Bizarre upside-down image of Adele leaves the internet totally perplexed - but can YOU work out what's wrong with the picture before flipping it the right way? 

  • To the naked eye there is nothing unusual about the flipped image of Adele taken from cover of her latest album, 25
  • However, when the image is turned over, it is revealed that Adele's eyes and lips have been edited so they are upside down on her face 

By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:10 EST, 1 March 2016 | Updated: 16:11 EST, 1 March 2016

An upside-down photo of Adele has taken the internet by storm as viewers are horrified to learn that the optical illusion image has been edited to look like something far more sinister than the singer's beautiful face when turned right side up.

To the naked eye there is nothing unusual about the flipped image of Adele taken from cover of her latest album, 25, - aside from the fact that it is upside down.

However, when viewers are prompted to flip the image over, it is revealed that Adele's eyes and lips have been edited, so they are upside down on her face. 

Beautiful as ever: This upside-down photo of Adele has taken the internet by storm 

Beautiful as ever: This upside-down photo of Adele has taken the internet by storm 

Horror story: When the image of the 27-year-old singer is flipped right-side up, it is revealed that her eyes and lips have been edited to upside-down on her face 

Horror story: When the image of the 27-year-old singer is flipped right-side up, it is revealed that her eyes and lips have been edited to upside-down on her face 

Original portrait: The edited image was taken from Adele's latest album, 25 (pictured), which debuted in November 

Original portrait: The edited image was taken from Adele's latest album, 25 (pictured), which debuted in November 

When the photo is right-side up, the Hello songstress' trademark winged eyeliner looks horrific pooling into her lower eyelids, while her lower lip appears swollen as it sits on top of her curved upper lip. 

Despite the jarring difference, it is difficult to notice that her eyes and lips are flipped when the image is upside down.

Although it is unclear who first altered the image, The Shade Room shared the jaw-dropping photo with the instructions to 'turn your phone upside down' with its 3.7 million Instagram followers on Friday. 

'#Wayment what kind of sorcery is this... #Adele,' the picture is captioned. 

More than 9,000 people have commented on The Shade Room's post featuring the image, with many tagging their friends so they can check out the photo for themselves. 

Starting off the craze: Adele, who is pictured performing in Belfast last night, is the first of many celebrities to have been given the upside-down treatment

Starting off the craze: Adele, who is pictured performing in Belfast last night, is the first of many celebrities to have been given the upside-down treatment

Growing trend: Just two days after the Adele photo went viral, the aptly-named Twitter user Turn Your Phone started sharing equally freaky upside-down photos of celebrities, including this picture of Nicki Minaj 

Growing trend: Just two days after the Adele photo went viral, the aptly-named Twitter user Turn Your Phone started sharing equally freaky upside-down photos of celebrities, including this picture of Nicki Minaj 

Totally terrifying: When the photo of 33-year-old Nicki is flipped right-side up, her over-the-top eyelashes and Nicki Minajpouty bottom lip overwhelm her face 

Totally terrifying: When the photo of 33-year-old Nicki is flipped right-side up, her over-the-top eyelashes and Nicki Minajpouty bottom lip overwhelm her face 

'Now that's just scary as hell,' one person wrote, while someone else added: 'That's terrifying. I dropped my phone.'

Another person noted that the star looks like Kylie Jenner with her plump 'upper lip' in the edited photo, writing: 'Adele to Kylie Jenner lips.'

And like all great photos that drive the internet wild, it has sparked the creation of other images. 

The aptly named Twitter account Turn Your Phone shared the mind-blowing Adele photo on Monday, along with equally creepy images of Aaron Carter, Nicki Minaj, Noah Cyrus, and Hillary Clinton. 

Like the original image, the other three faces look completely normal when upside down, however, when they are turned over, it is revealed that their eyes and lips have been flipped.  

Getting political: It doesn't look like there is anything strange about this photo of Hillary Clinton at first glance 

Getting political: It doesn't look like there is anything strange about this photo of Hillary Clinton at first glance 

Contorted image: When the edited photo is flipped over, it is clear that 68-year-old Hillary's eyes and mouth are upside down 

Contorted image: When the edited photo is flipped over, it is clear that 68-year-old Hillary's eyes and mouth are upside down 

Famous family: This pictured of Miley Cyrus' sister Noah, 16, is also featured in the series of upside-down images 
Scary look: Noah's upside eyes and lips completely transform her pretty face 

Famous family: This pictured of Miley Cyrus' sister Noah, 16, is also featured in the series of upside-down images 

Seems normal: This edited photo of Nick Carter's little brother Aaron doesn't appear to be off-kilter when it is flipped upside down 
Too weird: The 28-year-old's flipped eyes and lips make his face look completely distorted 

Seems normal: This edited photo of Nick Carter's little brother Aaron doesn't appear to be off-kilter when it is flipped upside down 

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