The Zebra Woman and Other Confusing Photos That Prove You Shouldn’t Always Trust Your Eyes

Zebra Woman

We promised a zebra woman, and our word is our bond! Centaurs may be part human, part horse, but what do we call a full-bodied zebra with a human torso attached? Whatever name that is, it’s the perfect descriptor for this scene.

Scott McCloud explained once that humans can perceive shapes and images out of a couple of dots and lines. It has something to do with our tendency to see patterns where there are none. And the term for that is pareidolia.

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