Photos that were satisfying to look at for reasons we can’t explain

There's something about a cup of perfectly aligned ice cubes or a perfectly round egg in a perfectly round piece of toast that is just so satisfying to look at. All of the photos on this list are about to release some major endorphins in your brain. They all have the same vibe as when your toast comes out at just the right level of toastiness.

Honestly, looking at oddly satisfying photos could be a form of therapy. Keep reading to see perfectly arranged, shaped, and organized everyday objects.

A Miniature Staple City

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Photo Credit: snoopman420 / Reddit

This person made a tiny city out of staples. It even has a tiny train in it on a ruler train track.

Do you remember how satisfying it was to snap these bars of staples into little pieces?

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A Ball Of Logs

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wood log sphere
Photo Credit: JuiceyLife / Reddit
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Someone somehow managed to take a bunch of logs and turn them into this perfect sphere.

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I am honestly baffled at how a human being managed to forge this creation.

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Snow Against A White Sky

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What you're looking at is a roof with white snow on it against a pure white sky. The contrasting colors in this photo are so satisfying.

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It looks like a piece of art.

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Perfect Scoops

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scoops of flour and brown sugar
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These perfect scoops of flour and brown sugar are so satisfying to look at.

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I mean, that one in the middle isn't so satisfying, but the scoops around it look so perfect!

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Shrink Wrapped Salmon

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salmon wrapped tightly in plastic
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What you're looking at is a piece of salmon that is wrapped so tightly in plastic that it doesn't look like it's wrapped in plastic at all.

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Imagine what it would feel like to touch it...

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Pingu Heads

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For those of you who aren't '90s kids, you may not understand the cultural impact of a little show called Pingu.

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This claymation creation involved a lot of different penguin facial expressions.

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A Perfect Arrow

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This person made a perfect arrow with his fingers, and you better believe that I tried to do this the moment I saw this photo.

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My arrow wasn't as perfect as this one.

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When Frost Enhances A Sculpture

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This sculpture has a layer of frost on top of it because of the cold morning air, and the way that the light is bouncing off the frost is creating a high level of contrast between the raised and recessed parts of the statue.

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Biting The Moon

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This rock formation kind of looks like a dragon, and at certain times of the night from certain angles, it looks like he has the moon clenched in his jaws.

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It's basically a whole fantasy novel ready to be written.

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A Dragon Stone

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This piece of dragon scale calcite was found in southern Missouri. We think it looks like something straight out of Game of Thrones.

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How are some rocks so perfectly formed?

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A Coffee Bird

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The coffee drip on this saucer looks a lot like a bird's head.

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No, nobody did this on purpose. The coffee just arranged itself this way all on its own.

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A Perfect Ice Grid

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ice in drink arranged in grid pattern
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This person put nine ice cubes in their drink, and those ice cubes arranged themselves into a perfect grid.

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Why is this so satisfying to look at? There's something about straight lines...

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A Perfect Projection

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This overhead projector is kind of doing the opposite of what it's supposed to do by reflecting the window across from it onto the surface below.

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This is actually kind of cool.

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Birds Shaped Like A Horse

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The flock of birds above these horses have taken the form of a horse.

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I don't know how these birds knew to take the form of a horse, or if this was a complete accident, but whatever it is, it's pretty darn cool.

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Swirly Ice

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This ice either froze in a swirly pattern or it's starting to melt into a swirly pattern.

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Either way, we think that this is the coolest ice we've ever seen.

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A Kit Kat Bench

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This is such a good idea! A Kit Kat bar already looks sort of like a bench, so this creation makes so much sense.

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It's so realistic looking that I'm almost worried about people's butts melting the chocolate.

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Perfectly Round Toast

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I'm sure you've had toad in a hole toast before. Different people have different names for this breakfast food, but whatever you call it, it's delicious.

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The perfect roundness of this particular egg toast is kind of amazing.

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Rock Fingers

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rock broke into strips
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The way that this rock broke is so satisfying to look at. It broke into perfect rock strips or rock fingers.

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Something about this level of uniformity hits in all the right ways.

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A Real Ice Cap

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ice cap off of fire hydrant
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This person managed to pull the ice off of the top of this fire hydrant in one piece.

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Now he's holding a piece of ice that's shaped like a fire hydrant.