The phenomenon of seeing faces or patterns in things like wood grain or clouds is called pareidolia, and it’s a common thing to experience- not surprising, as a species wired to recognize faces. In today’s Image of the Day, I found myself before a flowstone formation that proved to be yet another example of this while exploring a wild cave in Kentucky in the spring of 2017. The formation appears to form a cadaverous face, canted like a prop from a horror movie, though a few steps in any direction changes the angle enough to ruin the illusion. Nature is amazing.
I did make sure not to practice any Latin while I was down there, just in case.
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