"I'm Bamboozled": Your Brain Will Be Begging For Mercy After Seeing These 16 Mind-Warping Photos We Found This Week
Welcome, once again, to our roundup of the most confusing photos we found on Reddit this week. Check out last week's if you missed it — and let's get to it!
1. There are not two strips of tar randomly in this lawn, what is it?
All the snow on the ground has melted except where the shadow casts from the fence. That is snow that has not yet melted!
2. Why are these stairs so trippy?
It is not a mirror trick, or a four-way entry as some people think! The picture was taken from above and there is a white door on the left that leads you to the stairs that go up.
3. Speaking of trippy stairs, where do you put your hand walking on these?
u/Square-Singer / reddit.com
So, it is designed as an art piece but it is mostly functional! You can put your hand on the swoops of the circles as you go up or down.
4. Why does this photo look like it is three different photos?
What looks like the sky toward the bottom of the picture is actually a lake! Those are mountains with a cloud in front in the background.
5. Which door of this truck is actually open?
It is the driver's side door...of the second truck that is behind it!
6. That is not a lizard or animal peeping its head out of the bricks. What is it?
7. This is not an alien invasion in San Diego, what are those circles, though?
They are chandeliers / decorative lights in a ballroom. The person is looking out a window.
8. There is a fourth person taking this shot; it is not a ghost! Where are they?
9. This is not a skinny van — can you explain?
u/RobertRamos / reddit.com
10. Why is this building tripping out so many people?
u/na7oul / reddit.com
11. What is coming out of this dog?
u/Cyrilcynder / reddit.com
12. This is not the moon. Tell us what it is.
u/02xfal / reddit.com
It is the reflection of a giant light bulb in someone's room! The pic was taken from inside.
13. This is not some weird alpaca, what is going on?
u/May_Chu / reddit.com
14. What has happened to this person's foot?!
u/ reddit.com
15. And, the last two are just for cuteness reasons...this is not a yoga mat.
I know you know it is the sun but it was too cute not to include!
16. And, finally, this cat does not have a giant human arm and fist...but you knew that already.
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