15 Amazing Pictures That Look Fake But Are Totally Real
From time to time we see pictures online and think that they MUST be photoshopped. Here we've collected 15 truly amazing pictures you might think are photoshopped but actually are real.
1. Indoor Cloud
Water vapors form when a room is cold, but it needs special conditions. Artist Berndnaut Smilde experimented with humidity and temperatures in a room and created indoor clouds.
2. Jewel Corn
This Glass Gem corn was obtained through hybridization of several corn varieties by an Oklahoma farmer named Carl Barnes, who was able to obtain seeds from each variety.
3. Namib Desert
While this could look like a landscape from another planet, it's a picture from the dry riverbed of the Sossusvlei River. Geologists still don't know why the dunes are formed in this way.
4. Half - Half Cat
The "Chimera" cat Venus has a striking physical appearance - her face is split into two and each of the halves is colored differently. It's a result of an accumulation of an unusual gene variation.
5. Grid Waves
The natural phenomenon in the photo was taken off the west coast of France and is called cross sea. It is caused by two wave systems traveling at oblique angles.
6. Flamingos in the Shape of a Flamingo
This spectacular moment was captured by Bobby Haas, a professional photographer, in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Of course, you need some imagination to see it as a flamingo.
7. Red Nose in Black and White Surroundings
This is a picture of a red hibiscus flower, which blossomed after a volcanic eruption in Indonesia. The background is all gray out because of the thick layer of ash on the vegetation.
8. Curvy Roads
The road was captured in Japan after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Apparently, the lanes were created one at a time, and the earth was compacted in a different way, which created the rift between the lanes.
9. Shark - ception
While some scientists were trying to catch fish they had previously tagged, a dogfish was intrigued by the bait. That caught the interest of a tiger shark which swallowed the dogfish in one huge bite.
10. A Man With a Hole in his Face
Billy Owen had part of his face removed, due to a tumor. This procedure left him with a cavity where his right eye once was. When he removed his dental plate, Billy was able to put his finger in that odd position.
11. Feet in Wood
This monk prayed the same place several times a day for 20 years, leaving this amazing stamp in the wood.
12. Pink River
The pink river is Lake Retba in Senegal. It's caused by the high concentration of salt in the water which created a high concentration of "dunaliella salina," a salt eating bacteria that turns pink.
13. Stairways to Hell
While this might look like the entrance to hell, it's actually a piece of art in a Swedish underground station.
14. Lego City
This photo shows an actual housing complex in the city of San Buenaventura in Mexico. The similar looking houses give a sense of equality and communism in the air of San Buenaventura.
15. Floating Sea Monster
The picture shows the carcass of a whale weighing a good couple of tons. It's unusual shape and color is caused by putrefaction.
