Woman appears frozen in time in viral TikTok video

Eerie footage posted onto TikTok has captured the moment a woman appeared to freeze on a busy street, with stunned viewers unable to believe their eyes.

The video of the woman has gone viral. Picture: TikTok/unknown1575489

WARNING: Explicit language

Is this the real-life Twilight Zone?

An unidentified woman appeared to be frozen in time on a busy street, a TikToker has claimed in a now-viral video posted this week.

“She was like that for a minute before,” reads the text on the freaky footage, which has racked up four million views in only four days.

Eerie footage captured the woman, dressed in white pants and a black long-sleeve top, appearing to be “frozen” in place while walking down the footpath, the NY Post reported.

Her legs looked as if they were mid-stride while her arms hung awkwardly at her sides.

Even her long, blonde ponytail appeared to be paused.

“Why she frozen?” asks the person recording as they zoom in on the figure. “Bruh, I’m trippin’.”

Then, the woman resumed walking as the cameraman exclaimed, “What the f**k?”

The woman appeared to be frozen. Picture: TikTok/unknown1575489

She still appeared frozen, moments later. Picture: TikTok/unknown1575489

Stunned viewers couldn’t believe their eyes, as sceptics flocked to the comments.

“I’m telling you right now, that mfr … that mfr back there is not real,” one person wrote.

“I actually think the matrix is real,” agreed another.

Shortly later she was filmed moving again. Picture: TikTok/unknown1575489

“Nah even the hair was frozen,” one person pointed out.

“She disconnected for a sec,” another quipped.

“We’re in a simulation,” someone else commented.

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NPC caught lacking #npc#malfunction

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But this isn’t the first time a real-life glitch has baffled people.

Last October, eagle-eyed art lovers spotted an 1860 painting of a young woman who appears to be holding a smartphone, sending the internet into a tizzy.

Meanwhile, a head-scratching photo of a bikini clad woman went viral as social media users attempted to decode what was happening in it.

Optical illusions such as this are often just intended as a lighthearted diversion from the stresses of modern life — but they also hold actual scientific value for medical professionals.

These brain teasers are credited with helping researchers shed light on the complex inner workings of the human mind and how it reacts to its surroundings.

This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission

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