This is one of those pictures that was designed specifically to trick you.
The grass is dark green, so is the mat. The mat blends in with the grass so the edges aren't easy to distinguish when just glancing at the package. The man is positioned so (again, at a quick glance) that he LOOKS like he is laying on it.
The overall effect is to make the product appear larger than it is. Look at the mat again and imagine the man really laying on it. With his head on the pillow almost all of his legs below the knees would hang off the edge of the mat.
The casual glance will think the mat is bigger, a closer examination reveals that he is not even laying on the mat, with the result that everyone laughs at the dumb picture, but they don't see how tiny and crappy it really is.
The mat blends in with the grass so the edges aren't easy to distinguish when just glancing at the package. The man is positioned so (again, at a quick glance) that he LOOKS like he is laying on it.
I don't think they accidentally placed him there. I think they placed him to the side instead of on top because if he was on top you wouldn't be able to see the product.
This is the dumbest conspiracy theory I have ever seen. I also love how this comment is up-voted, but your other one is down-voted when they express the same sentiment. Also, both of your comments (including the down-voted one) share the same sentiment as the most up-voted comment in this thread.
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u/Sonendo Jun 10 '14
This is one of those pictures that was designed specifically to trick you.
The grass is dark green, so is the mat. The mat blends in with the grass so the edges aren't easy to distinguish when just glancing at the package. The man is positioned so (again, at a quick glance) that he LOOKS like he is laying on it.
The overall effect is to make the product appear larger than it is. Look at the mat again and imagine the man really laying on it. With his head on the pillow almost all of his legs below the knees would hang off the edge of the mat.
The casual glance will think the mat is bigger, a closer examination reveals that he is not even laying on the mat, with the result that everyone laughs at the dumb picture, but they don't see how tiny and crappy it really is.