Explanation

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This appears to be a selection of images with the golden ratio spiral superimposed to display hidden meaning in their appearance. These spirals originate from a specialised point of the subjects and continue along some meaningful lines of the subject. The humour here could be that the golden ratio is normally found in famously aesthetically pleasing objects, whereas the images Randall has provided do not quite fulfil that brief.

Transcript

[9 images, each showcasing a golden spiral aligning with some element of the image included in: person wearing los angeles cap, wall object, slope truck, cat sleeping, old computers, belly button, user avatar, screenshot of google maps, a toy horse on a wooden floor]