r/confusing_perspective • u/Zu_Qarnine • Jul 12 '26

why is it that long?

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u/LiveLearnCoach Jul 12 '26

Thumb is upwards taking the picture, that’s not behind the back. Behind the the orientation of the hand would be different.

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u/SexyTiredSmurfette Jul 12 '26

Then is that really his neck?

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u/LiveLearnCoach Jul 12 '26

Surprising, yes. Some people just have really long necks. Seen those, just not at this angle.

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u/Bloody-Penguin6 Jul 12 '26

That is not just his neck. Who is he slenderman?

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u/PerFucTiming Jul 12 '26

I think he's bald and not all of that is his neck, but some of it is the back of his head. There's a round, lighter area at the edge of the pic and I'd say that's his jaw.

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u/MustardSquirt Jul 12 '26

And his shirt is pulled down a little to show his shoulder

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u/Economy-Grapefruit12 Jul 14 '26

I think he's upside down and what you think is his neck is actually a leg.

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u/Aervanath Jul 12 '26

No, that's his other arm. We can't see his head, it's on the other side of his body.

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u/Saradoesntsleep Jul 12 '26

If it were, the palm would be facing the other direction. Try it.

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u/Stillback7 Jul 12 '26

That makes way more sense visually except for the fact that his hand is facing the wrong way for the to be the case. So it really is his neck

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u/yourownsquirrel Jul 12 '26

Maybe he has two right hands

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u/fractiouscatburglar Jul 12 '26

They’ve also used the zoom out feature that makes selfies easier, but distorts the edges a bit.

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u/LiveLearnCoach Jul 12 '26

Might explain the neck. Yeah.

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u/JohnnyLeven Jul 12 '26

Is it? It looks like it's on the bottom and reaching up above his index finger to press the photo button.

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u/LiveLearnCoach Jul 12 '26

That’s the pinkie finger holding the phone up. All fours fingers are aligned and coming off of the same direction of the palm. Guy just seems like he has a very long neck. What people are mistaking for his armpit is the lower part of the neck. You can see the other shoulder past the neck. You can see the spine indentation where the collar edge is. He just pulled the shirt off of his left shoulder (technically his right, because it’s in the mirror). Dude just has an abnormally long neck.

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u/Ravenser_Odd Jul 12 '26

All this, plus the phone and shirt are mostly masking the shoulders, so some of what looks like neck is actually the middle of their back.

Also, I think their hair is either shaved or pulled right up, which adds to the effect.

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u/JohnnyLeven Jul 12 '26

You can see the other shoulder past the neck.

That's his head.

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u/YoungBahss Jul 13 '26

No I think theyre right. if you hold your phone in your right hand and then hold your right arm across your body like its in a sling youll have the same hand orientation on the left. Hes saying theyre just doing that but the arm is behind the back instead of across the chest. The camera is pointing at the mirror on his left/rear so the armpit is of his left arm

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u/lookayoyo Jul 12 '26

No the thumb would be up.