Pictures You Weren’t Supposed To See
The internet is a great resource for anyone to learn about pretty much anything they could ever dream of. You can earn a college degree, learn how to build a house on YouTube, teach yourself to cook, whatever you want.
The problem is, the internet is also a place to learn about things you didn't want to know, or see pictures that will ruin your childhood or your perception, like these photos coming up.
Mashed Potato Movie Magic
Have you ever wondered how ice cream companies get their product to look so perfect in pictures or commercials? The answer is mashed potatoes.
That's right, it's not even real ice cream, which would melt under all the necessary lighting.
Pineapples Don't Just Grow On Trees, You Know!
No, seriously, did you know that pineapples don't grow on trees? We didn't, and it's time the world knows the truth.
Turns out they just grow up from the ground like regular ol' flowers.
They Whip My Hair Back And Forth
Those perfect hair flips you see in shampoo commercials are only perfect thanks to this creepy green screen person who makes sure that everything looks the way it's supposed to.
If you want to have perfect hair, Pantene can't help, but a second person could.
Heart As Cold As Ice
You have probably never thought to yourself, "I wonder what a decellularized heart looks like."
But you get the answer anyway because that's exactly what you're looking at right now.
The Grass Really Is Greener
All those campus brochures you looked through or college tours you went on where you thought, "Wow, look how beautiful it looks"?
Those were all built on lies, spray-painted on by this man.
Golf Balls Or Jaw Breakers?
We're not sure who decided to start cutting open golf balls, and we're even more confused about what they found inside.
Do the colors mean anything? Does anything matter anymore?
Hallowed Ivy Uncovered Halls
All this time, you thought those old prestigious buildings were special and significant because of the ivy growing on them, but it's all a part of the hoax.
We did not sign up for stick-on ivy.
More Like A Quarter Cup O' Noodles
No wonder you're always left feeling hungry an hour after you make yourself a cup of noodles as a midnight snack!
This is like the half-bag of chips/half-bag of air trick except we didn't know about it.
I Need A Moment To Process
All those perfect displays of towels and sheets that you pictured some underpaid employee having to build and rebuild every time a customer tried to take one was a trick all along.
Do you feel foolish now? I know I do.
Does No One Tell The Truth Anymore?
A little part of us always knew that Subway might be lying to us about their footlong subs.
But we didn't want to have to admit that to ourselves or to anyone else.
This Is Why We Don't Exercise
Yes, these are a real human person's legs, and yes this is the photo we'll be showing anyone who tries to question why we don't want to work out with them.
Granted, this person just competed in the Tour de France, but still.
Sound The Alarm
It's not exactly how we pictured it, but it could've been worse.
It's far less exciting to simply flip a switch, and pulling a lever to sound an alarm feels a lot more significant, so we'll forgive them for deceiving us. This time.
It's Somehow Worse Than We Imagined
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a Furby looks like?
You probably haven't because the Furby you had as a child still haunts your dreams even now, so you try not to think about it at all, but here's the inside anyway.
We'll Stay On The Ground
Are you a person who has considered going bungee jumping but you've questioned it because you're not sure how safe it is?
If so, know that you've made the right decision because this is what the inside of a bungee cord looks like.
Let Me Break It Down For You
You may not think that a bowling ball would have a whole lot of anything inside of it.
But it turns out they're a lot fancier and more technical than you'd picture for a giant ball used to knock down pins.
What's Under The Mask?
Way to ruin the illusion. We'd much rather have gone the rest of our lives pretending that the Teletubbies weren't real people simply dressed in costumes.
But alas, here we are.
Before The Blocks
When you think about Legos, you're obviously going to picture building blocks, but what about the stage before they become those painful blocks that you hate to step on in the middle of the night?
That's what you're looking at now.
Time To Stall
Without stall doors, this public washroom goes from looking like a normal bathroom to looking like some weird room with floating toilets where Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter might hang out.
And we're not thrilled about it.
Birds Of A Featherless Complexion
You could've gone your whole life without seeing what an owl with no feathers looked like, but it's out there now.
It's happening and you can't unsee it after this.
She Deserves Extra Pets
What exactly is it that you're looking at in this photo?
That right there is an X-ray of a pregnant dog, aka the unsung heroes of motherhood, because look how many babies are in her stomach.
Step Behind The Magic Curtain
This one really hits home. All those times you asked your magic 8 ball for advice thinking there was some magical floating triangle inside this ball, it was really just a plain old magic 8 cylinder.
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
Liar Liar Pants On Fire
So, ice cream in commercials is really made of mashed potatoes, women in shampoo commercials don't flip their own hair, and big lighters are really just little lighters in disguise.
That's great.
Hawaiian Punch Hairstyle Hoax
You always thought that the li'l guy on the Hawaiian Punch bottle was such a cool, fun surfer with his fancy hairdo.
But all this time it was just a funky hat.
This Is Why You Stir Your Paint
Before you panic, that's not some sort of dead animal or anything in this can.
Turns out, if you don't stir your paint thoroughly enough—or at all—then this is what it's going to look like.
Preserve Paint Whenever Possible
First of all, did you know that fire hydrants went this deep into the ground? And second of all, why wouldn't you just paint the whole thing if you've already got the paintbrushes out?
How much money are you saving on paint?
Seems Like This Might Burn Your Food
If you ever feel the urge to take the metal covers off of your gas stove to see what happens, maybe don't.
Unless you're looking to be hosting your own magic show emphasized by columns of fire.
Laying The Foundation Of Lies
All this time you were walking around thinking you knew how bricks were made.
You were so sure that you understood the point of a bricklayer, and now you're questioning everything.
The Tiger Always Shows His Stripes
I'll be the first to admit I hadn't thought too much about this in the past, but from the little time we had thought about whether or not tigers had striped skin, we'd come to the conclusion that they didn't.
We were wrong, apparently.
An Air Escort
We're not exactly sure how we thought those giant power towers got into the middle of fields, but being airlifted in was definitely not what we were picturing.
Wouldn't it be easier to just build them there?
Talk About A Cliff Hanger
So now that you've found the cliff that completes the bar, what happens now?
It's a famous cliff distributed nationally on a granola bar and it doesn't even know how well-known it is.
This Is What You're Sleeping On
This looks like the beginning of a science fiction movie where some alien is going to emerge from behind one of these giant green pillars.
But what you're actually looking at is the inside of an air mattress.
Play Me Home
While it looks like it could be the upscale apartment of our dreams in some big city, what you're looking at is actually the inside of a guitar.
Unless you're an inch tall, you're going to have to keep looking for a new place to live.
Next Level Bathroom Break
It feels like we're interrupting some sort of private moment here...
How does someone even discover that they have the ability to do a handstand while going to the bathroom?
Stop You In Your Tracks
It makes sense that we didn't actually know how big something like a traffic light is, considering it's always floating 20 feet above our heads.
But it's still weird to see on land.
Pump The Brakes
We've never given that much thought to what the inside of a gas pump looks like, but if we had, this wasn't really what we were picturing.
There's a lot going on in there.
Franklin Doesn't Look So Friendly
You may think that turtles are slow, cute, harmless creatures.
But if this is what they're hiding inside their mouths, we don't want to go anywhere near those little guys anymore.
This Can't Be Safe
This right here is the reason your mother used to tell you that those rides at carnivals or fairs weren't safe for you to go on.
And now we realize just how right our mothers were.
Take Your Shot
Did anyone else think the balls simply dropped down into a pool table pocket and that was all there was to it?
There's a lot more mechanics to it than we thought.
Planting The Seeds Of Intrigue
For all of us that don't have a green thumb and manage to even kill plastic plants, it turns out there's a special way of planting tulip bulbs.
It's called "lasagna planting" and this is what it looks like.
Just What We Want Hanging Around Our Neck
Do people still buy pearl necklaces these days? We all know that pearls come from oysters.
But have you ever thought about how gross and slimy the inside of an oyster actually is?
It Sort Of Looks Like A Star Fish
This is what the inside of a cactus looks like after you cut it in half.
I thought that it would be pulpier and honestly, a lot more green on the inside.
That's The Same Way I Eat Their Chips
What you're looking at here is a truckload of potatoes being emptied into the Frito Lays factory.
I always thought that someone would unload them by hand but now that seems ridiculous.
What, No Money Inside?
The inside of a Visa card is way less impressive than any of us probably thought.
To be honest with you, I never considered that there would be an inside of a Visa card.
At Long Last, We Finally Know
This long and spooky-looking hallway is the back of a bowling alley.
Now all of our childhood imaginings about what it looked like back there can be put to rest.
They're Actually Really Pretty
Who knew that artichokes were beautiful and delicious? They're also much bigger than I had realized.
The purple flowers are lovely and if you weren't sold on artichokes, you should be now!
This Makes My Stomach Do A Flop
For those of you who have wondered, this is what it looks like from the top of Mount Everest.
This is way higher up than was fathomable from way down here...
There's Something Spooky About It
This is a view of a stage from the back looking out toward the audience. It's an incredible view don't you think?
This is where all the magic happens that we enjoy from the seats.
It's So Veiny
First off, it should be addressed that lily pads are huge??
Who knew about this? And not only are they big, but they also have really intricate vein systems going on underneath.
Everything I Knew About Sidewalks Is A Lie
Unless I am mistaken, that is a printer that is spitting out a new sidewalk of perfectly laid bricks.
Who else thought that it was someone's job to sit there and arrange them by hand?
Does Anyone Else Find This Kind Of Gross?
Apparently, this is what is called "candy waste" — 2,200 pounds of it to be exact.
It takes anywhere from 2-10 days to fill up depending on what's going on in the candy factory.
