What am I seeing?
Some images just seem to need more explanation than others.
In our weekly series, we share images from the news that piqued our interest and raised questions.
What in the world is he putting in his mouth?
What am I seeing?
Dancing teacher Tian Jiashi, 33, has been fascinated by scorpions, vipers, centipedes, lizards and spiders at home for seven years in Changchun. Tian swallows these poisonous creatures onstage even after being bit hundreds of times.
What am I seeing?
Firemen in a strange training exercise? But those look like nooses around their necks.
Firemen protest in Spain
Firefighters take part in a protest in front of the regional parliament of Asturias to demand better organization and more staff in Oviedo, northern Spain, Nov. 26, 2015.
The words on the coffin lid read, "R.I.P, Firefighters of Asturias." A dramatic way to make their point.
What am I seeing?
Looks extremely painful.
Migrant political protest
A stranded Iranian migrant with his mouth sewn shut in protest reacts while waiting to cross the border from Greece into Macedonia, near Gevgelija, Macedonia on Nov. 26, 2015.
A dozen Iranian migrants continued a hunger-strike for a second day following a denial of passage by Macedonian authorities.
Countries along the Balkan route taken by hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking refuge in western Europe began filtering the flow, granting passage only to those fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
What am I seeing?
Interesting parking spot.
Out of control car
A Ford Mustang is perched on a roof of a house in Woodhull Township, Mich. State police say the driver had a medical problem and lost control of his car on Interstate 69 in Shiawassee County.
What am I seeing?
Looks like pretty heavy boxes to be lugging around.
El Salvadoran pilgrimage
A woman prays to statues of Saint Christopher and Saint Luke at an improvised shrine in a cave during a pilgrimage by Catholic devotees known as Cumpas, in the town of Cuishnahuat, El Salvador on Nov. 26, 2015.
The Catholic people of the El Balsamo mountain range meet in the village of Cuishnahuat in November to celebrate the 'friendship' between their respective patron saints in a ceremony that has been carried out for more than 300 years, according to the government.
In the previous photo, women carried the statues of Saint Christopher and Saint Luke during the pilgrimage to the cave.
What am I seeing?
Hanging around, but there's something very strange looking in how she's doing that.
Convention of Tattoo and Suspension
A woman with hooks pierced into her skin waits to be suspended during a Latin America Convention of Tattoo and Suspension in Valparaiso city, Nov. 8, 2015.
In the previous photo, the woman was hanging on hooks pierced into her stretched skin.
What am I seeing?
Underwater art?
Underwater exhibition
A diver looks at an underwater display of photographs at an exhibition held inside an indoor diving pool at Inner Space club in Beijing, Nov. 5, 2015.
The exhibition of forty underwater photographs was organized to provide an unconventional viewing experience to visitors through changes in the senses of hearing, vision and feeling of gravity while underwater.
Underwater photos underwater... makes sense. Though perhaps if you're going diving anyway, you might want to just look at real underwater life.
What am I seeing?
Red shoes. Is Dorothy in town?
Gender violence and femicide protest
Red shoes are seen at Plaza Mayor, as part of an installation to protest against gender violence and femicide, in Valladolid, Spain on Nov. 25, 2015.
A total of 1800 red women's shoes are on display at the Plaza Mayor of Valladolid to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
What am I seeing?
Are they in prison? They look too happy.
Parade balloon
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Skylanders Eruptor balloon is seen under a giant net after being inflated during preparations in New York City, Nov. 25, 2015.
Those folks in the previous photo are balloon handlers helping with preparations.
What am I seeing?
Halloween is over so they're a little late for that.
What am I seeing?
Women of the Plataforma Feminista de Asturias (Feminist Platform of Asturias) during a demonstration commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Oviedo, northern Spain, Nov. 25, 2015.