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With just a little bit of creative or even unintentional camera angles, stuff can start to look like other stuff. Here are some real life optical illusions that might have your brain doing some double takes. So give your eyes a workout and look at some stuff that might not exactly make a whole lot of sense right away.

We get it. Filmmakers use unrealistic storytelling methods in order to convey the most amount of information to the viewer in as efficient a way as possible. It would be boring to watch Joe Pesci try to find parking for twenty minutes. That doesn't mean that some of these shortcuts go unnoticed, like how this tumblr thread uncovers the very limited types of movie posters.

Animals get up to some pretty interesting shenanigans when they think no one is watching. There's raccoons climbing on top of wild pigs, flying squirrels on dive bombing runs, and deer just freakin' out. These animals behavior may be weird, but their demeanor is nothing compared to the many nopes of Australia. For more animal shenanigans, here are some stories fromfarmers whose animals made them think "how'd they do that?"

Just when you think you're going to get away with acting tough up in a haunted house, it'll humble you by giving you the fear. These customers definitely got nice and scared while they were at the haunted house. Thank goodness there was a camera around to capture the moments! 

A security camera captured what happened when four men were caught in some high winds, including their attempt to secure a wild umbrella. One guy jumps on and straight up Mary Poppinses right out of frame. They were fine, but damn.

Filmmakers use a lot of unrealistic shortcuts to get their point across as quickly as possible. Some of these shortcuts are so ridiculous and overdone that they end up ruining a viewer's suspension of disbelief. Here are some that seem to be in absolutely everything.

We're not sure who's more shocked here; The retail worker who learned the power symbol isn't a camera, or the tech support dude who had to tell them?

The panorama function on your phone or camera is a pretty cool tool for capturing landscapes and larger-than-life moments. When used incorrectly, it can turn people and places into goofs and nightmares.

There's something equally creepy and outright amazing about being the proverbial 'eye in the sky' with a mini, bug-sized drone. Okay maybe not quite bug-sized, but shit dude, this drone's just about tiny enough to escape the attention of the everyday, ignorant civilian that's probably actively avoiding social interaction with the aid of a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. Yep, the SKEYE's a solid gift idea for the kids, and with the drone's reasonable difficulty levels, the experienced and inexperienced 'drone pilots' can have some fun. Oh, and don't even get me started on that 'throw-to-fly' capability: chuck the little thing for the fences, and watch it up and catch itself for a controlled flight seconds after? Ahem, sign me up.