30 Unedited Photos So Confusing They Don’t Look Real (New Pics)

You have to see it to believe it, they say. But can we really trust our eyes?

The answer is not quite. It was found that our eyes can trick our brains into believing things that aren’t there and vice versa. This makes us fall for too—images that fool our brain into seeing something differently from reality. They definitely mess with your head, but that’s the whole of it.

For your entertainment, our Bored Panda team compiled a whole list of unedited visual illusions that might break your brain if you’re not too careful. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down!

#1: In Cute Cat News, My Mom Put Up An Easter Decal On Our Front Door And It Makes Gigi Look Like A Dr. Seuss Character

Cat covered in colorful light spots, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real and freaks me out every time.

#2: A Wave Of Clouds Rolls In North Central Minnesota

Storm clouds resembling ocean waves over a rural road in an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real

#3: This Photo From Inside A Tent Looks Like Photoshop

View from inside a tent revealing an unphotoshopped forest scene that looks fake but is 100% real outdoors.

#4: I Came Across These Odd Trees While Hiking A Volcano On Tenerife

Three bright yellow trees growing on a black volcanic ash landscape, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is real.

#5: This Is 1 Picture. The Netherlands

Long straight road lined with tall trees and a canal beside it, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is real.

#6: Two Giants?

Two men standing in a large construction bucket above a street, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real.

#7: Sky Looked Like A River

Traffic lights showing both red and green signals simultaneously at sunset, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real.

#8: Osaka Expo There Is A Hole In The Sky For This Building

Futuristic building with rounded, UFO-like shape and smooth surface under clear blue sky in unphotoshopped real photo.

#9: An Oval Like Cloud Spotted Over Reykjavík Iceland This Morning

An Oval Like Cloud Spotted Over Reykjavík Iceland This Morning

#10: Clouds Over Swansea, Wales This Morning

Unphotoshopped photo showing a dramatic cloud line dividing dark clouds from clear blue sky over a neighborhood.

#11: Photo Taken At The Exact Moment The Scene Changed

Black and white cat curled up on a bed with patterned blue and white bedding in a bedroom with mirrored closet doors.

#12: Balcon-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-On-And-Ony

Colorful architectural corridor with repeating frames creating a surreal, unphotoshopped perspective that looks fake but is real.

#13: Tried To Take A Photo Of A Grasshopper On My Windshield, But It Looks Like It’s Giant And Destroying The Town

Close-up of a bug on a car windshield creating an unphotoshopped illusion of a giant insect on the road.

#14: Grandma’s Hair Is On Fire

Elderly woman with steam from a street vent appearing to come out of her head in an unphotoshopped real city scene.

#15: A Stump

Tree growing from its own stump in an unphotoshopped real picture that freaks people out every time they see it.

#16: Spotted This Optical Illusion On Holiday In Italy

Ship appears to be floating above water due to an unphotoshopped optical illusion that looks fake but is real.

#17: Veterans Cemetery

Autumn tree with vibrant orange leaves over a cemetery with rows of unphotoshopped gravestones that look unreal.

#18: My Dog Laying Down With His Head On The Curb. Looks Like He’s Been Decapitated

Dog's head resting on rough concrete edge, unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100 percent real and unusual.

#19: This Dog Had His Own Peep Hole

Golden retriever's head resting on stone ledge through fence gap in unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real.

#20: The City Of Giants

The City Of Giants

#21: This Picture I Took Of Two Swans That Looks Like One Swan With A Smaller Second Head

Two unphotoshopped pics showing a swan on the beach with a smaller swan perfectly aligned on its head, looking fake but real.

#22: This Dog Has A Side Quest For You

Unphotoshopped pics showing a fluffy brown dog with a glowing outline on pavement that looks fake but is real.

#23: This Freeze-Frame Trapped My Dog In A Bubble

A dog captured inside a large iridescent bubble on a green lawn, showcasing unphotoshopped real moments.

#24: A Friend On Social Media Spotted This One Pixel Glitch In The Matrix, India

Unphotoshopped sky with a large, rectangular hole in the clouds above a highway overpass, looking fake but real.

#25: Caught A Fish And The Photo Makes It Look Transparent

Person holding a large fish by the water, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real.

#26: This Ain’t No Photoshop, It’s Just Paint

Colorful geometric mural painted on interior columns of an old industrial building in unphotoshopped real photo.

#27: Gigantic Wolf

Giant wolf appearing enormous on a rooftop, an unphotoshopped pic that looks fake but is 100% real.

#28: Caught This Interesting Contrast In Cloud Formations Today

Unphotoshopped clouds with a rare mammatus formation creating a surreal, fake-looking but 100% real sky scene.

#29: Floating Woman

Woman lying straight on sand with a shadow that looks like a distorted extension in unphotoshopped pics that look fake but real.

#30: That Bird Looks Like It’s Made Of Chrome

Unphotoshopped pic of a bird on a ledge with reflections making it look like a double exposure in daylight.