4 Famous Landmarks That Look Nothing Like You Think. We've all seen countless images of the most well-known landmarks in the world.
However, the following photos reveal the shocking truth behind some of those landmarks, sort of like the first time you saw a picture of the dehydrated crocodile anus hiding beneath Gene Simmons' KISS makeup. #4. The Heads on Easter Island Are Actually Full Statues thethinkbox Easter Island, one of the most isolated places in the world, is known for the giant disembodied heads that dot its landscape like the basketball court at a Taliban rec center. The thing is, those heads aren't disembodied at all -- they're the tops of giant stone statues that have been buried up to their necks like Ted Danson in Creepshow.
. #3. Getty Paris and its world-famous robot Skeletor penis have always been icons of class and sophistication. Industrialist Andre Citroen rented the Effiel Tower for an entire decade and emblazoned it with his own name, which incidentally was also the name of his auto company. Messynessychic. 4 Buildings That Defy the Laws of Gravity. Safety is always a concern these days, and that's kind of a bummer, because sometimes a person just wants to show up to their tedious day job at a building that's at least kind of terrifying.
Just looking at the following freaks of modern architecture makes us want to dial up a team of first responders to be at the ready for the disaster that appears to be moments away from happening. Imagine what it's like for the lucky bastards who get to work at places like ... #4. CCTV Headquarters The CCTV headquarters is home to one of China's largest television broadcasters. Getty For the record, that massive overhanging part with nothing underneath it is as tall as most skyscrapers are wide. Archello.com Like we said, something you probably have no interest in doing. #3. When the WoZoCo apartments were built in Amsterdam, 100 units were planned, but only 87 would meet regulations without expanding the building outward. LeonL thewoodfile #2. Jan Krutisch #1.
Simon Bentley As you can see, they nailed it. 11 Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Scenes Created by Nature. One thing we've discovered over and over again is that nature is always weirder than what we give it credit for.
That's why, for instance, some of the most staggering naturally occurring landscapes on Earth don't look like they belong on Earth at all. They look like they were created in a lab, or beamed down to our world from a distant fold in the universe. Tell us you wouldn't think you'd been kidnapped by aliens if one day you woke up to see ... #11. The 3N Cave That soon-to-be-eaten-by-a-monster explorer up there has obviously stumbled upon the undead carcass of an alien supercreature, one that crash landed in a cave on our planet millions of years ago.
Atlas ObscuraThis must be the teenage alien boy's room. Actually, those are just salt crystals growing in 3N Cave in Iran. 3N is the world's largest salt cave, extending over 7,000 yards. Atlas ObscuraKingdom of the Crystal Spinal Column just doesn't have the same ring to it. 8 Real Photographs That Prove Hell Exists on Earth. A wise and sagely woman once posited that heaven is a place on a Earth.
And if that's true, then hell is just two exits down on the left. Oh, it exists, do not doubt it. It's real, it's right here and I have the goddamn pictures to prove it. Literally. These are images damned by God. His Coming Shall Be Foretold "Welp, looks like we've angered the Hellephant again. This is actually an undoctored picture of a fire at a chemical factory in the Netherlands. His Shadow Shall Block the Sky This is what happens immediately after you finish signing that contract with Satan, and all you're left with is a mysteriously echoing laugh. OK, so it's actually a picture of a volcanic eruption at Fimmvorduhals in Iceland. What, you thought I was kidding about the Dark Eclipse coming right before the Earth starts bleeding?
This is a picture of, no shit, a place called Blood Falls in Antarctica. Ladies and gentlemen, we have done a great disservice to a man; all this time, H.P. His Servants Are Among Us.