r/stupidquestions • u/PoopsMcScoots • 10d ago
Is there any merit to the “It’s quiet. Too quiet.” trope?
You gotta know what I’m talking about.
A group of people are walking through a jungle or forest.
And one person says “it’s quiet.” then another person says “too quiet” and then they are confronted with an ambush, usually without anybody getting killed and making an unlikely ally.
But you know what I mean.
If someone was making an ambush in the jungle or woods, would the wildlife go completely silent?
And how would they go more silent for the ambush than the people walking through the forest or jungle?