41 Photos That Really Put Things Into Perspective

Brooks Atkinson, a famous reporter, said, “The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. A fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.” That might sound a little scary, but his idea is hard to ignore. As we grow older, we feel more and more like we understand all there is about life, our world, and everything else. It’s easy to think this way, but it’s not correct.

Whether it’s our fellow animals on Earth or our shared human experiences, the more knowledge we gain about our world, the clearer it becomes that we still don’t know much. There’s no doubt these pictures will change the way you see something.

That’s a whole lotta sugar

Okay, here’s something you might wish you could forget after you see it. It’s a display in a dental office that exhibits the high amount of sugar present in many everyday products.

It’s kind of shocking when you realize how much sugar is packed into these things, right? It’s a bit scary to think that we’re eating this much sugar so often, and even scarier to think about what it may be doing to our teeth every day. Guess we better ring up our dentist…

The happiest day of her life

For a lot of folks, their wedding day is the most joyous day they’ve ever had. The day where all the preparations come together to celebrate love in a way you’ll always remember. It’s absolutely magical. But, for this particular girl, it seems her wedding day wasn’t the most joyous day of her life.

It’s pretty clear she was tickled pink, but judging from her face, she was over the moon when she got to meet the Hollywood heartthrob, Rob Lowe. Who can blame her? Rob is a true celebrity crush. But hey, don’t forget to share some of that grin with your husband!

What earth would look life if it had rings

If you like science fiction (or if you’re just curious about outer space), you’ve probably pondered what life would be like on a different planet. Many agree it wouldn’t be all that cozy on any of them. But it’s pretty impossible to resist the thought of living on Saturn.

Imagine how beautiful the evening sky would be with all those rings. Check out these pictures. This is how our planet’s skyline would appear if we had Saturn’s rings.

The blackest paint around

Funny enough, we never really pondered about the various kinds of black. We usually just associated black with being simply black. But there’s a stark contrast between the blackness of nighttime and the black seen within a cave. Similarly, there’s a comparable significant difference between a regular black paint and THIS black paint.

We aren’t sure how it’s created, but it sure is astonishing. Someone chose to experiment with two coins: they coated one with everyday paint, while the other got a layer of this ultra-black paint. The end result is absolutely mind-blowing. The details of the coin covered in super-black paint are not visible at all.