carrot rock

No, it is not an optical illusion. And no, it is definitely not a product of photoshop.

It is simply a carrot that grew through a rock.

Here’s a different angle-

It’s a highly unlikely event, this carrot, but not impossible. Carrots have a peculiar and particular growth habit. They first send out a long tap root, thin as a strand of baby hair. The tap root is weak and flexible, which is why carrots grown in rocky soil often turn out twisty and gnarled – in its early days of life, the taproot will snake and bend around whatever lies in its way.

This carrot threaded through a hole in this piece of limestone, and then began to expand, filling the hole and otherwise developing a normal taproot. What are the odds that the limestone would be angled just so? That the carrot seed would be perfectly centered above the opening?

It doesn’t really matter. We’re all enjoying the carrot.