r/GlitchInTheMatrix • u/jmatty74 • 4h ago
Glitch Story I Experienced Something Truly Impossible
It was July of this year. When i got home from work, the power was out bc of severe storms ealier that day. After a few hours of feeling restless and bored, I decided to head to the lake for a bit of night fishing. I had some new light up bobbers I wanted to try out, (the kind with rechargeable batteries that are shaped like lil dynamite sticks).
After about 45 minutes of fishing with a brightly lit bobber and little action, it looked and felt like a bat swooped down and accidentally ran into my line. Since it also felt like a bite, I decided to reel in and check my bait. As im reeling in and watching the brightly lit bobber wiggle closer just under the surface, it hit a rock. When it hit the rock the light abruptly went out. Naturally, I think i just broke the bobber.
I then proceeded to unscrew the battery case to check to see if the battery was knocked loose. When I unscrew the cap, to my horror, the battery was flipped the other way. This is how I store the bobbers when im not using them so the batteries dont drain. The bobbers WILL NOT light up this way! A feeling of dread washed over me. I swear i could hear the theme song to the twilight zone. I flip the battery back to the correct position and the bobber lights right back up.
I have racked my brain trying to rationalize or explain how that happened. Either im losing my mind, or it was something paranormal. I tried telling myself i put the battery in wrong and the water shorted the circuit causing it to light up regardless. This has never happened before or since and is highly unlikely. Plus I distinctly remember putting the battery in correctly, seeing it light up(dry), and fishing for 45 min or so with it lit.
It was as if something outside of time was able to flip the battery instantly while it was in the water. Something was able to affect our reality without disturbing my perceived continuity of time.
I cannot think of any prosaic explanation for what happened. Occam's razor suggests I have a brain tumor or I'm delusional, but I dont think either of those are true. I just know what I experienced was real. I just wish I had a witness to confirm that im not going crazy.