so funny and I especially liked the sense of humour the guy on number 44 had. Plus that is an amazing smile
First.time.in.Space 5 years ago
FELLOW HUMANS! This planet we share is indeed a funny place. I mean.. LOOOOK!!
Sodom 6 years ago
You are so cute guys ^.^ not understanding a word but making comments ;) a normal friendly human would ask what i mean if they dont understand but thats too much work for the mean ;)
Avery Belisle 6 years ago
*Could you please pay more attention to grammar? There are so many missing or wrong words in here and on other stories. *John, please read the text again. You will find out what it means. If not, I will explain it to you. *It's definitely not my fault that you don't understand my comment. I'm with John on this one. Before insulting other peoples' grammar, check yours! (I found 16 errors in your three comments, Sodom.)
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
Sodom is purposely making grammatical errors--it' supposed to be a joke
Calypso poet 6 years ago
Yeah, what the actual f*** is that person going on about? Is Agnes the same person?
Sugar Latte 6 years ago
@Stcejbo Era Nemow idk why I can’t directly reply to your comment to Sprinkle Drop. But what I want to say to that is that YOU seem to be the triggered one in this situation.
John Dwyer 6 years ago
"Could you please watch more on grammar " Oh the irony.
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