During a trip to Las Vegas, a man was astonished when his friends identified someone who looked exactly like him.
Fortunately, this unusual encounter did not remain a Vegas secret, allowing the world to hear about the unforgettable experience one man had while celebrating a birthday in the city.
Sean Douglas McArdle, a professor at Kent State University in Ohio, traveled to Nevada for a friend’s 40th birthday, only to meet an intriguing individual: his own lookalike.
This wasn’t a case of self-reflection; McArdle encountered another man who bore a striking resemblance to him in terms of complexion, build, facial structure, and even clothing. Observe the uncanny likeness:
McArdle posted a photo of the two together, and unsurprisingly, it went viral across social media platforms. The picture rapidly amassed over 100,000 upvotes in 2022 when it was shared on Reddit.
He explained the astonishing situation to TODAY, detailing how the events unfolded.
“Everybody on the opposite side pointed at me laughing and I just got a little embarrassed,” he recalled.
“I look back at my friends and they’re pointing at some other dude and laughing. I look over and it was like looking in the mirror. I’ve seen guys who’ve had similarities to me, but man, this guy just looked just like me. It was pretty surreal.”
Adding humor to the situation, McArdle recalled how people had often remarked on his resemblance to Seth Rogen, which inspired his first words to the stranger.
He approached the man and jokingly asked, “Are you Seth Rogen?” eliciting a laugh from his double.
The encounter was made even more surreal by their similar hats, beards, and nearly identical glasses.
About their glasses, McArdle shared his amusement, saying, “I was the only person in the whole pool wearing glasses. I get weirded out if I can’t see and I’m around a bunch of strangers, so I just kept my glasses on in the pool. He did, too.”
As a father of two teenagers, McArdle joked about how his children found the scenario entertaining and how he finally managed to outdo them on social media.
“My youngest thought it was pretty funny. I finally have something that has more views than she does from TikTok. She gets millions of views on goofy things she posts on TikTok,” he said.
“So, a little bit of a competition there.”
Perhaps we all might be lucky enough to encounter our doubles on our future travels.