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Tom in London
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Dec 2, 2013

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Just for laughs:

https://twitter.com/FacesPics
 
Richard Foulkes (X)
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I follow this Dec 2, 2013

Brilliant isn't it? You can't not see the faces once you've seen them.
 
Tom in London
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My favourite Dec 2, 2013

"An unexpected friend" is funny
 
David Friemann, MA
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many more Dec 2, 2013

I have been a fan of these for most of my life. The phenomenom is called Pareidolia, and humans just can't not see faces, although they loose the ability to recognize (even real) faces under a number of possible circumstances:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

Here ar... See more
I have been a fan of these for most of my life. The phenomenom is called Pareidolia, and humans just can't not see faces, although they loose the ability to recognize (even real) faces under a number of possible circumstances:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

Here are a few more examples:

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/things-with-faces-pareidolia/photos

but the happiest chair in the world just takes the cake, in my opinion:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g199/Justen23/happiest-chair-in-the-world.jpg ▲ Collapse
 
Kay Denney
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giving faces Dec 2, 2013

Given that lots of these faces are in man-made objects, I think humans just can't help giving inanimate objects faces!
 
RominaZ
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A short film by Pixar -- The blue umbrella -- also depicts this Dec 2, 2013

There is also a very beautiful short film by Pixar The blue umbrella in which many objects along the street – signs, lights, awnings, mailboxes – appear to come to life and develop faces and expressions of their own, enjoying the shower.

Here's one example ... See more
There is also a very beautiful short film by Pixar The blue umbrella in which many objects along the street – signs, lights, awnings, mailboxes – appear to come to life and develop faces and expressions of their own, enjoying the shower.

Here's one example ▲ Collapse
 


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