17 Examples of How Our Brain Brings the Inanimate to Life (18 photos)
Our brain is the boldest and most daring storyteller imaginable. In its workshop, a crack in the pavement can become a river, and a bizarre cloud a dragon. This phenomenon is pareidolia, an ancient instinct that makes us see faces and figures in random shapes. 
This is not an optical illusion in the usual sense, but a trick of our imagination, filling in familiar images in the chaos of the world. Ordinary things suddenly come to life, winking and smiling at us if you look at them from the right angle. We've collected the most striking examples of how inanimate objects and nature literally come to life before our eyes. Discover a world that looks back at you.
1. The tomato is clearly happy to have grown and existed. 
2. Cats - They're Everywhere 
3. A drinking tiger looks like a giant snout. Tiger 
4. The sofa has turned into an obliging robot 
5. This ship has a prominent bow and a kind smile 
6. Small Helper 
7. Ordinary eggplants in a bowl can create an ominous yet captivating picture. 
8. Winter is coming, but it won't stop you. Scary 
9. Was your summer as wild? 
10. Cat or pigeon? Or pigeon on cat? 
11. When the nerves are frayed 
12. They raised me, but forgot to wake me up 
13. Leather fish 
14. Cute little deer are watching you 
15. There was a mouse in the pizza 
16. And this mouse got into Potato 
17. The Lamp That's Very Happy to See You 
