Don't worry, there's a perfectly logical explanation. As detailed by the glitch masters at A+Start, this happens when Joel stands on top of a truck in a tunnel and his body clips out of bounds. After you exit the tunnel, Joel will start floating every now and again, and every time he tries to access the item menu, he'll look like someone who's been exposed to nuclear fallout.
Naughty Dog via A+StartYou can't leave the Twilight Zone without taking part of it with you.
Joel is not the only one to get in on the Thing-style action. If players decide to go back to the beginning in the college section, there's a chance Ellie will start doing some rather odd stretching:
Sony Computer Entertainment via A+StartAbove: Ellie's redesign after Ellen Page complained about the similarities.
This virus is so potent that it has even infected characters in other games by the same developer. In Uncharted 4, if you jump to a specific ledge and then force movement into the left, Nathan Drake will suddenly assume a rather awkward, somewhat bat-like posture.
Sony Computer Entertainment via A+Start"It's a boy!"
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