Sharks circulating a shopping mall, a good surf in front of the Opera House (before it sank) and sand filled houses, these images managed to fool the rest of the world, and perhaps even some locals.
After several days of the severe storm sweeping across NSW with Sydney being hit hard, a number of questionable pictures of the tragic storm have emerged with many believing they were actually real.
From a spectacular waterfall cascading from the Harbour Bridge to a crocodile surfacing at a train station and sand dunes making their way into peoples homes, these clever images didn’t just fool the rest of the world, many of us bought in to them as well.
Not surprisingly the photos quickly went viral across social creating a real ‘Sydney storm buzz’.
Althought the storm caused a lot of disturbance for local residents and sadly resulted in the loss of eight people there seems to be a sliver lining to the story with Sydney getting a lot of international coverage.
We’ve listed our favourite pictures below
Surf’s Up mate! Picture: Twitter Source: Twitter
Even Crocodile Dundee himself would find it slightly daunting catching a train in Sydney. Picture: Twitter Source: Twitter
Who needs the Niagara Falls when you have the Harbour Bridge? Picture: Todd Lopez @Creative_Order/Twitter Source: Twitter
No need for husbands to complain about a ‘boring shopping experience’ with the wifey – this will add to the excitement. Picture: Twitter. Source: Twitter
Tick Tock – it doesn’t look good for the Opera House. Picture: Twitter Source: Twitter
No need to pay an interior designer for the latest ‘Sahara look’ in Sydney you get it for free! Picture: Twitter Source: Twitter
As for Sydney-siders who experience the storm of the century the picture below probably sums up the battle of the brollies (causing a very very bad hair day for many) which even scored its own hashtag #umbrellageddon.
#Umbrellageddon: Umbrellas the latest casualties in #nswstorms http://t.co/bvse9NkOfU pic.twitter.com/VRv4oXO0zZ
— SBS News (@SBSNews) April 21, 2015
Do you think the tragic storm will actually have a positive impact on Sydney tourism globally?