Gravity is one of the fundamental forces of the entire Universe. No matter where you go, it might be weak or strong, but you can never escape its influence completely. Such are the unbreakable laws of Physics. However, it may not be completely true after all if these pictures are anything to go by. Even if what goes up must come down, perhaps, sometimes, it can stay floating sideways. Here are 40 pictures (some are photoshopped, and some are tricks of light) where the world refused to accept the existence of gravity.
1. Sideways Bicycling
This is clearly a picture turned on its side. However, more often than not, viewers think it’s the shadows that are the real bicyclists at first glance. Just goes to show how easy it is to fool our eyes if we are not paying attention.
2. Bent Light
Another picture that is all about the angles. At first glance, it looks like a very steep hill in the middle of a park. However, it’s actually the lamp post that is bent out of shape. The fact that it is still functioning just adds to covering the illusion.
3. Levitating On Sand
This woman is enjoying a sunny day out on the sandy beach with her amazing levitation powers. Well, she is not levitating, the black spot beside her is not her disjointed shadow. It is her towel. The brightness of the picture is also making it tough to see the line where she is sitting on the sand.
4. Sinking Ship
In 2012, the ocean liner Costa Concordia hit a reef and sank after her Captain violated maritime rules of safety. The disaster claimed the lives of 32 people on board. However, even in disaster, a lens titled to align with the sinking wreckage shows a beautiful scene of it gradually getting engulfed by the ocean.
5. A Balcony with a view
This is an actual photograph created in 2001 by artist Philippe Ramette. The background is the skyline of Hong Kong. The structure is made of metal, that looks like it belongs to a bigger submerged vessel. However, there is no confirmation about it.
6. Perfect to the Second
This is a picture from a hiking spot. The picture had to be taken at the perfect millisecond because, otherwise, it is impossible to catch a jet airplane so close to the second. Imagine the thoughts going through the minds of the two hikers!
7. Interstellar exists?
If you have seen Christopher Nolan’s Inception or Interstellar, you might think it is a still from one of those movies. It actually is not. However, it is a photoshopped image. It’s a drone’s view of the area, photoshopped and merged into a rolling view.
18. Synchronised Sitting
You have heard of synchronized swimming and diving. But have you ever witnessed a synchronized gravity-defying pose? It takes considerable strength to hold that pose at an angle, with half of your body submerged in water. Kudos to the team!
19. More Proof Of a Curved Earth
The phenomenon on display here is called “depth compression”. It is an extreme example of it that takes place an ultra-wide picture is taken in one shot. It makes for a beautiful optical illusion, one has to admit.
20. An accident
Is it a UFO or is it a plane? It is neither. It is a car that is defying gravity, or so it would seem. Here’s the hint to deciphering the picture: turn it upside down! So, it is actually a sunken car with only its roof sticking out. The people on the side are the reflections on the water.