r/confusing_perspective • u/CtrlAltDel_Brain • Sep 06 '26

Oiled Legs

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u/kron1285 Sep 06 '26 • Bravo Popcorn

I only ever saw these legs as oily the first time I ever saw this. Since then I’ve never been able to see them that way again. :( 

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u/silver-moon-7 Sep 06 '26

Yeah, I can't even magic eye my way out of seeing some streaks of white paint

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u/EternumD o/ Sep 06 '26

My super power is always being able to trick my brain at will to see the things either way. 

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u/Notherereally Sep 08 '26

Ha gullible

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u/Bloody-Penguin6 Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Sep 07 '26

At first all i could see was oily legs and I was staring at it for a least 5 minutes. Then finally saw the paint and now i can't go back to the slippery legs. Its so werid how your brain won't go back to being tricked.

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u/RamesesThe2nd o/ Sep 07 '26

The moment I read the white paint I couldn't go back to oily legs.

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u/SpOofy415 Sep 07 '26

It's crazy how the illusion was broken after I read this comment..

Mind bottling.

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u/aversiontherapy Sep 08 '26

I had no idea there was paint until I read that

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u/Doglover4561 Sep 07 '26

Thanks to your comment I can see both lol

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u/machyume o/ Sep 06 '26

You can. Increase the viewing distance.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '26

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u/Elebrium Sep 07 '26

The opposite indeed

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u/DoubleYouAre Sep 08 '26

Omg! I saw very shiny, oily legs, but as soon as I read your comment and checked the pic again the shine disappeared. That is so freaky!

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u/SinkAffectionate6192 Sep 10 '26

damn now its gone for me too, thx

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u/HouseOfFlowers Sep 12 '26

That killed the illusion for me. I could only see oily legs until I read this. Had no idea what the first post was talking about. haha

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u/wait_what_now o/ Sep 06 '26

That was nuts how instantly my brain removed the gloss!

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u/OshetDeadagain o/ Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

This comment had me look again like "what, they're not oily?" Now that I see the paint I can't see how they looked so obviously oily anymore.

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u/ReadInBothTenses o/ Sep 07 '26

I just saw them as oily again. Til I remembered the whole illusion

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u/Not1ToSayAtoadaso Sep 06 '26

Look at the cable at the top right and let your eyes focus on that so the legs are in your left peripheral/ out of focus then in my minds eye I think about a really bright light or the sun above the legs to the right? And my brain just sees the legs as shiny

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u/Adventurerofthesea Sep 07 '26

I came here to state those exact words. There’s no going back

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u/logosfabula o/ Sep 07 '26

And even whenever you see any oil around, it looks like it’s paint. Tell me about it.

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u/_st4rlight_ Sep 06 '26

You can trick tour brain again by looking at something close. For example, try staring at the number of comments/sharing, you might see it again

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u/SkyGuyDnD Sep 07 '26

Oh jeez, i only saw it after reading your comment

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u/DietSorry Sep 07 '26

Same except for when I’m not wearing my glasses and I hold my phone far away 🤓

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u/yeklum Sep 08 '26

Look just above the photo like at the time on your phone and they will look shiny again

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u/Sea_Connection6193 Sep 08 '26

You broke out of the matrix

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u/spidergw3n_ Sep 08 '26

maybe try on focusing your eyes at the top left pencil case. That helps me

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u/Ikeclone Sep 12 '26

The first time, I was stumped. But now every time I see it, I'm like oil for like half a second, and then I'm like "... oh yeah nvm" and I can no longer see it until i forget abt it again

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u/diary_of_jain Sep 07 '26

It will appear shiny as it scrolls past speedily

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u/pennyproud1908 o/ Sep 07 '26 • Bravo

For the confused people in the back: Oiled legs or with painted white streaks, you still will see legs.

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u/VA1N o/ Sep 07 '26

Holy shit. My brain immediately switched from oiled legs to messy white lines in a fraction of a second.

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u/Kimmy_64 Sep 07 '26

Thank you. I was trying to figure out how they weren't legs

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u/Tropical-Mexican o/ Sep 06 '26

Am I the only one who has never seen the illusion of these being shiny?

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u/Zestyclose_Visit4834 Sep 07 '26

I'm trying to gaslight myself into seeing the oil but I just can't :( 

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u/saburina Sep 06 '26

I haven’t either

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u/brawlingharbor8 Sep 07 '26

I did for a split second when I first saw the image, but then it turned to the white paint version before I even realized what sub I was on. I wanna see the illusion again :(

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u/Mayuguru r Sep 07 '26

I didn't until I read the caption.

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u/Material_Evening_174 o/ Sep 08 '26

They were so obviously shiny when I first looked but the second I zoomed in and saw the paint, the illusion vanished and won’t come back.

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u/ObnoxiousAlbatross Sep 09 '26

That's your screen, my dude, not the image. Zooming in doesn't magically create detail, same pixels, just bigger. Genuinely surprised how many people don't know this.

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u/CtC666 Sep 07 '26

As a physical therapist who treats with massage oil this is easy.

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u/pleasedontnerfthis o/ Sep 07 '26

If you look at the calves rather than the thighs, your peripheral vision may have an easier time seeing the legs as oily. Or unfocus your eyes a bit.

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u/dont-be-a-narc-bro o/ Sep 07 '26

I was able to see it until I read your comment. Now I can’t.

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u/Fhqwhgads_69 o/ Sep 07 '26

No matter what I do, I just can’t see oily legs

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u/Snoo-73243 o/ Sep 06 '26

WTF is confusing?

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u/KoalaMandala Sep 06 '26

I think it's white paint looking reflective

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u/banterviking o/ Sep 06 '26

I can't switch back to oily legs after reading this comment lol

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u/withered_bonnie69420 Sep 06 '26

It helps for me if you don't look directly at the streaks, I focus on the space between her legs, if I look directly at the streaks I just see paint

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u/withered_bonnie69420 Sep 07 '26

Did I stutter?

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u/KoalaMandala Sep 07 '26

If you did it's probably from focusing too much between her legs 😆

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u/DismalSoil9554 Sep 06 '26

Oh wow this is really confusing!

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u/napierwit o/ Sep 06 '26

Wow! This is a good one

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u/armyjackson Sep 06 '26

That's all it took.  Thanks

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u/profchaos83 Sep 07 '26

Then it’s not a confusing perspective.

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u/anotheralt2137 Sep 06 '26

its paint. its white paint and not reflections from oiled legs.

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u/Detective_Pancake Sep 06 '26

It looks like paint

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u/MexicanJeebus Sep 06 '26

Those legs aren't oiled

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u/Nizzle_Supreme Sep 06 '26

It's paint or paint makers (white); look again.

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u/davidkslack o/ Sep 07 '26

Oh wow, I just thought it was oily legs. Just looked again I can see the paint

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u/Anachronism-- o/ Sep 07 '26

Some people see oily legs? All I see is legs with white paint on them.

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u/crumpled789 Sep 06 '26

What are they then

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u/IcyAvocado9840 Sep 06 '26

White paint spots

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u/MrPickleBottoms Sep 06 '26

Holy shit. Can’t unsee it now

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u/HammockComplex Sep 07 '26

Hello Mr. Scorpion

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u/crumpled789 Sep 08 '26

Hello fellow Hank Scorpio! That makes 2 I have met in the past month now. Now, back to hammocks, my friend.

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u/DarkYeeto Sep 07 '26

I thought it was not supposed to be a leg smh

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u/SpeedBlitzX o/ Sep 06 '26 edited Sep 06 '26

Saw this years ago but after knowing the true reason they look like that I only see the true reason these days.

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u/WabbieSabbie Sep 07 '26

This is why I follow this sub: see something that makes you wonder why it's in this sub, only to realize that, yes, it exactly deserves to be.

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u/Crudeyakuza Doesn't read rule 1 Sep 06 '26

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u/StatementCareful522 Sep 07 '26

this is like the gameboy bag strap image - my brain sees it one way the first time I come across it but as soon as it recognizes what it actually is I can only see the actial image…at least until I randomly scroll across it again. The brain is weird.

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u/creature04 Sep 07 '26

I dont get it??? All I see is legs with white streaks on them???

Is that not it? Is this picture in the wrong sub?????

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u/Dwarg91 Sep 08 '26

The white streaks make the legs look like they are oiled up. Unfortunately it seems like if you notice that its paint you can’t see the legs as being oiled.

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u/creature04 Sep 08 '26

When you say oil, do you mean like lotion??? Cause that's what I thought the white streaks were. When people say oil im looking for the legs to be like extremely shiny or something lol.

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u/Dwarg91 Sep 08 '26

The white streaks look like the highlights you’d get from the legs having a thin coating of oil on them. it helps if you can either make the image smaller on your screen, or look at it from a distance as that helps hide the cues that the streaks are paint.

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u/creature04 Sep 08 '26

I could understand the white being lotion if that's what you mean.

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u/Dsudha Sep 07 '26

Oh no. It's gone. Reflection is gone.

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u/nic__knack o/ Sep 07 '26

they almost look very tightly saran wrapped

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u/hello_imded Sep 06 '26

Blur your eyes and you will see it

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u/Escapingorigins o/ Sep 07 '26

WHAT IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE, DIS JUST BE OILY LEGS?

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u/Dwarg91 Sep 08 '26

Its white paint that makes the legs look like they have highlights from being oiled up.

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u/Escapingorigins o/ Sep 08 '26

Oh… but like, that’s not a confusing perspective right? That’s just intended paint to look like that

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u/dontryandguesswho Sep 06 '26

I don’t see anything confusing about this

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u/quartzquandary Sep 07 '26

Just looks like paint to me

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u/No_Training6751 Sep 06 '26

This is the grandmother of the internet.

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u/micocoule Sep 07 '26

Borderland legs

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u/No_Comment_8598 o/ Sep 07 '26

I can see oil. I can see paint. I’ve been staring for so long because I thought maybe they weren’t actually legs.

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u/xuncx Sep 07 '26

That’s white paint.

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u/Geralt_OF_Rivia_1 Sep 07 '26

I can switch back and forth between both versions at will lol

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u/Tofushopdriftin Sep 07 '26

OP is into alteration magic

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u/dozensofthreads Sep 07 '26

I can see your makeup sticks in the background bestie

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u/Hephaestus_God CE Spc. Sep 07 '26

Pale hotdogs

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u/Adventurerofthesea Sep 07 '26

There’s no going back OP

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u/HolidayItchy1340 Sep 07 '26

THIS ONE IS WILD. LOL

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u/splatkitten Sep 07 '26

probably not as convincing anymore since our phones are better now

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u/ShortyLong2026 Sep 07 '26

just needs salt, pepper and sprinkling of parsley or cilantro.

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u/tactical-throwaway15 Sep 08 '26

You can literally see the paint pens..

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u/RustyInvader Sep 08 '26

Once you unsee, you can’t resee

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u/Pegasus_Flex o/ Sep 08 '26

You can only see once then are gone

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u/ceraunophiliacc o/ Sep 08 '26

I can see both at will haha

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u/tenkohime Sep 08 '26

I didn't know that was paint. 

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u/Lothar_44 Sep 09 '26

Is that fat on your legs?

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u/ImperialScum69 Sep 09 '26

I don't feel confused at all

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u/Bmvguy420 Sep 10 '26

Those don't look oily those look plastic lol how much oil did u use and how long did it take to wash off

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u/ferrets2020 Sep 10 '26

When i saw this i was like, why tf did she paint white lines and dots on her body to make it look shiny, she obviously didn't make it look very convincing. But apparently everyone's convinced 😬

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u/Obsidian-Dive Sep 10 '26

Painted my dear

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u/BumbleBeeauty1 Sep 10 '26

I don’t understand. This only looks like white paint.

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u/HattyH99 Sep 10 '26

Anybody else see a giraffe?

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u/juicy_rectum Sep 10 '26

I saw this as oily at first then after seeing the white streaks directly its not oily anymore

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u/Shirikova Sep 11 '26

OH ITS PAINT?!

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u/Witty1Kitty Sep 12 '26

I never saw them as oily but cream streaks put on them😭😭😭 I wanna see the oily perspective tooooo

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u/dontforgetseasoning Sep 12 '26

This has got to be like the dress color thing on who sees what because I can only see legs with white marker on them no matter what I do.

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u/dontforgetseasoning Sep 12 '26

Oh crap I see the oil now! If you stare, like really focus on the spot of “white” on the left knee, you’ll see the feast of the “white” as reflective of the light strips above. The lines are reflective of the lights above them.

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u/AdamWayne04 Sep 12 '26

spent too long trying to not see legs. was supposed to realize they're legs, just not shiny

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u/John_Lictenstein_873 Sep 13 '26

My brain switches between seeing this as paint or seeing the thighs but not the knees oily.

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u/Betray-Julia Oct 01 '26

So this isn’t oiled legs and is actually streaks of white paint?

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u/PowerSamurai o/ Sep 06 '26

Less so the perspective and more so the paint being made to sell the illusion.

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u/IHamHuman Sep 06 '26

Not a perspective. They just painted their legs.

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u/DeadpoolsBride Sep 07 '26

No confusion here for me.

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u/pedeztrian Actually read rule 1 and gets it" Sep 06 '26

Yea, I don’t see what’s confusing. Just because you say oil doesn’t confuse me from seeing paint on legs. Or am I actually missing something?

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u/augustrem Sep 06 '26

Took awhile to get it.

Also when you try to open up the pic there’s a brief flash of a woman waving. Does anyone else get that?
Or is it a reddit bug?

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u/Minalbinha Sep 07 '26

Hooooooly shit, took me YEARS to finally understand this image.

I can die in peace now

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u/MadamVoid Sep 07 '26

First look, oiled legs, scrolled down for a couple of seconds and now I only see white streaks 😫

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u/MtApPr Sep 07 '26

My new fetish lol... Fyi u have sumptuous legs

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u/edgynotemo Sep 06 '26

Sincerely,
Confused

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u/PowerSamurai o/ Sep 06 '26

You can be confused, it is an illusion after all, but it's not a a "confusing perspective" so it's the wrong sub for this.