Faces in things (robot edition)

My latest book, 'Ezra: The Elimination Of Suffering Robot', was recently published at Amazon for kindle.

Ezra:
The Elimination Of Suffering Robot

This is the blurb:

"The Elimination of Suffering Project have created a robot known affectionately as Ezra, with the primary objective of eliminating suffering.

However, it quickly becomes apparent that Ezra has a controversial approach to 'eliminating suffering'..."

Anyway, to promote the book, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a robot themed look at pareidolia.

That's just a fancy way of saying that this week's blog post features photos of inanimate objects that look like robots.

1) Death robot

This speed camera looks like some sort of homicidal robot from the future.

Credit: flickr

If I saw a speed camera like this, then I certainly wouldn't risk speeding!

Smiley faces in things (part 2)

It's only a few days until National Smile Day*, so to celebrate this week's blog post features another collection of pareidolia themed smiley photos.

* May 31st.

1) Smiley vertebrae

This is vertebrae C6. Look how happy it is to support you every day!

Credit: Orlando Science Center

On a related note, I'm thinking of removing my spine.
It's only holding me back.

Legal disclaimer: Not really. It's just a silly pun. #PleaseDontTryThisAtHome

Faces in things (Star Wars edition)

We're only a few days away from Star Wars Day (or May The Fourth Be With You Day, as it's also known), so that means it's time for another Star Wars themed blog post.

This week I take a look at Star Wars related pareidolia, or Star Wars faces in things for people who don't like long words! Collected below are a variety of Star Wars characters found in various objects and items, starting with a familiar coffee maker...

1) Darth Vader

"Luke, I am your coffee maker!"

Decaf Vader

"I find your lack of milk and sugar disturbing."

Faces in things (Celebrity edition!)

It's time for another pareidolia* themed blog post as I feature another collection of photos featuring faces in things. However, this time all of the photos feature a celebrity twist!

To turn things into a bit of a quiz, I've withheld the names of each celebrity, so see if you can recognise the celebrity featured in each photo. To start things off, I pity the fool who can't recognise the celebrity in this first photo...

* As regular readers of the Charles Fudgemuffin may remember, pareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing faces (or other items) in everyday objects and patterns.

1) This first photo features a celebrity who is definitely not getting on a plane...

"I ain't getting on no plane!"

Faces in things (part 2)

As I've mentioned before on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog, pareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing faces (or other items) in everyday objects and patterns.

Here are a few more examples of pareidolia...

1) Laughing slippers

I don't know what amused these slippers so much, but it was obviously hilarious.

Faces in things

Pareidolia sounds like it's a horrible tropical disease, but it's actually something far nicer. Pareidolia is simply the phenomenon of seeing faces (or other items) in everyday objects and patterns.

Here are a few examples of pareidolia...

1) Wooden dog

Here's a dog's face hiding in a piece of wood.

This wood has no bark. Or does it?

Smiley faces in things

"A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear."

I don't know who said that, but whoever it was, it's a cool quote.

"Pareidolia sounds like some weird medical condition, but in actual fact pareidolia is simply the phenomenon of seeing faces (or other items) in everyday objects and patterns."

I know who said that. It was me!

Anyway, tomorrow is International Day Of Happiness, so I thought it would be appropriate to combine smiles and pareidolia, and feature a selection of happy smiley faces found in everyday objects.

1) Smiley face beer!

First up is a smiley face which randomly appeared in the froth on a pint of lager. Appropriately enough, the smiley face actually even looks a little bit tipsy, or perhaps that's just pareidolia playing tricks with my brain.

Smiley face beer.