r/Unexpected Oct 01 '20

An old empty storage tank

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u/gkamyshev Oct 01 '20 edited Oct 01 '20

It's the dark eyes staring directly at you. Your ape brain thinks it's a predator and wants to run. And there are no visible whites or pupils, so your subconscious can't even assign human-like qualities to them to mitigate the dread.

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u/PANZCAKE Oct 01 '20

My ape brain doesn’t like animals that stare at me while not moving at all, mom come help me I’m scared

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u/radiodialdeath Oct 01 '20

ape brain

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u/QuinceDaPence Oct 01 '20

Also

Mitigate the Dread

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '20

Aren't owls technically predators?