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109 Times People Saw Real Glitches In The Matrix And Had To Look Twice (New Pics)
One of two things has to be the truth. Either our looks aren’t as unique as we think [dramatic gasp—"No, that can't be!"] or… the entire simulation we’re in is glitching out as Neo keeps doing cool stuff and we get nearer and nearer to the global release of ‘The Matrix Resurrections.’ (Keanu! We can’t wait to see you on the silver screen again!)
Our team here at Bored Panda has collected some great moments of people accidentally spotting their doppelgangers, interacting with their lookalikes, and documenting those rare moments that the Matrix’s programming makes doubles when it thinks nobody’s looking. Scroll down for some real-life glitchy copy-paste action and remember to upvote your fave pics! Do you have any stories about meeting people who look eerily similar to you? Let us know in the comments.
When you’re done enjoying the article, you should definitely give our other recent ‘glitch in the Matrix’ lists a look here, here, and here.
Bored Panda was interested to learn more about why we're so fascinated by doppelgangers, so we reached out to Freddy Slivinski, the creator of the popular Same de la Same project on Instagram that celebrates people who are celebrity lookalikes. Freddy firmly believes that seeing your double with your own two eyes "is the most surprising thing that can happen to a person" while looking like a celebrity can absolutely change your life in very positive ways. Scroll down for our full interview with Freddy, dear Readers.
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#1
Little Brother Went To Get His Vaccine, Ran Into Himself From The Future
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#2
Time Travel At Costco
#3
Met My Twin At A Hockey Game
#4
The Guy Is Playing For Both Teams, And Still Watching It From The Grandstand
#5
My Buddy Was Wearing The Same Shirt As A Woman At The Bar. She Left And Was Replaced About An Hour Later By Another Man Wearing The Same Shirt
#6
They Told Me I Would Find Myself In Thailand
#7
I Am On The Train And Those Two Ladies Look The Same But They Don’t Know Each Other At All... Freaky
#8
Glitch In The Matrix
#9
What In The *** Matrix Is This?
#10
There Are Two Identical-Looking People Sleeping On The Subway
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
I like to imagine them standing up in perfect unison and getting off at the same stop
#11
My Friend’s Dad Is At A Santa Convention, For People Who Play Santa During Christmas. This Is During Breakfast At The Hotel
#12
This Woman Has A Tattoo On Her Shoulder That Is The Exact Same As The Design On This Guys Shirt
#13
Walking Around My Town... She Met Her Nemesis
WildHoneyPie 4 years ago
I'm a little worried. She looks like she's going to give her a good whack with that cane.
#14
I Found My Doppelganger At Work
#15
This Rare Planetary Alignment
#16
The One Day My Son Didn't Wear His Blue Eddie Bauer Puffy Jacket From Costco To The Playground
#17
My Uber Driver Was A Slimmer, Cooler, Mustached Version Of Myself
#18
This Handicapped Sign Is Broken In A Way That It Suits My Disability
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
At my work, we have a disabled parking space that the maintenance team never painted legs onto. Every now and then we get comments. I suppose though, it would be suitable for this guy.
#19
How Do You Order Your Food, If “You’re” Already Ordering It?
#20
Met My Doppelgänger (Right) At A Concert. Even Had On The Same Shoes
#21
A Glitch In The Matrix
#22
Since We Are Doing Doppelgangers, Figured I'd Share Mine I Met At Calgary Stampede This Year
#23
Two Separate Couples Are Matching Indirectly
#24
Twinsies (Our Grandson Is Convinced My Husband Really Is Shaggy)
#25
I Had To Do A Double Take And Then Another. I Wasn't Sure I Was Seeing This Right. It Just Couldn't Be
#26
This Glitch In The Matrix
#27
Waiting To Pay In Line And Seeing Your Future Self
#28
I'm The One Of The Left,the Guy On The Right Was Someone I Randomly Bumped Into In A Burger King Sitting Behind Me. I Think I Was About 15-17 A The Time
#29
I Found My Doppelganger On A T-Shirt... And Sent Him One In Return
#30
My Friend Found Her Doppelganger At A Party
#31
My Cousin’s Kid Looks Like Sal
#32
My Friend Met His Doppelganger Last Night
#33
I Was Yelling Something To My SO Until I Realized It Wasn't Him But His Doppelganger
#34
I Got A Pic Of My BF Falling Off A Floaty And Just Realized There Was A Guy Falling Off A Boat At The Same Time
#35
When I Went To Switzerland And Happened To Look Exactly Like This Random Wood Statue
#36
Welcome To The Matrix
#37
Identical Twins Who Married Identical Twins
#38
The Way That All Of These Girls Are Unknowingly Wearing The Same Outfit
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
The first time I went to a club, I was so nervous deciding what to wear. I opted for a black shirt and blue jeans. Later that night in the club's bathroom, I realized 5 out of 6 people in there were dressed exactly the same as me. For my first time, I felt pretty good knowing I got the vibe so spot on.
#39
Had Two Of The Same NPCs Show Up To Class Today
#40
Since 1981, Key West, FL Has Held A Ernest Hemingway Lookalike Contest Which Looks Like A Huge Glitch In A Matrix
#41
Confronting His Copy
#42
Dude Spawned Twice For His Route
#43
My GF Met Her Doppelganger And Found Out They Have Mountain Tattoos In The Same Spot
#44
Spotted Yesterday In Piccadilly
#45
Impromptu Doppelgangers On My Train
#46
Two Women With Same Mask, Similar Clip And Hair
#47
Same Guy Enjoying Two Meals At One Restaurant
#48
Met A Stranger With The Same Exact Nose Piercing, Haircut, Makeup, And Outfit As Me
#49
Was This Planned
#50
These Two Unrelated People On My Flight Started Watching The Same Movie At The Exact Same Time
bookshellf 4 years ago
I just remember i used to do this with my sister, we would watch a movie at the same time on different screens so it was like we watch it together :)
#51
On Our Trip To Paris, My Friend Found Is Doppelgänger In The Louvre. Hilarity Ensued
zububonsai 4 years ago (edited)
"my" doppelganger portrait is hanging at Madrid in the Museo del Reina Sofia in the same room were "Guernica" hangs, it hangs on the left of it and is by Picasso as well, a woman with a straight bob. I was 25 at that time, was overwhelmed and impressed by Guernica (I am German), and turned around and .... looked in the mirror. didn't have a mobile with me at that time... I'd love to know the title, though.
#52
My Uncle And Dad (They Are Not Brothers)
Ray Martin 4 years ago
I don't understand the confusion people seem to be having - it's the father, and either the brother of the mother, or husband of an aunt.
#53
I Visited Pearl Harbor And I Found A Soldier That Looked A Lot Like Me
#54
Saw A Glitch In The Matrix In Central London
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Must be twins. No way this is a coincident, seeing how rare red hair is, and them having the same cut, same dress, same bag, same shoes.
#55
I Was Walking To Lunch When I Saw These Two Ladies Dressed Almost Identically - Down To The Ponytails
#56
A Glitch In The Matrix
RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 4 years ago
Looks like the graffiti was just for her.
#58
I Found My Doppelganger At A Bar, Dressed Like Me
#59
Glitch In The Festival
#60
Saw A Real Glitch In The Matrix Today On The Ferry
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Balding middle-aged white guys' heads are gonna look a lot alike. Just saying.
#61
This Glitch
#62
These Two Unrelated Women With The Same Hair And Shirt That I Found At The Mall
#63
Matrix Glitch On The Public Transport
#65
My Friend Met His Older Self Today
lgbt_squid.12 4 years ago
I have another person in my school that looks exactly like that guy too…
#66
My Friend Chris Met His Doppelganger On A Skiing Holiday
Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
"HOw would i look with short hair?" "How would I look with long hair?" Boom, QUESTION ANSWERED
#67
Spotted The Same Girl On Two Different Bikes
#68
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#69
Uhhh
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
It's a bit weird when you are still doing same dress at that age.
#70
My Mom Ran Into Someone With The Same Tattoo As Her In The Same Spot As Her Just Mirrored
#71
Spotted This In Town Today
#72
Best Friend Couples Accidentally Show Up To Wedding With Identical Dresses And Similar Outfits
#73
Parallel Processing Threads
Kelli Lindsay 4 years ago
This almost looks like workers wearing a uniform, performing the job of sanitizing the handrails.
#74
I Think Somethings Going Down At Target
#75
Spotted This Glitch On The London Underground Earlier Today
#76
Verified Life Imitates Art
#77
I Think I Broke The Matrix
#78
Took A Picture Of This Glitch A Few Years Ago
#79
Doppelgängers In Toronto. Was Watching Street Performers Next To A Biker, And A Near Identical Biker Came And Stood In Front
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago (edited)
Dundas Square, Toronto. Used to be filled with giant record stores, punk rock, underground tattoo and leather shops and now it is Canadian Times Square. Ads Ads Ads. and a GAP.
#82
I Was At This Football Game At Arkansas State University, Are These Not The Same Person, The World Glitched
#83
I Found A Glitch In The Matrix Today
Kelli Lindsay 4 years ago (edited)
The s**t people downvote. Watch, I’ll probably get downvoted for pointing it out, then other ppl will be like “don’t downvote her, she’s just looking for attention”, and then I’m like. “Nooooo, lol, just pointing it out!” And they’re like “we see through your troll lies” and lol, I can’t believe you’re still reading. Anyway HiMARi, here’s an upvote
#84
My Friend Met This Guy In A Bar In San Diego Wearing The Same T-Shirt And Drinking The Exact Same Cocktail. What Are The Odds?
#85
These Two Random Guys On Tables Next To Each Other, This Is A Total Coincidence
#86
Customer Version, And Employee Version Of The Same Person
#87
You’ve Been To This House Already
#88
There Was A Glitch In The Matrix Today
#90
Waiting For The Bus
#92
Saw A Glitch In Nashville’s Simulation Earlier This Evening
#95
First Time Seeing Best Friends In 5 Years, We Were Rocking The Same Sneakers
#96
These Two Train Riders With The Same Shoes Facing The Same Way
#97
Two Red Hats, Two Same Jackets, Two Same Jeans. All Have Coke And The Same Pose
#98
I Found This Luigi Mask In A Store At The Mall And It Looks Just Like Me. Please Help Me Find The Model So I Can Meet My Super Mario Brother Doppelgänger
#100
GF Noticed My Resemblance To These Paintings
Kevin Corcoran 4 years ago
Because the back of someone's head has so many unique and defining features?
#103
Went Shopping And My Daughter Found Her Doppelganger
#104
Tram 22 - A Glitch In The Matrix
#105
I Believe I Experienced A Glitch In The Matrix Earlier This Week
#106
Thought This Might Belong Here (Co Workers Hit The Candy Bowl At The Same Damn Time)
#108
My Doppelganger
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Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
A lot of these are just actual twins wearing the same outfit and some are most likely just photoshop. It's not really a glitch if they're twins and choose to dress the same.
katekat_1 4 years ago
Agreed, and even if a few of these were real (unlikely) the two would just be dopplegangers.
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SeaMonster 4 years ago
ok so while i was reading this my friend walked over and she was wearing the same earrings and sweatshirt as me. COINCIDENCE????
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
A lot of these are just actual twins wearing the same outfit and some are most likely just photoshop. It's not really a glitch if they're twins and choose to dress the same.
katekat_1 4 years ago
Agreed, and even if a few of these were real (unlikely) the two would just be dopplegangers.
Load More Replies... SeaMonster 4 years ago
ok so while i was reading this my friend walked over and she was wearing the same earrings and sweatshirt as me. COINCIDENCE????
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