Pictures Aren't Photoshopped

1.) What you're seeing is actually the after effects of a toxic chemical spill in Hungary, and the exact line where the sludge rose to before receding (click this link for more pics from different areas, if you're still not convinced). The red stuff in the sludge is iron oxide (the stuff that gives rust its color), and the sludge is usually kept in a reservoir. 2.) No, you are not ascending into the fourth circle of hell. This is actually one of about a hundred decorated subway stations under Stockholm, Sweden, where the natural bedrock ceiling has been painted. Each station has its own design, earning them the title of world's longest art gallery. Click here for more info. 3.) This Peanuts-themed Abbey Road cover re-creation was placed on a Japanese road to promote a new ride at Universal Studios Japan. It's only an adorable bout with surrealism from the perfect angle. This is the same picture from another angle

This is not a Photoshop. It's not an optical trick. And it's not an illustration. It's just a simply great photo taken near the Linevo village, in the Volgograd region of Russia. A wild firestorm went through the village and its surroundings, destroying 80 houses. Nobody knows what was the origin, but at least the phone lines are still working

This is a real-life optical illusion from Brazilian artist Regina Silveira.

This melting building is actually just a regular building covered in a huge tarp with the Dali-esque design painted on it. It's covering an apartment building undergoing renovation in Paris. This is a photo of the U.S.-Mexico border, the fence forming the black line down the middle (you can see the fence to the right in the foreground). And before you rush in to make some racist comment about how the American side is a bustling civilization and the Mexican side is a deserted wasteland, you have the two mixed up. That's Mexico on the right. They look like stills from Inception, but they're actually photographs by French artist Philippe Ramette and instead of spending $150 million, he just turned his camera sideways. We could've really chosen any of his pictures, because they're all beautifully surreal. These photos are of a real room in a French hotel, which offers the world's best or worst night's sleep, depending on which side of your body you sleep on.

Michael Paul Smith is not a city sized monster, he's just an extreme modeling enthusiast and he creates miniature world models. These worlds took thousands of hours of painstaking, meticulous detailing.

fellis: This is a real-life optical illusion from Brazilian artist Regina Silveira. This is cool

This monster bookshelf is Kansas City's main library. The architecture was designed to make the exterior portion look like arranged books.. Link with more info.