If Everyday Objects Were Designed by MC Escher

MC Escher must have been raped or exposed as a child, because he got a huge kick out of f**king up people's minds.

10/21/2009 06:28:01 PM

Cloak

Fuck, I'd hate to own #10.

10/18/2009 05:28:42 PM

giganticbrain

Are elephants "everyday objects?"

09/20/2009 03:44:05 PM

pavlovsdaughter

Are elephants "everyday objects?"

09/20/2009 03:43:27 PM

pavlovsdaughter

Whoa... #13 totally WTF'd my face off

05/05/2009 10:36:00 AM

Gotenks619

my mind is so fucked...

04/26/2009 06:09:00 PM

freAK47

#8- I just got it. The nails don`t line up with the post. Look really carefully

03/27/2009 03:22:00 PM

leagan66

Can someone explain #8?

03/11/2009 08:31:00 AM

504

and for once #1 deserved it - yay for cracked

03/08/2009 11:44:00 PM

HJPotta

16 + 6 win 9000+ internets

03/08/2009 11:43:00 PM

HJPotta

It's sad that nobody made the stairs abortion joke...

02/02/2009 07:02:00 PM

ohnjaynb

i love weird stuff...

02/02/2009 12:51:00 PM

hellblade

Number 7 was the trickiest.

02/01/2009 11:57:00 AM

uzielis

I feel dizzy now.

02/01/2009 04:35:00 AM

Siebenstein

Veni Vidi Veni

02/01/2009 02:44:00 AM

JagPop

I think I liked 13 and 8 the best.

02/01/2009 12:23:00 AM

ka_la_la_lira

Good old Cracked stuff; here are more fun videos to celebrate the big game tomorrow! Super Bowl Hype http://www.tv1.com/playlists/212

01/31/2009 10:07:00 AM

sky_slasher

It took me a while to get 9 and 7. They're really subtle, and I thought they were untouched pictures at first.

01/31/2009 06:47:00 AM

theguy2

Very enjoyable! My favourite was #13 - but I've tried to do Escher-style drawings in the past and I could never get the hang of it, so they were all impressive.

01/31/2009 03:34:00 AM

captain_cranky

I assume the critics are being sarcastic

01/31/2009 01:56:00 AM

lol_alf

Mine hair won't comb! four by four letter words

01/31/2009 01:09:00 AM

JagPop

3 and 13 were the most impressive to me.

01/30/2009 08:47:00 PM

leviacorpse

Oh no, you went on the internet and were not incredibly entertained! Your instant gratification was not immensly satisfying. I've got a three part word for you all: Boo-Fucking-Hoo

01/30/2009 07:35:00 PM

magicalpants

These were all lame but I for once don't blame the readers. I blame whoever came up with such a far fetched premise. I mean, all these were basically the same joke. Take an every day object, make it look like you put it in a mirror. Or make it go off in several different mathematically impossible directions. Rinse. Repeat. These are all the same. Lame concept. Next.

01/30/2009 07:12:00 PM

drew081886

Hey! I got these! Unlike that other one, with the famous pictures with things added in, that went totally over my head. Huzzah!

01/30/2009 04:01:00 PM

Pedgerow

He-he, Fractal Swiss Army Knife... as designed by Benoit Mandelbrot...

01/30/2009 01:41:00 AM

gigi

my favorite one is number 3

01/30/2009 12:58:00 AM

AussieChick

Really great pictures here that truly bend the mind. Many of you could get real jobs with this level of quality.

01/29/2009 11:09:00 PM

phantomhive

None of these really succeeded at being mindbending and some are just boring, way too simple. It's not surprising though, it was quite a challenging subject. Escher sketch, however, is brilliant.

01/29/2009 09:32:00 PM

scythemantis

haha I love Escher! props on the escher-sketch pun too that's awesome.

01/29/2009 09:04:00 PM

gallowsbait

There was alot less mirror images than I expected.

01/29/2009 08:19:00 PM

mrpopenfresh

You are retarded, assassassin. Same for DamnDirtyHippy.

01/29/2009 07:29:00 PM

Glitspeed

you gotta look close #9 - the back of the jungle gym overlaps the front #7 - the bridge is on teh outside of the supports

01/29/2009 07:27:00 PM

puttykat08

I dont get 9 or 7 but still a trippy list.

01/29/2009 07:08:00 PM

DamnDirtyHippy

Am I retarded or is #7 just a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge?

01/29/2009 06:34:00 PM

assassassin

Wow. A whole lot of those were the same joke with a different object.

01/29/2009 06:26:00 PM

Mothermagna

I agree with LeadingExpert. I have seen this a t-shirt of this. I even found a link : http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/products/esch.html

01/29/2009 06:20:00 PM

thecrazyb133

Ha! The Yahoo ad is right next to the number 404! I can't believe they didn't see that.

01/29/2009 05:43:00 PM

boblepongeII

Number 15: The assiphant.

01/29/2009 05:30:00 PM

CaptainVideo

#14 should've won. Very original and creative.

01/29/2009 05:26:00 PM

karlojey

i can't believe none of the Cracked judges noticed that #1 was a ripoff of a well-known t-shirt graphic. i think i've even seen that shirt at my local Target.

01/29/2009 05:22:00 PM

LeadingExpert

AHHH! THE MIND FUCK! IT BURNS! More interesting than funny, but entertainment is entertainment.

01/29/2009 05:22:00 PM

Wren

this contest theme sucked. Escher is amazing, but hes not a good subject for a comedy article

01/29/2009 05:10:00 PM

chillage

Liked all of these. The winner was great too.

01/29/2009 05:02:00 PM

Madchester

i enjoyed all of these. a lot weren't funny but appreciated the thought

01/29/2009 04:37:00 PM

johnangel13

Thanks for all the tetris mentions, I was inspired to check all the entries. That really is the winner, at least in terms of creativity. The funniest one was definitely the melting clock, but unintentionally so.

01/29/2009 04:31:00 PM

lo6328

I am a big Escher fan and these were all decent, but I was expecting something slightly more humorous. :\ 7 mehs out of 10

01/29/2009 04:22:00 PM

Slightly_sane

#16: This is a photoshop contest to turn an everyday object into something designed by MC Escher, not rip off one of his drawings and add three bowling ball holes. Lazy Hack. #1: Even more lazy is to steal something that already existed and pass it off as your 'photoshopping' because you add text. Some were great, some were lazy and a waste of time to look at.

01/29/2009 04:16:00 PM

Mrgator189

For once I think the best one did indeed win. I loled. Neat work!

01/29/2009 04:01:00 PM

Nasha

The ones that didn't get picked must have been bad cuz last weeks winner was on this list.

01/29/2009 03:44:00 PM

JackMcPoop

checkminus: The bridge is adjacent to (at the right of) the vertical supports. :D

01/29/2009 03:37:00 PM

Fkelleghan

i don't get #7.

01/29/2009 03:26:00 PM

checkminus

My eyes hurt.

01/29/2009 03:20:00 PM

a_penis

Half of these would take no more time than just flipping a picture a couple times and splicing it in. #3 was by far the best, though I thoroughly enjoyed #4 too.

01/29/2009 03:07:00 PM

Shii

i'm quite sure i've seen 17 and 12 on Lucasland before, and 13, 9 and 8 are all complete mind-fuckers. gave me a headache just looking at that climbing frame

01/29/2009 03:06:00 PM

Archaon6044

Yeah I gotta go with #3 on this one even though the Yahoo! 404 real life example for the next contest pic is from Pacific Bell / SBC / AT&T Park in S.F. and I love the coincidental tie-in with #7.

01/29/2009 02:37:00 PM

Jenna_Tullwortz

Most were nice to look at, but hardly funny. #1 deserves the win.

01/29/2009 02:32:00 PM

Simski

Best photoshop contest ever

01/29/2009 02:11:00 PM

sprayette

If you think these are bad, take a look at the ones that didn't make it. Trust me. These are the better ones.

01/29/2009 01:38:00 PM

BicyclesRule

Least funny thing all day.

01/29/2009 01:19:00 PM

Obtusetriangle

Cracked contest fail. #3 should have been #1.

01/29/2009 01:10:00 PM

TheMadFiddler

13.... AUGH!

01/29/2009 12:58:00 PM

bibliophilica

See, who says Cracked isn't capable fo high-brow humor?

01/29/2009 12:31:00 PM

EinDose

People put a lot of effort into these ones, v enjoyable

01/29/2009 12:30:00 PM

cchaos

Number one is fucking genius. Easily the best. What's this tetris one people are talking about? Got a link?

01/29/2009 12:05:00 PM

Xerodo

#1 deserved its place. And an elephant is an everyday object?

01/29/2009 11:57:00 AM

civver

Why is the tetris game not there? Did people not get the sheer brilliance of that idea?

01/29/2009 11:40:00 AM

popmaker

Number one is a copy of a well-known T-shirt. Boo on lack of originality!

01/29/2009 11:37:00 AM

RandaPrince

7 & 8 took a second for my eyes to pick out but that's what makes them good.

01/29/2009 11:37:00 AM

purplestar

lol my uncle has a Polish pistol, and yes, he is Polish

01/29/2009 10:58:00 AM

Lyonkyng

#10 is also known as the "Polish Pistol" no offense to those guys, a couple of my closest friends are descended from there.

01/29/2009 10:40:00 AM

YouthCounselor

this may be the first time that I've ever agreed that #1 was the best...

01/29/2009 10:37:00 AM

timsgm

#2 is a really great picture in general. And I like how an elephant is an everyday object. I use one everyday.

01/29/2009 10:34:00 AM

Whambulance

Props to #8, #9, and #14. They actually took me a minute to figure out and when I realized what I was looking at, I was floored at the subtlety there. Brilliant.

01/29/2009 10:26:00 AM

LummoxJR

Shenanigans. Escher Sketch has most definitely been done. Here, for one: http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant2/products/esch.html, but other places too.

01/29/2009 10:07:00 AM

ChaseMitchell

Okay the escher sketch was awesome. So was the jigsawn hand. Some of these were really good.

01/29/2009 10:00:00 AM

rlrsk8r1

13 and 14 were much better than they got ranked...sure, the gun is FUNNY...but it isn't M.C. escher-esque. The cabinet and the handcuffs really embraced the spirit of escher. So did the jungle gym, though it was a bit difficult to see. #1 was also clever.

01/29/2009 10:00:00 AM

NomNomNom

#3 is pretty good. Escher is sublte and meticulous. I really dont think this was a good task for cracked readers/photoshop.

01/29/2009 09:59:00 AM

bunni

I don't know how the swiss army knife one came in behind the elephant. #15 was just dumb. Also, is an elephant an everyday object?

01/29/2009 09:35:00 AM

Beauville

#s 10 and 15 made me laugh out loud. #17 (the fractal Swiss army knife) was pretty good. I don't get #6, though.

01/29/2009 09:29:00 AM

mournblade

Terrible! 10 was obviously the best.

01/29/2009 09:10:00 AM

Holic

it was slightly in it. this time its a bowling ball. last time it had swat fools photoshoped in the background.

01/29/2009 08:53:00 AM

micker1722

They turned the globe into a bowling ball, also that web add was awesome. I am not a huge fan of today's contect, some good ones, but not many.

01/29/2009 08:52:00 AM

MichaelFurlong

wtf the one with the globe was in the last photoshop contest

01/29/2009 08:47:00 AM

nodnarBylleK

Good work. Wish I had the time! BTW, #7 the Golden Gate bridge; the road is outside the bridge support. Gotta luv the subtlety.

01/29/2009 07:40:00 AM

papajon0s1

some of these were mind-boggling. Others just had another end stuck on the back.

01/29/2009 07:35:00 AM

Pootah

Half of these suck. The one that one deserved to win but 12, 11, 9, 8 and 4 were just weak. They shouldn't have even been on the list.

01/29/2009 07:35:00 AM

Tartra

In #9 some of the jungle gym beams overlap incorrectly, attempting to make a Escher-like effect; but it was not done well at all IMO.

01/29/2009 07:34:00 AM

BeyondCat

Man, these are marvelous. Congratulations to every participant! O.O

01/29/2009 07:27:00 AM

SsnakeBite

I didn't get what was supposed to be surreal about #9. What am I missing there?

01/29/2009 07:24:00 AM

Cherlindrea

Take a good look at the first pillar. It's on to the side of the brige, not over it's middle.

01/29/2009 07:19:00 AM

Enabsflow

The one with the man reflected in the globe has been turned into a bowling ball. However, I agree on the bridge. Perhaps that is the point?

01/29/2009 07:18:00 AM

krillia

I GOT IT!! take a closer look at the base of the column

01/29/2009 07:16:00 AM

PalinIsNotAMILF

what was Escherized about the Golden Gate Bridge?

01/29/2009 07:14:00 AM

PalinIsNotAMILF

@zoltan - #16 is a bowling ball (the original was just a sphere). Very clever!

01/29/2009 07:10:00 AM

Kevio

Wow, nice. #1 seriously should be in an art museum somewhere next to Escher's work

01/29/2009 07:04:00 AM

GenPayne

Escher + Buckminster Fuller = #9

01/29/2009 07:01:00 AM

thebyron

half of these dont even look like anything...i i dont get it...the golden gate bridge just looks like the golden gate bridge, whers the trip, and the one where the guy looking into his reflector ball thing, isnt that the original? Doesnt look any different to me...

01/29/2009 06:56:00 AM

zoltan

Most of these picks were great. Except I feel 9 was very poorly done. And 11 was kind of lame.

01/29/2009 06:54:00 AM

BeyondCat

I like how I had to look really hard at some to get what was going on...I like 14!!

01/29/2009 06:46:00 AM

gamera210

I got a good mind-fuck from #8 & #4! But my favorites were #10 & #5 Good Job.

01/29/2009 06:39:00 AM

masta_X

What's wrong with you people? Number 13 was very good (the first one in the list I really liked). Number 10 is fantastically done - very good photoshop - excellent distortion of perspective. Number 4 is also quite creative. I must admit though, the winning entry was the only one that actually made me laugh. The others were in my mind more clever than funny.

01/29/2009 06:33:00 AM

Blitzer

I'm sure I've seen the Escher Sketch joke before. It's clever, but I don't think it's original. Some of these were really good, though. The jigsaw puzzle was great. I also liked the jungle gym, the door frame, and the printer.

01/29/2009 06:32:00 AM

DrFreakazoid

wow. all but # 3 kinda sucked. I Eschers work relies on the mathmatical and the sublime. I really dont think it was an appropriate task for cracked readers/photoshop.

01/29/2009 06:24:00 AM

bunni

LMAO, pretty funny dude! RT www.anoweb.alturl.com

01/29/2009 06:09:00 AM

AbleBobby

In # 7 the bridge is on the side of the closer upright.

01/29/2009 05:55:00 AM

jhannibalsmith

I thought #3 should have won personally and also think only 12 of them actually belong on this list.

01/29/2009 05:52:00 AM

Dregun

I was wondering "what the hell beat out number three, then?" Well. That answers THAT question.

01/29/2009 05:29:00 AM

saint_gutfree

for once number one deserved it. good choices. i don't get a couple of them though

01/29/2009 05:28:00 AM

Gemineye870530

Damnit, 3rd (well, 2nd) cos I had to go and log in... :@

01/29/2009 05:28:00 AM

potatohead69

Nevermind. I just had to look at it again.

01/29/2009 05:24:00 AM

shafer1426

I don't get 7. F1rst!!

01/29/2009 05:23:00 AM

shafer1426