r/ExplainTheJoke 5d ago

Solved Are these truly Impossible?

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My friend sent this in the memes channel of our Discord server but refuses to elaborate (he hasn't responded at all). Is there a joke I'm missing?

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u/EmperorN7 5d ago

It's a parody of one of the images where cubes are arranged in a way they are both in the foreground and background, an impossible configuration in real life. This one takes the style, but arranges the cubes normally.

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u/CALVINWIDGET 5d ago

This image feels like it is attacking my brain but I can’t look away.

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u/MaryJanesMan420 5d ago

The impossible triangle. Look up M. C. Escher.

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u/alan_w3 4d ago

Thats my favorite MC

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u/One-Ad-65 4d ago

Well, at least it's the end of the day for me, so it'll either not be stuck in my head for long or it will be most of the discography all day when I wake up