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26 Pictures That Need a Second Look

Some photos are pure magic, the perfect mix of lighting, timing, and luck. Each one below looks ordinary at first, until you realize there’s something hilariously off.

A man in a swimsuit that looks completely normal, until the reflection makes you question everything.

When a group of bearded men look up, and somehow their faces merge into one strange illusion.

“Looks like my ex,” someone joked, and once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

 

Darth Vader seems to have returned, and the shape almost makes you hear the breathing sound.

“What did this palm tree find out?” because the expression in its bend says it all.

Did you think this was toothpaste too? It turns out it’s just smoke curling perfectly in the air.

Factories polluting the sky, but the symmetry almost looks like art.

The bottom of this eraser looks like a painting, tiny birds flying above a line of trees.

Giant pigeons appear to take over the city, though it’s only a trick of perspective.

“I hope it’s just an illusion,” says the caption, and it definitely is.

This cat’s fur pattern gives it an extra pair of “eyes” right above the real ones.

“Ducks will start to melt at 90°F (32°C),” someone said, and this photo makes it look true.“Ducks will start to melt at 90°F.”

A truck carrying rolls of plastic somehow transforms into Cookie Monster on the road.

Great muscles, except they belong to a shadow, not the person.

Don’t call the fire team yet, it’s only the light playing tricks.

This one feels too cruel, you’ll see why once you notice what’s really happening.

Don’t confuse these two objects, they’re not what they first appear to be.

This backpack looks super light, but also completely pointless.

Every photo here proves how easy it is to fool your eyes, and how fun it is when it happens.

There it is.

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