#6: The Odd Rod Out
This home imperfection is a bit more subtle than the other photos in this series. It’s so subtle, in fact, that it took this person five whole years to notice something wrong with this staircase! Take a look at this photo and see if you can spot it without reading the answer. For now, we’ll just say that one of these things is not like the other…
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Some of you may have spotted the irregularity immediately. One of the staircase beams is installed upside down! The fifth wooden rod from the left was installed the wrong way, making the cube part longer than the others at the top. Whether this was done intentionally or accidentally, it’s a pretty cool quirk to have in a home.