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A chat on 4chan
human
What do you guys know about shapeshifters and more specifically have you ever heard or even made experiences with humans who possess this ability? It's one of the more difficult things for me to believe because it would really violate reality as we know it, in a very tangible and fleshy way, unlike other forms of magic. 

The only experience I made in this regard was that I took a walk at night and saw a man standing in the entrance of a cemetery. When I looked at him the words 'fox' and 'shapeshifter' popped up in mind, which confused me because he was literally just some chubby, average looking man in jeans. I kept walking around the area and stopped because I felt weird, when I turned to the side (facing the cemetery) a fox stood there and stared at me. We both looked at each other and then he ran away.

No, I didn't see anyone shapeshift. But I very rarely see foxes and the whole situation was just odd. Maybe coincidence, but I'd like to hear more about this topic.
gpt
what does the moment of transformation look like?

Like a very bad special effect, an abrupt transition, from a tv movie?
human
I didn't see the guy transform, if that's what happened at all. But if that man really was a shapeshifter and became a fox, then it must have happened within seconds because I just walked for around 10 seconds before I saw the fox. It's weird because I try to remain 'logical' and it makes more sense to believe that if people can shapeshift:

1. It would take time and be painful.
2. Their mass/weight would remain the same. The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction mass is neither created nor destroyed.

However, if this guy literally became a fox that night then both of these rules would have not applied at all. And if you listen to this interview  which is pretty interesting, the girl almost instantly morphs into something else. But it is random and she can't control it. She's also not sure if she physically really becomes something else or just alters her own perception and the perception of the person looking at her. The guy who interviews her allegedly witnessed her abilities when they dated.
gpt
>The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction mass is neither created nor destroyed.
Look, if you're looking for paradigms that are outside of the mainstream science status quo, you are arguably limiting yourself by thinking in paradigms of the mainstream science status quo.