By Vurdlak on October 9, 2009, with 190 Comments
Find the fault in the above picture
It’s time again to plaaay “Spot The Object” quiz! The winner of this fabulous competition wins an exclusive all-included trip to Bahamas at one of the world’s biggest cruisers. Sponsored by Sir Lie-a-lot!
Nah, am just messing with you (like you wouldn’t figure it out). So once again we have few vintage cards for you to play with. There are 5 of them, and each one includes at least one logical mistake. Can you spot all of the faults, in all of these game cards? First one is placed on the right, while the others can be found below inside our small gallery. Normally, I would’ve included one of these per article, but since I find them so easy to solve I’ve included all of them.
If my memory servers me well, we’ve concluded that these were very popular back in the old days when our grandfathers were young. Perhaps not as precious as all those vintage baseball cards, but still valuable. While you are reading this I should already be in NYC for a week, and hopefully drinking cocktails and enjoying my 7th day in Big Apple. Why I’m writing all this in such a way, it’s because I wrote this article on the last day of September and set it to auto-appear today.
I just hope I haven’t jinxed myself revealing all this… If someone has a quick thought what else to see while I’m still on Manhattan, now is the time to comment! I’ll still be able to follow this site and approve content. Now, don’t forget the gallery below. Logging out. Aurevoir!
Few more examples for you to play with:
(35 votes)
Thats damn hard!
The only one I think I could solve is the one with the car.
The red light of the traffic lights are normally up and the green is down.
The second thing im thinking about is, that trafficlights arent faced in two directions or is this the way they build trafficlights in GB?!
I’m guessing the first one it is that the sun is rising/setting but the clock says it is 2. I haven’t looked at the others yet.
1) the clock is pointing to 2 o’clock : the sun can’t be rising.
2)the metal plate in a shape of a half moon (water stopper) is on the wrong side of the watercan.
3) Roosters don’t have palmed feet.
4) the ropes should have been attached in the middle of the plank. The way it is now, the girl should fall off.
5) the cars and lights are on the wrong side of the street, unless they are in UK, Japan, India or Australia.
The sun is either rising or setting but the clock reads 1 o’clock. Whether AM or PM this is a fault. Of course for all we know there could be someone in the clock tower fixing this problem.
It’s either 2′oclock or 12:10, and the sun is still coming up.
I love these types of pictures. =)
umm okay i think the time on the clock is wrong and cars from that time period were all black i dont know anything else
For the watering can, the splashguard is on the handle side instead of the spigot side.
The children and the swing. The boy on the ground is too close. Girl on swing is at the point where momentum will bring her back to be pushed again, but may just knock the boy silly. Not sure this is a fault as much as childish foolishness.
The rooster’s comb is backwards. Seems to be attached to the beak.
The traffic light across the street seems to be pointed in the wrong direction.
First comment? cant really see the illusion OH i see it now i wont tell u >:D
I don’t get it
well…
the watering can has the hole on the wrong side… when you try to water the plants, all the water will be spilt.
the swing is pushed by someone standing right under the swing, when she swings back it wil hit him
havent found the others yet..
Oh, just got it.
1) The clock says 1… neither in the noon or at night we can have a sunset (or a dawn).
2) As I may know no traffic light has red at the bottom and green at the top. It’s a convention for color blind people.
3) The rope that sustain the swing.
4) Cocks haven’t palmate feet
5) The plate that keep the water from exit the watering can is at the wrong side…
the suns rising or setting at the wrong time?
i think i found the mistake in the last postcard.the green is meant to be at the bottom and the red is supposed to be at the top of the traffic light
the roosters feet are too much to the back. he should fallover forward
Tower – It is 2 PM and the sun is at the horizon.
Watering can – Has the lid on the wrong side
Cock – Has skin between his toes
Swing – The girl would fall backwards on this swing – The cords are to far in the front of the board
Trafic Light – Has red on the bottom
kl
Found it!
The Sun sets/rises at 0100 o clock?!?!?
The clock says that it is 1(either am or pm works) and the sun is shown setting, this doesn’t make logical sense unless the scene is suppose to be insanely close to one of the poles during the winter lol.
Sunrise/set at 2 o clock?
Also the girl’s swing has the ropes at the front.
It’s 1 o’clock, and it’s evening at the same time?
Well, both clocks are equally bright while one of the walls is clearly much darker than the other due to the position of the sun. The same happens with one of the red roofs. And both clocks (which by the way have no respect for the laws of perspective) say it’s one o’ clock, when the sun is rising or setting. But I guess that’d be true in several places on Earth…
lol that watering can is too lol
that setting sun is so not right
Sunset at the wrong time of day? Not wrong depending on how far North and what time of year the scene is set.
The sun is not suposed to set(or rise) at 2PM (or AM).
- The sun neither rises nor sets at 1 o’clock
- Watering can has conflicting shadows (“lid” of can near handle should not be shaded)?
- Roosters don’t have webbed feet
- Swing knot should be in middle of plank
- Traffic light on top left is too far away from corner?
About the two kids playing, I can say that the swing is actually already moving forward, so the boy who is supposedly pushing it wouldn’t be where he is. His position is actually dangerous, cause when she moves back she’s gonna hit him!
And her left thumb looks oddly malformed…
But probably the thing to be spotted is the position of the holes for the rope in the swing seat. A swing like that would be at least uncomfortable.
The clock shows 2:00 but the sun is setting, rare for 2 pm or 2 am.
The watering can shield should be on the spout side so it doesn’t dump when you tip it.
The ropes on the swing are not connected in the middle of the sides, the swing would tip with the current mounting points.
The car is on the left side of the road?
The rooster… I don’t know
The one with the car, I guess it’s the traffic light in the back, right? I guess it should be facing the other way.
Sunset at 1 o’clock? Cars driving on the left hand side? That’s all I got.
1st picture: The clock reads 03.00 but the sun is rising/going down.
2nd picture: The cap on the watering can is on the rong side.
3rd picture: Not sure… The roosters mowhawk is facing the wrong way???
4th picture: The holes in the swing are way to muth to one side!
5th picture: Not sure again… Something with the traficlights?
About the cock, I mean, the rooster, I don’t know… I think it might be something about the anatomical differences between roosters and chickens, but I wouldn’t know about that…
Or maybe it’s its green feathers…
I still skip the galleries.
time of day
The sun sets in the west!!!
The sun is rising but it’s 1 oclock.
The clock does not agree with the sun.
The water can has its lid on the wrong side.
The rooster has webbed feet.
The swing has its ropes off center.
The signal lights are on the wrong side of the street (remember, it’s England, where they drive on the left).
time says one o’clock but the sun is either setting/rising.
1. Actual sunset doesn’t match up to the time on the clock.
2. Lid on pail is on wrong side (otherwise the water would spill out).
3. Roosters don’t have webbed feet.
4. Rope on swing should be in the center of the seat.
5. Stop light colors are reversed. Should be (from top to bottom) red, yellow, green.
Sunset: shadows are wrong as right side should be shaded from tower
Garden: Top of can has baffle on handle side, but should be on spout side for pouring.
Rooster: shadow?
Swing: Ropes attachment to seat is not at fulcrum point.
Traffic: This is England, so driver in left lane is appropriate, but signal has Green light at top, which is only done in Ireland.
– Tex
so i figured out 3 or 4 out of 5.
1)the clocktower with the sunrise/sunset.-its about 3 o’clock. so the sun shouldnt be rising or setting.
2)the watering can.- its on a hill, but the watering can is not slanted.
3)the rooster.- i think im right, but it looks like the rooster has webbed feet, but the chicken race do not have webbed feet.
4)the children and the swing.- ?
5)the town.- unless we’re in england, everyones driving on the wrong side. everything is on the left: the “stop” painted on the road, the stop light, etc.
The clock face on the right should be in shadow
the rope should be in the middle of the swing for balance.
the spout is to high for the can, water would pour out the top of the can before it would sprinkle out the spout
It’s the time on the clock. If the sun is setting in the pic, then the hands should point at 6-7 not 12.
ok lets have a go at this… 1st, the sun is setting and its 12:05 or 2:00,second the water bucket has a cover on the wrong side, third, the rooster has webbed feet, fourth, their is and extra hand above the girl’s on the swing, fourth, the car is stopped where it is not supposed to.
am i right?
Firstly I thought this had something to do with the orientation of the church in relation to the setting sun, but on closer inspection I realised…
(spoiler) ʞɔolɔ,o ǝuo sʎɐldsıp ɥɔɹnɥɔ ǝɥʇ uo ɹǝʍoʇ ʞɔolɔ ǝɥʇ ʇǝʎ ƃuıʇʇǝs sı uns ǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ
…which–to the best of my knowledge–is impossible.
As for the watering can…
(spoiler)˙ɹɐɟ ooʇ ʇı pǝddıʇ noʎ ɟı doʇ ǝɥʇ ʇno llıds plnoʍ ɹǝʇɐʍ ǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıuɐǝɯ `uɐɔ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝpıs ƃuoɹʍ ǝɥʇ uo sı ,dɐlɟ, ǝɥʇ
The rooster:
(spoiler)˙ʇǝǝɟ pǝqqǝʍ ǝʌɐɥ ʇ,uop sɹǝʇsooɹ
Took me a while to get that one!
The swing:
This one could be ambiguous, so it’s either…
(spoiler)˙ǝɔuɐlɐq ǝsıɔǝɹd ʇnoɥʇıʍ spɹɐʍʞɔɐq llɐɟ plnoɥs lɹıƃ ǝɥʇ ƃuıuɐǝɯ `ʇɐǝs ǝɥʇ ɟo ʇuoɹɟ ʎɹǝʌ ǝɥʇ oʇ pǝɥɔɐʇʇɐ sı ǝdoɹ ǝɥʇ
or
(spoiler)˙ǝɹnʇɔıd ǝɥʇ uı ʇ,usı ʇı ǝsnɐɔǝq ʇsnɾ ǝq plnoɔ ʇɐɥʇ ʇnq `(ǝǝɹʇ ɐ ˙ƃ˙ǝ) ƃuıɥʇʎuɐ oʇ pǝɥɔɐʇʇɐ ʇ,usı ƃuuıʍs ǝɥʇ
and finally the traffic. I wasn’t sure about this one, but
(spoiler)˙poıɹǝd ǝɯıʇ ʇɐɥʇ uı ǝɔɐld ɟo ʇno sʞool ƃuıplınq ǝʇıɥʍ ƃıq ǝɥʇ
Sorry about all the upside-down writing, I just want people to try and solve the puzzles for themselves before reading answers in the comments, since I had fun discovering the them! :D
-Josh
The fact that it’s two o’ clock and the sun is setting?
The water bucket is the only one I’m not sure about. It could have something to do with the border bewteen the pavement and the flowers, but I can’t figure out what.. so I focused on the bucket itself.
Here’s what I came up with for the 5:
Clock Tower: It’s 2 o’clock but the sun is setting.
Water Bucket: I don’t see the brads on the inside for the far side of the handle.
Rooster: Webbed feet.
Swing: Ropes on centered on the edge. She should fall backwards.
Street Corner: The signal light on the far right corner is backwards.. Should be facing the other way.
The sun never sets (or rises) at 2 o’clock. Furthermore, the path as well as most parts of the church should be in the shadow.
The swing the rope is at the front of th swing, should be in the middle.
The Rooster has webbed feet?
The watering can has the lip at the back of the can, but it should be at the front to prevent the water falling out when you tip it over to use it.
The church, the clock reads 2:00 but the sun doesnt set or rise at that time!
The car one, I don’t know, there is no red man to tell the lady to not cross the road?
1) Clock time shows 13:00.
2) No idea!!
3) The swing cord should be in the middle of the seat.
4) Roosters don’t have webbed feet.
5) Handle and spout are swithced.
doom at 1 o’ clock? :)
It’s 1 o’clock, too late for either sunrise or sunset.
If that’s not the answer, it could be something to do with the way the church is facing. From where the tower is, the altar must be on the opposite side to the sunrise/sunset.
I’ve got all the faults on my own. *yaaay*
They were kind of difficult to see for me, I often can’t see things everyone sees (like the ‘Hidden Prince’ one…).
*SPOILER*
The church clock shows 12.10.
And now look at the sun.
The swing is attached to nowhere. Hehe.
The traffic lights on the traffic one. Look closer. Red and green have been switched.
The rooster has got webbed feet.
Yeah, the watering can… Took me a while to figure out. :D
The lip of the watering can is on the wrong side of the handle.
*SPOILER END*
I found it!
The clock says is 1 p.m. but the sun is hiding.
uh, there are two clocks on the clock tower
It is either sun-up or sundown, yet the clock is indicating a time in the afternoon. The vegetation indicates that this is not one of our planet’s polar regions, so this is the dichotomy.
Sun is rising or sttting, but the clock says 1:00
i reckon its that the clock is pointing to 2 o clock, but the sun is already going down
The clock doesn’t seem to match up with the sun…
i dunno.
it looks like evening to me, and the clock says 2 or 3 o’ clock.
1 The sun does not come up or go down at 1 oclock
2 Traffic lites upsidedown
3 Rope on swing not centered
4 Roosters do not have webbed feet
5 Handle and spout reversed
Sunset- clocks are different
Garden- shadows are incorrect with the lighting it shows
Rooster- roosters dont have webbed feet
Swing- not really sure? maybe he’s pusshing her but shes already in mid swing which would just conclude with her hitting him
Traffic- theres a STOP line at a light, stops are only at stop signs
just my guesses=]
for the swing there is nothing hanging the swing
for the pail a string is holding the sprinkler
and im first comment
Sun is setting, but it’s noon or 1400 hrs.
Watering can would dump water if you tried to use it.
Roosters don’t have webbed feet.
Rope should be in the middle of the seat, not the edge.
Red lights are on top, green on bottom.
Is it the time on the clock compared to the position of the sun?
1. The clock time is 1 , but the sun is on rising/setting
2. Jug can water stopper is on the other handle side
3. Roster has webbed feet
4. The swing’s rope should be in the middle of the plank
5. The Traffic light’s are inverted
The sun is setting while it is only 2 o clock…
Church: sun is rising/setting at 2 AM/PM–unlikely unless you’re in the Arctic Circle, which this clearly isn’t!
Watering can: “splash guard” is located by the handle, not the spout–water’s gonna pour all over those flowers!
Rooster: chickens don’t have webbed feet.
Swing: rope isn’t located in the middle of the swing. Girl’s gonna fall right out!
Intersection: the “STOP” line is in the left lane (British-style), but the driver is on the left side of the car (American-style)
no way it is one o’clock, the sun is too low
the clock tower church thng:
the clock says about noon……….it is sunset background
thing* sorry
Hhhmmm, easy though these tend to be, I haven’t figured out the “City Scene” fault. The red light’s correct, the shadows are in the right place, the cars are consistently on the same side of the road, so I don’t know about that one.
Anyone…?
its 2:00 and the sun is setting?
Traffic light on the right is facing the wrong way
Rooster has part duck feet
Swing in forward position while boy is pushing (or it is a stupid boy)
Plant water “anti spill” cap is on the back side in stead of at the front.
Church problem not figured out yet.
Church clock and position of Sun do not match (or the clock just had stopped)
Or the church is located somewhere in North Scandinavia
Sorry: traffic light: red light should be at the top.
1) sun setting/rising at 1:00pm/am
2) watering can “hood” is on back of can instead of front.
3) only radioactive chickens have webbed feet
4) swing rope is not centered on board
5) ?