Why Are Things Creepy?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.Fear gives us life. Being afraid of the right things kept ourancestors alive. It makes sense to be afraid of poisonous insects or hungry tigers, butwhat about fear when there is no clear and obvious danger?For instance, a Teddy Bearwith a full set of human teeth...or a smile.jpg.There's something a little off about theseimages. Too much mystery, and strange-ness, but no obvious threat, the way there is witha gun or falling rock. But, yet, they still insight fear, because they are creepy.But why? What gives us the creeps? What causes something to be creepy?We are now in my bedroom, the bedroom I grew up in, in Kansas. Like a lot of children myage, I was terrified of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." But the ve...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.Fear gives us life. Being afraid of the right things kept ourancestors alive. It makes sense to be afraid of poisonous insects or hungry tigers, butwhat about fear when there is no clear and obvious danger?For instance, a Teddy Bearwith a full set of human teeth...or a smile.jpg.There's something a little off about theseimages. Too much mystery, and strange-ness, but no obvious threat, the way there is witha gun or falling rock. But, yet, they still insight fear, because they are creepy.But why? What gives us the creeps? What causes something to be creepy?We are now in my bedroom, the bedroom I grew up in, in Kansas. Like a lot of children myage, I was terrified of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." But the ve...
