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We don't live in a mathematically perfect world of right angles and whole numbers, and that's a problem. We're human, so off-center imperfections are the name of our game, and getting used to that reality never gets much easier. Just one "not my job" moment is enough to make something not work in a way that frustrates us completely, but there's not much we can do about it.

There's just no way of knowing if you'll snap a perfectly timed photo, and that's the beauty of it. That rare moment of a terrified child falling off a bike, an overconfident basset hound slipping on some ice, or smiling guy on a pier about to get smacked with a seagull are all wonderful moments of rare chance. Perfectly timed and well angled photos remind us of the stupid luck that goes into rare moments.

There's some intangible satisfaction one gets when seeing an artfully stacked pile of perfectly cut logs or a well-trimmed hedge. Maybe seeing satisfying images of aesthetically pleasing perfection just sparks something in our brains like, "oh wow, in this chaotic world, maybe there can be something stable and consistent, even if it is a stack of carrots or good latte art." Whatever it is, there's just something nice about things fitting perfectly.

There's a certain feeling you get when something is stacked just right or matches up oh so perfectly. Maybe it's because the world is chaotic and confusing and we find pleasure in some semblance of order. Maybe it's just some intangible aesthetically pleasing thing to see such clean lines in real life. Either way it makes people feel satisfied to see images of graceful perfection. And on the other end, oh man is it blood-boiling and frustrating to see imperfect things.

Yeah, that's the good stuff. It's satisfying, like a warm bath. Here are things that lined up just right and fit perfectly into other things.  If these made you too at ease, consider throwing that all way with these slightly uncomfortable pictures that spit on perfectionism. For more perfection, here are some perfectly timed photos.

We're human beings who make bad, convenient decisions and overlook small errors. It's probably best that we learn to overlook small "not my job" moments or annoying little design failures, but some of them are hard to overlook. Even one out-of-place sprinkle can inspire some strong feelings about what should go where. It's not fair.

If you're like most people, you just kind of like it when things just kind of fit. And the more unrelated the things are that fit, the better it is. Don't ask us why people are preoccupied with things that fit perfectly, it's just good.

If you're like most people, you get this quizzical sense of satisfaction out of stuff being well balanced, perfectly crafted, or lined up really well. It's also satisfying to see things that fit perfectly. For the dark side of this, the deliberately flawed stuff, here are slightly uncomfortable pictures that spit on perfectionism.

The last episode of season 6 ended up being exactly what everyone wanted. Theories were confirmed, lots of characters died, and damn near every storyline moved forward. IT! WAS! AMAZING! And Twitter lost their collective minds. (OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS POST - BEWARE!)