THE MANDELA EFFECT

The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon in which an extended quantity of people remembers something of the past that is not true or has never happened.

The term “Mandela Effect” was coined by Fiona Broome, a paranormal researcher, to explain the misremembering of Nelson Mandela’s death.

When Nelson Mandela died in 2013 many people remembered he had already died between the late 1980s and early 1990s but he was actually freed from prison alive in 1990s.

There are also clues that Mandela actually died in prison in 1991.

Look for example at this extract from a book. It clearly says that Nelson Mandela died on 23^rd July 1991. 

This is really weird, isn’t it?

OTHER EXAMPLES OF MANDELA EFFECTS

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Have you ever seen the scene in Snow White in which the Queen speaks to her mirror? A lot of people clearly remember the Queen saying “Mirror, mirror on the wall…” but guess what, she has never said it!

There are even many song lyrics and movies that quote that line from Snow White but still, the Queen has never said anything like that.

Watch this clip from the original Snow White movie.

Mr. Monopoly

Most of us have played Monopoly at least once in their lives, haven’t we? Ok, now I want you to picture in your mind the Monopoly guy, that one that is on the box or on the game, the one with the black hat and the black tuxedo and the monocle on his eye…well, he has no monocle on his eye! For me that was kind of mind blowing and for many other people too.

For example, if you look up in the internet “monopoly guy costumes” more than half of the results include people dressed up as Mr. Monopoly with a monocle on.

Also, in 1995 movie Ace Ventura: when nature calls, the character played by Jim Carrey refers to this man who is wearing a tuxedo and a monocle as the “Monopoly guy”.

Take a look at this clip

    

Lyrics that do not exist

One of the most shocking Mandela effects I know is related to the Queen most famous song called “We are the champions”.

Think about the very last line of the song. It goes like this “’cause we are the champions…*inhales enough air to shut so laud so that neighbors pack their stuff to move to somewhere else*…OF THE WORLD”. Well, the line “of the world” does not exist in the official version of the song.

Here’s the official video

THEORIES BEHIND THE EFFECT

One of the theories behind the Mandela effect is time travelling.

Our reality is supposed to be the result of small alterations of the past caused by time travelers so the past is different from what our memories remember.

Another theory affirms that the world ended first in 2000 and a second time in 2012 and the differences in today’s world are caused by the fact that we have transitioned from a universe to a parallel universe where things are a little bit distorted or different.

So, what do you think of this weird phenomenon? Have you ever heard of it? Which Mandela effect shocked you the most?

                                                                                                      

                                                                                                           Kendra (4sc)