PhobiasWhat gives you the heebie-jeebies?
It's a bit strong to call this a phobia, but for me it's the thought of biting into a dry flannel. I've no idea why I'd ever want to or even get the opportunity to do so, seeing as I don't own one, but it makes my teeth hurt to think about it. *ewww*
Tell us what innocent things make you go pale, wobbly and send shivers down your spine.
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chthonic, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 13:34)
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This may be to do with infrasound.Infrasound is sound too low in frequency to be heard by the human ear, but we still pick it up and it's known to cause feelings of intense fear, so you are less 'phobic' and simply more sensitive to low sounds than others. The Wikipedia page even mentions wind turbines and other machinery.
The rest is explainable by Hollywood making use of infrasound (for Event Horizon, obviously) and other things you subconsciously expect to make deep sounds.
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Shegetz Chris Kamara's comedy moustache, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 20:10,
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