When we think of mind bends, we immediately imagine things like four-dimensional hypercubes, quantum mechanics or an infinite universe. After all, they say that the human mind is one hell of a mystery and there are a few things that can send it into overdrive.
Well, it turns out that things don’t have to be so elaborate to create a temporary mental lapse. Quite on the contrary, daily random things, if lined up in a way that could be summed up as “accidental camouflage,” can create a brain fart so powerful it could blow you backwards with the brutal force of “what da heck is that thing?!”
So today we have a very special treat for you: We’s freshly baked list of pics of camouflaged things found in the weirdest places, at the weirdest times, occurring in the most absurd and all-too-real scenarios. Call them optical illusions if you will, but there is definitely so much more going on in these pics.
#1 The Void Stares Back
#2 Dog On A Bear Blanket
#3 My Mom Painted This Outlet To Match The Rocks
Accidental camouflages are so mind-bending, you may need to look twice or thrice to find out exactly what’s going on. Call it “Where’s Waldo” real-life edition, or the types of optical illusions that happen when an object blends into its surroundings. So to find out what’s exactly up with these illusions, We previously spoke with Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures.
“As humans, we’re fascinated by optical illusions both because they are a symbol of human creativity and because they demonstrate just how good we are at flexible thinking,” Lisa Yaszek told us. She added that there is something inherently pleasing about the ability to perceive an image in different ways, argued Lisa, and she wondered if it’s perhaps it’s part of our natural aptitude for learning.
#4 Day 117
#5 Purrrrfect Camouflage
#6 Camouflage Level: Good Boi
“Whatever the source of our love for optical illusions, it’s fascinating to note that the desire to create optical illusions seems to be as old as humanity itself. The prehistoric artists who decorated the Cave of Altima 20,000 years ago used the natural bulges in the rock walls of the cave to give volume and depth to the animals they drew there; the Greek-Egyptian inventor Heron of Alexandria (10CE-70AD) engineered a device that made it look like priests could open temple doors with verbal commands; and the Airavatesvara Temple in India is covered in 800+-year-old carvings of animals that change species when viewed from different angles.”
#7 Help I Lost My Lovebird In This Pile Of Mangoes
#8 My Wife Was Wearing The Right Jacket At The Right Time
#9 The Perfect Camouflage
Therefore, it’s no surprise that optical illusions never fail to capture our imagination. “Whenever people invent new creative or technical processes, they use them to create optical illusions! Indeed, we’ve seen this throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: pioneering filmmakers like George Melies drew on vaudeville stagecraft and scratched and painted on celluloid to create the first filmic special effects; Op artists Josef Albers and Bridgette Riley manipulated geometric forms on canvas to convince the eye that unreal spatial places existed; and today we have digital technologies that allow us to radically transform the scale and presentation of images in sometimes truly mind-blowing ways,” Lisa explained.
#10 My Full Cup Of Milk That Made The Cup Look Upside Down
#11 There’s Something On The Floor
#12 World’s Tallest Bus
#13 A Second Look Is Not Enough
#14 My Brain Refuses To Believe There Are 4 People In This Photo
#15 The Tree Had Eyes… Eastern Screech Owl Mom And Two Of Three Owlets Peeking Out
#16 After A Fresh Wax (There’s A Car In There)
#17 We’re Getting A New Kitchen Countertop Soon. Making Sandwiches Will Be Easier
#18 The Picture On The Back Of This RV Lines Up With The Mountains In The Background
#19 Not Perfect, But Quite Satisfying
#21 My Pet Mouse Blends In With My Partner’s Pajamas
#22 Went To Take A Nap & Found My Bed Purring
#23 My Puppy (Ling Ling) Has Interesting Camouflage
#24 The Way My Chameleon Hides On My Military Backpack
#25 My Friend Found An Invisible Cat In Greece
#26 By Complete Coincidence, The Trees Along This Street Matched The Colors Of The Buildings
#27 Careful What You Grab
#28 Dang Hard To Find The House Numbers
#29 Void Kitty
#30 Photographer
#31 Dog Blending Into The Ground
#32 Nice Cushions
#33 Ever Wondered What A Hatched Avocado Looks Like?
#34 New Dog Bed
#35 When She Matches The Court
#36 “What Kind Of Pupper Is This?”
#37 The Way My Hard Hat Blends In With The Sky
#38 The Lichen Huntsman Spider
#39 My Very Own “Carpet Dog”
#40 This Well Camoflauged Moth
#41 This Dinner Plate Exactly Matched My Daughter’s Top
#42 My Boyfriend’s New Shirt Matches Perfectly To His Tattoo
#43 After A Two Week Search, I Finally Found My Remote
#44 Young Girl Posing With A Bag Of Popcorn
#45 A Sitting Jacket
#46 Only A Top
#47 Picked Up This Little Guy And This Is Where He Chose To Lay
#48 23 Minutes. That’s How Long It Took Me To Find My Glasses
#49 Two Dogs Lying On The Floor
#50 My Favorite Rug
