statues

Sure, we're supposed to respectfully acknowledge public art and statues of great minds and such. That said, if there's a statue of Lewis and Clark that looks even a little bit of a photo opportunity, you better believe people are gonna get up in there. For some images that turned one thing into something else, here are some double take inducing photos of skewed perspective.

With a gesture here and a flourish there, you can turn a statue of a famous baseball player into a bat wielding bronze demon ready to get revenge. For more creative people who took advantage of their surroundings, here are some funny textbook doodles.

Where you may see an enduring testament to history and the enduring human spirit, another person sees an amazing opportunity to make a statue look like he's kicking him in the crotch. We all appreciate art in different ways. For more people who broke the rules in an amusing way, here are some first world anarchists.

2018 has had its share of Fails this year, including comically bad statues and artistic decisions. Some seem more like Wins than Fails, but hey, you be the judge. Everyone's a critic.

These real-life optical illusions will have you double-taking all over the place.

These get an A+ for effort. But pretty much only for effort. More at r/ATBGE.

"Eh, just leave it like it is. People will get the gist."