On the subway, people age differently. It’s totally normal for little kids to grow facial hair, for instance. The best part of it is, nobody would bat an eyelid at this if they saw it on the subway. This is how we all leave work every day.

It’s worryingly common to find people in fancy dress on the subway. Whether they’re dressing up for an actual purpose (i.e. for work) or they just have a strange fetish, you’ll never be sure. Here’s someone with a dog head checking themselves out in the mirror. It’s all normal here.

We’ve all seen a character lookalike on the subway, but we bet you’ve never seen Spock! This is in Moscow, though, which makes you wonder what sort of mission he’s on today. Isn’t he supposed to be in space, or at least in the US?

This person’s baby was crying, so a random musician who happened to be carrying his violin stepped in to help. He played the violin throughout the whole of the baby’s subway ride and kept her happy. If only he could travel with her everywhere!

Now this is how you do steampunk! This guy isn’t doing anything by halves. Excentric top hat and platform boots aside, his floor-length fur coat looks like the coziest thing in the world.

One thing’s for sure, this guy really loves Pokemon. He can’t sleep without his Charmander toy – even if it means having to take him on the subway for a quick nap. Hey, we don’t all have time to sleep at night.

Fun fact: in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, plague doctors used to wear these bird beak-shaped masks that were designed to protect them from putrid air, which was thought to be the cause of the plague. Imagine being seriously ill and having one of these people walk in to see you – you’d think you were hallucinating!

If you’re not a fan of birds, this would be your worst nightmare! Imagine stepping onto the subway and finding a raven casually sitting on a girl’s lap? They’re pretty giant birds, too. Let’s hope this one’s well trained.

When angels visit earth, they do normal things, like travel on the subway. This angel looks a bit sad – perhaps the subway didn’t live up to her expectations. In all seriousness, we have to wonder what’s going on here.

This guy was traveling in China and came across a strange sight: someone hitting themselves with a toilet brush. According to one Redditor, it’s not actually a toilet brush, it’s a “fitness hammer” commonly used by Korean people, and it’s also used for massaging one’s back. Well, you learn something new every day.

It’s so annoying when you work late into the evening but you want to cook a proper meal from scratch. This woman is saving time by doing two unavoidable chores in one – catching the subway and chopping her veggies. Are you really allowed a knife on public transport?

Surely it was agreed long ago that clowns were too terrifying for the public? Why these people decided to switch things up (and make them even worse) by merging a clown with the Easter bunny is unclear. All we know is that we wouldn’t want to end up sitting next to them on the subway, especially not at night.

You have to wonder whether the people who don full fancy dress on the subway are heading to a party or just doing it deliberately. This guy looks like he wants all the attention, and his fellow subway riders are doing their best to ignore him. Typical subway vibes.

As if it isn’t weird enough to find a Darth Vader on the tube, this person also saw a Batman – and the pair looked to be in some sort of non-verbal battle. It’s a mashup of two movies that doesn’t exactly work, timeline-wise, but we’d love to see how this one played out!

If you’ve ever tried to sleep on the subway, you’ll know it’s not very comfy. This guy improvised by bringing his own hammock to sleep in. Well, it’s gonna give him some weird stares, but it serves its purpose.

Catch the subway at a certain time on a Monday morning and you’ll most likely come across a sight a bit like this. It’s sad, really – most of these people have no place to sleep, and the subway seems like the safest option. Though there are probably a few exhausted Monday workers amongst them.

We all had the Where’s Waldo books at home. This guy makes the perfect real-life version of the character with his red-and-white stripey outfit. It looks as if he’s on his way to a party, though he’s clearly not shy if he’s happy enough to casually stand reading a book in his full attire.

Look once, and you only see a slightly shifty woman on the subway. Look again, and you can make out a tiny kitten peeping out from the inside of her coat. Why so suspicious? Hopefully, we’re not witnessing a kitten stealing mission here!

Some people on the subway really don’t care about personal space. It’s lucky this carriage isn’t crowded, or this giant rhino would never fit in. Just why would you take the subway in this attire?

Well, really, you can hardly expect Spiderman to sit in a seat like a normal human being. Hanging upside down is what he does, and he’s not bothered what anyone thinks of that. Hopefully, the driver doesn’t suddenly slam on the brakes.

It’s obviously been a tough day for this guy if he’s resorted to sprawling out on the seats like that. There’s something seriously gross about being happy to lie with your face pressed up against the sweaty subway seats like this. Not for us, thanks.

Is this a bad omen or what? It’s not just seeing a black cat – if you come across an actual demonic creature on the subway, it surely can’t be a good sign. Hopefully, this guy’s on his way to a fancy dress party.

It’s not all that common to come across a wild bird on the subway, especially not a whole group of them. These bird handlers must be on a journey with their unusual pets from one open space to another. Wonder if they charge strangers to give them a pet?

We have so many questions about this picture. Who would make a costume like this? And why would someone wear it? Are they involved in some sort of awareness campaign, or do they just really hate sitting close to people on the subway? Because this is one good way to deter other people.

Goku from Dragon Ball Z has never looked so depressed. Looks like he’s just been to a convention, and after the huge rush of cosplay and meeting all the cool folks there, needing to go home to real life is enough to make him sad. We don’t blame him – the real world isn’t half as interesting!

No, this isn’t a tiny dog you’re seeing here – it’s a hamster wearing a hat. Perhaps this is a “bring a pet to work” day, and this guy couldn’t resist taking his hamster along. Here’s hoping he picked his little buddy up and helped him across the gap.

Toy Story lovers will be familiar with the green army men from the movie. This man was spotted on the NYC subway, handing out little green army men to kids. Just think how many hours of preparation this persona would take!

There’s a new rule now that says you can’t bring dogs on the subway in NYC unless they are in a carrier. People have improvised in so many hilarious ways, and this man is one of them. Seriously, if you haven’t searched “dogs in bags on subway” yet, make it your next job.

It’s not unusual to see a tomato on the subway, but it’s usually found underneath a seat alongside an abandoned sandwich. Human tomatoes, on the other hand, are much rarer. This person’s tomato costume looks startlingly realistic.

Hilarious fancy dress made from the likes of kids’ play tunnels is always amusing amongst friends, but if you’re traveling like that on the subway, it’s more than a bit awkward. For one thing, you wouldn’t catch us on the filthy subway floor for anything. For another, she looks plain odd – someone call her parents.

Look once, and this guy looks just like Obama. Look again, and it’s not him, just a strange lookalike. Seriously, this could be how Obama looks in about 20 years’ time if he didn’t look after himself! You probably wouldn’t catch the real man on the subway, though.

Let’s take a brief pause from subway strangeness to appreciate the fact that you occasionally see a celebrity in passing when you’re underground. Here’s actor Sir Ian McKellen, who plays both Gandalf and Magneto. Looks like he hasn’t been spotted by anyone just yet!

This subway crew have dressed as Mario Kart characters, and you can’t help but laugh at them. You can’t fault their commitment – they’ve even got banana skins stuck to their racing car costumes. Princess Peach has to be our favorite of the lot.

Who said you had to sit down on the subway and stare at your phone? This guy knows how to use his time wisely. He’s doing a casual workout using the hanging loops that people usually hold onto in a socially acceptable way. Think of how sweaty these will be afterward – ew.

There are seriously people on the subway who do disgusting stuff like this deliberately. We all know how it feels when our pants come down and we feel the breeze – any normal person would pull them up fast. Someone call the subway police.

Someone must have accidentally left a full bottle of wine on the subway, and it rolled out from under the seat. These two strangers decided to pop the cork and share a tipple. Unsurprisingly, as is always the case when alcohol is involved, the pair became fast friends.

Nope, this isn’t Photoshop – what you see is 100 percent real. If you had the weird ability to cross your legs like this, you surely wouldn’t show it off in public? They look like sailors’ knots on your earphones.

We’ve already seen various animals on the subway so far, so it’s unsurprising that someone decided to take a rabbit on their travels. We’d say he looks pretty content, which suggests he’s been on this journey quite a few times. Let’s hope he never comes across a husky in a bag!

This guy came prepared to eat his lunch in style. He’s got his own fold-out table and cutlery – he’s clearly determined to eat comfortably. Chopsticks aren’t easy to use at the best of times, let alone on the subway!

These people on the subway dressed as Where the Wild Things Are characters. We’ll let them off this time, because it was Halloween when the photo was snapped, so the costumes are at least acceptable. And how cute does the kid look?

Someone wrote a story to accompany this voodoo man picture, and it’s too good not to share:

“Light coming from outside the train flash like a strobe. His face, a foot closer then dark. Another foot, then dark. Until you feel a hand on your shoulder……the lights come on, he’s taken his mask off and you sit frozen, eyes almost touching ears. He leans down, this is it, you think as he speaks, ‘I could scoot right past you real quick? I need to go to the bathroom but this get-up can hardly squeeze through the damn aisle.'”

Even the Ghost Busters have to find a quick way to get around. This guy spotted one of the infamous team on the Tube in London. Who you gonna call?

Check out this man’s paper, then look beyond the paper to what’s happening in the carriage. “Subway maniac incidents soar”… and there’s a real-life maniac demonstrating what the newspaper’s talking about. It’s just not the place to practice parkour.

As if this giant Pikachu wasn’t weird enough, there’s something very wrong about the way he’s standing. It almost looks like he’s swallowed a person who’s trying to escape. In reality, the person in this costume has to stick their hand out of the mouth to hold onto the rail.

This Silurian woman looks familiar – is she from Doctor Who or Star Wars? Someone will be sure to let us know in the comments. Again, you can’t fault her costume, though it’s a strange getup for the subway. You have to have no fear of attention to show up looking like this.

Just to add to the plethora of superheroes we’ve already seen on the subway, here’s another: the Power Rangers. Some would say they were throwback characters, but not in Taiwan. Once again, it’s all normal here…

These identical sleepers have got to be doing this deliberately. They don’t just look exactly the same – they’re also sleeping in the same position. Clearly they’re trying to blow their fellow subway riders’ minds.

There should be a rule for just how much stuff you can bring with you onto the subway – hair included. Imagine trying to get past this guy when the carriage was full? You’d end up touching his hair whether you liked it or not. Imagine how heavy it must be for him.

Napoleon I, the French military leader and emperor who conquered Europe in the early 19th century, isn’t the sort of person you’d expect to casually see on the subway. It looks like he’s taking a bit of time off, considering he’s having a quick subway seat snooze.

We’ve seen some pretty good designer dupes in our time, but this Gucci bag has to be one of the best. Just look at that quality. How this person dares to take it with them on the subway is a mystery to us.

We’ve all sat on the subway and had people get all up in our personal space. This woman has clearly had too many bad experiences because she’s made her very own personal space dome to surround her. Where can we buy one of these?

There’s a time and a place to read a book like this, and it’s probably not on the subway. You want to get women on the subway? Don’t make it so obvious! We somehow sense that this was a deliberately staged photo. It has to be, right?

Seeing someone with a pizza on the subway is relatively normal. This scenario, however, is less common – and pretty devastating. The poor woman must have fallen asleep unknowingly, and that was the end of the pizza. Because it’s the subway, nobody would have wanted to disturb her to break the depressing news.

We’ve all seen these tiny mobility cars on the road. Where you wouldn’t expect to see them, however, is the subway. How did this person even squeeze into the carriage? Cozy little wheelchair, though.

Trying to sleep sitting up is a bit of a nightmare. Your head ends up slumping forward, and, if you’re really unlucky, you’ll end up on the floor. This guy doesn’t care what anyone else thinks – he wants to sleep on the subway, so he’s made his anti-slump sleep plunger.

New York City offers one of the best examples of society as a whole – it’s commonplace to see a religious woman sitting next to a drag queen on the subway. Now, this is exactly how we should respect our peers!

We’ve been through every sort of animal so far, but rats haven’t been one of them. Which is surprising, when you think about it because subways are typical rat hideouts. That said, the rats in this picture clearly belong to this guy, though we’re still not sure people would appreciate him taking them on the train.

There’s power in numbers, as this group of superheroes knows. It’s probably for the best that they have each other because sitting next to some of the larger characters would be something of a space invasion. Talk about visual overwhelm.

This is either an ingenious Halloween outfit or a very creepy everyday look. Not sure what’s more terrifying: this or the pile of headless Barbie bodies in her house. No big deal, though.

Gone outside and realized you forgot your hat? This woman has thought up the solution we all needed. She’s wearing lettuce, and she couldn’t care less what you think. Wonder where the rest of the veggie went?

Reading on the subway is a great way to pass the time. But this woman’s reading material is kind of bizarre. She’s printed off pages and pages of Facebook comments to sit and read through. Who actually wants to read the comments in this day and age?

Some people like to challenge the norm, like these four guys, who thought nothing of having a subway dinner. We don’t just mean scoffing a sandwich in secret, either – they set up a table complete with plates, glasses, and what looks like fried chicken. Yummy.

Imagine sitting in the carriage when this crowd of rowdy men dressed as Santa came in! There’s no room to breathe for one thing, and for another, they all look like they’ve had one too many mulled wines. We’ll take the next train, thanks.

If you’ve never seen a half-human, half-zebra ride the subway before, this photo is proof that it does happen. What we want to know, though, is how he managed to get through the turnstiles. Those stilts can’t be easy to walk on.

Finally, we bring you the most graceful subway rider of them all: a princess. She’s at least tried to tone down her outfit with a jacket, but there’s no detracting from that bright blue skirt. Times must be tough if she’s resorted to public transport.