What Is the Mandela Effect? 9 Mandela Effects That Will Blow Your Mind
➤The Mandela Effect is when reality, events, or facts as you remember them are different from what supposedly REALLY happened.
➤Does it all point to changing timelines? Faulty memories? A bunch of crazy people? Or is reality really changing?
➤These are the nine craziest examples of the Mandela Effect: the things you swear are true, but “reality” now says aren’t.
Ever think you remember something one way, but now it’s not that way at all? Perhaps you’ve seen a movie or a logo, and now that movie isn’t how you remembered it to be or the logo has been changed. Confused? You’re not alone. Welcome to the Mandela Effect!
9. “Luke, I am your father.”
Mark Hamill quoted the famous Star Wars line while on Saturday Night Live. He said, “Luke, I am your father.” This proved that the Luke Skywalker actor’s memory matched how most people remember that scene. It’s one of the most famous lines in movie history!
BUT if you look up the official line today, Hamill and the rest of us got it wrong. Go watch The Empire Strikes Back, where you can clearly hear Darth Vader say, “No, I am your father.”
➤In TOP 10 Proofs of the Mandela Effect, Edge of Wonder even found a clip of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, saying, “When I first saw the dialogue that said, ‘Luke, I am your father,’ I said to myself, he’s lying.”
8. The Thinker
In what pose is the famous statue The Thinker? (Try acting it out while you’re reading this. Nobody is watching!)
If you think he was resting his chin on an open hand with splayed fingers, you’re correct! BUT if you’re like the people who keep taking pictures posing next to him with a closed fist against their forehead, you’re incorrect.
Did something change? There are even models of the statue you can buy online that have the closed fist.
7. Statue of Liberty
On which island is the Statue of Liberty?
If you said Ellis Island, that’s incorrect. The Statue of Liberty is—and supposedly always has been—on Liberty Island. Also, Lady Liberty’s torch has been closed to visitors for over 100 years. But if that’s true, why do so many people remember going to the top of the torch in the ‘80s and ‘90s?
➤Watch 7 Mandela Effects Driving People Crazy! to find out who was (or should we say, wasn’t) the spokesperson for Publishers Clearing House.
6. The Matrix
Is someone messing with The Matrix? Or did millions of people have a mass hallucination about the scene where Morpheus asks Neo if he wants to take the red pill or the blue pill?
Do you remember Morpheus asking Neo, “What if I told you that everything you think you know doesn’t exist?”
➤If that line isn’t in the movie, where did the meme come from?
5. The Missing Island
If you take a look at Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, or your grandma’s world atlas, you might find an island about the size of Manhattan that’s off the coast of Australia. “Sandy Island” was also mentioned in many scientific publications throughout the twenty-first century.
But if you go to where the island should be today, you’ll be glad you’re in a boat: All you will find is open water. It’s not on Google Maps, either.
➤Mandela Effects don’t always make things vanish. Sometimes, whole, new geological features have been created. Watch 8 Mandela Effects That Are Totally Radical to find out about the unbelievable waterfalls that seemed to just appear out of nowhere!
4. King Tut’s Headdress
One of the most iconic symbols of Egypt is King Tut’s death mask. Everyone knows what it looks like. Or do we?
It has a golden face, blue and gold stripes, and a cobra on the forehead … plus an uglier bird next to the snake?
If you don’t remember the vulture figure beside the snake on King Tut’s headdress, you’re not alone. Lots of models and costumes only include the snake. Are we just forgetful, or is this another Mandela Effect?
3. The Wizard of Oz
According to the Library of Congress, The Wizard of Oz is the most-watched film of all time. An estimated 45 million people watched it the first time it aired on TV. So why is it that so many people remember the most famous lines in the movie wrong?
Quiz: What does Dorothy say when she first comes to Oz?
1. “Toto I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
2. “Toto, looks like we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
If you said the first one, you’re correct. But how could that be the line? What’s next, that Dorothy actually had a cat, and the Tin Man carried around a gun?
Well, the Tin Man DID carry around a gun! Check out 9 Mandela Effect Proofs That Show We’re Not In Kansas Anymore to find out the other line from The Wizard of Oz that you’re probably remembering wrong.
2. American Flag
In Ben Solo: Mandela Effect Explained, Ben Chasteen shared one of the craziest Mandela Effect examples yet. The American flag may have changed.
Lots of people remember the “union” line under the blue area being RED. But take a close look at the flag now, and you’ll see that the line touching the blue area is now WHITE.
➤If we’re all remembering wrong, why did the White House’s official website sell ties with the union part of the flag touching the red line?
1. Ford Logo
Ever notice the little, squiggly line across the F in the Ford logo? And no, Ford did not change their logo; it’s always been that way. Pay attention the next time you see it!
Convinced that the Mandela Effect is real? Want to know what on Earth is going on? To find out why is it called the Mandela Effect, check out Cern: Cause of The Mandela Effect? Best Explained!