Sometimes you can't even trust your own eyes: photos that you'll have to look at twice (36 photos)

Sometimes it seems like the universe is trying to play a trick on us. Whether it's a rock that looks exactly like a human heart, or clouds disguised as raging waves, optical illusions are all around us, and here's a selection of the most interesting examples.





1. "Incredible clouds that look like an ocean in the sky"



2. "The lace maker (Stephanitis Typicus) looks like a stained glass window"





3. “How my car windshield froze.”



4. “I took a photo of my dog through the mesh and it looks like an old painting.”



5. “The scuff marks on this boat look like an island in the sea.”



6. "Glass lands. Chinese rice fields from the air look like stained glass"



7. “My wife took this photo and commented that the horns at the base look like cat paws. I can’t unsee it.”



8. “Noticing dust in my glass when I put it next to the lamp. Looks like a galaxy.”



9. "A friend found a tree inside a tree"



10. "Cityscape on a Stump"



11. "The most beautiful ice cave I've ever seen in Iceland. Looks like a big frozen wave."



12. “This tree looks like broccoli.”



13. "The ice formed a tiny forest"



14. “The light hits the web so that it looks like a CD.”



15. “I was on the beach and found a shell with small barnacles that make it look like an anatomically correct heart.”



16. “I once found a treble clef in a spiral french fry.”



17. “Ramp dust on my suede skates looks like an x-ray of my feet.”



18. "My daughter is like, 'Dad, this looks like a giant slice of pizza. I'll have a round pepperoni.'"



19. “This landscape looks like someone just covered the Earth with a green quilt.”



20. "Proud father with his new offspring"



21. “The top of my car, covered in morning rain, looks like a field of jewels at sunset.”



22. “The rainbow in front of my house looks like another planet.”



23. “A burnt match looks exactly like a microphone stand.”



24. "Suspicious Cloud"



25. “The area where I worked in Washington was like Jurassic Park.”"



26. “The protective stand on my pizza makes this photo look like a video with a play button.”



27. “This geode looks like ocean waves on the beach.”



28. “Found a stick that looks like a burning torch, including the flame.”



29. “The melting snow on this chair looks like wood.”



30. “My artist dad made a soup similar to Edvard Munch’s The Scream.”



31. “The legs of my gym bench look like a broken iPhone.”



32. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you stone pizza."



33. “When I tried to make soap in the shape of a peppermint candy, and it looked like a piece of raw meat.”



34. “I was chopping wood and found a piece that resembled the sky in Van Gogh’s Starry Night.”



35. “My cat fell asleep in such a position that it seems like he’s standing.”