3. Pedra do Telégrafo, Rio de Janeiro
While this optical illusion is seen best in photos taken from certain angles, it’s still an interesting one that should be mentioned on this list. I’m sure you’ve seen this kind of picture where people are hanging off the edge of a rock as if death were imminent. In fact, social media is full of these types of pictures.
In most cases, they are taken at Pedra do Telégrafo in Rio de Janeiro. What these photos don’t show is that in reality there’s another rock less than a meter beneath the one in the photos. Anyway, we made sure to come up with a picture in which you can see both rocks.
People hanging in the air with one slip preventing them from falling to their deaths in a presumed abyss below is nothing more than a photo opportunity done from the right angles.
