It all depends on your perspective – funny photos taken at just the right time – part 1

Yes, things are not always what they appear to be – perspective makes all the difference in the world. Check out the photos below that demonstrate the impact of perspective the moment the photograph was taken. Part 1.

Notice anything “off” about the picture above, like maybe it’s not a photograph but rather a hyper-realistic painting by Ottawa, Ontario artist Sheryl Luxemburg. Although her paintings look almost too real to be true, her technique is “classical” in nature.

Lung trachea epithelium with cilia projecting from it

Cilia and flagella are projections from the cell. They look like tiny hairs. They are made up of microtubules. They are designed either to move the cell itself or to move substances over or around the cell. In this regard, they are a lot like the legs and arms of humans.

Hi, my name is Ian and I hate Starbucks

Amnesty International is known for using shock tactics in their ads and this one is no exception

Continuing our ongoing saga of controversial advertisements, this week’s batch is particularly interesting. Some are funny. Some are disturbing. Some are just creepy. And some we’re not sure if the advertisers meant to portray what our eyes are telling us. Your call.

Nirvana front man, Kurt Cobain, hand-scrawled a list of his all-time favorite albums. Published in Kurt Cobain’s Journals (a collection of writings and drawings by Cobain), it was titled “Top 50 by Nirvana” and included a few fascinating surprises.

In the picture below, do you see a man standing on the shores of a lake, reflections of trees on the water? Now rotate the picture 90 degrees counterclockwise to see what is really portrayed in this photograph.

Get ready to spend mindless (but fun) hours exploring Microsoft’s new GIGAPIXEL interactive image of Seattle. Why would a picture of Seattle be so much fun? For one, the interactive hi-def image is a mind-boggling 20,000 megapixel super high-resolution 360-degree panorama of Seattle integrated with humorous, hidden Easter-egg shots of local artists. The result is…