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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.

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes random junk like rocks and birds have the same color scheme and texture as delicious popsicles and ribeye steaks. The fine people at r/forbiddensnacks look for the tasty looking inedible delights around them. When you start to look for it, there's tons of stuff that looks like tasty food but isn't.

We've all had moments where we've seen a colorful marble or eraser and thought "man that looks just like delicious candy." The world is full of delectable looking things that look like food but totally aren't. And while we're not gonna actually start eating zip ties and paint, it's at least a fun exercise to see all the forbidden foods out there.

Either the universe is running out of ideas, or various clothing and upholstery companies are running out of designs and fabrics. Here are times people matched not only the landscape around them, but walls, couches and random crap like markers and bottles. It's a fun time. For more funny outfit similarities, here are some times we had to ask "who wore it better?"

"Is that George Clooney? Oh wait, no, he's a Moldovan plumber." It makes the world feel pretty small to see someone from a rural town somewhere in central Asia who looks like your favorite sitcom character. For more images guaranteed to make you double-take, here are some mind-bending images of crazy perspective.

You've gotta hand it to r/forbiddensnacks  for pointing out all the food-adjacent stuff out there. This stuff might look like crispy fried chicken, scrumptious eggs and fresh ground beef, but in fact it's actually a rock, a mushroom, and a mop. It's kinda fun.

These porn stars are looking all kinds of similar to their celebrity counterparts. Some of these porn stars look so similar to the celebrities they're paired up with, that you are almost guaranteed to do a double take. Wonder if some of them got their big break in the porn industry, for that explicit purpose: looking like a celebrity, and all. 

Check out 24 times people came to PornHub for things other than porn, here!

They look like they'll be tasty, but in fact they're forbidden. What looks like hamburgers and caramel are actually rocks and car fluid. Check out r/forbiddensnacks  for more.

"Is that a delicious pile of grapes? Or is it a clutch of terrifying spider eggs?" It's the spider eggs. For more, check out r/ForbiddenSnacks.