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15 Confusing Pictures That Will Make You Do a Double Take
It takes a minute to wrap your head around these!
Catherine Marucci
12.26.18

Some pictures are really confusing. When you look at them, you definitely need to do a double take so that you can figure out exactly what is going on.

Some still won’t make much sense but allow you to gain a new perspective.

Here are 15 of the most confusing pictures you’ll ever see that will definitely have you looking twice.

Or maybe three times…

#1 Giraffe Giant

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Either this giraffe really is a giant, or that’s a really small plane.

Actually, it’s probably just the way the picture was taken, but it certainly looks like this fellow could eat his dinner off the low-flying plane.

Hopefully, the pilot brought snacks.

#2 Here’s a Literal Butthead

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Some people get called buttheads when they are being stupid, but some people just end up in pictures and look like buttheads, literally.

This guy looks like he has his head up his dog’s behind, and even though it’s just the way the picture was taken, we can’t imagine that’s somewhere you’d want to have your head.

#3 Popcorn Rocks

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There is a beach in the Canary Islands where the sand looks like popcorn. It probably doesn’t feel like popcorn on your feet and we wouldn’t recommend eating it, but it’s pretty cool to look at.

Just don’t bring any popcorn to that beach – to be safe and avoid any dental bills resulting from confusion.

#4 Wall Mounted Pooch

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At first glance, this smiling dog appears to be mounted to the wall. Rest assured that he is not, however. He’s just smiling because he is so good at hiding his body that he had you fooled.

#5 P!nk is a Tripod

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P!nk puts on a great performance at all of her shows and now we know how she does it. By the looks of this picture, she has three legs!

We know that’s not true, but it would explain why she is so awesome, right?

#6 Hand and Foot?

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This lady looks like she has a foot for a hand. The next time she has to introduce herself, she should say, “It’s really nice to feet you!”

Oh, she’s just scratching her foot. That’s right…

#7 Trees of Green

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You may think this is a beautiful, green forest, densely packed with leafy trees. Surprise! It’s just some kale.

You could use it in your salad for lunch. Or you could get creative and put a village of miniatures in that forest.

#8 Optical Chairs

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Is it modern art? Have we entered another dimension? Nope.

It’s actually numerous chairs stacked on top of one another. It’s an easy mistake.

We wonder how steady that stack is. Would you sit on it?

#9 Canopy of the Trees

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This picture is hard to decipher from first glance. It’s dark and almost looks like cracked asphalt. Instead, it’s a picture taken by a photographer pointing his camera up at the tree tops.

Nature can be deceiving sometimes.

#10 Three Legs Is Becoming a Trend

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At first, it seems like this lovely lady has three legs. Look closer and you will see that she only has two.

The third leg is actually a vase that she is holding but the lighting makes it almost the same color as her skin.

#11 Kitty Blanket

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This appears to be one gigantic kitty. It’s actually not one gigantic kitty, though. It’s just a kitty laying under a blanket that looks exactly like his fur. He wanted to blend in!

At least his humans don’t have to worry about cat fur showing up on the furniture. They’ll never be able to tell.

#12 Elongated Moo

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Look at that really stretched out cow, ma!

Sure, it seems like this is a really elongated cow, but it’s actually two cows standing behind the brick structure in a line. They’re mooooooovin’ a-long!

#13 Fairy Godmother

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Even though this nurse appears to be wearing a big, pointy hat, she’s really not wearing a pointed hat at all. Most of that is a white coat hung up in the background. The pink hat is all that belongs to her.

She’s really not a fairy godmother. She’s just a nurse, holding a baby. Too bad. We had our hopes up for the baby having a fairy tale life.

#14 Kangaroo Helper

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It really does look like this kangaroo is helping to clean up the yard, rake in hand. However, he’s just standing there, looking pretty.

The rake is actually behind him.

#15 Centaur Cutter

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We all thought centaurs were majestic creatures that belonged in the Forbidden Forest and told Harry Potter what Voldemort was up to, but apparently, they belong in the kitchen, cutting peppers. Who knew?

Have you seen any bizarre pictures that made you look more than once?

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