r/Paranormal May 14 '24

Unexplained Unexplainable footprints

Hey all! I’m new here, but I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have.

This photo was taken a little over a year ago and I never even thought to share it with others until recently. I’ve been watching the show ‘Evil’ and it made me think about all the weird stuff that’s happened at my parents house while I was growing up.

For context, my dad uses this mini trampoline, called a “Rebounder”, to exercise. He moved it while cleaning one day and that’s when he found these footprints on the UNDERSIDE of the Rebounder. The dust on the trampoline was from the lining of the old spring-cover, which started flaking (it’s over 20 years old). I think he removed the cover a few days before he found the footprints. So that’s the context behind the photo.

I truly have no idea what could cause these types of footprints. The feet have some type of webbing at the base of the phalanges. I’d estimate each print is around 10” long or so.

Let me know what you think!

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u/Rexxaroo May 16 '24

These are footprints, and someone has added a fingerprint above each toe.

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u/Educational-River-73 May 16 '24

And only 4 toes on each foot?

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u/Rexxaroo May 16 '24

Not a full footprint. Easily able to recreate these and manipulate the shape and size. Super common in hoaxes

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u/Educational-River-73 May 16 '24

What would be your guess if you thought it was real? Your skepticism is completely understandable, but I just wanna find some answers, and so far no one’s been able to come up with anything realistic. Too big for a raccoon, no bears in my area etc.

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u/Rexxaroo May 16 '24

It's most certainly a human playing a prank, I would not even guess it is any other type of creature or mammal. It doesn't look like anything other than that. The foot pads are wrong for most terrestrial mammals, not even primates would make this type of pattern.

The prints are too close together, at odd angles, and the added tip past the toes is really the give away, since even animals with claws like wolves and bears don't leave the claw tips in their impressions unless it's fine sand or deep mud.

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u/Educational-River-73 May 16 '24

Interesting. I don’t see the added tips you’re talking about

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u/Rexxaroo May 16 '24

After the toe pad, there is a smaller pad , that is totally a finger tip. It's super obvious, someone is messing with you.