{"id":15521,"date":"2025-05-27T03:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T03:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15521"},"modified":"2025-05-27T03:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T03:02:45","slug":"viral-video-shows-plane-frozen-mid-air-ignites-glitch-in-the-matrix-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15521","title":{"rendered":"Viral Video Shows Plane \u2018Frozen\u2019 Mid-Air, Ignites \u2018Glitch In The Matrix\u2019 Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It\u2019s likely that you would be somewhat frightened if you witnessed a jet hovering in midair.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"phogy6a0181ff6860c\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.phogy6a0181ff6860c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.phogy6a0181ff6860c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.phogy6a0181ff6860c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.phogy6a0181ff6860c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.phogy6a0181ff6860c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Something must have gone wrong because planes aren\u2019t designed to do that; they\u2019re not like helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>Hold on tight, because you must watch this startling video that is going viral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-22\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video, which received 36.8K votes in a single day, was uploaded to the subreddit r\/Damnthatsinteresting and depicts a jet that appears to be stuck in midair over San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cParallax effect\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is the straightforward caption that Redditor Silent-Lobster7854 used while posting it, but what does that actually mean?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38873\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634-1024x668.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634-1536x1001.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-634.png 2000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-ai-image\/place-flying-sunset-sky_1145580.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=0&amp;uuid=cc2f024a-dd25-4040-a608-f344a16fda16&amp;query=plane\">Freepik<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-23\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Parallax\u2019 is defined by Merriam-Webster as\u00a0<strong>\u201cThe apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, even though the plane appears to be stationary, this is an optical illusion. Another plane racing by is filming it, and because of the parallax effect, the first plane appears to be trapped.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-105\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One Redditor broke it down underneath the video:<strong>\u00a0\u201cThe change in observers angle coupled with different speeds of both planes is deceiving depth perception.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis is the same reason when trees further away don\u2019t move as far as those closer to the train when looking out the window.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-106\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the fact that there is a valid scientific explanation for this, jokes have nevertheless been made in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, everyone is making the same joke, which is that this is a video game rather than real life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe pilot had to pause his game,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>one Redditor quipped, while another said,\u00a0<strong>\u201cPilot\u2019s mom said dinner is ready and to pause the game.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And others are getting even weirder with it, commenting:\u00a0<strong>\u201cOk so what you\u2019re saying is\u2026 aliens?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>to which another replied,<strong>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not saying it was aliens\u2026 but it was aliens.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Plane appears to pause in midair in optical illusion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KttwzFrYYiE?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While one movie comparison is coming up an awful lot:\u00a0<strong>\u201cI know a glitch in the Matrix when I see one,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a Redditor commented.<\/p>\n<p>Conspiracy theories aside, sometimes it\u2019s just nice to see somewhere you recognize go viral:\u00a0<strong>\u201cShout out to the Bay Area! That\u2019s the San Mateo bridge.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s likely that you would be somewhat frightened if you witnessed a jet hovering in midair. Something must have gone wrong because planes aren\u2019t designed to do that; they\u2019re not like helicopters. Hold on tight, because you must watch this startling video that is going viral. 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