/r/confusing_perspective

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Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.


The comment that started it all.


1. Posts on this subreddit must display confusing perspectives only.

This subreddit, /r/confusing_perspective, is for the sharing and discussion of photographs or videos taken from confusing perspectives. If your submission is a meme, a cartoon, a sketch, or otherwise modified or designed to deceive the viewer, it will be removed.

2. Titles must be accurate and descriptive.

Titles must accurately and descriptively explain what the submission is of. Submissions with low-effort, misleading, or factually incorrect titles will be removed. For reference, other users should be able to reasonably decide whether or not they wish to see a submission, based on its title.

3. Search for reposts before submitting a post.

A repost is when you submit the same or almost identical content within a given time frame. On this subreddit, we do not allow any reposts within 120 days, or reposts within 1 year of submissions where the original has more than 10,000 upvotes. You can use KarmaDecay, Google Reverse Image Search, and Reddit's built-in search function to find previous instances of your post.

4. No low-effort posts.

Screenshots of other Reddit posts and very low-quality images that are hard to decipher may not be posted. This includes pictures such as https://i.redd.it/yyzedbe8qen41.png which have a title embedded inside the image.

5. No pareidolia.

Pareidolia is a word that means "things that look like other things". Most commonly are objects that look like faces, although other things apply. for examples, head over to r/Pareidolia. Sometimes pareidolia is allowed if it directly involves forced perspective (see rule 1); but don't flood the sub with cookie monster blankets please.

6. Be civil.

Hate of any kind including racism, hatred of religion, etc towards anyone (OP, people in pictures, and people in comments) will not be tolerated and result in a ban (the length of which will be decided by the mod who bans the user). This applies to posts and comments. Political discussions/posts are not allowed here. They usually turn into a flamewar and we will lock all political threads. If a meta post about a political issue needs to be made, the mods will handle that.

No creepy compliments


If you have any questions about the subreddit, its rules, or would like further clarification on the removal of one of your posts, feel free to message the moderators.

/r/confusing_perspective

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i thought there were lines of (headless) people dressed in red and white.

might need to back up a bit to see it, i saw it through the window on fourth floor.

11 Comments
2024/04/29
01:59 UTC

55

Butthole.

3 Comments
2024/04/28
18:10 UTC

262

Mega Tsunami about to hit Chicago.

15 Comments
2024/04/28
15:00 UTC

300

Pig ear women

It's a dudes arms

13 Comments
2024/04/28
02:38 UTC

115

This wire on my glass bathroom shelf that looks like a crack (almost had a heart attack when I saw it first time)

2 Comments
2024/04/28
01:32 UTC

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Headless toddler hugs baby

5 Comments
2024/04/27
22:14 UTC

0

Look at this guys weird face and arm

5 Comments
2024/04/27
03:49 UTC

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Is it floating?

104 Comments
2024/04/27
02:15 UTC

196

It’s a long way down…

16 Comments
2024/04/26
21:30 UTC

182

Giant crow

Beware the birb

3 Comments
2024/04/26
15:41 UTC

278

Elephant

12 Comments
2024/04/26
14:56 UTC

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My baby's toilet reading material.

5 Comments
2024/04/26
03:45 UTC

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Kaiju Pelican in Puerta Vallarta

13 Comments
2024/04/25
23:33 UTC

71

Light post tree

4 Comments
2024/04/25
20:37 UTC

210

Tiny sign or gigantic dog?

14 Comments
2024/04/25
11:41 UTC

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Just a puppy head

4 Comments
2024/04/25
11:07 UTC

0

This photo I took today.

13 Comments
2024/04/25
08:47 UTC

127

Monster guy stands on the ocean

Monster girl reminded me of this photo I took last year.

7 Comments
2024/04/25
07:30 UTC

84

Giants over Athens

3 Comments
2024/04/24
19:46 UTC

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Mom, what’s happened to the cat?🐈

74 Comments
2024/04/24
18:40 UTC

3 Comments
2024/04/23
07:56 UTC

420

My brother managed to fit our family friend into a mini backpack.

14 Comments
2024/04/23
07:55 UTC

107

Two-Headed Duckling Scares Sibling.

3 Comments
2024/04/23
00:59 UTC

74

Headless Chicken Dog...

10 Comments
2024/04/22
03:28 UTC

41

These two lizards which I thought at first were two snakes and one lizard

4 Comments
2024/04/21
21:31 UTC

199

Tiny zebra balancing on a fence

1 Comment
2024/04/21
21:14 UTC

84

He doesn’t have her in his grip!!!!!

My son makes awkward faces every time I want a picture. I noticed this gem a while later.

8 Comments
2024/04/21
20:36 UTC

1,040

There’s something protruding from her groin

59 Comments
2024/04/21
18:57 UTC

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