What is the lamp theory and what is the origin of the viral phrase on TikTok

The phrase that unleashed everything originates from a Reddit story (Illustrative Image Infobae)

New trends emerge every day on TikTok, some are funny, others are sad, and some are controversial; but this time people have started using “but the lamp looks strange” to reveal your deep desires that cannot be fulfilled.

The most precise meaning of the phrase “but the lamp looked strange” on TikTok is that a person is experiencing positive things in their life, but discovers a detail (the lamp) that does not fit with the rest of reality, so they realize that they are still suffering and only “dreamed” that everything would get better.

The phrase “but the lamp looks weird” is usually used on TikTok after having described the ideal life from someone, because this illuminating device is a trigger to realize that nothing is real and everything was a dream.

“But the lamp looks strange” means that in the end it is discovered that this ideal life is not possible (Screenshot)

These videos use disturbing songs like Brutus of Buttress and show a lamp, the text says something like:

“One day he asked for my forgiveness, he didn’t hide his cell phone again, he treats me well, he started to be more mature in every fight, he supports me in every decision, but the lamp looks strange,” implying that the girl’s boyfriend She never changed her attitude, but she still wants everything to get better.

It is easy to understand that the TikTok trend that has provided relief to many people is related to an object that reveals that everything was a dream but Why a lamp? The answer is in the history of the lamp looks weird (in Spanish: the lamp looks strange).

The lamp theory arouses curiosity about hypothetical dimension changes (Screenshot)

The history of the phrase “but the lamp looks strange” is related to American football, brain injuries and a story about parallel lives published in Reddit almost 10 years ago, the username was /temptotassoon.

This anonymous user was a college student who played American footballon one occasion he received a severe blow to the head and after being treated, his life improved significantly, he conquered the girl he was in love with, he had two beautiful children with her and his work was excellent.

The protagonist of this story believed that he had achieved the ideal life, but neither his wife, his children or his perfect job were real, he had suffered a street attack (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

It had been 10 years since that hit in a college game, but this man discovered that something was not right, the lamp in his room looked strangeits dimensions were discordant and it had color distortions.

He became so obsessed with the lamp that he stopped working and his family was worried, he finally discovered that he had never played American, it had all been a hallucination caused by a brain injury.

This is a fragment of the story:

“He took the kids to his mother’s house right before I had my epiphany… the lamp isn’t real… the house isn’t real, my wife, my kids… none of that is real… . the last 10 years of my life are not real! The lamp began to get wider and deeper, the dimensions were still inverted, it took up my entire perspective and all I could see was red, I heard voices, screams, all kinds of strange noises and I became aware of the pain… a lot of pain… the first words I said were ‘I’m missing teeth’ and I opened my eyes. I was lying on my back on the sidewalk surrounded by people I didn’t know, many of them were crazy, I was completely confused.

The story “the lamp looks weird” is related to parallel lives (Illustrative Image Infobae)

At some point a police officer picked me up, dragged me across the sidewalk and grass, and threw me face down into the back of a patrol car. I was still confused. I was taken to the hospital by the police (…) I passed by three years of horrible depression“I was grieving the loss of my wife and children and dealing with the knowledge that they never existed.”

The guy who made this publication claims that he never saw the woman of his dreams again, but he is still able to see his five-year-old son “out of the corner of his eye”, he just never listens to what he says, so he assumes that it is of one parallel dimension.

It should be noted that it is unknown whether this is an anecdote or a literary story, but it is possible to explain hallucinations for years after a brain injury through neurology.

Without a doubt, the lamp theory has sparked curiosity about topics such as parallel lives and is reminiscent of assumptions such as The Matrix, which was even portrayed in the 1999 film.