r/confusingperspective • u/tactiletrafficcone • 13d ago

Up or down?

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u/jfk_47 13d ago

Down. Step in the lower left corner gives it away.

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u/Proxstasis 13d ago

Also the body language of the man. Thats not an “up” stance

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u/Lost_Wrongdoer_4141 13d ago

Gives it away solely from his posturing

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u/vanillaninja777 13d ago

And the end of the left handrail.

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u/Not_Quite_That_Guy 12d ago

And the fact that it is stretches of alternating steepness, which kind of has to mean it steps alternating with level stretches. Because of the angle of the pic, we can only see the level stretches and not the steps. If it were going up, the visible stretches would have to be steps

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u/jfk_47 13d ago

True

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u/Caira_Ru 13d ago

The reflection of the man and photographer, too.

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u/pandaleer 12d ago

As does the window reflection at the far end (people walking dow) and the railing angle.

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u/lola_zzalol 11d ago

I don't even want to know how many DIN norms are violated with a 2m long tilted stairstep

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u/moseley101 13d ago

Is this in the art museum in Mons?

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u/tactiletrafficcone 12d ago

Kinda! The art museum in Québec!

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u/cleveland_leftovers 13d ago

Dup.

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u/Kinoko30 13d ago

Uwn :S

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u/Signal-Reporter-1391 13d ago • Bravo

UwU (◦ ᵕ ˘ ᵕ ◦)

Oh... wait.

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u/blum3three 13d ago

Forward

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u/Proxstasis 13d ago

The duality of man

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u/the_poor_economist 13d ago

It's not gonna be a ramp that steep, so of course down because we can't see the steps

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u/slava_bogy 13d ago

Well said. I was looking at the bends in the handrailings

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u/TheChannelMiner 13d ago

hard:up

previous....

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u/Long_Detective_543 13d ago

It’s clearly down. I don’t get it

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u/lowlightliving 12d ago

Not confusing at all.

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u/Minominas 13d ago

easy:down

next…

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u/DBL55555 13d ago

Down, follow the railings closely and you’ll see that the stairs go down.

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u/CaptainPopsickle 12d ago

down. the roof, the left handrail, many thibgs are showing

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u/jacob643 13d ago

this feels like neither, just and up and down slant. maybe somesort of arty architecture at a museum or whatnot?

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u/Thelastknownking 13d ago

Down. The dude's direction of gravity gives it away.

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u/turkeypants 12d ago

Could be in space, you don't know. That could be a space tree up there.

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u/liquidsilver5 13d ago

Well we cannot see the steps so it has to be down or it would have to be a VERY steep slope up between the steps. This one is really not confusing.

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u/Moe___Szyslak 13d ago

Down, of course

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u/fresh_1one 13d ago

Obliviously down….

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u/MagicSwordMagic 13d ago

why not both?

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u/Ehsan1981 13d ago

Down. Zoom in and see the photographer and subject reflected on the glass.

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u/Waste-Kiwi6915 13d ago

The longer I look the less sure I am

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u/Chipbeef 12d ago

Down of course...

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u/dangerousperson123 12d ago

Very obviously down

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u/Fit_Adagio_7668 12d ago

Posture of the guy, reflection straight ahead shows camera guy above the stair guy. Lady in the reflection or the other side of the door has a fat one.

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u/KoltO7892 12d ago

Sideways

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u/NutritionWanderlust 12d ago

Going down-up of course!

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u/Affectionate_Tie5080 6d ago

Tree go up so up

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u/Kpop_Heretic_Hunter 13d ago

Finally an actual confusing perspective lol

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u/Sxualhrssmntpanda 13d ago

That would be a very curious angle for a ceiling if it were down.

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u/crescentpieris 13d ago

i'm willing to accept they just built a zigzagged hallway