Unexplainable footprints

[u/Educational-River-73]

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!

[u/AutoModerator]

Moderator Announcement Read More »

Remember to change your flair to reflect the appropriate NSFW Flair if it DOES contain: graphic images, gore, harsh or extreme language, or mentions of anything that should include trigger warnings; suicide, self-harm, gore, or abuse, to better aid users on what to expect when reading your post.

We would also like to remind you we have an Official Discord. You can join here: https://discord.gg/hztYaucMzU

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/Wars4w]

Was the trampoline ever outside? It could be an old print that's only just now showing up. Things like dust, condensation, and dirt could accumulate over time and wear over the print differently.

If it's never been outside then I'd assume an animal has been in the house. Look for poop, holes in the wall or other places it could have gotten in. Also set up a camera if you have one.

[u/Educational-River-73 → u/Wars4w]

No it’s never been outside. The only animals we had in the house were flying squirrels. Also the size of the footprints are massive, and any animal that size would be hard to miss ya know? I’ll mention the camera idea to my dad, thanks!

[u/[deleted] → u/Educational-River-73]

The only animals in the house were flying squirrels?? Ummmmm what?

[u/owlsandmoths → u/Educational-River-73]

They look like bear footprints to be totally honest. A lot like these muddy grizzly prints. It’s the sectioned long toes and claws. Black and brown bears are usually a bit wider and rounder. Grizzlies tend to be a bit longer

[u/[deleted] → u/Educational-River-73]

It is also possible that it was exposed to an animal or something prior to you buying it (i.e, prior to sale). Just a thougjt.

[u/JustHereForKA → u/Educational-River-73]

I love that "the only animals we've had in the house were flying squirrels" is your answer. 🫶

[u/[deleted] → u/Educational-River-73]

[u/Interesting-Dream863]

So... it looks like some sort of creature tried to use the trampolin for fun but failed to set it up, so he jumped on the wrong side of it.

Didn't stick around to ask so, just another weird thing happening.

[u/suzzerss]

It looks like someone was eating chicharrones and then went to move the trampoline by lifting it from under and carrying it overhead with their greasy hands

[u/ProfessionalWait6549]

Raccoon

[u/idkbrosorry]

kangaroo demon

[u/hangdogred]

That was one thing i thought of, but raccoon tracks don't look like that at all, it turns out. I looked at different monkeys, and it actually looks a bit like an orang utan's hand. Was it imported from Malaysia?

Or, hear me out: a zoo bought this to try out as a toy for its orangs. When they didn't seem interested or use it right, they returned it to the company, which then resold it to you! Mystery Solved!

[u/[deleted]]

He was just trying to have some fun it's all good

[u/Wurstschmetterling]

Okay here is my theory. There is dust in an on the material. You jump and while landing you’ll stretch the material and the dust falls off where you touch the material. Because it is stretched by your weight the prints get bigger.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/mootheuglyshoe]

Have you tried putting powder on bare feet and jumping to see if it’s just the way feet slide on the trampoline? My non-paranormal guess would be some sort of foot oil or powder that seeped through. 

[u/SSIpokie]

I'm no expert, but it looks like hand print to me.

Imagine trying to push your trampoline w your hands. Your hand is gonna bow or bend slightly backward due to trampoline pushing back.

and the part where Is thicker on your pic is where the most pressure is at from pushing on the trampoline, leaving bigger imprint compared to where it's thinner at the top where there are less pressure applied.

[u/joshualauren3438]

Wow thank you so very much for sharing this picture I absolutely love being part of this group some truly amazing things I read and see on here thank you all so very much!

[u/Stillinside7]

Those are hand prints my guy lol

[u/[deleted]]

Those are hands....

[u/Educational-River-73 → u/[deleted]]

10” long hands without thumbs maybe?

[u/DasGarbanzoBeans]

Is this an old trampoline? will you be using it anymore? If not, please unstretch the fabric by removing it and check to see if the proportion of the print resembles something a bit more familiar.

Like one comment stated, It could have been someone at the factory who had left a stain on the fabric and then stretched the material further inflating their print.

[u/callmeraskolnik0v]

If this is legit it’s straight up bonkers and absolutely demonic….what else happened in the house? Are you the only family that’s lived there?

[u/johninbigd → u/callmeraskolnik0v]

Demonic? lol You think a demon stopped by for some calisthenic exercise on the trampoline?

[u/FuzzyFerretFace → u/johninbigd]

Popped in a Jazzercise VHS, pulled up his leg warmers and got his ‘Fit and Fab Body in just 50 minutes a day’.

[u/FunScore3387 → u/johninbigd]

[u/callmeraskolnik0v → u/johninbigd]

Yea you’re right that’s a totally normal thing to find on the underside of a trampoline.

[u/Educational-River-73 → u/callmeraskolnik0v]

My dad’s lived there since he was in high school, so around 45 years. There have been so many events over the years. He’s seen flashes of light coming from the walls. He and my mom have heard footsteps throughout the house, going from the basement, all the way up to the second floor. They thought it was me sleep walking cause I used to do that a lot when I was little but that time I was in bed. I personally haven’t experienced much other than having the same 3 nightmares throughout my entire childhood.

[u/callmeraskolnik0v → u/Educational-River-73]

Well that’s certainly enough to be concerned about. But, mostly kinda tame. Those footprints though. Those are bad.

Were those dreams the being chased/attacked/killed by something kinda dreams? Same entity in the dreams again and again?

[u/Creative-Share-5350 → u/callmeraskolnik0v]

[u/NancyLouMarine]

Odds are great this is something from the factory when the thing was built, but you never noticed because it's on the underside.

In the olden days, before flat screen TVs were a thing, and television screens were glass, factories installed them into the box/case/cabinet/whatever using a jumbo suction cup. It wasn't uncommon for an odd looking circle from this suction cup to kind of appear as & "ghost" image in the screen and no amount of cleaning would remove it.

This probably has some sort of similar explanation.

[u/CelestialDisciple]

Humans are to blame. Someone is fucking with you

[u/Educational-River-73 → u/CelestialDisciple]

Could be, but that’s just as, if not more terrifying. Because the only people who frequent up there are my mom and dad

[u/CelestialDisciple → u/Educational-River-73]

Looks suspiciously like a handprint without the thumb. Stop being terrified and use your logic & reason

[u/foxproton]

I used to fingerprint people. Looks like human hand prints to me. Try it, you’ll get the same pattern if you press just right.

[u/ImaginaryPooper]

Easy explanation. They are your dad's footprints. Not everything is paranormal.

[u/hangdogred]

Where was it made? More importantly, where was the fabric made? That creature could have danced on the fabric at many points in the construction of the trampoline and left the (greasy?) prints you're only now noticing. That would explain why they're on the bottom.

So we probably have to expand our search to other continents to find the culprit.

[u/[deleted]]

Handprints maybe?🤔

[u/ghostman51]

And prints either from when it was made or even being used/moved. The prints are bigger and odd shaped because of the stretch of the trampoline. like poking your finger in a balloon.

[u/Mobilecustomz]

My kids had a little trampoline similar to that that had "frog" prints on it that looked similar in size and space to these, just the print was on the other side. Over the years the print faded but the silhouette was perfect on the underside. Maybe it was a design of some sort on the top that faded from use

[u/Upset_Week_4186]

Those look like chubby sweaty handprints that didn’t transfer all of the fingers.

I’m seeing snausages not toes.

[u/ValkerieRider]

I would say i have money that the trampoline was outside, because those look a WHOLE lot like front paws of a bear.

[u/Stormagedon-92]

Those are human hand prints, theyre a bit distorted most likely due to the flex of the material, this is easily explainable "someone picked the trampoline up with there hands and left prints behind" that was easy

[u/doramatadora]

They don't look like footprints. They look like handprints from a ...portly person. Could have been from production, and the rubber has now aged, revealing them.