30 Surprising Shadow Illusions That Baffled People

Leona Martinez

Have you ever tried to make shadow puppets with your hand? That sounds funny, hah. Not only children but adults also are interested in seeing the images created by hands and fingers. However, to play this game, you need to have a little extra skill. But you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy shadow play. Sometimes, all you need is just to look around, there are a lot of fantastic shadows that will blow your mind.


We have compiled a list of the most interesting shadows created by both inanimate and animate objects like windows, birds, trees and people. For example, they are the shadow of a truck saying "Hi" or the cat food bag's shadow looking like a cat. Scroll down to check them out. And upvote for your most impressive one.

#1. Playground shadows

Source: kopeikingallery.com


#2. The shadow of this truck says "Hi"

Source: reddit.com


#3. Tree's shadow

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#4. Found the Eye of Sauron while wine tasting

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#5. This spiders reflection in a pool

Source: reddit.com


#6. Shadow gives the impression of an infinite staircase

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#7. Mt Rainier shadow from my backyard

Source: reddit.com


#8. Who never thought about this?

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#9. Not everybody is what they seem

Source: reddit.com


#10. The sun melted the snow everywhere except where the bikes' shadows were

Source: reddit.com


#11. This cat food bag's shadow looks like a cat

Source: reddit.com


#12. Even the shadows in Scotland are plaid

Source: reddit.com


#13. The reflection of kitchen appliances looks like people on a park

Source: reddit.com


#14. The shadow of my plane formed a rainbow around it

Source: reddit.com


#15. Shadows of leaves from a tree during a solar eclipse

Source: reddit.com


#16. Why hello, little sundog

Source: reddit.com


#17. The shadow of this juice glass looks like a rose

Source: reddit.com


#18. My friend's golf team photo had some unfortunate shadows

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#19. This Einstein poster casts a sinister shadow

Source: reddit.com


#20. Proposed to my girlfriend and realized there is a heart in our shadows

Source: reddit.com


#21. When your life is a mess but you can still keep up appearances

Source: reddit.com


#22. I'm sure this shadow became self-aware

Source: reddit.com


#23. The shadow on his shirt makes it look like the guy in the back is badly photoshopped into the picture

Source: reddit.com


#24. The shadow from this glass bowl is beautiful and is probably the best picture I'll ever take!

Source: reddit.com


#25. My shoelace shadow looks like a man climbing a mountain

Source: reddit.com


#26. Untangled wire, looped shadow

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#27. These fishnet stockings made from the table’s shadow

Source: reddit.com


#28. When your life is a mess but you can still keep up appearances

Source: reddit.com


#29. Cool sticker shadow effect I saw this morning

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#30. Sitting on the couch with a headache and an ice pack on my head when my girlfriend tells me not to move

Source: reddit.com