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This building in Chicago messes with your head when you look at it from an angle [xpost from /r/mildlyinteresting] (imgur.com)

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[–]CortaNalgas 60 points61 points ago

I used to temp there years ago.

This is just from GIS but shows the angle well: http://imgur.com/tyspq

[–]Brett42 39 points40 points ago

The universe is only rendering one side of the building.

[–]OneSilentE 10 points11 points ago

The OP is missing some textures, he should look into patching that

[–]SexualArtillery 2 points3 points ago

oh forgot to flip normal

[–]TbanksIV 2 points3 points ago

Allan, please finish building.

[–]myst1227 21 points22 points ago

They have a couple of buildings like that in Singapore also. It was pretty cool to see in person. http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.11840247.1657/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

[–]Somehow_I_Came_Back 2 points3 points ago

That one just fucks with your mind with the differently-spaced stripes.

[–]ericishere 24 points25 points ago

Take another picture from a different angle! I can't wrap my head around this.

[–]PatheticTurtle 6 points7 points ago

I agree. A second picture is needed for this.

[–]Jedimastert -1 points0 points ago

Ask and you shall receive

[–]Jedimastert 0 points1 point ago

This should help

[–]ryanasaurus 18 points19 points ago

For anyone confused: The blue building (the one second from the left that looks strange) isn't shaped in the conventional rectangular figure. It has a sharp point so when you look at it from this particular angle, you can't see the other half of the building. Here's a screenshot from Google maps that helps: http://i.imgur.com/PiceG.png

[–]dirtymoney 10 points11 points ago

I wonder that the corner offices look like from the inside.

[–]Somehow_I_Came_Back 6 points7 points ago

Chances are there's a good 10 or so feet of empty space right by the point of it.

[–]sawyannesa 1 point2 points ago

They all have surprisingly healthy ficus'

[–]demichka 15 points16 points ago

Odessa, Ukraine: Imgur

[–]dustinjt 5 points6 points ago

The people who live in those apartments must be tiny.

[–]nothing_clever 2 points3 points ago

I guess we've found flatland.

[–]johnyquest 5 points6 points ago

haha, this is too much. Reminds me of how video games used to render buildings.

WTF is going on. I, too, like many of the posters, cannot wrap my head around what we're actually looking at.

[–]mjm8218 3 points4 points ago

This is (or at least used to be the HQ of the American Medical Association). It's located on the NE corner of State & Illinois.

[–]boyranch 4 points5 points ago

SE corner of State & Grand

FTFY

[–]Blue-Duck 3 points4 points ago

Does that look like a big piece of paper to you?

http://gifs.gifbin.com/102011/1317922295_yeno_illusion.gif

[–]Kiloueka 2 points3 points ago

It hurts my brain ;-;

[–]which_tab 2 points3 points ago

I've stared at this picture for about 10 minutes....I have no idea what's going on

[–]rikki_tikki_tavi 11 points12 points ago

Wedge Shaped

[–]alurkerwhomanedup 1 point2 points ago

You wonderful soul.

[–]boyranch 3 points4 points ago

the view from my desk

[–]misquoter234 3 points4 points ago

This is a picture I took of the Hancock building in downtown Boston. Same trick of the angle/eye!

[–]i_cant_find_a_name 0 points1 point ago

What street in this on I wanna see it.

[–]mjm8218 0 points1 point ago

NE corner of State & Illinois.

[–]i_cant_find_a_name 2 points3 points ago

Time to go for a little walk.

[–]boyranch 0 points1 point ago

SE corner of State & Grand

FTFY

[–]DeusExMachinist 1 point2 points ago

Finally a useful reason to use ios6 maps.

[–]Procake 4 points5 points ago

Enjoy your swim.

[–]mpmar 0 points1 point ago

so brave.

[–]BumCum 0 points1 point ago

so true.

[–]MemaLove 0 points1 point ago

Those poor birds.

[–]SuperSlyChicken 1 point2 points ago

My mind is being so badly fucked right now

[–]Riodashio 1 point2 points ago

Ow.

[–]Moosh_4 0 points1 point ago

the Federal prison is like this building too.

[–]Detective_Mills 0 points1 point ago

Except that one's pretty much a normal triangle shape with less acute angles.

[–]snaxe 0 points1 point ago

This brings back memories of playing random DOOM maps made by people that didn't quite have a full grasp of the map editors.

[–]Ultyma 0 points1 point ago

This looks like it should be in the water temple in OOT.

[–]kiky23 0 points1 point ago

My husbands Aunt works in the building on the right on like the 30 somethingth floor. She's a radio DJ. Pretty awesome. As someone afraid of heights though I can't go into her office...

[–]modern240 0 points1 point ago

This was designed to scare all of the Asians out of irvine.. It didn't work..

[–]homeless_man_jogging 0 points1 point ago

My brain couldn't process that image for about 10 seconds. I guess the building is triangular.

[–]Twotonegypsy 0 points1 point ago

This hurts my head...

[–]Lunchtime1 0 points1 point ago

Dafuck?

[–]DeHizzy420 0 points1 point ago

I still don't get it...I can't make it out

[–]Shit_Pickles 0 points1 point ago

Howard Roark designed this building

[–]Thinks_This_Is_XBL 0 points1 point ago

lol thats y u dont play on pc get an xbox fag.

[–]Zukiuke 0 points1 point ago

I'm crying right now.

[–]Jr79 0 points1 point ago

'I get a corner office? Wow, thanks!!'

'Fml'

[–]CRIZZLEC_ECHO 0 points1 point ago

Oh man behind you is my apartment.

[–]bludoosh -2 points-1 points ago

I lived in the penthouse at Marina city towers. This building regularly blew my mind when I looked out the balcony lol.

[–]razihk -3 points-2 points ago

INCEPTION

[–]PoorProduct -5 points-4 points ago

I love you Chicago but.. fuck downtown skyscrapers. I have to remind myself not to look up whenever Im downtown. I get vertigo.

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