A man has said he’s convinced he is living ‘in a simulation’ after he swam past his doppelgänger in a swimming pool while on holiday in Las Vegas.
Sean Douglas McArdle was shocked when he bumped into the stranger, who looked like his identical twin at the Flamingo in the Nevada city.
The pair posed for a hilarious snap which has since been shared on Reddit and been liked more than 95,000 times.
Not only did the pair look very similar, but they were also wearing the same glasses and a similar hat.
Sean Douglas McArdle was shocked when he bumped into the stranger who looked like his identical twin at the Flamingo in Las Vegas
Sean wrote: ‘I wasn’t convinced until now… we are definitely in a simulation.
‘Today I randomly swam past my doppelgänger at the Flamingo pool in Vegas.’
Sean also shared a photo and it’s undeniable – the resemblance between him and this other man is uncanny.
He explained on the post how he’d seen a group of people pointing and laughing at him whilst he was in the pool.
Many rushed to the comments section to joke about how strange the situation was and some joked there’s three of them in every brewery
However, it turned out the group had spotted his double swimming near by.
When asked by someone if this is his actual twin and is he being ‘sarcastic’ he explained: ‘Nope. I was just swimming by in the pool and a big group of strangers were pointing at me and laughing.
‘I got really self conscious, looked back at my friends and they were all pointing and laughing at him. Thats when I saw him.’
When asked what went through his head upon first spotting his doppelganger, Sean responded: ‘I immediately thought: “holy s*** that guy looks like the dude I see in the mirror”, and my second thought was: “He looks cooler than me”.
‘Probably has real Club Master Ray Bans unlike my Zenni knock-offs.’
A Reddit user joked:’ There are three of you guys at every brewery.’
Another wrote: ‘They exist simultaneously within easy reach of every craft beer. I don’t get the science behind it, but it’s an interesting phenomenon nonetheless.’
Others were convinced he was living in a computer game reality, with one saying: ‘Maybe the player is using console commands to take control of you and steal your valuable items, or make you do embarrassing stuff.
‘Have you ever done something that you felt you had no control over? That’s the player.’