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](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-19.jpg?resize=662%2C884)
The Long Haired Evil Monkey Mop
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-24.jpg?resize=662%2C883)
The Sick Seatbelt
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-21.jpg?resize=662%2C887)
The Sad Little Alarm Clock
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-34.jpg?resize=662%2C590)
The Stoned Sink
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-35.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Happy Saucepan Twins
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-38.jpg?resize=662%2C649)
The Maniacal Window
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-37.jpg?resize=662%2C388)
The Sick Washing Machine
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-25.jpg?resize=662%2C662)
The Little Frog Bike
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-26.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Drunken Octopus
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-31.jpg?resize=662%2C849)
“Excellent!” Two Boxes Plotting World Domination
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-29.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Happy Heater
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-8.jpg?resize=662%2C521)
The Smiling Binoculars
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-6.jpg?resize=662%2C414)
The ‘Happy-To-See-You’ Plane
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-28.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Piranha Zipper
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-27.jpg?resize=662%2C441)
The Rude Seatbelt
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-4.jpg?resize=662%2C662)
The Grumpy Bag
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-7.jpg?resize=662%2C483)
The Shocked Overhead Storage
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-23.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Bored Chair
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-39.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Wise Old Tree
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-9.jpg?resize=662%2C611)
The Winking iPhone
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-12.jpg?resize=662%2C372)
The Sad Train
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-22.jpg?resize=662%2C372)
“Hellllo! The Posh Aubergine
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everday-objects-2.jpg?resize=662%2C441)
The Cheerful Bag
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-11.jpg?resize=662%2C512)
The Happy Lighters
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-20.jpg?resize=662%2C522)
The Shocked Headlight
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-40.jpg?resize=662%2C783)
The Laughing Headlight
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-33.jpg?resize=662%2C1986)
The Skull of Death Flower
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-36.jpg?resize=662%2C441)
The Chicken Church
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-16.jpg?resize=662%2C662)
The Happy Little Grater
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-17.jpg?resize=662%2C388)
The Hippy House
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-30.jpg?resize=662%2C440)
The Beady-Eyed House
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-18.jpg?resize=662%2C445)
The Evil Blanket Monster
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-14.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Smoking Leterbox
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-13.jpg?resize=662%2C739)
The Ever-watching Air-Con Unit
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everday-objects-1.jpg?resize=662%2C662)
The Flash Drive Brothers
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-2.jpg?resize=662%2C497)
The Robot Speed Camera
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-10.jpg?resize=662%2C421)
The Serious Letterbox
![You are Being Watched! Faces on Everyday Objects](https://i0.wp.com/nineteen97.com/digitalartmix/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/faces-in-everyday-objects-1.jpg?resize=662%2C476)
I’m pretty sure my toaster stuck his tongue out at me this morning!
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