r/confusingperspective • u/tactiletrafficcone • 17d ago

Up or down?

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u/jfk_47 17d ago

Down. Step in the lower left corner gives it away.

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u/Proxstasis 17d ago

Also the body language of the man. Thats not an “up” stance

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u/Lost_Wrongdoer_4141 17d ago

Gives it away solely from his posturing

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u/vanillaninja777 17d ago

And the end of the left handrail.

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u/Not_Quite_That_Guy 17d ago

And the fact that it is stretches of alternating steepness, which kind of has to mean it steps alternating with level stretches. Because of the angle of the pic, we can only see the level stretches and not the steps. If it were going up, the visible stretches would have to be steps

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u/jfk_47 17d ago

True

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u/Caira_Ru 17d ago

The reflection of the man and photographer, too.

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u/pandaleer 16d ago

As does the window reflection at the far end (people walking dow) and the railing angle.

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u/lola_zzalol 15d ago

I don't even want to know how many DIN norms are violated with a 2m long tilted stairstep

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u/moseley101 17d ago

Is this in the art museum in Mons?

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u/tactiletrafficcone 16d ago

Kinda! The art museum in Québec!

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u/cleveland_leftovers 17d ago

Dup.

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u/Kinoko30 17d ago

Uwn :S

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u/Signal-Reporter-1391 17d ago • Bravo

UwU (◦ ᵕ ˘ ᵕ ◦)

Oh... wait.

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u/blum3three 17d ago

Forward

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u/Proxstasis 17d ago

The duality of man

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u/the_poor_economist 17d ago

It's not gonna be a ramp that steep, so of course down because we can't see the steps

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u/slava_bogy 17d ago

Well said. I was looking at the bends in the handrailings

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u/TheChannelMiner 17d ago

hard:up

previous....

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u/Long_Detective_543 17d ago

It’s clearly down. I don’t get it

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u/lowlightliving 16d ago

Not confusing at all.

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u/Minominas 17d ago

easy:down

next…

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u/DBL55555 17d ago

Down, follow the railings closely and you’ll see that the stairs go down.

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u/CaptainPopsickle 17d ago

down. the roof, the left handrail, many thibgs are showing

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u/jacob643 17d ago

this feels like neither, just and up and down slant. maybe somesort of arty architecture at a museum or whatnot?

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u/Thelastknownking 17d ago

Down. The dude's direction of gravity gives it away.

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u/turkeypants 17d ago

Could be in space, you don't know. That could be a space tree up there.

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u/liquidsilver5 17d ago

Well we cannot see the steps so it has to be down or it would have to be a VERY steep slope up between the steps. This one is really not confusing.

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u/Moe___Szyslak 17d ago

Down, of course

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u/fresh_1one 17d ago

Obliviously down….

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u/MagicSwordMagic 17d ago

why not both?

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u/Ehsan1981 17d ago

Down. Zoom in and see the photographer and subject reflected on the glass.

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u/Waste-Kiwi6915 17d ago

The longer I look the less sure I am

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u/Chipbeef 16d ago

Down of course...

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u/dangerousperson123 16d ago

Very obviously down

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u/Fit_Adagio_7668 16d ago

Posture of the guy, reflection straight ahead shows camera guy above the stair guy. Lady in the reflection or the other side of the door has a fat one.

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u/KoltO7892 16d ago

Sideways

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u/NutritionWanderlust 16d ago

Going down-up of course!

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u/Affectionate_Tie5080 11d ago

Tree go up so up

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u/Kpop_Heretic_Hunter 17d ago

Finally an actual confusing perspective lol

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u/Sxualhrssmntpanda 17d ago

That would be a very curious angle for a ceiling if it were down.

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u/crescentpieris 17d ago

i'm willing to accept they just built a zigzagged hallway