Talk About Committing to the Role
At first glance, this just looks like your average, run-of-the-mill mascot outfit. But what lurks beneath the suit is just as interesting as what lurks beneath the waves. When the mascot tripped and fell while running around the stadium, the guy inside the suit fell out and revealed a deep, dark secret: they were still dressed as a fish even underneath the main costume. Here’s our new question: what happens if you take off the head part of that costume?
Our guess is that there is probably just an actual fish underneath, but that’s just a theory. Do fish covertly run the world of professional sports? It’s hard to say, but the answer is definitely yes.
A Clock For People Who Enjoy a Challenge
In this day and age, it seems like a piece of technology becomes obsolete every few seconds. While you were reading this, your iPhone probably became so out of date that you’re going to get laughed back into your house the next time you step outside. Okay, that’s a little bit of an exaggeration, but it’s also kind of true. And as technology ages, old skills that used to be useful become useless. Telling time on an analog clock is a perfect example of this.
We all have digital clocks now. Why do we need to be able to tell time? And do we really need to be able to understand a clock like THIS? No, we argue. No!
Making a New Tree by Cutting One Down?
It seems like destroying of the world is all the rage these days. The oceans are being filled with trash, local parks are being flattened in favor of overpriced housing, and all of our beautiful forests are being chopped down to make paper. It turns out the promise of a digital world making paper no longer necessary was a lie. But we have some good news: chopping down trees actually isn’t a bad thing to do.
That’s because brand new trees are created when you cut another down. Well, that’s what happened here, at least. Yes, we get that that’s not a real tree, but at least let us try to inject some optimism into this, will you?
It’s Called Fashion, Sweetie. Look It Up
Some people just don’t understand fashion. You might think that it’s all about haute couture and designer styles and cutting-edge concepts, but that’s not the case at all. To truly have style, you need to understand yourself. You can’t argue that this guy doesn’t know who he is in terms of fashion. He knows what he wants, and he sticks to it. It doesn’t matter that it’s a regular plaid shirt from Wal-Mart. He’s a fashion icon!
Okay, we’re exaggerating, but this is still an amazing photo. We like to think he woke up, put a shirt on, and loved it so much that he just had to run out and buy two more.
Is This Shiba Inu Friends with Hannibal Lecter, Perchance?
For the most part, we don’t really like our pets to wear disguises. But hey, that’s just us. Maybe you like to dress your dog up in different costumes every day. We would do that too, but we’re pretty sure that we would forget about it and then think that Elsa from Frozen had suddenly materialized in our house. Yeah, we can get fooled by a lot of things. But one thing’s for sure: the photo on the left here probably fooled everyone reading this.
The dog has a pretty convincing mask on, but he probably didn’t even mean to don the disguise. The photo does have a creepy Hannibal Lecter quality to it, though. Did that dog just call us Clarice…?
That’s an Oddly Specific Costume
We really appreciate people who get creative on Halloween. What’s the point of just dressing up in a costume that ten other people might be wearing at the party? We’re looking at the thousands of people that dressed up as characters from Squid Game. We think that everyone should try out costumes that match their personalities and passions. The holiday is way more fun that way! Enough with the Superman and nurse costumes. We’re bored.
With that said, though, this one might be just a little too specific. It’s cool that he wanted to dress up like his favorite building and everything, but we doubt anyone at the costume party was able to guess what he was. Unless the party was in that building. Woah. Genius!
This Hurts Our Brain
What’s so weird about this one? It’s just a photo of a math textbook. The cover has some friendly-looking teenagers on it. Oh, wait, we get it! There’s the state of Florida on the front. Everyone knows that Florida is a strange, strange place. That must be it, right? No? Okay, we’ll keep looking for it. Okay, we finally see it, and our brains are starting to hurt a lot. Thanks for that.
The kids on the cover are holding the textbook itself. That means that they took the photo, printed it on the textbook, and then had them hold the textbook for another photo. But wait, how is that even possible? Someone help.
Well, That Explains Why the Windows Are Tinted
Here’s a golden rule for you: if a building or a car has windows with an incredibly dark tint, they probably have something to hide. Don’t believe us? Just look at this photo. You may have thought that this was just a regular Advance Auto Parts store, but a vandal revealed the truth. The windows on the outside are fake! There is nothing but bricks behind them. If you’re confused, don’t worry. We are too.
We can’t think of any reason why a store would do this. Is there actually no store at all? Is the auto parts store just a front for a brick business? We have no idea. But we are highly suspicious.
That’s Quite the Head You’ve Got There, Polly!
Look, we’re just gonna say what everyone is thinking: birds are weird. There’s a reason the whole “Birds Aren’t Real” conspiracy exists. And birds are an even weirder choice for a pet. You can’t cuddle with them. They’re bony and small. They don’t play fetch very well. Sure, some birds can learn a few words of English, and that’s kinda cool. But our dog could do that too. We swear. He just doesn’t want to.
We’ll give this bird some points for the fact that it figured out it could duplicate its own head, though. That’s a pretty good trick.
There’s Something About This Photo That Feels Cursed
They say that a black cat is bad luck. But what about four black cats that all seem like they are clones of each other? Is that quadruple bad luck, or do the clones cancel each other out? We don’t know, but we do know that we would be pretty creeped out if we just happened to walk into this scene. There’s also a frightening number of cracks to step on in this area. Terrifying.
One important thing to note about this photo is that the cat in the background isn’t on the edge of the bench. He must be the most rebellious out of the four of them. We like him.
The Benefits of Being Your Own Biggest Fan
This mascot was just strolling around the local fair when he stumbled upon something truly amazing. There was a cardboard cutout that allowed people to take pictures where they looked like him! Unfortunately, though, no one was actually using the cardboard cutout. So what did this clever fella do? Did he start recruiting children to take photos with their faces in the cutouts? No, he did something else entirely.
He just stuck his face in the cardboard cutout himself. We like that. If no one else is gonna do it, he might as well. Sometimes you really do need to be your own biggest fan. All he needs is an action figure of himself and he’s good to go.
Two Dogs for the Price of One
We’re starting to think that we got ripped off. We were happy paying any amount in the world when we bought our dog, but we never realized that we were missing out on a sweet deal. If we had chosen this dog instead, we basically would have gotten two pooches for the price of one. And not only that, but that second dog on his ear probably doesn’t even use the bathroom. That sounds amazing!
Jokes aside, it’s pretty cute that this little guy has such a unique pattern on his little ear. And you can really tell that he never gets tired of hearing about himself. Get it? Sorry about that. We’ll see ourselves out.
The Best Invention Since the Scented Candle
Candle innovation has been relatively slow lately. It’s often thought that candles were first invented around 200 BC, and there haven’t been many changes since then. It seems like everyone moved on once the lightbulb was invented. Compare that to iPhones where a new version comes out every week. But sometimes old school concepts just need a bit of modern innovation to keep them going, and that’s exactly what happened here.
This candle is built so that the melted wax funnels into a container that can then be used to create a brand new candle. This is getting dangerously close to a perpetual motion machine. Sidenote: the reformed candle on the bottom kinda looks like a delicious popsicle. Or maybe we’re just hungry.
Flattening This Hill as Slowly as They Can
The engineering capabilities of the human brain never cease to amaze us. We look at impossible-seeming problems and always find solutions. But those solutions aren’t always perfect. You know, like the American healthcare system. Zing! You can also find examples of shoddy problem-solving on smaller scales. Take this hill as an example. Someone saw it and felt that it was way too steep to walk up. So what did they do? They built stairs. Genius!
One problem: the stairs were just as steep as the hill itself. So then they built a new stairway… directly on top of the old stairs. Maybe one day they’ll find a way to clean this whole thing up. Until then, enjoy the madness.
We’re Guessing that This Clementine Was Grown in Russia
Russia is an interesting place. First of all, it’s basically as big as every other country on the planet combined. Don’t fact check us on that, just trust us. There are also many incredible inventions that have come from Russia. Our personal favorite, of course, is the Russian nesting doll. It’s the perfect example of Inception in real life: you open up one doll to find another, and then another, and then another. You get the idea.
Going off of this clementine, though, it seems like Russia is starting to take the idea of nesting dolls to new heights. Specifically the height of fruit trees. That tiny clementine is cute, but it’s probably a pain to separate.
This Duck’s Beak is Worth a Thousand Words
Baby ducks are really cute. And not only that, but they also grow up to be adult ducks rather than adult geese. That’s a major point in their favor. We don’t like geese. They’re mean. But baby ducks actually have a shocking secret that you need to see to believe. We’re talking about their beaks. Go ahead, take a look. See something interesting? That’s right: their beaks look like tiny little ducks that have been glued onto their faces.
Okay, you’re right, that’s not that shocking. But just imagine if the tips of their beaks had even smaller nostrils and even smaller beaks. That would be peak Duckception. Someone needs to draw that.
How to Skip a Visit to the Car Repair Shop
Having an old car might get you a few admirers that are into retro vehicles, but that’s really the only good thing about it. They’re less reliable than new cars and have a lot more issues that need attention. The owner of this vehicle was feeling really sad because their shift knob was getting old and basically falling apart. Rather than going to a repair shop, though, they just let it continue breaking down until it peeled off.
Weirdly enough, they ended up discovering a brand new knob directly under the old one that was coming off. We have no idea if this is a feature in every car, but we recommend you don’t destroy your knob to find out.
The Most Halloween-y Thing We’ve Ever Seen
When we think of Halloween, we think of two things: pumpkins and skeletons. Come to think of it, those are two odd and disparate traditions for a holiday. But we digress. While we like carving jack-o-lanterns, we are pretty terrible at it. We generally just stick to two eyes, a nose, and the best mouths we can manage before calling it quits and eating so much candy corn that we feel sick.
But there are some people out there that are true artists when it comes to carving pumpkins. This person managed to put a pumpkin skull inside of another jack-o-lantern to double the creepiness. That’s impressive, but they still probably can’t eat as much candy corn as us.
When Your Pronoun Is "They/Them"
Nature is kinda freaky. Netflix documentaries like to try to convince us that everything about the natural world is beautiful and calming, but that’s not really the case at all. There are creepy insects, terrifying deep sea creatures, and all other sorts of things to be scared about. That’s why we just stay inside where we are completely safe. Except for the spiders. We still have trouble with spiders. But at least we don’t need to deal with anything like THIS.
Yeah, we understand that this is actually just a photo of a mother bird protecting her children, but it still looks like something out of a monster movie. Hitchcock would have loved this little thing.
When It Comes to Fashion, It’s All About Coordination
If you’re having trouble picking out good outfits for yourself, let us offer a bit of advice: it’s all about coordination. Even if you don’t own the trendiest pieces, you can still put together a solid look by just making sure that everything you’re wearing creates a cohesive outfit. Study some color theory, wear materials that go with each other, and experiment a little bit. But one thing’s for sure: don’t forget to style your cane as well.
If you need some inspiration, just take a look at this photo. This guy gets it. He made sure that his cane was matching with him down to the very bottom. Talk about classy.
Anybody Up for a Birdy Back Ride?
Animals do weird stuff. If you have a pet, just watch it for a little bit. It’s bound to surprise you. This is even more true for wild animals. If you just stand around and watch animals in their natural habitats, you’ll notice that they have some bizarre behaviors. These two birds are perfect examples. This one just stood on the other bird’s back for no good reason. No good reason, we say!
You could argue that he just wanted a better view, but that makes no sense. Birds can fly, remember? He can get a bird’s eye view of literally anything whenever he wants. He probably just wanted to annoy his friend, if we had to guess. We can respect that.
For All of Your Hammering and Screwing Needs
We are not handy people. We get scared when we turn on the drill and it makes that loud noise. We have trouble putting together IKEA furniture (although, to be fair, who doesn’t?). But we recognize a good tool when we see one. We can mainly tell that this is a good tool because it’s five different tools in one. That means that it has to be good, right? We’re pretty convinced of that.
It’s actually a pretty genius design. The bottom of the hammer twists off to reveal multiple different screwdrivers. For someone doing some serious building, that’s amazing. Alternatively, you could take out the screwdrivers and fill it with snacks. You can thank us later.
We Can’t Tell if This is Creepy or Adorable
Old people don’t get nearly enough respect. Most people treat all elderly folk as if they are stupid, forgetful, and weak. That’s definitely not true. Whatever happened to the day and age where people would respect their elders simply because they were older than them? It probably ended around the time that Youtube was invented, if we had to guess. But regardless, you should be aware that there are lots of old people doing amazing things.
Take this woman as an example. Okay, well, she might not be the best example. But you can’t say that the little doll of herself isn’t interesting at the very least. It’s also slightly creepy. We’re getting voodoo vibes.
And We Thought Our Public Transit Was Slow
The next time you’re on a bus and bemoaning over the speed of it, just close your eyes and thank the universe that you’re not a tiny snail hitching a ride on a bigger snail that is hitching a ride on an even bigger snail. We’re not sure whether this photo is proof of close family dynamics in snail culture or just general laziness in the animal kingdom, but we’re pretty blown away that a picture like this exists.
There are so many bad jokes we could make about this one. Let’s try this: hey, look, it’s a picture of our Amazon delivery guy on his way to drop off our Christmas gifts! Yeah, let’s move on. At a snail’s pace.
Oh, Come On Now, This is Just Cruel
For most people, their birthday is the best day of the year. Sure, the other holidays are fun, but there is no other day where the focus is put solely on you. That’s a good feeling. It’s always fun to try and guess what kind of presents your loved ones are going to get you. Some people, though, dread their birthdays. That’s because their friends and family members are just a little bit too clever.
This person was told they were getting an Apple product for their birthday, and they were really disappointed when they saw it was just an apple-shaped cake. When they cut into it, though, they found an iPhone box! …With an apple inside. Maybe there’s an iPod Nano in that Apple?
Another Day, Another Case of Appleception
Speaking of apples inside of other apples, this person found quite an anomaly at the grocery store. Most pieces of fruit that are out-of-the-ordinary at the store are pretty gross, but this one was spectacular. Just look at that unique design on the apple’s side! We would buy that up in a heartbeat and try to sell it for $100 on eBay. It probably wouldn’t work, but hey, can you blame us for trying?
In all likelihood, it was probably just random chance that made this apple look like this. But it also might be some brilliant new marketing campaign. That’s not really that far-fetched. With the power of GMOs, we’re surprised they haven’t invented an apple with two legs that can walk around.
They Say That Competition Breeds Innovation, Right?
There are millions of tech companies in the world today, and it can be hard to really stand out. If you want to make a new phone, you need to compete with giants of the industry like Apple and Microsoft. If you want to make a new video game system, you’re up against Nintendo and Sony. To stand a chance, smaller companies really need to think outside the box. This leads to some really brilliant designs.
And it also leads to things like this. We aren’t gonna say that it’s totally useless to have a tiny mouse hidden in your regular sized mouse, but we aren’t gonna say that it’s useful either. It’s somewhere in between.
The Mutant Toilet Paper Roll of Doom
We aren’t that picky when it comes to toilet paper. As long as it’s more than one ply, it will probably get the job done. But still, there’s just something that’s not right about this roll. Actually, the more we think about it, the less it makes sense. Toilet paper is on a cardboard tube because it gets wrapped around it. So how on earth did what is essentially one long piece of toilet paper get wrapped around two tubes at the same time?!
We’re not here to tell you that this roll of toilet paper is cursed, but it’s also definitely cursed. We would even use one ply over this. Okay, maybe not, but still. It’s like a toilet paper ouroboros or something.
Is Anyone Else Suddenly Feeling Like a Trip to the Dentist?
There are some urges in life that you just have to act on. Being disciplined when it comes to certain things is good, but how are you supposed to stay focused on healthy eating with something like this in front of you? It’s so maximalist and gluttonous that it feels wrong to not eat it. That’s how we would rationalize it anyway. It just makes us feel hungry… and it also makes our teeth hurt without even eating it.
We can only imagine the recipe for this. It’s probably something along the lines of, “Put thirty chocolate chip cookies in a pan, melt with better, and let sit.” Has science gone too far? We say no.
It’s Not Just a Boulder, It’s a Rock Inside of a Rock
Rocks are underrated. Think about it. Nobody ever really talks about how cool they are, but they make up some of the coolest formations on our planet. The beautiful arches of Utah, the Grand Canyon, the structure of our oldest and largest mountains. You have rocks to thank for all of that! Go outside and thank a rock right now. No, seriously, go and do it. That’s your homework for today.
It turns out that even rocks love rocks. This rock loved rocks so much that it put another rock inside of itself. We’re sure a geologist could explain this to us, but we like to assume that it was actually aliens that did this.
It Turns Out We Don’t Really Understand Trees At All
If you ask anyone how a tree grows, they’ll probably tell you that it starts from the ground and grows upwards. Okay, thanks Captain Obvious. If you ask someone who knows slightly more about trees than the average person, though, they’ll tell you that trees grow in rings. That’s why you can tell a tree’s age by the rings in its trunk when you chop it down. That sounds pretty simple, but this photo has convinced us that we don’t understand trees whatsoever.
Underneath the main bark of this tree is… another tree?! This seems to imply that trees constantly grow over their old selves. There’s probably an artistic metaphor somewhere in there, but you’ll have to make it yourselves.
In Case You Needed Another Reason Not to Move to Alaska
Living in a cold place definitely has its benefits. First of all, you get to play in the snow. Who doesn’t love building snowmen and going sledding? Second of all, you get to laugh at everyone else you know that starts shivering when it dips down to a nippy 50 degrees. That always feels good. And, uh, that’s about it. The list of negatives that comes along with living somewhere cold is much longer, unfortunately.
One of the things that no one ever talks about is the fact that you need to thaw out your car before driving it. But hey, you also get an extra window on your vehicle! It’s just made out of ice. Yeah… that’s no fun.
They Have Cornered the Entire Market! They’re Unstoppable!
One important tip that is often given to new businesses is to find a niche. You can try to sell everything, but that means that your main competitors will be Target, Wal-Mart, and literally every other store to ever exist. So that’s not a great strategy. This store took that advice seriously and structured their entire business around potatoes. That’s a good idea! If anybody ever wants potatoes, they will get their business.
But they didn’t put all their potatoes into one basket, so to speak. They also opened up another store called More Than Just Potatoes. We guess that one covers the niche of “people who want anything but potatoes.” Smart move.
This Must be an Abandoned Prop from Game of Thrones
You know how there’s a giant wall of ice in Game of Thrones (oops, spoiler)? This is kinda like the real life version of that. Except it might actually be more impressive than that. Anybody can build a wall of ice. That’s simple. But creating an intricate design like this is something that only Mother Nature can do. Or Andy Goldsworthy or something. But this is probably beyond even his capabilities.
Much like how the teeth under our pillows get replaced with money while we sleep, this is one of those things that we will never really understand. But we do like looking at this photo and admiring the beauty of it.
You Don’t Wanna Know What’s Under That Mask
If Darth Vader taught us anything, it’s that there are some characters that should just never take off their masks. Seriously. That guy looked nasty without his. But this brave soul still decided to try taking the mask off of his LEGO minifigure, and what he saw shocked him. No, he didn’t see a LEGO mini-disfigured (get it?). The character’s head had the exact same design as it did on the mask!
That’s a little bit of a bummer. Isn’t the point of LEGO that all the pieces can be used in multiple different ways? On the other hand, though, it would be weird if this guy just had, like, the head of a plumber.
That’s a Little Too Many Pauls for Our Taste
Some people are just born into their career paths. Maybe it’s a family tradition that’s being upheld, or maybe it’s just some sort of natural talent that leads them down a certain path in life. Either way, it’s a beautiful thing to see. There’s a role for everyone out there. That’s definitely the case for this guy. Paul Paulos wasn’t sure what he wanted to be when he grew up, but he knew that he wasn’t gonna be a doctor.
You know why? The word “Paul” doesn’t appear in “doctor.” It does appear in “St. Paul Police” though. Ah, nothing more satisfying than a perfect fit. To be fair, though, he only became a sergeant because his first career as a pallbearer didn’t work out.
Wow, Carnival Cruise’s New Ship is Bigger Than We Expected!
Cruise ships are getting bigger and bigger these days. The largest commercial vessels are, like, frighteningly massive. They’re basically small cities that just so happen to float on the ocean. The same can be said for military ships. They started off just carrying a handful of men, but they were built bigger and bigger until they could carry actual aircraft. But, as you know, bigger is better, so aircraft carriers were improved upon.
You’re laying your eyes on the prestigious aircraft carrier… carrier. And before you ask, yes, this is totally necessary. Those boats needed some way to be transported overseas, right? It’s not like they could have just gone through the water themselves or something.
This Explains Why Every Big Dog Thinks They’re Small!
For years, we have wondered why every big dog acts as if they’re small. It seems like there’s an inverse relationship between a pooch’s size and the size that it believes it is. Think about it: a chihuahua will walk around like it’s 200 pounds. A full grown Newfoundland, on the other hand, will sit on your lap and crush you as if it thinks that it’s a tiny little rabbit.
This terrifyingly creepy statue finally explains that. Every big dog just has a tiny dog inside of it! This is definitely weird, but in terms of all the things that might be found inside a statue, this one could be worse. It could be a small cat. Sorry, cat lovers.
The Perfect Man for the Job
Being unemployed is certainly not any fun, but it can also be a good time for self reflection. When you are truly directionless in life, it’s up to you to decide your own direction. You can take a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror to determine what it is that you are meant to do with your life. This guy who looked like Mario did that one day, and he saw his true self in the mirror.
He knew that his destiny was to look even more like Mario than he naturally did. And that’s why he applied to wear this Mario suit as a job. He probably aced his interview without saying a word… except for “Mamma mia.”
Who Needs Nature When You Have Paintings?
There is nothing more cleansing for the soul than going out and enjoying nature. Although, if we’re being honest, we don’t really want to walk around outside for very long. It’s hot out there. There’s wind. And bugs. And our feet hurt after we hike about a mile. That’s why we’re thankful for people like this. Not only do they share their brilliant talents with us, but they also go out and paint beautiful scenes so that we never need to do the hiking ourselves. Score!
We kid, we kid. But seriously, that’s one impressive piece of mini-artwork. Now if only they painted themselves into their painting making the painting that we see in this photo. Are you following us here? In short: paintception.