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You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects

I see you!

This may sound paranoid, but sometimes, do you ever get a feeling that you are being watched? I don’t mean being watched by people, but by everyday inanimate objects!

If you take a look around sometimes it’s easy to see a face peering back at you from electrical goods, buildings and even cars and there is actually a name for this and it’s called ‘pareidolia’.

Basically, it is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant, a form of apophenia. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon and hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse.

Why does this happen?

Human beings are “hard-wired” from birth to identify the human face. This allows people to use only minimal details to recognize faces from a distance and in poor visibility but can also lead them to interpret random images or patterns of light and shade as being faces.

Architects and designers are also very aware of this and actually take advantage of it in their creations. To show you exactly what I mean take a look at some of these photos capturing faces on everyday objects.

The OMG Building

You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects
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The Long Haired Evil Monkey Mop

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The Sick Seatbelt

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The Sad Little Alarm Clock

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The Stoned Sink

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The Happy Saucepan Twins

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The Maniacal Window

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The Sick Washing Machine

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The Little Frog Bike

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The Drunken Octopus

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“Excellent!” Two Boxes Plotting World Domination

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The Happy Heater

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The Smiling Binoculars

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The ‘Happy-To-See-You’ Plane

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The Piranha Zipper

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The Rude Seatbelt

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The Grumpy Bag

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The Shocked Overhead Storage

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The Bored Chair

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The Wise Old Tree

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The Winking iPhone

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The Sad Train

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“Hellllo! The Posh Aubergine

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The Cheerful Bag

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The Happy Lighters

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The Shocked Headlight

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The Laughing Headlight

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The Skull of Death Flower

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The Chicken Church

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The Happy Little Grater

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The Hippy House

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The Beady-Eyed House

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The Evil Blanket Monster

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The Smoking Leterbox

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The Ever-watching Air-Con Unit

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The Flash Drive Brothers

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The Robot Speed Camera

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The Serious Letterbox

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I’m pretty sure my toaster stuck his tongue out at me this morning!

Written by Jay

A caffeine-based life form with a love of the 80s and pop culture.

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