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Finding the Backrooms on Google Maps: Clues and theories examined
If youre someone who likes to deep dive into internet conspiracies, web secrets and the like, youve probably heard of the Backrooms.
Resembling an outdated office or eerily familiar empty building, the Backrooms are never-ending, fictional places youd end up if you were to noclip in real life.
The Backrooms exist outside our reality, according to those who contribute to the conspiracy, but some eagle-eyed internet users are convinced theyve spotted locations on Google Maps too.
Confused? Allow us to explain.
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What are the Backrooms?
Twisting, turning and looping like a maze, the Backrooms are never-ending spaces that exist outside reality, now turned into an ARG (alternate reality game).
Conceived by online conspiracy theorists on sites such as The Fandom Wiki and 4Chan, the concept gained traction in 2019 after a thread of unsettling images surfaced online.
Since then, those contributing to the theories have created rules and levels for the Backrooms, including a suburban area (level 9) and a jungle (level 37).
Sorry to disappoint, the Backrooms are fictional and theres no way you can physically visit those spaces but conspiracists insist youll find yourself in one if you find a way to escape or noclip reality. The term noclip refers to a video-game cheat that gives a player the ability to pass through items such as walls.
Read more about the Backrooms and their origin here.
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Where are the supposed Backroom locations on Google Maps?
Some conspiracy believers are convinced theyve found locations on Google Maps that closely resemble the Backrooms.
Between March and April 2022, internet users found a supposed Backroom near an abandoned water park in Nara, Japan. A video circulated online showing the alleged location of the Backroom, prompting others to speculate the clip had been doctored.
Over on Reddit, others posted Google Map co-ordinates in California, also alleging they had discovered Backroom locations.
Likewise, The Ghost In My Machine has further examples of people who claim theres a Backroom at a Montana office.
Some users suspicious over Google Map locations
Theres no denying the Google Map locations look pretty creepy but some internet users are raising eyebrows over some so-called Backrooms.
YouTuber SomeOrdinaryGamers claimed some of the alleged locations on Google Maps seemed as though they were out of 2006 sandbox game Garrys Mod.
Others speculated videos and co-ordinates surfacing online had been altered, writing: Theres no way this is real.
It doesnt work for me, another shared.
What do you think?
