25 stories about how the world passionately draws cartoons for us (26 photos)

Have you ever seen a cartoon cat's face when looking at a regular roulette wheel? Or maybe you've noticed that your house looks like it's whistling a simple tune? Or watched a leak stain on the ceiling transform into a cute duckling?





If so, these aren't hallucinations. They're pareidolia, our brain's amazing ability to add familiar images where none were intended. The rosette is surprised. The cloud turns into a dog. The shadow on the curtain takes on the profile of a neighbor. We're not going crazy, we're simply trying to bring order to chaos. The brain loves the familiar so much that it's ready to discern a face on a toaster or a letter in a crack in the asphalt. The funniest thing is that pareidolia is an accessible, free joy generator that's always with you. Wherever you are, the world around you continues to create little cartoons for you. Take a closer look at what surrounds you right now. A crack in the wall, a pattern on the wallpaper, an electrical outlet, foam in your coffee. Who do you see there?

1. Surprise is Nearby



2. Pensive Cat





3. The leak on the ceiling transformed into duckling



4. Happy Family



5. Little Happy Tailbone



6. The wrapper suddenly decided to become horse



7. Roulette, where a cartoon cat has taken up residence



8. Random Masterpiece



9. Expressive Spoon



10. Shocked Kitty



11. We Surrender!



12. The Shadow Man



13. Even Your Own Pants Can Be Mad at You



14. The House Stood and whistled



15. Happiness exists



16. And I see you!



17. Let's Be Friends



18. I'm Your New Neighbor



19. Calculon, Is That You?



20. I'm watching you closely



21. Coffee Whale



22. Funny Guys



23. Who's there?



24. The day is beautiful when even the foam smiles at you.



25. A state of insidious triumph.