A viral TikTok video by Eddie shows the reflection of an orange Corvette in a shop window with no car in sight, sparking theories of a “glitch in the Matrix.”
Bollywood Fever: Hundreds of TikTok users are puzzled after an eagle-eyed man, Eddie, stumbled across an unsolvable optical illusion, declaring it might be a glitch in the Matrix. The now-viral video, uploaded by the US-based content creator, shows the reflection of a bright orange Corvette C8 in a shop window, but the car is nowhere to be seen in the carpark.
In the video, Eddie zooms in on the window of a pizza shop in Fresno, California, where the conspicuous vehicle is clearly reflected. However, when he zooms out to show the carpark where the Corvette should be, the car is conspicuously absent.
“Can someone explain?” Eddie captioned the clip, which has been viewed over 2.3 million times. He pans around the mostly empty carpark, confirming there is no orange car in sight. “Where is this car?” he asks. “I seriously don’t see that car anywhere.”
Millions of TikTok users were baffled and freaked out by the apparent optical illusion. Some users speculated about parallel dimensions and portals. One user declared, “Parallel dimensions,” while another agreed, “That’s the portal, it’s on the other side.”
Others offered their theories, claiming they could see the top of the orange car through the windshield of a nearby Mercedes SUV, suggesting the Corvette was parked in front of it. “It’s right in front of the black SUV you can see the orange roof through the windshield,” someone declared. Another user agreed, “Based on the line of sight. It’s behind that Mercedes.”
Some viewers pointed out a bush in the reflection, suggesting the Corvette was parked across the lot, hidden behind the bush by a coffee shop or bus stop-looking area. “It’s reflecting from a ways. Cool optical illusion!” one user commented.
Eddie later uploaded another clip of the same carpark to prove the car wasn’t inside the pizza shop or a display. Filming at a different time of day, he showed the interior of the pizza shop and the cars parked outside the store. “There’s no car in here,” he confirmed.
The phrase “a glitch in the Matrix” comes from the 1999 movie “The Matrix,” starring Keanu Reeves, which presented the idea that humanity is living in a giant simulation. It’s now used to describe unexplainable illusions or occurrences that seem illogical.
This isn’t the first time TikTok has been intrigued by mysterious occurrences. Last year, a woman went viral after posting a clip of her chickens stopping mid-run for more than two minutes, despite her attempts to get them to move. “Have you ever seen a glitch in the Matrix,” she wrote.
As the discussion continues, Eddie’s mysterious Corvette reflection remains one of the most intriguing and unexplained optical illusions on TikTok.
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