Life is weird, humans are strange , and we are just living on a giant blob that’s more bizarre than we can imagine. It’s full of mysteries we have been trying to solve for ages, yet we keep discovering new ones all the time. Sometimes, these realizations also come accidentally and blow us away.

Some netizens stumbled upon it, while others went looking for answers to the question, “What happens if…?” Either way, the results were pretty astonishing, and they just had to share them with the world. We have compiled the most interesting and cool pictures for you. But be prepared to be stunned before you scroll down!

As children, everything fascinates us because it’s all so new. From trying to make sense of our own fingers as babies to conducting the weirdest experiments as we grow older, human curiosity is always alive. In fact, it is as natural for humans as breathing.

According to cognitive scientist and researcher Elizabeth Bonawitz , curiosity is innate in all humans — a sensation much like hunger or thirst. “Curiosity acts as a kind of filter you put over the world to help the mind decide what information to attend to,” she says. “It’s a physiological response that helps drive action and decision-making to support learning.” 

Experts at Verywell Mind explain that genes and environment influence curiosity, a trait that plays a vital role in neural development and learning. Also, it turns out that dopamine and novelty-seeking behavior are linked to curiosity, affecting our urge to explore. 

No wonder we constantly tinker with things, trying to understand everything about them. So next time your mind reels over some mystery, don’t hesitate to blame it on your genes.

Sometimes, this curiosity is so great in a few people that they feel the need to test the “what if…?” scenario. But it might also come with risk, and they might ignore it. Basically, our brain treats new information like a reward. It makes the potential damage seem like a small price to pay for the satisfaction of finally knowing the answer. In fact, this intrinsic motivation is so strong that it overrides common sense.   

However, it’s all thanks to their curiosity that we get to see these intriguing images. But what is it about these pictures that actually fascinates us? To understand that, we have to go back to our brain and something called “Predictive Processing.”