Nate Armbruster
Pareidolia is the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. It’s like the Rorschach inkblot test or that commercial where that dog only sees bacon. In this case, it’s anything.
There’s an entire subreddit dedicated to this phenomenon where people share pics of things that look like other things…usually faces.
It’s just nice to know there’s a name for what happens when I think someone is standing in the corner of my bedroom in the middle of the night, just to tackle my coat rack.
1. “Donatello”
2. “Jacket or polar bear?”
3. “Noticed this lil puppy in the laundry today”
4. “Suspicious bins in Lumpini Park, Bangkok”
5. “The wear and scuff-marks on this boat look like an island in the sea.”
6. “I observe all that transpires here, but I do not, cannot, will not interfere.”
7. “My bunched up sweater is staring at me”
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9. “Eugene Levy”
10. “Knot in a tree looks like an infant”
11. “My candy bar was having a good day today!”
12. “A tree looking like a dragon”
13. “Flower Face”
14. “I am displeased”
15. “My headphones box insert cardboard”
16. “My coffee machine has seen some things…”
17. “I’m not angry, I’m disappointed.”
18. “This Tree Has Definitely Seen Some Shizzle…”
19. “Evil depressed sunflower”
20. “Sad old man in the creases of my cooler bag.”
21. “Pattern on my carpet looks like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead”
22. “Smart plugs having an NSFW moment”
23. “Brazilian Agate that looks like a sunset over the ocean”
24. “A certain automobile enthusiast”
25. “Hungry metal thing in a restaurant”
