MetaFilter posts tagged with pareidolia

Faces on places are aces.

stresstwig — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:59:34 -0800

Pareidolia 2008

finite — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:46:11 -0800

That Crouton Looks Like Aunt Marge!

amyms — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:56:24 -0800

Things That Look Like Other Things. Also known as pareidolia, it's the phenomenon in which our brains perceive familiar things (especially faces and human forms) in random places. See also The Pareidolia Museum and the Flickr pareidolia pool. [Previous pareidolia-related threads here]

Religious pareidolia

Afreemind2007 — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:41:09 -0800

He's everywhere! previously on hot chocolate, shrimp, dental X-rays, a dog's ass and now on a couch. And we can't forget about the $28,000 grilled cheese sandwich. Religious pareidolia is here to stay.

surf this poem

dhruva — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:16:02 -0800

Three Invitations to a Far Reading "But what if some poems aren’t meant to be read at all? What if they are meant to be viewed? What if, like TV, they are meant to be surfed? " [via]

Lies, Lies, Damn Lies and Profit

snarfodox — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:24:54 -0800

Apophenia, pareidolia and type II statistical error are the product. People looking for signs, visions, miracles and portents are the market. Actual products can get you in trouble, but offering your services as a psychic or spiritualist seems to be safe. You will need a good memory and some public speaking ability. If you're good you can even try to tell the target audience what you're really doing and they'll do their best to convince you that your powers are real. Good luck.

You got your Jesus in my tortilla!

majcher — Mon, 06 Oct 2003 08:20:57 -0800

Pareidolia. This is my new favorite word. Seeing things that aren't there, whether it's Jesus or Satan, is just one of the neat tricks the human brain plays on itself. Here's a great collection of pareidolic photos, collected by thefolklorist.com. (Warning: Java)