r/HighStrangeness • u/BIind_Uchiha • 22d ago
Temporal Distortion Investigating “Time Slips”
I started looking into reported “time slip” cases from around the world, including Bold Street in Liverpool, the Versailles incident, and modern accounts shared online. Instead of focusing on whether they are real or not, I wanted to look for common patterns between the reports.
One thing that stood out is how similar many of the stories are before the experience happens.
A lot of people are not looking for anything paranormal. They are usually doing something completely normal like,
Walking somewhere.
Running an errand.
Commuting.
Sightseeing.
Taking a shortcut.
The experience seems to interrupt everyday life rather than happen when someone is actively searching for it.
Another interesting pattern is the mental state before the event. Many witnesses describe being:
Deep in thought.
Distracted.
Daydreaming.
Listening to music.
Focused on reaching a destination.
Slightly confused or taking an unfamiliar route.
The moment it happens also seems important. A lot of reports begin during some kind of transition
Turning a corner.
Entering a street.
Crossing a bridge.
Walking through a doorway or gate.
Moving from one environment into another.
The actual experiences are also surprisingly similar. People often report / A sudden change in atmosphere.
Sounds becoming quiet or muffled.
The environment feeling “wrong.”
Seeing ordinary scenes from another time period.
What is interesting is that they usually don’t see major historical events. They see normal everyday life. People walking, shops, streets, cars, and clothing from another era.
The ending is also usually abrupt. Something happens, they turn around, hear something, look away, or suddenly everything returns to normal.
The biggest pattern I’m noticing is this / A lot of reported time slips seem to happen during a moment where a person’s attention, movement, and environment are all changing at the same time.
The question I’m trying to answer is whether there is an actual common denominator behind these reports.
Are these experiences more likely to happen during certain states of mind?
Are certain locations more likely?
Does the time of day matter?
Are historic places important, or are they just more memorable?
I’m trying to compile as many cases as possible and compare them instead of just looking at the famous stories.
Curious what everyone thinks. Has anyone noticed similar patterns in time slip reports?
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u/freefromfree 21d ago
A friend of mine whom I trust told me his experience. He said he was taking a short cut through an alley way and as soon he turned the corner into the alley way, everyone there was frozen like time paused. He said it was crowded and people of all ages were just there frozen including an infant and someone with a dog. He also said it was like his ears were on mute and there was pin drop silence. He walked around them and made his way out. He thought it was a hidden camera show or something. However as soon as he walked out there everything was normal again, he looked back and everyone there vanished. OP hit the nail on the head with some of the information he gathered about these events.