It's a crying shame that the world is so full of tasty-looking temptations that look like food but aren't. There are beds that look like ice cream sandwiches, snakes that look like bananas, and boxes of mop heads that look like ground beef. If only we had the digestive capacity to enjoy a mop-burger, but alas. Things that look like tasty food surround us.
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Every so often, inanimate objects have a whole lot of personality. What starts as a leaf or pile of bubbles can look like a really cool guy. Honestly there are some piles of rocks out there who seem like a great hang. Sometimes inanimate objects just look like other stuff. Deceptive little inanimate objects, trying to trick us. Go back to being things, stuff.
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We scoff when dogs and babies try to eat dice and drink anti-freeze, but the thing is, it's not like they're too far off. There are tons of inedible objects that look like tasty food out there. There are rocks that look like cake, mops that look like soup and entire cliffsides that look like delectable steak dinners. May our consciences guide us away from this tempting stuff that looks like food but isn't.
Reality has a habit of looking way too delicious for it's own good. There's just too many dice, coins and bits of rock out there that look like cookies, candy and gummies. There's too many car fluids that look like refreshing beverages. There's even snakes that look like bananas and that's not fair. There's just too many delicious looking things that aren't food.
We live in a world of many things. Some of those things are food. Some of them are stuff that looks like food but isn't. Basically anything that looks glossy, candy coated or brightly colored looks like something that should go in our mouths. But be warned, those things could be soap, spider eggs or whole turtles. At least we can look at the delicious looking things that aren't food and wish.
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There's something that thrills the human brain when you can point out something like "Hey, that stain looks like Texas!" It's hard to explain why inanimate objects that look like other stuff are just fun to look at. Maybe it has to do with some instinctual desire to see patterns or faces in things. It's not obvious why it's so delightful to see a potato with a face, but it's impossible to deny that some objects have a lot of personality.
Our brains are so wired to look for human faces and figures that it's not hard to see a pumpkin and determine that it's very angry. Also, it's kind of nice when a spill smiles up at you. It's like the spill itself is telling you not to worry. Things just happen to look like other things and luckily for us, most aren't terribly creepy, but you never know.
We're geared to look for tasty things to eat and there's nothing we can do about it. Well, the one thing we can do is not eat something that's obviously a rock or bowl of poison. The thing is, there's so much tempting stuff out there that looks like food but isn't. It's hard to keep track of it all.
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Our world is full of things that look like good food but aren't. It could be a manhole cover that looks like a waffle, mushrooms that look like mac and cheese, or an entire continent that looks like a steak dinner. There's a heaping helping of automotive products, paint, dice, sponges and other random junk that looks like tasty food but isn't.
How many tales of mistaken identity end with accidentally stealing someone's car for 45 minutes? This guy noticed something was off after he noticed the car seats. Good thing there weren't any kids in them. People make incredibly stupid mistakes all the time, like this woman who had groceries delivers and failed all over the place.
There are just too many damn car fluids and gemstones that look like drinks and candy, and it's absolutely maddening. Spiders, rocks and fungi just have a way about them that make them look like delicious cookies and meals. Seeing all the stuff that looks like tasty food but isn't is a surefire way to want to drink a lava lamp.
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The mineral world is vast and full of diverse colors, shapes and textures, and it just so happens that a few of them end up looking like desserts, meat and fried food. It's uncanny how something that could look so much like a nice piece of food could literally break all your teeth. There's tons of things that look like tasty food but aren't.
Sometimes, while navigating our incredible world, we forgot to smell the roses, or in this case, taste the multi-colored dice that look like fruit gummies. There are so many delicious looking things that aren't actually food out there, and while it's best not to try to lick a ball of uranium, it sure looks tantalizing.
The world is full of delicious looking things that aren't actually food. A pickle chip could be a turtle, ice cream could actually be spackle, and caramel could end up being an eraser. Some things, even dangerous and prohibitively crunchy things, end up looking like delicious food.
Guess you could also call this a bunch of butt stuff. Nothing draws the eye quite like something that looks uncannily like a can. Nature can produce some intriguing situations, like trees that appear to eat things, and the brain and eyes can play catch-up with each other, leading to double-take inducing moments.
Why do they make earplugs look so goddamn tasty looking? Here are things that look like food but would either taste bad, be impossible to chew, break your teeth, or bite you back. Too much stuff in this world looks like food but isn't. Here are the bugs, wood shavings and rocks that look tasty in all their forbidden bounty.
