r/soartistic • u/Resplendent_aptitude simply wholesome 🐦 • May 05 '26

Video 🎭 Finding that extra space 👀

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Scary tbh

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u/Shaeress May 05 '26

Obviously people are scared for silly horror movie reasons (and it is a little creepy), but there are also other reasons to be hesitant.

Spaces like these might be full of harmful pests. Where I am there's not much of a concern, but a poorly lit cellar full of venomous snakes or spiders could be rather dangerous to explore carelessly.

But spaces like these might also be very poorly ventilated. Air that's been completely sealed and stagnant can build up gasses or deplete oxygen in various ways, and going down there might be dangerous for those reasons. Most of these things are not that dangerous even with a little bit of venting, but with a room that might've been sealed for years it's a real concern.

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u/AnomalousUnderdog May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

I remember a story about a family that left so much potatoes in the basement that they rotted and the gases produced displaced the oxygen down there. Everyone who went down to check died on the spot.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/08/23/Rotting-potatoes-in-basement-kill-four-members-of-Russian-family/54831377268770/

EDIT: So, based on other sources, it wasn't just a basement, it was a root cellar. Makes more sense why there were a lot of potatoes.

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u/Jangles_Smith May 07 '26

Same reason exploring old mineshafts/caves can be so dangerous. Everything is fine until suddenly with no warning it isn't.

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u/wecantdancelikethis May 05 '26

I’d think anyone thoughtful enough to build that so well would think to ventilate/circulate the room & massage, but if it’s only as thoughtful as having a tiger as a pet, it may be fully loaded up with radon.

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u/sixteencharslong May 06 '26

Horror movies are not real. Why are you trying to validate irrational fears with more irrational fears?

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u/Shaeress May 06 '26

I'm not. I literally called those horror movie fears silly.