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| American Airlines pasted in. |
None of these photos are photoshopped – they’re all actual photos. Can you figure out what’s going on?
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| Delusions of grandeur |
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| Sibling rivalry: "You move over." "No, you move over." |
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| Santa splat. |
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| Gotcha. |
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| Danger. |
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| New propeller design. |
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| Smoke angel. |
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| Ghost ship. |
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| Birds of a feather. |
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| Let go. |
Explanations
American Airlines pasted in – Planes fly in low at Maho Beach, Sint Maarten, Netherlands.
Delusions of grandeur – Shadow cast by different plane.
Sibling rivalry – Photo was taken by a telephoto lense which makes the two planes seem closer together.
Santa splat – Obviously, Santa isn’t real.
Gotcha – Fingers are holding up a small toy airplane.
Danger – A low-flying plane in Greece.
New propeller design – A digital camera scans an image from top to bottom. When taking a photo of a fast-moving object, like this propeller, the camera captures different images at different times.
Smoke angel – A C-17 Globemaster III released flares which are created into an angel shape by the vortex from the engines.
Ghost ship – This image is an artifact from the satellite photo.
Birds of a feather – Photo was taken by a telephoto lens which makes the planes and birds seem to occupy the same space.
Let go – Someone is holding up a model toy airplane which seems to be part of the building.
Sources:
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