54 mind-boggling photos from the past decade that will make you look twice

oddly of the decade

Each year, Reuters editors compile a list of the oddest photos in their archive that were taken that year.
But we wondered, what were the weirdest photos taken this decade?
So we went through hundreds of photos from every list Reuters compiled over the past 10 years and created the ultimate list of what we think are the truly oddest photos taken in the 2010s.
Some of these mind-boggling photos aren't what they seem to be.
Others show us some of the most shocking and unusual creations, events, and phenomena of our time.
Take a look at the oddest pictures of the decade.
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Some photos play with scale in an odd way. This picture of a giant keyboard makes this child appear tiny.

Source: The Telegraph

Similarly, this giant drum kit makes humans appear miniature.

Source: Reuters

This poster appears to be a real, giant cat staring someone down.

Source: Business Insider

Here, tiny foods and tiny objects make the cook's hands look gigantic.

Source: Reuters

This man looks tiny landing on Jump Trump — an inflatable structure featuring a giant image of President Donald Trump's face.

Source: Insider

And these swimmer dolls make the actual swimmer look like a giant.

Source: BBC News, Reuters

Speaking of big heads, this giant Darth Vader head in the sky is actually a hot air balloon.

Source: CBS News

Some of these photos are odd because the characters in them feel out of place, like this photo of a pair of Darth Vaders sipping tea.

Source: Reuters

Similarly, this school marching band dressed as Stormtroopers is an odd sight to see.

Source: BBC

So is this photo of a person in a Tyrannosaurus rex costume at a London Comic-Con washing their tiny hands.

Source: Reuters

And at a New York Comic-Con, two men dressed as characters from "Dragon Ball Z" were causally using their phones.

Source: MSN

Although this runner is part of a charity run in London where participants dress in inflatable sumo costumes, this photo makes it seem like he was the only one.

Source: Metro UK

Some photos are just delightfully odd, like this one. A grown man cools off with a Kermit the Frog doll to keep him company.

Source: New York Post

This photo of a dog resting gracefully on a buffalo's behind is delightfully odd.

Source: Reuters

And so is this Atlantic seal pup with a bashful expression.

Source: Insider

How nice would it be to walk on a plane and see that Yoda was sitting next to you on a Star Wars-themed flight? Odd, but fun.

Source: Business Insider

This sight of plants growing out of jeans is delightfully odd.

Source: Insider

This odd-looking dog is a Komondor. People also call them 'mop dogs.'

Source: News18, All Things Dogs

Some of these photos are not what they seem to be at first, like this photo of boys with inflated swim trunks.

Source: The Atlantic

These are actors dressed as a 'Yetis' on a tour bus.

Source: Reuters

These aren't really zombies — they're makeup artists eating dinner in their zombie makeup at ComicCon in New York.

Source: Reuters

These people dressed as Smurfs are just a few of the almost 3,000 people that broke the record for most people dressed as Smurfs in Lauchringen, Germany.

Source: Gulf News, Business Insider

This photo may look like a four-legged human, but it's actually just the bottom half of two dancers passing each other at an Irish Dancing Competition in Scotland.

Source: CBS News

No that's not Santa wakeboarding — it's a man in a Santa mask and coat.

Source: NBC News

What would it look like to wakeboard on land? Probably a lot like this.

Source: Business Insider

No, that's not a real panda — it's a Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival volunteer employee wearing a panda costume sliding down an ice sculpture in Harbin, China.

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Some of these photos look odd because they are perfectly timed. This photo of a woman using a cannabis oil vaporizer was so perfectly timed that it looks like the woman doesn't have a face.

Source: Insider

This perfectly-timed silhouette shot is a sight to see. A man walks past a 1986 fiberglass sculpture commonly named "The Headington Shark."

Source: Reuters, Business Insider

This seemingly-ominous scene couldn't be less scary. It's actually just a bunch of people applying face masks to break a record.

Source: Business Insider

Some odd photos are just photos of odd works of art. Here, people bathe in a decommissioned city bus named "le bus piscine."

Source: NBC, Business Insider

Here, an artist displays her makeup at the Taiwan International Tattoo Convention.

Source: Calgary Herald

A German man name Rolf Buchholz holds the world record for the man with the most piercings with his 480 piercings.

Source: Daily Mail UK, Business Insider

Over in London, fashion gets weird.

Source: News18, Business Insider

Some of these photos are odd simply because the subject matter is odd. Zorica Rebernik is obsessed with the color red.

Source: Reuters, Business Insider

I've never seen a pillow fight like this! People celebrate International Pillow Fight Day in Taiwan.

Source: Business Insider

Here, two ladies practice Acro yoga — a mixture of yoga and acrobatics — on a subway platform.

Source: City Lab

Ivan Stoiljkovic can attract metal objects to his body.

Source: India Times

Students of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college also have an uncommon talent. Here, they do leg splits as they study for an exam and a performance.

Source: Business Insider

People sit inside coffins during a "living funeral" event as part of a "dying well" program, in Seoul, South Korea. This ceremony is trending in South Korea. Participants simulate their own death for a fresh mindset on life.

Source: Reuters, Channel News Asia, Business Insider

Here's something you don't see every day — this man is carrying a real shark through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia.

Source: The Telegraph

Yep, those are bees smothering a man in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He's attempting to break the Guinness World Record of 141 pounds of bees covering a body.

Source: The Guardian, Insider

Over in Pula, Croatia, a woman pretends to ride a bike in an underwater park.

Source: The Telegraph

This is Dadang. He buried himself in the ground for more than three hours to protest against a local government plan to evict him from his home because his house was built illegally.

Source: Reuters, New York Post

This crew of Einsteins is establishing a Guinness World Record for the largest Einstein gathering.

Source: Business Insider

Yes, this is a robot band. They're called Z Machines, and they were designed by Yuri Suzuki Design Studio.

Source: Business Insider, Yuri Suzuki

Brides-to-be participate in the Running of the Brides race in a park in Bangkok, Thailand. It's a 2.4-mile course, and the winner gets $29,000 in wedding package prizes.

Source: Reuters

Thailand's biggest burger is pictured here at Chris Steaks & Burgers, according to the restaurant. If you can eat the restaurant's 13-pound burger in under 9 minutes, you could win a $330 prize.

Source: Reuters, New York Post, Business Insider

Over in Moscow, the Crazy Toilet Cafe serves food in dishes designed to look like small baths and urinals. And the seats resemble toilets.

Source: Business Insider

Some of these photos show animals and humans interacting in uncommon ways. Zoo owner Aleksandr Pylyshenko spent five weeks in a cage with a pair of African lions to raise awareness about the poor treatment of lions held in captivity.

Source: Reuters

These rescue workers in Brazil are trying to help get this stranded humpback whale back out to sea. While many tried to save the whale, it died.

Source: Reuters, WWF

These puppies are police dogs in-the-making!

Source: Insider

A man driving a vintage car reacts as he passes by crabs crossing a highway.

Source: NBC News

This decade, the world experienced some odd weather, and this photo looks unreal.

Source: Reuters

This large sinkhole opened up in the middle of a residential estate in Schmalkalden, Germany, in 2010. The exact cause remains unknown, but sinkholes like these are usually caused by underground erosion.

Source: Reuters, Newsweek, The Guardian

Some photos play with scale in an odd way. This picture of a giant keyboard makes this child appear tiny.

Similarly, this giant drum kit makes humans appear miniature.

This poster appears to be a real, giant cat staring someone down.

Here, tiny foods and tiny objects make the cook's hands look gigantic.

This man looks tiny landing on Jump Trump — an inflatable structure featuring a giant image of President Donald Trump's face.

And these swimmer dolls make the actual swimmer look like a giant.

Speaking of big heads, this giant Darth Vader head in the sky is actually a hot air balloon.

Some of these photos are odd because the characters in them feel out of place, like this photo of a pair of Darth Vaders sipping tea.

Similarly, this school marching band dressed as Stormtroopers is an odd sight to see.

So is this photo of a person in a Tyrannosaurus rex costume at a London Comic-Con washing their tiny hands.

And at a New York Comic-Con, two men dressed as characters from "Dragon Ball Z" were causally using their phones.

Although this runner is part of a charity run in London where participants dress in inflatable sumo costumes, this photo makes it seem like he was the only one.

Some photos are just delightfully odd, like this one. A grown man cools off with a Kermit the Frog doll to keep him company.

This photo of a dog resting gracefully on a buffalo's behind is delightfully odd.

And so is this Atlantic seal pup with a bashful expression.

How nice would it be to walk on a plane and see that Yoda was sitting next to you on a Star Wars-themed flight? Odd, but fun.

This sight of plants growing out of jeans is delightfully odd.

This odd-looking dog is a Komondor. People also call them 'mop dogs.'

Some of these photos are not what they seem to be at first, like this photo of boys with inflated swim trunks.

These are actors dressed as a 'Yetis' on a tour bus.

These aren't really zombies — they're makeup artists eating dinner in their zombie makeup at ComicCon in New York.

These people dressed as Smurfs are just a few of the almost 3,000 people that broke the record for most people dressed as Smurfs in Lauchringen, Germany.

This photo may look like a four-legged human, but it's actually just the bottom half of two dancers passing each other at an Irish Dancing Competition in Scotland.

No that's not Santa wakeboarding — it's a man in a Santa mask and coat.

What would it look like to wakeboard on land? Probably a lot like this.

No, that's not a real panda — it's a Harbin International Ice and Snow World festival volunteer employee wearing a panda costume sliding down an ice sculpture in Harbin, China.

Some of these photos look odd because they are perfectly timed. This photo of a woman using a cannabis oil vaporizer was so perfectly timed that it looks like the woman doesn't have a face.

This perfectly-timed silhouette shot is a sight to see. A man walks past a 1986 fiberglass sculpture commonly named "The Headington Shark."

This seemingly-ominous scene couldn't be less scary. It's actually just a bunch of people applying face masks to break a record.

Some odd photos are just photos of odd works of art. Here, people bathe in a decommissioned city bus named "le bus piscine."

Here, an artist displays her makeup at the Taiwan International Tattoo Convention.

A German man name Rolf Buchholz holds the world record for the man with the most piercings with his 480 piercings.

Over in London, fashion gets weird.

Some of these photos are odd simply because the subject matter is odd. Zorica Rebernik is obsessed with the color red.

I've never seen a pillow fight like this! People celebrate International Pillow Fight Day in Taiwan.

Here, two ladies practice Acro yoga — a mixture of yoga and acrobatics — on a subway platform.

Ivan Stoiljkovic can attract metal objects to his body.

Students of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college also have an uncommon talent. Here, they do leg splits as they study for an exam and a performance.

People sit inside coffins during a "living funeral" event as part of a "dying well" program, in Seoul, South Korea. This ceremony is trending in South Korea. Participants simulate their own death for a fresh mindset on life.

Here's something you don't see every day — this man is carrying a real shark through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia.

Yep, those are bees smothering a man in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He's attempting to break the Guinness World Record of 141 pounds of bees covering a body.

Over in Pula, Croatia, a woman pretends to ride a bike in an underwater park.

This is Dadang. He buried himself in the ground for more than three hours to protest against a local government plan to evict him from his home because his house was built illegally.

This crew of Einsteins is establishing a Guinness World Record for the largest Einstein gathering.

Yes, this is a robot band. They're called Z Machines, and they were designed by Yuri Suzuki Design Studio.

Brides-to-be participate in the Running of the Brides race in a park in Bangkok, Thailand. It's a 2.4-mile course, and the winner gets $29,000 in wedding package prizes.

Thailand's biggest burger is pictured here at Chris Steaks & Burgers, according to the restaurant. If you can eat the restaurant's 13-pound burger in under 9 minutes, you could win a $330 prize.

Over in Moscow, the Crazy Toilet Cafe serves food in dishes designed to look like small baths and urinals. And the seats resemble toilets.

Some of these photos show animals and humans interacting in uncommon ways. Zoo owner Aleksandr Pylyshenko spent five weeks in a cage with a pair of African lions to raise awareness about the poor treatment of lions held in captivity.

These rescue workers in Brazil are trying to help get this stranded humpback whale back out to sea. While many tried to save the whale, it died.

These puppies are police dogs in-the-making!

A man driving a vintage car reacts as he passes by crabs crossing a highway.

This decade, the world experienced some odd weather, and this photo looks unreal.

This large sinkhole opened up in the middle of a residential estate in Schmalkalden, Germany, in 2010. The exact cause remains unknown, but sinkholes like these are usually caused by underground erosion.

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