# Escaping the Onion

- Date: 2026-10-19
- Type: film
- Credit: Gossip Goblin
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
- Artists: [Gossip Goblin](https://aifilmhistory.org/artist/gossip-goblin)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh61MUazE1Y
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/escaping-the-onion

Two scientists find a way to prove whether we are living in a simulation, and then have to ask whether they are ready for the answer. A three-minute parody from Gossip Goblin, posted as a YouTube Short and past 300,000 views on its first day.

It is the fifth short since September in the run Gossip Goblin has released ahead of the December 4 theatrical opening of [Gods Don't Give Gifts](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/gods-dont-give-gifts-official-trailer), after [Victory By Any Means](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/victory-by-any-means), [Pace Yourselves](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/pace-yourselves), [A Hard Days Work](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/a-hard-days-work) and [Nothing But Passions](https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/nothing-but-passions).

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/escaping-the-onion
Era: Late 2026 · Prime Time
Last updated: 2026-10-20