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Inferior and Superior Mirages, and Fata Morgana

Color Constancy Illusions

Bezold Effect

180 degrees

This photo is upside down. It is a nearly submerged SUV in a lake with many bystanders. After this image was first posted to Reddit in January 2020, it has become a popular meme with the caption: "The difference between a UFO and a female driver is 180 degrees."

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This photo is upside down. It is a nearly submerged SUV in a lake with many bystanders.

After this image was first posted to Reddit in January 2020, it has become a popular meme with the caption: “The difference between a UFO and a female driver is 180 degrees.”

More optical illusions:

Bride Waterfall

Rock Climbing

Shoebill?

Funny tree with a face

Big Dog

What big mouth you have!

Sunken Yacht

Underwater Waterfall

The black cat does its best to hide as a shadow behind the other cat. But there is only so long that he can keep up.

Shadow cat

Cats

This photo is not a composite, but rather zoomed in until it is hard to recognize what you are seeing. The orange color on the right is a retaining wall.

Separation

Birds