Pareidolia is the incorrect perception of inanimate objects: sometimes it seems like they have faces, sometimes we see shapes in the clouds. You’ve probably experienced this if you’ve seen your dog’s face in a banana slice or if you’ve ever been frightened by a tap that’s “looking” at you in the darkness.
The 28-year-old patient shows up at the hospital with distressing symptoms. He explained to the doctors that he felt really bad chest discomfort and had been coughing badly for quite some time. The medical staff knew right away there was no time to waste, so he was scheduled for an X-ray. Weirdly, there was nothing unusual about the X-ray results. The patient just had a mass in his lungs that they needed to remove as soon as possible. Sure, it wasn’t the best news for the man, but it was certainly nothing the doctors hadn’t seen before. But that first opinion changed on the day of the surgery. Not only was the whole operation more difficult than they’d initially expected, but the mass they removed from the patient had an unusual shape. When the probe was sent for further investigation, the doctors were puzzled: it was a small fir tree!
Sometimes we like some movies so much that right after we finish watching them, we want to learn as many details about them as possible. We are interested in things about the shooting process, the acting and directing, and other things that are connected with the creative process. The things we see on the screen are the final “polished” product and many interesting moments are left outside of the attention of the audience.
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