If you have a rampant imagination, then you probably see things that aren't really there a lot of the time. Then again, if you don't have a wild inner eye, then you probably see things for exactly what they are. At least, that's the line of thinking that we're banking on in this here post. And you see what we're trying to say, right? Some people can look at a cloud and they just see a cloud. But somebody else can look at the same cloud and see, oh, we don't know. Maybe they see a bunny, or maybe they see a TARDIS. Maybe they see Anderson Cooper or Big Bird. Everything is subjective, and we all perceive things based on our own past experiences and our personal points of reference.
We love ourselves a good optical illusion, and we figure you probably do, too. Why wouldn't you, after all? Everybody loves a good brain teaser! So kick your feet up for a minute and check out these 15 times people saw what wasn't there, and now, we see it, too. Oh, and, fair warning. Some of these images could cause you to laugh out loud. We hope that's not a problem.
1. RUBY'S WEARING HER "OH, NO, THEY DIDN'T" FACE
To the average no-nonsense type of person, this looks like a dog (albeit an adorable one) with a bone in her mouth. Period, end of story, that's all she wrote, folks. But, to the creative eye, it looks like she just got the scoop on some hot gossip, and she can hardly believe her cute, furry little ears. She looks like one of her friends just got back from the dog park, where they saw Scooter playing tug-of-war with Ginger, right there, in front of Sadie, even though Ginger knows Sadie sniffed Scooter's butt first and had first dibs on playing tug-of-war with him!
As you can see, Ruby's just as shocked to hear about this dog park scandal as you are, and you can tell she's surprised by this news because her mouth is wide open in disbelief! Or, wait...maybe it's just the way that bone she's chewing is situated in her mouth. Yeah, that does look like the case. But we're going to go ahead and pretend she's just so taken aback by the news of Ginger and Scooter. Why are we going to believe this obvious fantasy? Well, because it's more fun. What are you, a stick in the mud? Let us have this one thing.
2. THAT FEEL WHEN YOU WANT TO BE AN ARCHITECT, BUT PIZZA IS LIFE
This is a weird house. But when we first looked at this picture, that was all we saw. A weird house. This is a strange architectural feat, to be sure, but that's all we took it to be, no more, no less. But we turned into a real thinking face emoji when this person pointed out that that place looks like an old Pizza Hut. You know what, fam? You have got a point there. We didn't see it at first, but you did, and now that you mention it, we wonder how we ever missed it in the first place.
If this guy's friends aren't driving around his house, tapping on this guy's kitchen window, pretending they're at his place because they ordered a stuffed crust cheese pizza with sausage on half, then we're going to be sorely disappointed in them. If your friend lives in a house that looks like an old Pizza Hut, you're obligated for the sake of hilarity to exploit that fact and use it to your advantage. On the other hand, if you're the person who lives in the Pizza Hut house, your obligation is to do some Fixer Upper style updates and do everything you can to change that.
3. SO *THAT'S* WHY YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF STRIPES
We know this girl thinks she's a triumph in personal style, a real fashion innovator, but she needs to calm down. We're not saying she's not an out of the box thinker for having the sheer audacity to combine vertical stripes with horizontal stripes. Hey, we couldn't care less what you do when it comes to your personal fashion sense. It's all good. But we can't help but think instead of believing herself to be some kind of style guru, she should be more concerned with the fact that her vertical stripes make it look like she's standing on pencil legs.
This optical illusion, if nothing else, proves why you should never skip leg day at the gym.
Look at them! They're like pipe cleaners. They're as big around as our pinky finger. That can't be good for her at all because it makes her intensely top heavy. How is she supposed to walk around with those things? They're nothing more than toothpicks? Homegirl needs to change out of those pants stat and stick to jeans or non vertical striped sweat pants. She's going to get tired really fast if she has to spend the day wandering around on those string beans.
4. HE REALLY DOES HAVE EYES ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD
Whenever we went on road trips back when we were kids, our dad always used to wear his fishing hat and he would stick his sunglasses on the back of his head while he was driving. It was hilarious at first. In fact, it never really stopped being hilarious, now that we think about it. We would always tease him about it and make fun of him behind his back with our siblings. But we guess because we grew so accustomed to him doing that, we weren't really surprised to see this plane passenger doing the same thing, so we saw it for what it was straight away.
Can you imagine waking up from a nap to see this guy gawking at you. That would throw you for a loop!
If you saw this out in public somewhere, we can imagine how you could easily be tricked into thinking the person doing it was actually staring at you from a few seats ahead. And it would be super frustrating if you were to keep staring at him and he simply refused to look away. 'Course, hopefully sooner rather than later, you'd realize what was actually going down. It's just a funny optical illusion, it's certainly not weird, that's for sure!
5. WE DIDN'T SEE THIS PUN COMING, BUT WE'LL ACCEPT IT
Danny DeVito is one of those people that the internet loves for seemingly inexplicable reasons. Maybe it's because he's so short and so funny. Maybe it's because he's used his stature and comedic capabilities to turn his parts into iconic characters—who could ever forget his performance as Matilda's dad, Mr. Wormwood, in Matilda, or his role as Frank in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? We can't say why for sure the world wide web has collectively decided to fixate on Danny DeVito, but we most certainly approve. Especially since his name is perfect for generating endless wordplay opportunities.
If we saw an ad for this vehicle on, say, Craigslist sans DeVito pun, we would look at the picture and see nothing more than a van. But somebody looked at that van and they saw what wasn't there, but what should have been there all along. They saw the laughing visage of one of the internet's most beloved comedic actors, Danny DeVito, and they also saw their chance to turn his name into a delightful pun. They had a creative vision, and they had the "drive" (LOL, get it?) to bring it to fruition. This Vanny DeVito isn't just hilarious, it's also inspiring.
6. "PASTA"BLY THE BEST JOKE WE'VE SEEN ALL DAY
As the saying goes, "I don't know art, but I know what I like." That is so true. We couldn't tell you what famous modern works like Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm is supposed to mean, nor could we even begin to attempt to explain the symbolism behind Picasso's famous Blue Period. We don't know squat about art, but one thing we do know about it is that it's all subjective. We see this pile of uncooked spaghetti on the floor, and we see a tragic waste of pasta.
This person looked at some uncooked spaghetti noodles on the floor and they saw modern art—even if the only reason that they saw modern art was because they were making a joke about it.
We're not saying we don't enjoy modern art. We don't, but that's not our point here. We're not even trying to tell you that you shouldn't enjoy modern art. All's we're saying is that there's a stereotype in modern art that it's so edgy in a narcissistic way that anything, even the dumbest most idiotic of objects, could be perceived as art, according to its philosophy. So you don't have to laugh at this if you don't want to, but we definitely are.
7. WE'RE ALL JUST A PARROT AWAY FROM BECOMING A PIRATE
Anybody with eyes can see that the thing directly above this fish wielding fellow's left shoulder is just somebody walking along the beach wearing a hoodie. Gosh, can't you tell that just by looking? Do you really need somebody to spell it out for you? Get a magnifying glass if you can't see the computer screen well enough to see that, or better yet make an appointment with an eye doctor and get your vision checked. It might be time to update that contact and/or glasses prescription.
Nah, we're just giving you readers a hard time. Dude, for real. You have a parrot on your shoulder, and if you don't, then it sure looks like you do. Congratulations on timing this picture so well. What are the odds of this happening? One in a thousand? One in a million? Ah, who knows and who cares? The point is, with a little bit of Photoshop, this guy could turn his already pretty pirate-y picture into a buccaneer masterpiece. Somebody, quick! Give this guy an eye patch and a peg leg. Also, he could use a hook for a hand and, time permitting, one of those pirate hats. But, we don't want to ask for too much, here.