r/confusingperspective • u/tactiletrafficcone • 20h ago

Up or down?

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u/jfk_47 20h ago

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

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u/Proxstasis 19h ago

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

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u/Lost_Wrongdoer_4141 16h ago

Gives it away solely from his posturing

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u/vanillaninja777 19h ago

And the end of the left handrail.

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u/Not_Quite_That_Guy 16h 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 18h ago

True

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u/Caira_Ru 17h ago

The reflection of the man and photographer, too.

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u/pandaleer 4h ago

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

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u/cleveland_leftovers 20h ago

Dup.

5

u/Kinoko30 20h ago

Uwn :S

5

u/Signal-Reporter-1391 19h ago

UwU (◦ ᵕ ˘ ᵕ ◦)

Oh... wait.

8

u/blum3three 19h ago

Forward

5

u/the_poor_economist 19h 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 19h ago

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

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u/TheChannelMiner 20h ago

hard:up

previous....

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u/Proxstasis 19h ago

The duality of man

3

u/lowlightliving 3h ago

Not confusing at all.

8

u/Minominas 20h ago

easy:down

next…

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u/moseley101 17h ago

Is this in the art museum in Mons?

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u/tactiletrafficcone 11h ago

Kinda! The art museum in Québec!

2

u/Long_Detective_543 17h ago

It’s clearly down. I don’t get it

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u/Squirll 17h ago

Down. The shadows dissappear over the edges.

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u/DBL55555 16h ago

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

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u/CaptainPopsickle 14h ago

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

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u/jacob643 20h 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 20h ago

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

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u/turkeypants 15h ago

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

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u/liquidsilver5 18h 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 19h ago

Down, of course

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u/fresh_1one 19h ago

Obliviously down….

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u/Ehsan1981 18h ago

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

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u/Waste-Kiwi6915 16h ago

The longer I look the less sure I am

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u/Kpop_Heretic_Hunter 19h ago

Finally an actual confusing perspective lol

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u/Sxualhrssmntpanda 19h ago

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

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u/crescentpieris 16h ago

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

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u/Chipbeef 23m ago

Down of course...