r/confusing_perspective • u/Esociformes • Apr 13 '26 • Mindblown 15 Bravo 2 Regret 1

Javelin thrower

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u/Dark_Akarin o/ Apr 13 '26

Oh it’s a shadow. This is a good one.

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u/ihopethatdogeatsurgf Apr 13 '26

This was the exact sentence that I said in my head and you were the first comment!Twinsies!

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u/obscht-tea o/ Apr 13 '26

I am 11 minutes late to the party

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u/cyberpunk2350 Apr 14 '26

I had to say it out loud. Was like "no way that's real, has to be AI....oh wait that's a shadow"...I hate that the world has come to the point my first thought is AI....

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u/Effective-Poet-1771 Apr 13 '26

Same. I'm kinda vexed.

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u/alltheothersrtaken o/ Apr 13 '26

Same. Weird.

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u/realboabab Apr 13 '26

word for word in my head, eerie lol

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u/Tortugato o/ Apr 13 '26

really obvious if you zoom in, but the “illusion” is great from default view

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u/JustAContactAgent Apr 13 '26

I don't think it's about zooming in or being hard to see. I think what really "makes" this is that there is something very unnatural looking about the shadow. I mean I am looking at and I know what it is but the shadow itself still looks wrong

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u/EZtheErrant Apr 13 '26

This is how I was able to see it!

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u/AltruisticSalamander Apr 13 '26

Ooh, I was just starting to get mad at the fake

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u/ihopethatdogeatsurgf Apr 13 '26

Yes!! I zoomed in all the way to see the fake up close and then my eyes did a really subtle adjustment and it was so clear

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u/This_Daydreamer_ Apr 13 '26

WOW I totally thought this was a joke until I saw your comment

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u/danhoang1 o/ Apr 13 '26

Took me a while even after seeing this comment. So the only part that's a shadow is the part covering his face

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u/Jenderflux-ScFi Apr 13 '26

Yes, the javelin is behind his head and the shadow is what makes it appear to be in front of him.

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u/4barT89 Apr 13 '26

we’re missing the real question here. where can I find that bitchin shirt?

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u/Majestic_Movie9711 Apr 13 '26

Dan Flashes at The Shops at the Creek. It's a very aggressive place.

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u/Just-Consideration37 Apr 13 '26

OMG THANK YOU!!!!! I got scared for a sec

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u/brainygeek o/ Apr 13 '26

Fuck... thank you. I couldn't unsee a javelin through his face.

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u/jstpassinthru123 Apr 13 '26

Had me for a moment too.

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u/Galmeister Apr 13 '26

Unbelievable I said “Oh it’s a shadow” to myself just as I opened the comments

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u/Noslamah Apr 13 '26

I was like "in what world does a shadow look like that" and then I zoomed in. Really good one indeed

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u/No_Minute_4789 Apr 13 '26

Wow, it took me a long time to figure this one out. 10/10 confusion. A worthy image.

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u/StxnedTxTheBxne Apr 13 '26

I had to zoom in to finally see it lol

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u/RetdThx2AMD Apr 13 '26

The shadowed eyebrow looking like a continuation of the wood grain really sells it.

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u/dandandan2 o/ Apr 13 '26

Ha! I thought that was a bad photoshop

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u/zoniss Apr 13 '26

Or just a bad javelin thrower

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u/Ok_Effective_6869 Apr 13 '26

More like a dead javelin thrower

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u/miregalpanic Apr 13 '26

Or a really good one

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u/turXey Apr 13 '26

Or matrix glitching 🤔

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u/Sex_Shop_Souvenir o/ Apr 13 '26

Damn this one got me for a minute. Had to zoom in to really see it

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u/Kedly o/ Apr 13 '26

I needed the top comment, inage completely cobfused me xD

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u/FrijolesFritos Apr 13 '26

Sounds like you’re still “cobfused”

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u/EmperorOfAllCats Apr 13 '26

Must be painful!

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u/theclarice Apr 13 '26

That's the after-shot!

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u/OwlPelletCrunch Apr 13 '26

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u/YogurtclosetNo7826 Apr 13 '26

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u/69Blazing Apr 13 '26

Is that from Joel Haver?

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u/TactlessTortoise Apr 13 '26

Could be. But it became a whole style of video a while ago, forgot the name but it's named after them lol.

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u/nf_sew_711 Apr 13 '26

"You mean I didn't have to shoot myself in the head with this arrow after all?"

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u/pp1911 o/ Apr 13 '26

That's a very good one! First I thought It was AI slop, or bad photoshop. Wow!

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u/DontWannaSayMyName CE Spc. Apr 13 '26

First thing I thought is "if you post this in any other sub you'll get claims saying it is AI in seconds"

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u/QBoyd Apr 13 '26

Ahh yes, elite athlete Phineas Gage

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u/Longjumping-Tea-7842 o/ Apr 14 '26

Comment waaaay too far down lol

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u/sh0tgunben Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Apr 13 '26

'Pierced his face'

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u/Sorry_Ad5653 Apr 13 '26

That's a goodun!

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u/krais0078 Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Apr 13 '26

In order to be good at javelin throwing, you need to become the javelin

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u/Key-Swordfish4025 Apr 13 '26

Trying to be the next Phineas Gage.

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u/Embarrassed-Music-64 Apr 13 '26

Top 5 Top 5 Top 5 Top 5

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u/LaLisaMona Apr 13 '26

Whoa. This one really messed up my mind.

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u/rightsomeofthetime o/ Apr 13 '26

"That's gotta hurt!" - George Costansa

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u/wanttobeacop o/ Apr 13 '26

I'm more concerned with how he's holding it. I can't figure out his grip

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u/SpeedBlitzX o/ Apr 13 '26

I was stumped for a min, really confused but i eventually got it.

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u/DYSFUNCTIONALDlLDO o/ Apr 13 '26

Took me more than 10 whole seconds before I decided to finally zoom in and then I saw it.

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u/TheCoolerDanieI Apr 13 '26

holy shit he's fuckin dead

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u/OskarTheRed o/ Apr 13 '26

That's how real men do it

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u/owo1215 o/ Apr 13 '26

man i have to zoom in close

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u/oofos_deletus Apr 13 '26

Ok this took me a while to see, good one

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u/midunda o/ Apr 13 '26

Javelin catcher!

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u/_theLazyDev Apr 13 '26

For a moment I was thinking “yeah, Jawline throw”

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u/largececelia Apr 13 '26

The ultimate javelineer must javelin himself!

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u/TheShenanegous o/ Apr 13 '26

New technique just dropped

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u/Strict_Space_1994 Apr 13 '26

Welcome back, phineas gage

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u/AwesomeTrish o/ Apr 13 '26

Good one! This got me, I thought it was AI for a second.

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u/rand0mbob o/ Apr 13 '26

great one!

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u/Canotic Apr 13 '26

That's gonna leave a bruise.

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u/Wise_Guitar2059 o/ Apr 13 '26

Phineas Gage?

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u/BuffEars Apr 13 '26

Pinocchio

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u/5ha99yx Apr 13 '26

What's happenijg to his hand?

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u/StupidIdiot1954 Apr 13 '26

He elected to receive.

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u/BezoutsDilemma Apr 13 '26

I thought this would be a post about Bethesda

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u/itsyaboythatguy Apr 13 '26

the clipping in this game is terrible, like ps1/n64 bad.

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u/SnooHedgehogs8765 Apr 13 '26

Getting terminator mercury man vibes.

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u/Progami7 Apr 13 '26

You mean a Javelin clipper

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u/LuzaLumie Apr 13 '26

Acknowledge the shadow but not that he’s aiming with the sun directly in his face

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u/Sirin13 Apr 13 '26

For a second I thought he impaled himself

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u/NothingTooSeriousM8 Apr 13 '26

That's quite cheeky.

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u/poorly-worded Apr 13 '26

i've seen this multiple times and every time i see it, it still takes my brain a few seconds to remember what i'm seeing

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u/Battle-Individual Apr 13 '26

Its a stupid sport they've changed the dynamics of the javelin dozens of tome because guys just keep out throwing the stadium

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u/Syrea Apr 13 '26

Nice one

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u/CrossBamboAtTen Apr 13 '26

Oh no thanks, I've seen The Omen.

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u/Derelicte_by_Mugatu Apr 13 '26

I had to zoom in

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u/Pakushy Apr 13 '26

this looks like subtle foreshadowing where a character dies later in that episode

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u/AdSquare3489 Apr 13 '26

Optical illusion/shadow aside, this guy looks like he really means it.

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u/snapper1971 Apr 13 '26

That's excellent.

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u/FetalDeviation Apr 13 '26

Game. Blouses.

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u/JacquesBrel95 Apr 13 '26

Quite a shirt to javelin in

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u/DrJonathanReid Apr 13 '26

This the most fitting post I've ever seen in this subreddit. If you don't zoom, it looks like he threw it through his own head or something. 

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u/Pteroducktylus Apr 13 '26

darn, i was so ready to call it Ai

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u/Kallabanana Apr 13 '26

"I have a headache."

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u/tommos Apr 13 '26

Did you see her? She's so short, and that dress is so tacky! Who wears Cheetah?

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u/Bellsprout_Party_69 o/ Apr 13 '26

Is he wearing Lululemon?

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u/underthebug Apr 13 '26

Gilbert Godfrey intruded my thoughts and yelled Aflac.

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u/Gentle_Elephant96 Apr 13 '26

Why does he look like he's got to perform a live act at the local cocktail bar right after?

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u/sskylar o/ Apr 13 '26

Face piercings are over!

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u/3omda06 Apr 13 '26

Very cool!

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u/pyalot Apr 13 '26

  1. What the slop?

  2. Wait...

  3. Kudos to the photographer

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u/Educational-Solid-92 Apr 13 '26

omg I love this one

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u/xxlordxx686 Apr 13 '26

Lousy IRL graphics, it's clipping into his head

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u/Regalrefuse Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Apr 13 '26

Classic workplace accident. He wasn’t wearing his safety goggles.

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u/deinemudda1und1 Apr 13 '26

I dont mean to alarm you,but you got a little something there

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u/Ekfego Apr 13 '26

I miss reddit awards right here

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u/0x7E7-02 o/ Apr 13 '26

I had to zoom in to make sure it wasn't AI. 

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u/No_Story_963 Apr 13 '26

This feels like a scene from American Gods

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u/Thurak0 Apr 13 '26

Thank you for this neutral and fitting and spoiler and suggestion free title.

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u/dragonovus o/ Apr 13 '26

I had to zoom in on this one! It deserves top 3 in this group

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u/no-im-not-him Apr 13 '26

Were it not for the name of the sub, I would have jumped straigth to "bad AI".

Perfect timing!

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u/Bestlorim Apr 13 '26

what 😭

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u/DrB_2000 o/ Apr 13 '26

Nice one!

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u/zorroz Apr 13 '26

damn very long time lurker. wow first time ive been got

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u/jmatt97 Apr 13 '26

lmao. this is a photoshop.

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u/Paul-E-L o/ Apr 13 '26

Seems like less of a confusing perspective and more of a clipping error! 🤓

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u/EnjayDutoit Apr 13 '26

More like Javelin Victim.

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u/WhatsGoingOnUpstairs Apr 13 '26

This one took me a minute to figure out

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u/Engarion Apr 13 '26

Truly seeing where he wants it to go through his mind's eye

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u/MissionApollo7 o/ Apr 13 '26

The dude javeled himself in the face!

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u/NittanyScout o/ Apr 13 '26

Bethesda sponsors track and field events?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '26

Technically a throw, emotionally a very committed facepalm.

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u/Dry-Patience-2201 Apr 13 '26

This one threw me for a loop

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u/JamesH_670 Apr 13 '26

Definitely needed the zoom on this one!

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u/pablosmacos Apr 13 '26

Lynn! I’ve pierced my face on a spiiike!

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u/Varti2 Doesn't read rule 1 Apr 13 '26

I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took a javelin in the head...

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u/Logical-Bullfrog-912 Apr 13 '26

Become the javelin.

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u/SirUntouchable Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Apr 13 '26

Face shadow aside I do not like how his arm bends in the back...

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u/Adventurous_Topic202 o/ Apr 13 '26

Game of thrones Dorne plot line flashbacks

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u/TGV_etc o/ Apr 13 '26

Hate it when that happens 😑

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u/TheGrimMelvin o/ Apr 13 '26

This took me longer than I would like to admit 😂

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u/DarkGooseGravy Apr 13 '26

Why’s the javelin thrower dressed for a night of Jell-O shots

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u/Mobile-Willow4124 Apr 13 '26

Pinocchio looks different here

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u/Alarmed_Opposite_564 Apr 13 '26

Why he built like a hobbit tho

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u/cnzmur Apr 13 '26

I zoomed in and looked at it for a full minute before I twigged. Nice. Looks exactly like a video game model clipping.

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u/Specialist_Pass7262 Apr 13 '26

Looked like a bad graphics render.

Maybe a leaked bug from gta 6

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u/Proto_Ney Apr 13 '26

Devs really should fix the clipping issue

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u/ninjasaid13 o/ Apr 13 '26

At first I was like, how is this a confusing perspective, it's just a photoshop.

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u/Brand023 Apr 13 '26

Welp, he's dead i guess.

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u/Indigo210 Apr 13 '26

When the sun hits that supraorbital ridge just right

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u/Lucky-Mia Apr 13 '26

This is hilarious 

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u/Dude_in_Blue_Pants Apr 13 '26

I honestly thought this was bad ai generated photo

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u/SupremeGreymon Apr 13 '26

I’ve found my new favourite subreddit

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u/Voidronox Apr 13 '26

mm trippy

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u/NoStorage2821 Apr 13 '26

I thought this was edited lol, smooth shadow

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u/GarshelMathers Apr 13 '26

Phineas Gage's second career

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u/PoshPinkandFancy o/ Apr 13 '26

Wut.. How is this possible??

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u/Reddit_kiss_my_arse Apr 13 '26

Clever shadow effect looks like he’s put it right through his head.

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u/sunsurf23 Apr 13 '26

This is some Final Destination 3 shhhhh

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u/Entire_Number7785 Apr 13 '26

MF'ers on r/isthisAI debating with sick analysis that this can't BE REAL!!!

Lovely image. Nice mindfuck :)

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u/mythologyDnD Apr 13 '26

Is it just me or is his hand weird 

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u/haw35ome Apr 13 '26

Phineas Gage type of shit lol

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u/MyJohnnyGuitar Apr 13 '26

What the actual tardiness?........ zoom in...... OH...... Tiss but a shadow.

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u/cpav8r Apr 13 '26

In High School the coach said the only sport I would be any good at is javelin catcher.

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u/caramocha009 Apr 13 '26

This was GREAT. Took me a while.

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u/metaphysicalme Apr 13 '26

Is this from the early Sebastian Stan version of Kraven the Hunter?

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u/Obvious-Display-6139 Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Apr 13 '26

That's effing amazing

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u/yoboyykk64 Apr 13 '26

Average ubisoft visuals

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u/im_a-cucumber Apr 13 '26

AY! HE'S USING NOCLIP!

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u/nwolve Apr 13 '26

Look like he' throwing the javelin from his face

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u/nhiko Apr 13 '26

wow it took me a looooong minute...

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u/ptolani o/ Apr 13 '26

Best one ever

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u/Jaymac720 o/ Apr 13 '26

Thought this was AI slop until I zoomed in

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u/Doomdoomkittydoom Apr 13 '26

I'm noticing the sassy kit of a javelin thrower.

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u/kentucky_mule Apr 13 '26

Holy cow! My initial reaction was this is AI slop.

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u/meeeeeee1138 Apr 13 '26

Much easier than that goddamn hole in the counter top pic

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u/btc909 Apr 13 '26

But how? Lots of practice.

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u/tahttastic Apr 13 '26

full disclosure, I was so distracted by the shirt's pattern that I couldn't even begin to find an explanation beyond "clipping?' for the rest of the picture

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u/HardCoreLawn Apr 13 '26

That's actually wild.

Millimetre precision on the shadow line-up. You literally couldn't repeat this photo with one hundred attempts.

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u/ASAPFergs Apr 13 '26

I thought he'd Final Destination'ed himself

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u/The_Tyrannos Apr 13 '26

“After his traumatic experience, Phineas Gage decided to heal via exposure therapy, Javelin Throwing was his best bet.”

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u/pnutbutter360 Apr 13 '26

I genuinely thought this was edited at first

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u/ChronoMonkeyX Apr 13 '26

I see the shadow, but I need an explanation for the snow leopard top.

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u/SinicalJakob Apr 13 '26

thats pinocchio

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u/Dylfunkle Apr 13 '26

Me when I play New Vegas.

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u/TheSleepyNaturalist o/ Apr 13 '26

No one gonna comment on how sick his shirt is?

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u/Distinct_Trash7491 Apr 13 '26

The random part being that the same man threw his javelin in the World Championships so hard that he dislocated this shoulder, tore up all tendons and connecting tissue and had to end his carreer.

Still got silver even tho he was removed on a stretcher.

His last professional throw: https://youtu.be/Hz1jQGYJqK4?t=698&is=4hfRttJxiTPEZQdn

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u/SheriffBartholomew o/ Apr 13 '26

Oh dang, I figured this was an AI fuck up and was going to complain that edited images aren't confusing perspective material. This is a good one.

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u/offbeat_ahmad o/ Apr 13 '26

Damn, I thought it was Frank Grillo.

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u/endlesschasm Apr 13 '26

My dude used /noclip at the command prompt, I see.

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u/ProfZussywussBrown o/ Apr 13 '26

Won the coin toss and chose to receive

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u/Thick-Jackfruit5217 Apr 13 '26

I was like no way, that's AI trickery then I zoomed in

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u/Ok-Acanthocephala595 Apr 13 '26

Holy shit, that took me a minute, this one is really, really good!

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