Any, even the most standard and unremarkable at first sight photo can turn into a whole rebus if you add a little optical illusion. An interesting perspective, an unusual light, or a simple set of circumstances make an ordinary photo something that you have to take a good look at before you know what’s really going on there.

1. “Black cat looks like the white cat’s shadow”

SuddieBuddie

2. “Two Shopping Carts. Half submerged”

Jeckell-exe

3. “We are all about the same height. Definitely doesn’t look that way”

ItsKourtney95

4. “Just a guy wearing a hoodie”

zaferemre

5. “This cow with two heads”

tkj93

6. “I thought the sidewalk was her body”

HskrRooster

7. “My bud Hank loves sleeping under his favorite pillow”

GroundbreakingBox528

8. “My wife took this by a river and it totally looked like 4 different pictures”

Wolfgore777

9. “A leg with no upper body spotted in subway”

wowsuchwows

10. “Cat with a hole through its body”

leowu77495

11. “Perfectly polished car roof”

esuuuu

12. “The mythical Annubis”

Palifaith

13. “A girl with 3 hands”

sidkcr

14. “I laughed so hard at myself, I figured I can’t keep this from the world”

lisapmg

15. “This photo was taken of me at a 5K and it looks like I’m floating”

Gingersnap5322

16. “Baby bird that looks like a pinecone”

NegativeReply3211

17. “Mini Truck”

Pyrosaurr

18. “Tiny ships or human giant?”

CrippleSlap