Phenomenon 1 - "No-Clipping"

An image of Level 0 taken mid-noclip.

No-clipping is one of the first phenomena you will experience when you enter the Backrooms.

Description:

No-clipping occurs when an living or non-living entity "glitches" out of reality. The cause of this is unknown, although some have suggested a comparison to quantum tunneling¹. The word "no-clipping" originates as a video game term describing when a character passes through objects and environments. While this phenomenon is much less common in normal reality, in the Backrooms, it can be used to traverse the many "levels" of the Backrooms.

How to No-Clip:

There are many ways to no-clip, ranging from safer methods to more resource-heavy and dangerous methods. Below is a comprehensive list of the most common ways to no-clip:

Basic No-Clipping

The most common way of no-clipping into the Backrooms from normal reality, but also the most resource-heavy and dangerous if you are attempting to no-clip intentionally. No-clipping using this method takes a lot of mental patience to get it right, although there are occasional signs of areas where no-clipping is more common. These signs include:

• Surfaces that appear unnaturally darker than those nearby
• Surfaces that appear glitched or blurry
• Areas where paranormal feelings are greatly heightened

The amount of "no-clip energy" that is surrounding an area will determine the safety of this method. Areas with a low amount of this energy will take a lot of blunt force to be able to no-clip, which can cause physical trauma, and the chances of no-clip derailing² or getting stuck in a wall are much higher if you do succeed. Meanwhile, areas with a higher amount of this energy will be generally safe and will allow you to simply walk through the surface and appear in a new level.

Seamless No-Clipping

Seamless no-clipping is the most common way of no-clipping in the Backrooms, and usually occurs through doorways, staircases and elevators. Doors, stairs, and elevators are some of the most common ways of no-clipping in the Backrooms, and can be found on the majority of levels. This method of no-clip is easily the safest and most reliable method. Although the doors and staircases used to no-clip might appear nearly identical to ordinary doors or staircases, there are a few ways to determine if a door or staircase is anomalous, listed below:

• Doors/staircases that randomly appear
• Doors/staircases that look like they should lead nowhere
• Ordinary doors/staircases can temporarily become anomalous

How the doors operate is pretty self-explanatory, as walking in a no-clip door will simply take you to another level. Upon entry, the door will likely disappear once you look away, so it is recommended to double check the location before opening a door. Many levels use doors as a transportation system to access other levels, such as The Hub, Level -1, and Level 21.

Other ways of no-clipping

There are countless methods that can be used to no-clip through the various levels of the Backrooms. The rest will be listed here:

• Interacting with specific objects
• Falling asleep can occasionally transport you to other levels. This is not known to happen very often, however.
• On Level 18, picturing different locations in your imagination could potentially take you to various levels.
• Being taken by a transporter (this method is not advised)
• There are many other ways of no-clip that are not listed here.

No-clipping can be a very useful way to traverse the Backrooms. The M.E.G. have listed many known level entrances/exits throughout the database. No-clipping is something that takes practice to master, but it can be a very valuable tool if utilized.

Do's and Don'ts:

Do:

• Learn to no-clip safely
• No-clip in the correct areas

Don't:

• Abuse no-clipping for selfish gain
• Use no-clipping to hurt yourself or others

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Author(s)

Written by strawberrymehdi24

Footnotes

1. In physics, quantum tunnelling, barrier penetration, or simply tunnelling is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which an object such as an electron or atom passes through a potential energy barrier that, according to classical mechanics, should not be passable due to the object not having sufficient energy to pass or surmount the barrier.

2. No-clip derailing is an extremely rare event that occurs when someone no-clips outside of the Backrooms. It is unknown where exactly this takes you, but it is theorized to be an endless void.