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Pareidolia – Penguin

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Here’s a bit of fun. Do you see images in random objects. Do you see a penguin looking down at his feet? I do!

Maybe this will help…

The first thing I do when beachcombing is flip the shells over and see if they have a hidden picture. So much fun. I was reminded of this phenomenon recently when reading a blog post by Mehrling Muse. Thanks Anne for the inspiration.

Peculiarities – Pareidolia…again

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Yes, I’ll admit it might be a stretch, but doesn’t this oyster shell resemble Moby Dick? Another good example of pareidolia.

Pareidolia –

  1. The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music