Strange Illusions That Have Us Doing Double Takes

Sometimes objects, people, and places have the ability to fool our eyes into thinking we're looking at something else. Whether it's a picture that sometimes looks like a rabbit and sometimes looks like a duck, or a series of stationary dots that look like they're moving, illusions have always fascinated us.

Keep reading to see a whole new set of illusions and objects that look like other things. Have you ever seen a camel on an apple? Or a cat that looks like it has no nose?

When The Plants Fight Back

This flower looks like it has teeth or something. Audrey 2, is that you?

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Maybe this is Audrey 3. It's not quite a Venus fly trap but it's close enough.

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A Lotion Cat

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This person squirted some lotion on his hand and it came out looking like a little white kitty.

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Sometimes even lotion can surprise us. The world works in mysterious ways.

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A Natural Landscape Pattern

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Nobody etched this landscape scene onto the side of this car.

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The dust and water from the road just settled into this pattern naturally. It does look like somebody painted this though.

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Elvis, Is That You?

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The way that this cat is sitting on this Easter Island statue makes the statue look like it has Elvis's hair.

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Elvis's hair was never this cute, though. This hair is adorable.

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The Spirit Of Howard Stern

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For some unexplainable reason, the shadow cast b this metal basket looks exactly like a ghostly impression of Howard Stern.

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The resemblance is seriously uncanny. If you told me that this was actually Howard Stern's soul, I would believe you.

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A Floating Car

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This car isn't actually floating. The shadow of the car beside it makes it look like it's floating, though.

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We did think that Elon Musk had gone an invented flying cars for a minute.

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Is That A Ghost?

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This person managed to capture an actual ghost on camera. Well, it may not be a ghost.

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It could just be some rainbow lens flare. It does look rather divine.

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A Short And Naked Charlie Brown

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This person was wrapping a present with Charlie Brown wrapping paper when they perfectly lined up Charlie Brown's head with Snoopy's body.

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They created a short and naked Charlie Brown with a tail...

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A Forest Of Ice Crystals

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This person found a sheet of ice with a bunch of elevated ice crystals on it.

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This frozen sheet of water looks just like some kind of crystal forest. It's pretty magical.

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Pretty Aluminum

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What you're looking at in this photo is actually several rectangular tubes made out of aluminum sitting on a shelf.

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The way the light is shining through them kind of makes them look like jars of honey.

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What Does It Say?

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It looks like this kitten has the word "no" written across his side. Do you want to pick him up?

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Well, you're going to have to ask him. The answer is right there in orange and white.

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A Camel On An Apple

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This apple has a naturally occurring camel on the side of it for some strange reason.

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I wonder if this apple tastes any different than a normal apple. Maybe it's juicier because it's storing water in that hump.

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What Color Is This Shirt?

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This sweater looks very different depending on the kind of light that it's in.

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You're actually looking at two photos of the same sweater, and no, it hasn't been dyed.

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A Grinch Cat

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The reflection in this window lined up perfectly with this cat's face.

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Now he kind of looks like the cat who stole Christmas. I bet he's knocked over so many Christmas trees.

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The Bulls Logo Upside Down

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Is it just me or does the Bulls logo look like some kind of robot DJ when you look at it upside down?

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I don't know if I'm going to be able to un-see this.

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A Grinch Shadow

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The way the snow melted into the concrete in this photo looks a lot like it's the Grinch's shadow.

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It does seem like this photo was taken around Christmas time.

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Jabba Became A Sidewalk

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The cracks in this sidewalk look a lot like Jabba the Hutt. It might be time to re-pave this area.

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That many cracks mean that there are probably some structural problems going on here.

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Chewbacca's Profile

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We're back at it again with another Star Wars illusion.

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The way that this cat is curled up on this office chair kind of makes him look like Chewbacca's side profile.

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A Baby In The Paint Bottle

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This person was just minding her own business, making a painting with a tube of red paint.

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Then, somehow, she managed to squeeze a baby's face out of the tube.

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Perfectly Lined Up Bubbles

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Isn't science amazing? The attractive forces between these bubbles are pulling them together and making them line up perfectly.

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It's so satisfying to look at. I feel like taking a bath right now, actually.

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An Icy Roof

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The way the rainwater solidified on this roof in the winter makes it look like there's another tree stretched out across the shingles.

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The water must have frozen as it was sliding down the slope of the roof.

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That's Not Fish

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Your eyes are telling you that you're looking at chunks of fresh fish just ready to be devoured or turned into sushi.

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In reality, you're looking at cubes of Turkish delight before they get covered with powdered sugar.

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An Upside Down Face

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This guy has another face at the top of his head— or at least, that's what it looks like.

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The wrinkles on his forehead look like a mouth, his eyebrows look like a mustache, and his hair looks like a beard.

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Swab The Deck

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Believe it or not, you're not looking at two photos placed next to each other.

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This is a single photo of a man cleaning the deck of a ship taken from above.

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An American Egg

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This person just wanted to make a fried egg for breakfast but they ended up making a very delicious map of the United States of America.

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Sometimes these things just happen.

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Where Is His Nose?

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This cat actually does have a nose. You can see it if you look really closely.

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His nose is just the same color as the rest of his face so it blends in really well.

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Going For A Ride

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The angle and perspective of this photo make it look like the guy sitting behind this group of ladies is actually a tiny man who is riding the back of the lady in front of him.

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At least everyone looks like they're having a good time.

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I Spy A Goose

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It looks like the piece of metal that holds the wheel of this hospital cart in place is some kind of goose or duck.

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I'm not sure if that was done on purpose...

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Light Pillars On A Snowy Day

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Normally you can't see beams of light shooting straight up in the air, but on this particular day, it was snowing quite heavily.

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So the light from the city was able to bounce off of the falling ice crystals.

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A Secret Spy

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It looks like there's some kind of cartoon spy sneaking around the corner of this bedroom.

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Really, it's just a shadow created by a cardboard box and some other knick-knacks.