5 Insanely Huge Things You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. We're starting to get the feeling that every engineer's life goal is to make something really fucking huge.
All the jaw-dropping objects on this list are surely quite useful, and some of them might even need to be this gigantic to do their jobs. But we think that mainly somebody just wanted to see how big they could make them: #5. The Massive Ship That Carries Other Massive Ships Freek van Arkel Here's a prime example: We suspect this giant ship that is carrying a bunch of other giant ships is the result of a drunken bet between millionaires who wanted to see just how many boats they could pile on top of each other without sinking them.
W.J.Hordijk/Vessel TrackerRich man's Jenga isn't for pussies. Actually, this is the MV Blue Marlin, a "heavy lift ship" with a deck as long as two football fields, designed to transport all sorts of enormous objects over water -- not just other ships but entire gas refineries and ... whatever the hell this is. U.S. VersabarPronounced "The Cllaaaaaaawwwwww. " 20 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 11) It's time again for our most popular feature, in which we take photos that have made millions of Internet users scream "FAKE!
" and prove that they are, in fact, real. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 and Part 10. #20. Oakley Taps into a New Market Frank Korte/Guenter Kamlage/epa/Corbis"Deal with it. " Even though it looks like a still from some goofy CGI ad they'd show during the Super Bowl (maybe the cool fly is about to drink a tiny bottle of Pepsi), this is an actual photograph of a set of 2-millimeter-wide sunglasses being worn by a common housefly.
The picture was submitted to a science photo competition back in 2005 to promote advances in laser machining (you can make things ridiculously tiny now!). #19. Mario ModestoA rule 365 million years in the making. 19 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 12) It's time again for another installment of our popular feature wherein we show you photographs that are 100 percent real, despite the fact that they all look 100 percent fake.
In case you missed the previous installments, here is a season-by-season recap of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous installments, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, and Part 11. Although you can probably just jump right in, this isn't Breaking Bad or anything. #19. The Demon Cloud Awakens Rival Gustavo / National Geographic Somewhere down on the ground, Brendan Fraser is running like hell away from that thing. If you're one of the few people who don't see the face of a gigantic terror demon scowling at some poor soul out of frame to the left, congratulations, you have one of those brains that don't project gargantuan horror onto everyday things. And only slightly more terrifying ... #18. Rafitorres.Tumblr.com #17. 19 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 13) It's time again for another installment of our popular feature wherein we show you photographs that are 100 percent real, despite the fact that they all look 100 percent fake.
In case you missed the previous installments, here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous installments, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, and Part 12. Or you can just read this one on its own; we don't pretend to know how busy your schedule is. #19. Your Artsy Photographer Friend Finally Learned Photoshop Roni BintangThe red symbolizes "color.
" This looks like somebody decided to toy with mixing color with grayscale, maybe as an homage to the "girl in the red coat" from Schindler's List. But it's actually an undoctored photo taken in the aftermath of a volcano eruption in Indonesia. . #18. Via ThisIsColossal.com"I see a red door and I want it painted black ... then sometimes I go a little overboard. " 21 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photosphopped (Part 8) This is the latest edition of our most popular feature, in which we demonstrate that the truth is stranger than Photoshop.
Here are more photos that will make every poster in the comment section scream "FAKE! " but are absolutely real. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6 and Part 7. And now ... #21. Via Buzzhunt.co.uk This looks like a bank of escalators seconds before they were buried under a lava flow, but it's actually one of about a hundred decorated subway stations under Stockholm, Sweden, where the natural bedrock ceiling has been painted. If nothing else, it has to make it a hell of a lot easier to figure out if you're at the right stop. 18 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 9) As we've demonstrated many times before in our most popular feature on Cracked, the forces of the universe love the sound of people shouting "Fake!
" at their computer screens, and photographers love to capture the proof. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6, Part 7 and Part 8. And now ... #18. The Ancient One Awakens from His Long Slumber Church of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterAnother normal day at Innsmouth Beach. It looks like three surfers are about to be devoured by a Lovecraftian sea monster or a horde of giant octopi. 17 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 10) It's time again for our most popular feature, in which we take photos that have made millions of Internet users scream "FAKE!
" and prove that they are, in fact, real. In case you missed the previous episodes, here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 and Part 9 (whew!). #17. This Is Not Two Photos Cropped Together American Photo Even after four years of this, we almost deleted this one as a particularly lazy fake (open Photoshop, select bottom half of picture, move some saturation sliders around, done). 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 ...
CivertanUntil someone figures out a way to bottle and market it. ... until suddenly it's not. . #16. Daily Mail"The Hulk's hungover again. 18 Old-Timey Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. We've worked long and hard here at Cracked to make it clear that the past was badass.
All you have to do is sift through old-timey photos, and you quickly realize that people back then possessed neither sanity nor a sense of self-preservation. Trust us, the explanation behind these seemingly inexplicable photos tends to make them even more baffling. "Gentlemen, We Can Rebuild Him. We Have the Technology ... " So ... what can that be other than two Nazi scientists doing repairs on a robot super-soldier? Actually, this 1964 pic from Popular Science depicts the wizards/Nazi scientists at Walt Disney Studios building an automated caveman for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Walt Disney was quick to calm the world's fears about his horrifying creations, reminding everyone that only he knew "the killing code. " A Bicycle Built for ... This 1890s photo is of the legendary "Armless Wonder" Charles B. In the compassionate late 19th century, being born with a deformity meant joining the circus. 17 More Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. As we've demonstrated many times before, sometimes the truth is stranger than Photoshop.
15 More Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. Welcome to the fifth installment in our never-ending quest to bring you the craziest, realest images on the web (see Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four).
We know some of you folks out there are going to scream "Fake" no matter what anyway, but we figured we'd stress one more time that these images are, unfortunately, completely real. On the Set of 2 Ark, 2 Furious: Noah's Revenge Everyone's reaction to this one can be summed up as, "What's the big deal?
It's just two pics, one of a giant oil tanker and one of a peaceful little town--OH HOLY FUCK THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO BE CRUSHED. " That is in fact one photo, of the The Pasha Bulker, a ship that famously ran aground in 2007 within spitting distance of that little Australian community there. It's the Tasmanian Devil, Get in the Car This spontaneous tornado photo looks like the kind of CGI you see in made-for-TV movies. 16 More Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. As we established in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series: Sometimes, real life is stranger than Photoshop. This is the third edition in our chronicle of jaw-dropping pics that make you shout "FAKE!
" the moment you see them, but in fact are not. Even if, in some cases, we really wish they were ... The Predator Checks a Map This undoctored photo is part of an art project--and possibly also an awesome assassination scheme--where they meticulously paint clothing to match the surroundings. We can't imagine how much time they must have put into creating photos that, after all that effort, will be dismissed as Photoshop by nearly every single viewer. The Scene of the Most Hardcore LARP in the World This looks more like a painting than Photoshop, but it's actually an enormous, elaborate set from the opera Ein Maskenball with a scene depicting Death reading from the book of life.
17 More Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. This is the fourth installment of our series where we prove that sometimes, real life is stranger than Photoshop (see Part One, Part Two and Part Three). So enjoy our continuing chronicle of jaw-dropping pics that make you shout "FAKE! " the moment you see them, but in fact are not. Even if, in some cases, we really wish they were ... A Glitch in the Matrix That car rendered from what looks like vector graphics from an old-school arcade game is a wire-frame sculpture by artist Benedict Radcliffe. Reportedly, it received a ticket for being illegally parked, though if we had been there we'd have quickly gotten another ticket for climbing inside, picking it up and running down the street making engine sounds.
And in Season 6 of Lost, They Reveal That the Island is Actually an Ocean What appears to be the background for a cheesy 80s album cover is actually an untouched photo from Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, the largest salt flat in the world. "But This Store Goes to 11... " And Its Second Victim... 15 MORE Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. Sometimes, real life is stranger than Photoshop. This is the second in our series about jaw-dropping pics that make you shout "FAKE! " 17 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 6) As we've demonstrated many times before, sometimes the truth is stranger than Photoshop. 17 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped (Part 7) As we've demonstrated many times before, sometimes the truth is stranger than Photoshop.
For those of you still unconvinced, we present the latest installment in our ongoing quest to show you every picture that has ever looked ridiculously fake, but isn't. In case you missed them, here's Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, the gritty reboot that doesn't acknowledge the previous editions and Part Six. And now ... #17. To Join This Fraternity, You Must Swallow a Goldfish Whole... This goldfish looks like it's a crappy rubber movie prop. . #16. These weird clouds are called rolling clouds and sometimes precede thunderstorms and a lot of soiled pants from anyone on the ground who's never seen one before. If wacky conspiracy nuts go crazy over airplane contrails, we can't wait to see them talk about the weather-control technology cloud highways that the government is using to send messages into space. 15 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped. It's hard to be amazed by anything you see online, when you know any teenager with a computer and a pirated copy of Photoshop can cobble together a fake photograph in minutes.
Unfortunately this means there's a whole bunch of jaw-dropping yet real pics that the internet declared "FAKE! " the moment they appeared. A couple of times a year we collect the most amazing/ridiculous examples. Enjoy the first 15 images below, be sure to follow the link at the end for the rest of our mind-boggling library. The Machine Apparently Made to Saw the World in Half What appears to be some normal-sized machine cropped and pasted onto a skyline is actually a gigantic machinized monstrosity designed for excavation by some Germans.