> > > This reminds me of a study that involved setting fake turtles and fake snakes in a road. People who drove by would swerve away from the turtles to avoid hitting them, and towards the snakes specifically TO hit them.
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> > Part of this is because snakes go "squish" and turtles go "bump".
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> > Nyperold
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> I think that they were set out in different places, so it was not a matter of choosing one over the other to hit.

I think that the point is that it's fun to make things go "squish." "Squish" is an amusing sound/feeling. "Bump" isn't, so much.

~Chrysan"then again, 'squish' usually results in something nasty getting on your tires"themum~