The Backrooms
A seemingly endless maze of yellow walls, damp carpet, and buzzing fluorescent lights that serves as the starting point of Backrooms lore.
What is Level 0?
The flat part of a stair that you step on.
What is a tread?
The large open area in the center of a stadium where the game is played.
What is the field (or pitch)?
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This popular Indian flatbread is cooked in a tandoor and often brushed with butter or garlic.
What is naan?
According to the original internet post, entering the Backrooms happens through this unusual form of reality glitch.
What is noclipping?
The vertical part between each step.
What is a riser?
The line of seats closest to the field, often considered the most expensive.
What is the front row?
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This creamy tomato-based curry is one of the most internationally recognized Indian dishes.
What is butter chicken (murgh makhani)?
This image-sharing website is where the famous 2019 Backrooms post first gained widespread attention.
What is 4chan?
Staircases that go in a straight line without turning are called this.
What are straight stairs?
The area where teams sit when they are not actively playing.
What is the bench?
This audio file format is known for compressing sound while maintaining relatively good quality and is widely used in music downloads.
What is a .mp3 file?
This yellow spice gives many Indian dishes their distinctive color and earthy flavor.
What is turmeric?
This widely discussed consumable in Backrooms lore is said to restore health and sanity.
What is Almond Water?
The horizontal distance of a step is called this.
What is run?
The underground or enclosed area where players prepare before entering the field.
What is the locker room?
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What is an .html file?
This spice, often confused with black pepper, comes from the dried bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon?
This entity is commonly depicted as a tall humanoid creature with a permanent smile and dark eye sockets.
What is a Smiler?
The ideal stair angle in many building standards is roughly in this range for comfort and safety.
What is about 30–37 degrees?
The curved architectural design used in many stadiums to improve visibility and acoustics is called this.
What is a bowl design?
This modern image format developed by Google offers better compression than JPEG and PNG while supporting transparency and animation.
What is .webp?
This city is widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern version of butter chicken.
What is Delhi?