27 Unsettling Images That Suggest Reality Is A Simulation

I wasn’t really someone who believed in that whole “we’re living in a simulation” thing. It always sounded like sci-fi nonsense, or something that one friend who has watched The Matrix one too many times would say. But then you start noticing stuff: odd patterns, strange timing, little things that feel too perfect or way too weird to be random. I’m not saying it’s proof of anything, but it does make you wonder.

These photos are the kind that stop you mid-scroll. Things that feel just a bit off. Not scary exactly, they’re just… unsettling in a way you can’t quite explain. Like a crack in the surface of whatever this is. Call it coincidence, call it a glitch, but whatever it is, it messes with your head just enough to make you look twice.

1. “Horse Buffering”

Two horses run across a road in a rural landscape. A red arrow points to a part of the second horse, highlighting a peculiar section that appears out of place, possibly due to camera motion or image distortion. Bushes and open land are in the background.
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2. “Viewed from a flight over Norway”

Aerial view of a city at night from an airplane window. The city lights form a network of glowing patterns, with some areas appearing brighter. The reflection on the window adds a soft blur to the overall scene.
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3. “Weird morphed landscape en route to Anchorage, AK (not edited)”

Aerial view of a vast icy landscape with swirling patterns on the surface, snow-covered mountains in the foreground, and a bright sun shining overhead, illuminating the sky with sun rays and casting shadows across the scene.
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4. “When I came out of the store, there were two identical SUVs parked next to mine.”

Three blue off-road vehicles are parked in an empty lot under a clear blue sky. Palm trees are visible in the background, and the scene has a sunny, desert-like atmosphere.
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5. My brain cannot compute what’s happening with those top floors.

A modern multi-story building with a mix of glass and brick facade, featuring "Tom's Watch Bar" on the ground floor. The sky is overcast, and there's a traffic light and street signs visible in the foreground.
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6. “I took a picture while on the bus, and the car’s wheel is invisible.”

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7. “Cloud texture file corrupted.”

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8. “Devs need to fix the sky.”

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9. “Failed to render.”

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10. “The ice froze up and diagonally.”

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11. “When the textures don’t load in real life.”

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12. “These three random guys look like the same guy, though.”

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13. “Sunset split in two.”

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14. “No idea how my pencil did this.”

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15. “The corn glitched”

A person holds an ear of yellow corn with a distinctive spiral pattern of kernels, which deviate from the typical straight rows. The background is a blurred, earthy surface with some green leaves.
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16. “Solid loop error at play here.”

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17. “The sky tonight in Hanoi, Vietnam.”

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18. “Just a little bit of deja vu going on here.”

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19. “You’re not fooling anyone here, guys.”

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20. “My coworker thought this was a glitch.”

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21. “Caught the aurora 2 weeks ago and saw a weird X in the sky.”

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22. “Two guys with the same tattoo on the train.”

A crowded subway scene with people standing and holding onto overhead rails. Several arms have visible tattoos, including floral and owl designs. The setting is busy, with close proximity between passengers.
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23. “These cars have the same license plate.”

A silver car with a license plate "2XRH 13" is on a flatbed tow truck, while an identical white car with the same plate is driving behind it on the road. Clear blue sky in the background.
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24. “Looked out my window and saw this weird turn made by what I assume was a plane.”

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25. “Multiplying sunglasses. The town I live in doesn’t have a Fred Meyers. I bought these a month ago on a trip.”

Two pairs of identical black sunglasses with tinted lenses are placed on a wooden surface. A caption below expresses surprise at finding the second pair, questioning if it’s a "glitch in the Matrix.
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26. “A dime from 1902 fell from the sky and hit me in the head while I was taking out the trash.”

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27. “One branch of this cherry tree stays green longer.”

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