I was waiting for the subway today and across from me was the poster for the movie The Orphan. I have no desire to see it but the poster had me staring at it. Intently.<\/p>\n

I couldn’t figure out why the image was so creepy, other than the obvious “Children of the Corn” vibe for brunettes. Then it hit me: the kid has been mirriored vertically:<\/p>\n

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Nobody’s face is a perfect copy of itself from one side to another and we’re designed to search out imperfections to that effect when we meet people. The poster designer is a psychological genius!<\/p>\n

I’ve cut the image, flipped it and made it slightly transparent. You can see by my adroit animation, other than some minor blemishes, that’s exactly what they’ve done:<\/p>\n

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