Oh, the horror! Oh, wait. Never mind – everything is A-OK, friends.

That’s the reaction you’ll probably have when you peruse through these 15 snapshots that aren’t what they seem at first glance.

Just remember: it’s only an optical illusion. It’s not what it seems. All is well…

1. Phew! That was scary.

Housemate was drying his fishing waders. Almost had to add the pants I was wearing to the laundry pile I was carrying after I opened the door
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2. What the heck?

That spooked the shit out of me ._.
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3. What happened to my wife?

Wife has fallen asleep beneath the paper. This freaked me out for a second.
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4. The eye is alive.

The snail in our office fish tank freaked me out today
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5. Don’t look directly at the demon flames.

Sunset reflection looks like demonic uprising
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6. Cut in half.

Long dog with a section missing
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7. There’s someone in the house!

Sister just freaked out, she thought someone was in her flat. It was just some clothes hanging up in front of the window.
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8. Yikes! Close call…

Found this while shopping. Store clerks almost gave me a heart attack.
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9. This would’ve scared me.

Son woke us up around 3am to tell us some guy was on our porch with a stick. After almost dying of a heart attack, we realized it was the paper delivery guy. With a branch. Trying to retrieve a mis-thrown paper from our roof while looking fucking terrifying.
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10. Come play with me…

My boyfriend’s niece tried to tell me goodbye from her window and almost gave me a heart attack.
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11. Don’t put that there!

I bought my wife (who’s a professional photographer) a thermos in the shape of a camera lens. It always gives me a mini heart attack when I see it like this.
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12. Evil clown bacon.

These bacon slices look like an evil clown…
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13. Okay…it’s just a jacket.

Scared the shit out of myself
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14. Slithering…belt.

When you walk in your room and have a mild heart attack
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15. Crime scene. Do not enter.

Someone spilled their smoothie in class, and now it looks like someone has been brutally murdered
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Have you ever accidentally snapped a photo like one of these?

If you have, please share them with us in the comments. Let’s see what you got!