They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but some of these would take way more than that to explain what is actually happening in them. Sometimes, someone happens to take a photo at just the right moment, leading to a perfect image that is elevated beyond the ordinary.

From the funny or frightening to the totally absurd, these are some of the most perfectly timed images ever taken, gathered from around the internet. Prepare to laugh, gasp or squint really hard, and definitely save your favourites so you can attempt to recreate them in your own time.

1. Wait, hold up a second…

Whether it was a freak storm or just age and decay that nobody noticed, it now looks like the power lines are holding up this pylon, rather than the other way around. Weird right?

2. Land, ahoy!


Don’t worry, this isn’t an image that has run aground in some horrific tragedy. It’s actually an amazing ship-shaped hotel in South Korea! I was going to make a horrible pun about hoping everything in the hotel is in ship shape, but instead I’ll just say that if you visit, the check-in desk should be your first port of call.

3. Runway, highway? What’s the difference


Now, you’d just think that the pilot was perhaps slightly p*ssed and took a wrong turning, wouldn’t you? But no, (thankfully) this is an ACTUAL airport runway, that just happens to go over a highway! Yeah, I would totally be avoiding that, I’d just keep on forgetting and having a heart attack every time I saw a plane just casually driving across it. Nah, mate, I’ll get the bus!

4. Reflections of the ghostly kind!


Wow. This awesome work of art isn’t a Halloween decoration designed to freak out your neighbours or an optical illusion that tricks your eye. Instead, it’s part of an exhibition located in Worpswede, Bremen, in Germany. It’s an awesome piece, but it would definitely have you questioning your vision if you didn’t know it was there!

5. Bear hug? Well, then how about a high five


This poor kid no doubt went from terrified to thrilled in a matter of seconds. Thankfully, this sweet and memorable moment was captured forever by one keen-eyed, well-timed photographer! Cute!

6. Cloud trolling


I don’t know about cloudbusting, but I think cloud trolling is certainly a thing after looking at this! This sky fluff masquerading as a UFO has definitely made for an awesome pic! Let’s hope it didn’t fool too many people, though!

7. What’s new pussycat?


Now, I’ve always been the first to say that my cats are always watching me, but this takes the biscuit! If I had to guess, I’d say this cat was 50% cat and 50% hurricane.

8. You’re number one!


This moss growing in the ground has managed to somehow form the most perfect looking number one that I’ve ever seen in my life. That would definitely give you a confidence boost if you looked down while walking to work.

9. You’re fading away from me…


Wow, who thought that filing cabinets could actually disappear!? It’s not actually a vanishing cabinet, like the one in Harry Potter, it’s just the shine on it and a perfectly structured picture position that is making it seem that way! Amazing!

10. The changes of the seasons in one shot!


How beautiful is this!? From autumn right through to spring, these trees take you all the way through the seasons with the colour of their leaves, so all you have to do to time travel is walk a couple of meters. Definitely a good spot for a Facebook cover photo.

11. Be my shining light


This light shining through this glass vase has been beautifully captured creating the prettiest rainbow! Completely magical, one of a kind, and completely temporary.

12. My cup runneth over…or not as the case may be!


Wow, how did this tea NOT overflow!? Sure, it’s made for an awesome pic, but there’s definitely some matrix sh*t going on here!

13. Looks like heaven!


This just looks like someone has sneaked into heaven and taken a picture, but it’s actually a bird’s eye view of the CNN Tower in Toronto! Absolutely stunning, even if it looks kind of like an evil genius’ lair.

14. Red or green, which is clearer?


You might have heard that the grass is always greener on the other side, but that’s not always true! Today, it’s all about whether or not the grass, or trees, are redder on the other side! Plus, with a road like this you can choose what colour leaves you have to clean off your car every morning.

15. A golf ball found INSIDE a log!


Wow. Lots of people lose their golf balls while playing, but they usually hit them into the lake or accidentally put them into the woods. Managing to hit your golf ball hard enough to embed it in a tree is definitely something to be proud of.

16. This actually makes our eyes cry slightly…


Apparently, this was taken where there’s usually a huge pond, that sinks every dry season, leaving a high tide mark that lasts throughout the rest of the year. Trippy, much!?

17. More cloud trolling?


This cold front in west Texas totally looks like those cloud floofs are at it again with the trolling! Looks cool, though doesn’t it!? (That was an unintentional pun, I swear!)

18. Looks like the mirrors are pretty good trolls too!


This reflection of a tunnel in these mirrored glasses looks amazing! Looks like the photographer has inadvertently captured the album cover for a new electronic dance album! Someone call Daft Punk, quick!

19. Photographic proof that witches DO exist!


Not only do witches exist, but they also compete in water sports, apparently! If The Wizard of Oz is right about what happens to witches when they come into contact with water, then you’d think that would be the least likely thing they’d want to do!

20. Let go of me, demon!

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This picture of a woman shaking out her sheets looks exactly like a red Dementor from Harry Potter! It is slightly terrifying but the woman doesn’t look phased in the slightest. Maybe she deals with laundry demons all the time?

21. Nice hair…oh wait

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This woman’s hair lined up with this guy’s head so perfectly, he actually managed to pull it off! She ruined it by moving an inch and the man’s lack of hair was revealed to the world, how sad. However, maybe he later saw the footage and decided to try a new look!

22. The ultimate backstab

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This one is just so insane! The way she is leaning forward actually makes it look like she has just been stabbed. It’s pretty dark but whoever took this picture should be proud, especially since it puts a funny twist on what was obviously a very formal event.

23. It’s a flying antelope!

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This is quite possibly the coolest creature ever and I wish that it actually existed. Oh well, at least whoever captured this photo made me think that it was real, even if for just a second. Let’s just hope it doesn’t have the temper of a swan.

24. Hey horse, why the long… faces?

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This could possibly be the most unholy creation ever to have been photographed. Thankfully, it’s just “perfect” timing that created this picture, and not some kind of mutant horse with a second muzzle for taking smaller bites of hay.

25. Someone get me the holy water

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Is it just me or does this girl look possessed?! It’s terrifying! Thankfully, this picture was just taken when her eyes were closed and her fabulous shimmery white eyeshadow was on full display, making it look like her entire eyes are freakishly white.

26. Blast off through the clouds

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Not all of these perfectly timed photos are confusing and horrifying. This one is absolutely beautiful and reminds us of the incredible achievements humans have made in history, like literally leaving our planet!

27. It’s a centaur… or a centostritch?

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Ahh well, we had a brief respite before some more terrifying perfectly timed photos came our way. This one really is the stuff of nightmares, as if ostriches weren’t scary enough already, now we have a half-human hybrid! I wonder how fast it could run?

28. Yet another unattainable standard for men

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This could be the most perfectly timed photo yet, it’s hilarious! I mean, the man has a nice body yes but with a cat for a head, he looks even better!

29. Amazing advertising

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Wow, this really is a unique look and this guy is definitely pulling it off! From the expression on the guy on the left’s face, he definitely knew the photo was being taken, and found it just as funny as I do!

30. Someone, somewhere just got smited

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This is just such an incredibly awesome photo that I really wish I had taken it myself. The way the lightning strikes right down the middle of the rainbow is so poetically beautiful, not that I’m poetic in the slightest. I wonder if the pot of gold is slightly singed?

31. Human technology is weird

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The timing of this photo is just completely out of this world, I am very impressed! It makes it look like humans operate using some kind of advanced alien technology, it’s very cool…

32. The moment chaos ensued

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This is such an awesomely hilarious shot that perfectly captures everyone’s reactions! Can we just take a minute to appreciate how amazing this dad is? He put his son first, even if it meant leaving himself open to a potential black eye!

33. Holy toilet bowl

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Is this God’s toilet or something? The way the sunlight is shining in so perfectly makes it seem as though there has definitely been some divine intervention. I’d be afraid to use it at all, in case I accidentally caused a miracle or something while trying to flush.

34. Could this be the perfect picture of all time?

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I simply cannot fault this picture, it’s absolutely flawless! The way the setting sun lines up perfectly down the centre is just too much, I need a huge printout of this picture! It almost looks as if it was painted, despite being taken on a phone.

35. The tree of life?

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Trees are definitely underrated and underappreciated, this picture shows exactly why that’s the case! Just look at them, they are magical creations. This one in particular looks like it could be shedding magical glitter, or just sap…

36. Perfect timing for a true hero

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Firemen truly are humanity’s guardian angles and this perfect timing picture shows how true that is! Even the way the fireman is focussed so much on his job that he doesn’t realise his accidental golden wings is admirable.

37. Is it a bird, is it a plane?

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Wow, this picture certainly is impressive! This photographer caught the shot just in time, in order to make it look like this mighty bird of prey has jets attached to its talons. As if eagles weren’t scary enough to begin with…

38. We see you, yawning man

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It’s easy to imagine the Armed Forces as one unstoppable machine, but it’s actually made up of totally fallible individuals. This picture shows the potential for an embarrassing human moment can strike anyone, but the poor yawning soldier must have been mortified the first time he saw it.

39. “Let me get that for you…”

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This guy decided to give this basketball player a helping hand and get that pesky boogie out of his nose, what a nice man! It definitely wasn’t an accidental touch after attempting to swipe the ball out from under him, no siree.

40. Why should humans be the only ones who get an ice cream?

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