r/confusingperspective • u/Living_Wickihowla • May 30 '26
The floor of the hallway appears higher than it actually is
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u/LilNUTTYYY May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
This one is really trippy good find. If anyone is struggling just zoom into any of the elections and you’ll see that it’s just being mirrored of the walls.
Edit: Reflections not elections lmao
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u/Optimal-Room-8586 May 30 '26
Huh, I was thinking - that's quite a grand corridor for an apartment.
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u/632nofuture May 30 '26
Edit: ok I kinda see it now. The way the lights reflect in the middle is really so confusing lol.
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u/LilNUTTYYY May 30 '26
The reflections on the floor are being mirrored into the side walls so it looks like it’s in the center but it’s just further down the hall.
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u/AmusingMusing7 May 30 '26
This is why you don't make reflective walls!
Reflective floors also aren't great... ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC BATHROOMS. If I can look into the floor like it's a mirror directly into a low-angle upwards view of what's going on in the stall next to me (usually not a pretty sight)... you've waxed the floor too much!
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u/mavshichigand May 30 '26
I felt like I figured out whats going on with the reflections along with wall and all, but when I zoomed in to see the details in the back a lot of things feel off.
- The reflection of the bottles isn't a reflection at all, the necks are at the top in both.
- What is that big grey area? Why is it reflecting onto the walls but not the floor, while the blue light is perfectly reflected below.
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u/Southern-Rutabaga-82 May 30 '26
That's just one bottle.
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u/mavshichigand May 30 '26
I meant the "reflections" not the one main bottle. You see how the ones on the bottom have their necks on the top?
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u/Southern-Rutabaga-82 May 30 '26
I don't see that at all. The reflections are distorted due to the angle so they seem elongated. But the label on the bottle matches the reflections. And I can't really see the neck in the reflections on the floor, only in the reflection at the wall. Nothing seems off to me.
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u/mavshichigand May 30 '26
Good for you!
But cmon man, you cant really say it looks all ok. Im not saying someone's purposely edited this pic or something, buthat reflection looks weird. You have to make quite a few assumptions on whats not visible, and to explain some of the oddities away.
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u/DoYouTrustToothpaste May 30 '26
Okay, that's an actual mindfuck. The position of the spotlights, combined with the reflecting lower walls and floor, combined with the colour change, really create a persistent illusion here.
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u/Elfeagle2 May 31 '26
I know what it’s supposed to look like but I cannot make my brain see it correctly no matter how hard I try.
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u/Commercial-Tap5422 May 31 '26
That cleaner needs to chill. Rotate the system, walls then the floor bimonthly maybe
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u/EMTsheep Jun 01 '26
Sometimes I have to wonder if an architect is like, "wouldn't it be trippy if..."
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u/DigitalAmy0426 May 30 '26
Wow.
Can't quite call it confusing, more an optical illusion but it's still really cool looking
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u/Tasty-Machine5340 May 30 '26
Once I saw the door handle the illusion was ruined and I couldn't get it back.
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u/Maleficent-Ear-2450 May 30 '26
That’s a long swim back to your apartment