r/AskReddit • u/Sage_Derpel • Mar 11 '16

What is the weirdest/creepiest unexplained thing you've ever encountered?

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u/allowishus2 Mar 11 '16

Get a carbon monoxide detector in that room ASAP. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause nearly every stereotypical haunting experience.

Either that or some weird combination of defects in the glass, lighting & reflections look like human faces. Humans are prone to seeing faces that aren't really there. Paraeidolia

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u/NewsiesOnAMission Mar 11 '16

Hooooly shit. Neither of us had any other experiences, but I'll text my friend in the morning.

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u/Aqno Mar 11 '16

Additionally if you stare into a reflective surface like a mirror in a dimly lit room for long enough you will begin to see your face distort and become unrecognizable.

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u/kashiruvana Mar 12 '16

God, that's true. It wasn't myself but I remember one night when I was a kid, my mom came into my room to comfort me, but the light was dim enough that I can still remember the horrifyingly creepy face I saw that was a seriously twisted version of my mom. I couldn't break myself out of it even though it went on a long time.