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What Optical Illusions Reveal about You

Squirrel Stereogram

Stereograms

Superior mirages

Inferior and Superior Mirages, and Fata Morgana

Swamp monster

Penrhyn Castle in Wales looks like a swamp monster

Credit: Alan Moore

This is inside Penrhyn Castle in Wales. The windows in the dome look like the eyes of a swamp monster, in a classic case of pareidolia.

More optical illusions:

Reflective bird
Door handle
Transparent coffee cup
Sunken Yacht
Artificial Leather
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Rainbow Road
Assorted Dried Beans
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Strained Expression

Objects

This photo was taken in Kazakhstan and quickly named 'Eye of God' by people online. Obviously, this is just a case of pareidolia.

Eye of God

Clouds