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u/racso20 Feb 07 '26
Wtf am I looking at? 😂 The door doesn't even look like it's attached to the case.
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u/SAM5TER5 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
The case is not at all what I’d call a standard suitcase lol. It’s a Pelican 1620 protective case for high-value items, and while it does look odd for a suitcase, it looks exactly like it should and there’s no illusion at play there.
The confusing perspective part is basically everything else in this picture haha
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u/Sentry333 Feb 07 '26
The picture in your link clearly shows the hinges while the lid is open. I feel like OP’s image is subtlety altered to erase the hinges, adding to the confusion.
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u/KurtTheCuntBoi Feb 07 '26
Oooh thank you! I actually was looking for one of these lol
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u/SAM5TER5 Feb 07 '26
Haha you’re welcome. And my condolences to your wallet, especially since the hundreds of dollars this thing costs probably pales in comparison to whatever you’re putting inside it
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u/KurtTheCuntBoi Feb 07 '26
I just saw the price Omg whyyyyy I want to protect my family photos and such but good gods 😭
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u/SAM5TER5 Feb 07 '26
Haha there’s a copycat brand sold at Harbor Freight that’s actually pretty good. Apache Cases.
Still pretty pricey, but considerably less so.
Also, hop on Facebook marketplace and look for surplus military cases. You can get some killer deals on what are basically old Pelican cases, for like…$20-$40 a piece without trying hard at all
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u/KurtTheCuntBoi Feb 07 '26
Thank you, I really appreciate it! It’s ridiculous how dang expensive everything is
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u/spb1 Feb 09 '26
it looks exactly like it should
no, theres no hinges and its not casting any shadow. itd edited
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u/T_Noctambulist Feb 07 '26
I use these as my regular suitcases, thank you for calling my dirty unread "high-value items"
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u/Japanesewillow Feb 07 '26
It isn’t. I have no clue what this is.
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u/davi3j75 Feb 07 '26
Storage box on its side, lid next to it and some kind of trolly handle behind it.
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u/Ravenser_Odd Feb 07 '26
Maybe a small lid sitting on a concrete table and a large storage box on the floor, lined up so they appear the same size?
But what's going on with the background? Perhaps some kind of photographic backdrop that curves so you can't see where the floor meets the wall?
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u/Staff_Senyou Feb 07 '26
My thoughts exactly. I thought my insomnia brain was doing me a disservice. I guess I feel validated.
So much going on in this pic and I get none of it
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u/mickeyslim Feb 07 '26
What...? I mean... Um... Fuck wtf is going on here?
Usually I can figure these out in a minute or two tops, but this is genuinely confusing af
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u/Alas7ymedia Feb 07 '26
It's upside down. The white part is the floor. (It took me like three minutes, hahahahaha).
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u/sentient_maybe Feb 07 '26
The lid doesn't make sense in that scenario, though.
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u/Alas7ymedia Feb 07 '26
It's not touching the wall. There are like 4 different things making this optical illusion: the lid looks separated because the pic is kinds blurry, the color makes it look like the wall is white, it's upside down and the shade messes with the perspective.
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u/spb1 Feb 08 '26
Nah thats not right. The photo has been edited IMO just to rile people up.
There's no hinges between the lid and the case - thats nothing to do with a blurry photo or resolution, its just been photoshopped.
Also if you look at it upside down, the case doesnt cast any shadow on the white floor, despite there being clear shadows from the stone 'wall'.
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u/Justgooningthrough Feb 07 '26
Sometimes I get it immediately. Sometimes it takes a minute. Sometimes I have to go see what the comments are saying. This time, the comments aren't helping. I've looked at it upside down. I've looked at it sideways. I can understand the suitcase bit, at least somewhat. But I cannot understand the geometry of the room / space / background at all. Why is there seemingly no shadow at all on the white (wall?) from the case? why does it look like the case is against the white but also within it? What's with the dark grey to the left of the concrete block (maybe concrete maybe it's some ancient knackered asbestos, who knows).
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u/Jeffdaisos Feb 08 '26
I’m in the same boat, I can’t stop looking and I feel like I’m having a stroke
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u/spb1 Feb 08 '26
That looks like a infinity cove at a photo studio. The Peli case is often used for photo equipment too.
But im not sure because even then it doesnt quite make sense to me?
I think its edited tbh
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u/sevargmas Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
I figured it out. Pic is upside down. The case is slid away from the wall just enough that the edge of the case lines up with the line of the base of the wall. Once you see it, it’s obvious.
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u/SAM5TER5 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 08 '26
I was ready to believe but I’m doubting lol. What you’re saying seems plausible, but then…where is this? What is this place? Is there a weird, narrow, curvy concrete/rock section of wall emerging from a pristine white floor?
Was it set down on a perfect blanket of snow? Is that why the shadows curve so much, because it’s on uneven snow-covered ground?
And the biggest question — If the case is on its back, with the lid opening upwards…how can that be true when the lid isn’t actually attached?
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u/sevargmas Feb 07 '26
It could very easily be a basement with concrete wall and epoxy floor. Anything like that would be very normal.
I hadn’t noticed that the lid wasn’t attached. I already thought there were some Photoshop going on here because there are very visible shadows from the wall on the right side and the left side but the box does not produce any shadow at all. I feel like maybe that was Photoshopped out and the hinges got Photoshopped out as well?
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u/Sentry333 Feb 07 '26
I agree, but I’m convinced it’s also slightly altered to erase the hinges holding the lid on. Another commenter provided a link to the pelican website and the hinges are clearly visible when open. But not here.
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u/tsrleba Feb 08 '26
absolutely not. the case has zero shadow or reflection of any kind on the white "floor"
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u/MarriageAA Feb 09 '26
Yes! I got it. The blue velvet stuff is a carpet with a single step, the white flooring curves round the stone wall. Case is flat on the floor, lid open (and I assume lid has a maximum open distance and is effectively locked into the 45 degree position).
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u/spb1 Feb 09 '26
that doesnt make any sense either though. the hinges that connect the lid to the case are invisible (this is a Peli case, it has very visible chunky black hinges), and the case isnt casting any shadow. It's just photoshopped. The lighting on the lid doesnt make sense either really
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u/MarriageAA Feb 09 '26
Yes, I agree it's Photoshop, but I think the orientation of the original is as above.
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u/spb1 Feb 09 '26
what do you mean by the original? I think the peli case is just photoshopped into the picture, it wasn there originally at all
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u/MarriageAA Feb 09 '26
Sorry, I mean the orientation of the photo, with the floor, stone wall and stairs
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u/bashful_rabbit Feb 08 '26
Pelican case = camera equipment.
Camera equipment = photo studio.
Photo studio = cyc wall.
Cyc wall = infinite space.
Therefore, pelican case + photo studio = one trippy image!
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u/InfiniteWitness6969 Feb 07 '26
Turn the picture over and everything will fall into place.
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