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Some of the photos clearly had a small child edited out, they were f*****g trafficked and trying to find where the perp is who is committing the heinous act(s).
I looked thru every single post to see if I could help/recognize a landmark/indicator. Not every photo has a person edited out, but, you can just tell.
Realizing there’s people/children *right now* needing to be saved breaks my heart.
Edit: thanks Filiberto, the page is r/TraceAnObject, if you’d like to see for yourself.
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FrankSonata: For those who haven't heard of this one:
In 1989, some hikers got lost in Northern Japan. A search quickly began of the mountains in the area where they'd been, and helicopters found a huge "SOS" sign made from logs on a mountainside, visible from the air.
The missing hikers were found 2-3km away, and were successfully rescued. But when asked, they knew nothing about the SOS sign. They didn't make it.
It appeared another hiker also happened to be lost in the same area, so another search was conducted. Near the sign they found human skeletal remains, as well as a backpack containing personal items, including ID. It was Kenji Iwamura, a 25-year-old man who had gone missing 5 years earlier, and was a known hiker.
Records of aerial photos showed that the SOS had been there for at least two years, but no-one had seen it until other hikers happened to get lost in the area. And clearly it was too late for Kenji by then.
But analysis of the bones indicated a woman, so they weren't Kenji's. Yet there were no matching records of missing women in the area. Who was the mysterious woman who'd died, what happened to Kenji, and why did she have all his stuff?
The backpack also contained a cassette tape player, with the music of one of the tapes partially recoded over. It was a man saying he was lost on the mountain, unable to climb through the thick vegetation, and asking for help from anyone who listened. He didn't mention his name. Kenji's parents listened to it, but due to the poor quality (it had been lying in a backpack on a mountain for years) they couldn't say for sure if it was Kenji or not. Kenji's friend did confirm the tape was likely his, since it was music he had liked.
There are conspiracy theories that Kenji is still alive, that he was abducted, kidnapped, that the taped voice is an impersonator, that the woman is a spy, etc.
Analysis years later showed the bones were actually male, as far as can be ascertained. Weather damage and poor forensic work caused the initial error. (Of course, some people maintain that this is a coverup)
In all likelihood, Kenji died on the mountain, and the bones, belongings, and voice recording are all him. By coincidence, his SOS sign was only found years after he'd died, when other people got lost in a nearby area. Just a sad story of someone who died alone in the wilderness. But people love all the uncertainties, and get carried away, when really it's just tragic.
There’s something undeniably captivating about scary experiences—be it a chilling horror movie, or a bizarre conspiracy. To understand why we’re so drawn to them, Bored Panda reached out to experts at the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University.
Mathias Clasen, co-director of the Lab, and author of A Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies, told us what inspired him to study fear and horror. “As a teenager, I became deeply fascinated with scary fiction—books and movies, mainly. I would devour Stephen King novels and chain-watch slasher movies,” he recalled. Despite the shivers running down his spine, he couldn't help but wonder why he was so drawn to experiences that made him want to keep the lights on at night. “It isn’t just me, of course. The majority of people enjoy a scary experience every now and then,” Clasen noted.
According to Clasen and his colleagues, scary content offers a unique chance to play with fear in a controlled environment. “We are curious creatures, and we have evolved to find pleasure in learning about the world—and scary content lets us learn about the darker sides of it,” he explained. It’s this curious paradox that pushes us to explore fear while generally steering clear of it in our everyday lives.
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to put it brief, her father imprisoned his own daughter in a self made bunker/prison, and kept her for over 24 years. In that time, she had 7 children, was r**ed nearly every single day, and Elisabeth’s dad was soon imprisoned for life, and caught because Elisabeth needed to take one of her kids to the hospital.
yea. don’t look at the details, please.
This idea resonates with Reddit user Xxxbigfootisreal_, who started the thread on disturbing rabbit holes. Bored Panda connected with him, and he shared, “As I was exploring the smartschoolboy9 case, I became extremely curious about whether there were other disturbing cases out there.” His search led him to dark, harrowing tales that fueled his curiosity about the more sinister aspects of life.
Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist at the Recreational Fear Lab, discussed the various motivations behind our consumption of scary content. “Some people enjoy the adrenaline rush they get from feeling afraid. We call these adrenaline junkies. Others don’t particularly like feeling afraid but enjoy overcoming their fear—these are the white knucklers. Finally, some use scary content to work through difficult emotions, known as dark copers.” This classification highlights the variety of reasons people are drawn to horror and fear.
Clasen pointed out that engaging with scary content can actually be beneficial. “Playing with fear can help you develop resilience. It’s sort of like an inoculation,” he explained. “When you watch a scary movie or step on a roller coaster, you’re actively engaged in regulating your own emotions.” This practice helps us learn to handle stress and fear more effectively in real life.
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The articles today hint at this and if you dig deep enough you'll find all this to be true, but back in the day the history was laid out in a very stark, obvious manner, and having read that and living today, I can see clearly the erasure of what really happened by way of framing.
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Scrivner supported this, saying, “Experiencing fear in a safe setting allows us to practice regulating it.” However, both researchers caution that too much fear can have the opposite effect. Clasen emphasized the importance of finding that “sweet spot” of fear—if a movie or experience is too intense, it can lead to negative feelings, rather than the intended enjoyment.
The “paradox of horror” shows that being scared can actually be enjoyable, especially when framed as recreational fear. Clasen pointed out, “We learn something about the dangers of the world. We learn something about our own responses: What does it feel like to be afraid? How much fear can I take?” This engagement with horror serves as a critical tool for personal growth and self-discovery.
Incorporating scary content into our lives can take various forms—horror movies, true crime podcasts, or unsettling Reddit threads. Finding your comfort zone is key: start small and gradually increase the intensity of what you consume. Clasen suggests beginning with lighter horror, like children’s films that have spooky elements.
Exploring these experiences with friends often enhances the fun. Clasen emphasizes that recreational fear is usually a social activity. “Few people go to watch scary movies or run through haunted houses alone,” he said. Experiencing fear together can amplify the thrill and create memorable moments.
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That was the day I learned that there was such a thing as a "pro-ana" community, or "thinspo." This was the opposite of a support group--unless your understanding of a support group was supporting each other's addictions and unhealthy coping mechanisms. They exchanged "tips" like sprinkling black pepper on lettuce to make you think you were eating more than you actually were. It was... frightening.
Edit: typo.
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In 1999, the nuclear plant at Tokaimura had a radioactive accident, and Hisashi was the closest victim to the incident. It happened during the purification process of uranium oxide. There were 3 victims in total.
Hisashi survived despite being exposed to the largest amount of radiation on record.
And the Japanese kept him alive. Against his will. For 83 days.
It is the most painful, extended death I have ever read. They could have humanely ended his life.
But they kept bringing him back. To experiment. Despite all the injuries, skin loss, burns, and organ failure.
Do not read about it if you are weak/sensitive to graphic details.
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On psychedelics, no matter how crazy it gets, you at least know you're tripping. The s**t you see is clearly just overlaid on reality - you know you're hallucinating. That's not the case with datura. From what I've read, the s**t you see doesn't look psychedelic at all - it looks real. You might not even realize you're tripping.
Your dead grandpa is really in the room talking to you. Your friend is really getting brutally [attacked] in front of you. The giant spiders are really crawling all over you. It's all 100% real as far as you can tell.
Since you have no connection to reality, you can get into serious trouble or even die. You might think you're fighting a demon and then get arrested for assaulting a random person in a park. All bets are off with that s**t.
Oh and also it lasts several days.
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Nutshell: A random leg was found in the aftermath of the OKC bombing back in '95. They identified the leg, and exhumed the corpse it belonged to. Only problem? He was already buried with two legs. Except one wasn't his. They swapped his leg, and set to work trying to find the owner of the other leg. DNA testing failed to find out who it belonged to.
...So whose leg was it? Nearly 30 years later, we have no clue. Some say it was a widely believed *third* accomplice to the bombing.
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Survivors of nuclear bombings. Very NSFL stuff.
The "alligator people" bit refers to their skin being so charred and cracked it looked like reptile skin, and their lips and eyes melted away, making them look like some sort of human-reptiles
The "ant-walking" bit is separate, referring to how they aimlessly followed each other around, crawling on all fours due to their ruined limbs, all while making a neverending murmuring noise as they tried to scream but had too damaged vocal cords and throats
The more detailed descriptions are probably worse than what you're imagining, but the veracity is also somewhat questioned. The book that describes all this was later withdrawn by the publisher for having several factual errors, exaggerations, using bad sources, etc.
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One video that I watched last night suggested the possibility that they knew they were in danger and was trying to raise up to safety when they imploded and it wasn't a quick thing, like they knew for approximately a minute that they were moments away from instant death, but the death was so sudden and so violent that no one knew it happened, human brains don't work fast enough to process an implosion at that speed. .
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