20 Photos With Brain-Breaking Optical Illusions

These snaps are all worth a second glance.

Published 1 year ago in Ftw

Though nothing is ever truly as it seems, some photos test the logical limits of this old adage. Optical illusions happen all the time in photography, with angles, lighting and strange shadows making ordinary objects look like they're floating, falling or even three-legged freaks of nature.

From the sweet confusion of marble-dipped cookies to a man-dog hybrid, here are 20 photos with brain-breaking optical illusions.

1
“This dress”

2
“Never miss your ARM days.”

3
“One photo.”
4
“Is it ice in the ocean, a dog or drywall?”

5
“All cars have the same size.”
6
“This is not a bird. Look again.”
7
“I couldn’t see the cats body, THEN I LOOKED CLOSER”

8
“The Great Pyramids as viewed from the top”
9
“A 'superior mirage' photographed off the coast of Cornwall”
10
“It takes a few seconds until you realize…”“I couldn’t see the cats body, THEN I LOOKED CLOSER”