This optical illusion of a trash can is driving Reddit insane

A picture of a seemingly levitating trash bin has Reddit users demanding answers. On March 21, Reddit user seyfaro shared a photo of the “floating bin” to the confusing_perspective page. To date, the confusing photo has received more than 37,000 upvotes . and prompted hundreds of comments from people demanding answers. “Man I had to read the comment[s]… my brain couldn’t make sense”. As some eagle-eyed Reddit users have pointed out, the optical illusion in the photo is all thanks to a perfectly placed puddle. “The bin is placed on the ground. And a little closer to the cameraman there’s a puddle. So it looks like the bin’s shadow” . Translation: What looks like the bin’s shadow is actually just a puddle