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Stereograms

Inferior and Superior Mirages, and Fata Morgana

How to create optical illusion photos (for social media)

Gravel flower bed

This optical illusion is actually an aerial shot of BLM protests in Boston in 2020.

Source/credit: ThaddeusMaximus2906

Not sure who took this picture. But ThaddeusMaximus2906 initially thought that this is an image of a gravel flower bed. It is actually an aerial photograph of the BLM protests in Boston in 2020. The lack of context surrounding the image creates a nice optical illusion.

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What Big Teeth you Have

Giant Party in the Skyline

This optical illusion of a big butt is just your dirty mind.

Sunbathing in a G-string

a dirty mind

The shadow in this optical illusion make it look like the javelin thrower impaled himself.

Magnus the Impaled

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