35 Mildly Interesting Pictures That Stood Out This Week (December 11, 2025)
There’s something comforting about a batch of cool pictures that don’t try too hard. Mildly interesting hits that sweet spot between “wow” and “why,” and it’s honestly my favorite lane to scroll in.
These are the ones that stood out this week. They’re small moments, but they’re a nice break from the usual noise. Sometimes a tiny “huh, neat” is all you really need.
1. “Yesterday, I cooked a carrot and forgot to pour away the water. Now it has turned green”
2. “The color sample selection for my prosthetic piece”
3. “My kids built a snowman 7 days ago and it has slowly been tipping over.”
4. “My UBER driver has taped off all the passenger window controls”
5. “The remote for my new Christmas lights has a timer for 6H, 8H, and… 6639H”
6. “I got a gift box from Hickory Farms and the sausage’s wrapper was inflated.”
7. “This slab of ice has been slowly sliding off my friend’s table over several days.”
8. “This is the diamond dental drill my dentist gave me after fixing my tooth. Magnified quite a lot.”
9. “The way this gas can is shedding its outer skin”
10. “Right eye changed color after surgery”
11. “A beaver took down one of the decorative trees at the office park I work at.”
12. “Work has fire extinguishers that aren’t a cylinder.”
13. “This restaurant has a 100+ year-old U.S. flag with only 45 stars”
14. “Orange mesh bag makes orange look darker orange”
15. “My cousins contact lenses ball.”
16. “These tiny tablets my infant son has been prescribed compared with a 400mg ibuprofen.”
17. “A generator truck is supplying our block after a power outage”
18. “This frost pattern on a trashcan on my walk into work”
19. “The banana I was eating had a super long seed thingy.”
20. “My old Babybel wax cheese ball before I had to throw it away.”
21. “My pickle came with a bonus pickle”
22. “I ordered a parcel from China and they paid the postage with stamps”
23. “The steam vent on my pot lid doubles as a thermometer holder.”
24. “The urgent care clinic I visited has icee machines behind the reception desk.”
25. “Downtown Holland, MI snowmelt system at work the morning after a big storm – several inches on the table, none on the ground.”
26. “Denver airport has a fake airplane door on stilts for catering truck training.”
27. “Soccer field is wet so someone decided to try a shop vac”
28. “My eyebrows are quite long”
29. “Car wash open Sunday, don’t want use on Sunday.”
30. “Glass blocks in our bathroom window were installed in an alternating pattern that shows checkered colors only at sunset”
31. “Snail with a dotted trail on the ground”
32. “The bottle of vodka I bought has a built in light.”
33. “You can see how much I drank per sip based on how the coffee stained the cup”
34. “This is the most pristine pallet I’ve ever seen”
35. “This meat at my local Walmart had an anti theft sensor on it.”
