Once-in-a-lifetime photos shared by people online

Have you ever seen a reflection line up so seamlessly with its surroundings that it looks like an intentional part of the scene? Or maybe you’ve come face-to-face with a wild animal you’d only ever watched on a screen?

These are the fleeting, extraordinary moments that stick in our minds — even if they don’t mean much to anyone else.

Love All Those Colors

As a kid, going through the car wash always felt like an adventure — but I never paid attention to how the soap looked on the car.

Looking at it now, it’s surprisingly beautiful.

Sutro Tower Or The Flying Dutchman?

On this especially foggy California morning, San Francisco’s Sutro Tower is giving off serious Flying Dutchman vibes—as if a ghostly ship has drifted in to spook the entire city.

Stay alert, residents!

This Person Must Live In The Upside Down

Encountering a sky like this on the way to work would make us feel like we’re heading straight into something ominous.

Or maybe like we’re driving through a glitch in reality that was never meant to be seen.

This Girl Is On Fire

You may have thought you were just playing with fire, but this flame clearly has its own plans.

With a face lurking within the flames, it looks like something straight out of a Harry Potter scene.

Aren’t They Pretty?

At first glance, these may seem like expertly photoshopped flowers, but in reality, they’re X-ray images of flowers, which is pretty incredible.

Notice how they radiate under different lighting compared to how we typically perceive them.

It’s Like Being In A Rainbow

This person recently installed a film on their window for added privacy, only to discover the stunning prism effect it created.

It looks like this will be a daily sight for them, not just a rare occurrence.

Is That Cup Floating?

The light streaming through the window makes it appear as though the glass is floating above the ledge!

What a lucky moment to capture it at the perfect time.

This Is Crazy

At first glance, it seems like we’re staring at a transparent pillar, but in reality, this is an image reflected from the double glazing on a window, perfectly aligning with the clouds behind it.

Incredible!

That Carrot Is Smiling At Us

I’ve never come across anything like this before, have you?

I’m not sure if this is a natural occurrence or if it’s been altered, but one thing’s for sure – veggies that smile back are definitely a first!

Ok, This Is Kind Of Gross

It kind of looks like money, but in reality, this is actually a piece of skin that someone peeled off of a healing tattoo.

The design came off on the scab perfectly.

That’s One Wilty Fan

Imagine living in a place where it gets so hot that even your fan starts to melt?

No matter how hot you think it gets where you live, at least it isn’t this hot…unless it is.

Look, A Visitor

I’m sure when these people bought this dog bed they weren’t expecting to find that a big deer was going to be using it, but if it were me, I wouldn’t be too upset.

Would you?

That’s Quite The Fire

This is what a gas stove looks like when it doesn’t have the tops put on.

I wouldn’t have thought that the flames went up that high! Isn’t that crazy?

He Doesn’t Look Impressed

OK, did anyone else know this about owls?

They just get weirder and weirder the more that we learn about them. They’re always going to be a mystery to us.

Is That Barbie Wearing A Meat Dress?

Apparently, this is an ad for a restaurant where you can order a meat plate that has a Barbie in the middle of it?

That was everyone’s best guess, anyway.

That Is Quite The Banana

I’m not sure that I would be able to eat a banana that looks like this, something about it would just kind of freak me out.

It’s an intimidating piece of fruit.

Woah, How Did This Happen?

I’m not sure how something like this would happen without human intervention.

They must have put something in the middle of that to make it grow that way, right? Nothing else makes sense.

This Is Spooky

Don’t lie, if you were walking through the woods, this would be something that would scare you if you saw it on your hike.

It would make me jump, that’s for sure.

What Is Happening Here?

Apparently, this is what a one-liter bottle looks like before it’s filled with liquid.

I would have thought for sure that they came in the full size, but I guess they expand as they get heated and filled.

It’s A Grape Inception

This is what it looks like when a little grape grows inside a bigger grape.

It’s even weirder because they seem to be different colors! What is going on here?

What Are The Chances?

Witnessing a volcanic eruption from a safe distance must be an incredible experience.

That’s the kind of moment that stays with you forever.

Everyone Is Smiling

You have to love it when you take a nice family photo where everyone is smiling, even the locals you’re hitting it off with.

That stingray sure looks happy to be hanging out.

Is This Fruit Posessed?

It honestly looks like it is, yes.

Believe it or not, this terrifying thing was supposed to be an orange, but instead, it turned out to be something more along the lines of angry looking lime.

Woah There!

This big guy is just out for evening stroll.

Thank goodness the car stopped in time when they saw him. I guess this is the risk you take driving through Yellowstone at night.

Is That A Dandelion?

This may look like a weird dandelion…

…but it’s actually a green onion that someone bought in a store and then planted and let grow for a couple of years.

Well, There You Have It

I’m not sure how I thought power lines were built, but I didn’t think that they were air-dropped from a helicopter.

Imagine how much those probably weigh? Let’s hope they get it in the right spot the first time.

That’s A Scary KFC

This KFC was put in under a Soviet sculpture in Minsk. It was carved in the 1960s and the statue is called “Solidarity.”

The KFC is only a few years old as it was built in 2015.

That’s Actually Quite Pretty

This kind of looks like something from a fantasy film.

But, it’s a much more innocent explanation than that. This is just what it looks like when dew collects on top of a spider web.

It’s Almost Perfect

Nature truly is incredible.

This tree grew around a pinecone, which left a perfect imprint in the wood. You couldn’t have asked for a clearer picture to be made by hand.

I Wonder What It Sounds Like

If you look closely at this very shiny drum set, you’d notice that it’s actually made out of pots and pans!

All those kids who banged on pots and pans were on to something.

The Louvre Is Looking Tacky

Oh wait, that’s a picture of the Mona Lisa made out of jelly beans, of all things.

If you saw a jelly bean museum, would you stop and take a look? Might be worth it.

Would You Try It?

Of all the different flavors in the world, why would pickle be an ideal cotton candy flavor?

I suppose there are a lot of people in the world who are fond of them.

How Cute Is This?

It’s not often that you’d come across a baby goat in a life jacket getting ready to go for a swim.

It truly is one of the best once in a lifetime scenes.

Who Would Have Thought?

A sight many of us never thought we would a see.

A juice bottle that has no air in it. Not even when you turn it upside down. Why can’t everyone do this?

Let’s Hope It’s A Joke

Let’s hope that is is just the sign of someone who is a big fan of Jurassic Park, and not a warning sign that someone has actually tried to recreate Jurassic Park.

We hope.

It Must Have Been Quite The Storm

Lightning struck the sidewalk in front of this person’s house.

It left a huge hole in the ground and turned the concrete it struck into some glass! How incredible is that?

A Complicated Web To Weave

You might not like spiders, but this is not your average spider web.

We’d almost feel bad about walking through a web that looked like this one, or for killing the spider that created it.

He’s Following Instructions

The question is, what came first; the dog or the license plate?

This dog either has a permanent ear up and the vanity plate is to honor him, or he aced obedience school and knows how to follow a command.

There Can Only Be One Bird At This Feeder

You can practically hear this bird yelling “this is SPARTA!” as he kicks his enemy off of the bird feeder.

That little yellow bird won’t be coming back around that feeder any time soon.

Take The Track Less Traveled

Any rollercoaster that ends in the car sailing freely through the air seems like a bit of a safety hazard and is going to be a hard no from us.

Luckily, it’s just the clouds playing tricks on us, and no one actually took that route… we think.