You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects

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

The Long Haired Evil Monkey Mop

The Sick Seatbelt

The Sad Little Alarm Clock

The Stoned Sink

The Happy Saucepan Twins

The Maniacal Window

The Sick Washing Machine

The Little Frog Bike

The Drunken Octopus

“Excellent!” Two Boxes Plotting World Domination

The Happy Heater

The Smiling Binoculars

The ‘Happy-To-See-You’ Plane

The Piranha Zipper

The Rude Seatbelt

The Grumpy Bag

The Shocked Overhead Storage

The Bored Chair

The Wise Old Tree

The Winking iPhone

The Sad Train

“Hellllo! The Posh Aubergine

The Cheerful Bag

The Happy Lighters

The Shocked Headlight

The Laughing Headlight

The Skull of Death Flower

The Chicken Church

The Happy Little Grater

The Hippy House

The Beady-Eyed House

The Evil Blanket Monster

The Smoking Leterbox

The Ever-watching Air-Con Unit

The Flash Drive Brothers

The Robot Speed Camera

The Serious Letterbox

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