Why Do Things Sound Scary?
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Why are sounds scary? They're just vibrations. Blame your brain!
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References and more:
What's That Buzz? http://www.youtube.com/user/BuzzMoranSFX
Seth Horowitz - The Universal Sense http://amzn.to/19Nd4NC
Vsauce "You Live In The Past": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTOODPf-iuc
ASAPScience "Can You Trust Your Eyes?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZflIMBxyIak
It's Okay To Be Smart "Pay Attention!": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-PvAZq3jW4
Kyle Hill - The Animals Hiding in a T. rex's Roar: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/04/10/the-animals-hiding-in-a-t-rexs-roar/
Daniel Blumstein - Film soundtracks and nonlinear sounds: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/05/20/rsbl.2010.0333.full
Oskar Sala - Crow attack from The Birds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls
Krzysztof Pendercki - "Utrenja" from The Shining http://youtu.be/O8Vuf5lzV3E
Bernard Herrmann - "Prelude/Radar" from The Day The Earth Stood Still http://youtu.be/3ULhiVqeF5U
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