Thread on the beauty of Pareidolia 🧵
1. Waterfall of the Bride, Peru
2. Davide Basile captured Mount Etna mid-eruption, where fire and smoke appear to form a Phoenix rising in the sky.
3. Nicknamed “the thinking tree” by locals, this olive tree in Apulia, Italy, is estimated to be over 1,500 years old.
4. Elephant rock, Iceland
According to Icelandic folklore, this rock was once a real elephant, enchanted or punished by the gods.
After resting at the water’s edge, the great beast drifted into an eternal sleep, its body slowly turning to stone.
5. The Cone Nebula is sometimes referred to as the "Jesus Christ Nebula" because of its resemblance to the popular depictions of Jesus with his hands in a prayer position.
6. These uncanny rock formations in Thailand and Laos resemble colossal, petrified snakes.
7. This breathtaking photo by Jayme Brown gives the illusion that the sky is gently whispering to the earth.
8. Tavolara Island, Italy
This small island off the northeast coast of Sardinia resembles a sleeping cat.
9. The way the light falls under this bridge gives the appearance of a crescent moon in the water.
10. Il Gallo Lungo, the largest of the Li Galli islands off Positano, Italy, is shaped like a dolphin.
11. A rock formation known as "Resting Dragon Rock". It is located in Phu Langka, Thailand.
12. This upside down great white shark looks exactly like a laughing devil.
13. The Gran Sasso massif, Italy
Photographer Ugo Di Giammarco revealed: "I didn’t edit the image, I just rotated it and corrected the color balance."
14. Hin Sam Wan, also known as Three Whale Rock, is a striking 75-million-year-old rock formation in Thailand.
Its name comes from the way it resembles three whales surfacing from the mountainside when viewed from a specific angle.
15. A funny comparison: Venice from above looks like Patrick needing water.
16. A Phoenix-shaped cloud
17. Pigeon poops portrait of itself on a leaf
18. This image, known as 070A13, shows the "Face on Mars", a formation resembling a human face located in the Cydonia region.
19. Also known as The Lovers' Rock, this mountain is popularly called Montaña del Indio because it resembles the head of an American Indian when viewed from certain angles.
Located near Antequera in Spain, it’s beautifully captured in this photo by Miguel Morenatti.
20. A peculiar formation on Mars, known as the “square structure.”
Captured by the Mars Global Surveyor’s camera, the image has sparked debate: some claim it might be an extraordinary discovery, while others dismiss it as just another case of pareidolia.
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