50 Freaky Times People Experienced Pareidolia Where They Least Expected It

Have you ever been looking at an everyday object and start to see a face, shape, or image in the object? It’s not as rare as you think. In fact, there’s even a word for it.

Pareidolia.

Essentially, pareidolia is “a psychological phenomenon in which the mind responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists.” Basically, you see things in objects that aren’t really there, but it’s your mind playing tricks on you to see something you’ve already seen and know. And, with the use of cell phones and cameras, people are able to photograph pareidolia when they experience it on the spot.

1. This elephant splashing in water that looks like another elephant.

Can you find the 2nd elephant in the water (hint)? from Pareidolia

2. These four windows that look like the four seasons.

This window that makes my back yard look like it’s in 4 different seasons from mildlyinteresting

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4. This moving truck that looks like Cookie Monster.

This stack of towels and rolls looks like Cookie Monster from mildlyinteresting

5. This shadow of a motorcycle that looks like a person in a wheelchair…creepy.

6. This beer that is super happy to see you.

Get yourself someone whos as happy to see you like this beer is happy to see me from pics

7. This shark that really looks like a laughing face.

This shark looks like the head of Satan from Pareidolia

8. Is it me, or is that Jesus in the bacon?

He fried for our sins from funny

9. A wedding at the water cooler.

These water jugs look like they’re getting married. from mildlyinteresting

10. This plastic bag that looks like a cat.

this plastic bag looks exactly like a cat from mildlyinteresting