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Is That Shiny Thing Pretty, or Are You Just Thirsty?
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Humans are fascinated by shiny stuff. Not only do we find these things attractive, but we also tend to perceive them as being high quality. Well, turns out this infatuation may be related to our evolutionary relationship to water.

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@SciShowPsych

3 years ago

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@whereisangie

3 years ago

"all that glitters is actually water"❤❤ love that line

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@NewMessage

3 years ago

Gotta watch this again.. the wife shook her keys at me, and I got distracted...

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@corwin32

3 years ago

Maybe we’re just closer to magpies than we thought

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@jennieivins

3 years ago

The other place that would have been shiny even way back when is eyes. Maybe shiny things remind us of people's eyes which is important for socialization and relationships?

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@codekillerz5392

3 years ago

Just now remembering that I was obsessed with books with laminated pages as a kid

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@daniellachlan5295

3 years ago

this explains why the crowcore/goblincore people on tumblr are often always dehydrated-

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@MilnaAlen

3 years ago

Makes sense! My favorite shiny thing is glittering snow, it instantly makes me happy to see it.

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@c.ferraro

3 years ago

That would explain why our chickens always peck at shiny things such as rings or zips! :D

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@OctorokSushi

3 years ago

Makes sense to me, that diamond was lookin' juicy But maybe that's because the facets kinda remind me of Gushers which also had facets and were shiny. Brains are weird.

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@meganbowles437

3 years ago

I mean, you had me at the title, honestly. I can definitely see the correlation between water being a key element to our survival, and being attracted to shiny things. Literally makes so much sense.

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@theoverseer393

3 years ago

✨🦀✨Well, Tamatoa hasn't always been this glam I was a drab little crab once Now I know I can be happy as a clam Because I'm beautiful baby Did your granny say, "Listen to your heart"? "Be who you are on the inside"? I need three words to tear her argument apart Your granny lied I'd rather be ✨shiny✨ Like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck Scrub the deck and make it look ✨shiny✨ I will sparkle like a wealthy woman's neck Just a sec, don't you know? Fish are dumb, dumb, dumb They chase anything that glitters, beginners Oh, and here they come🐟, come🐠, come🐟 To the brightest thing that glitters✨ Mmm, fish dinners I just love free food And you look like seafood🐟 _________________ 👀✨🦀✨ Well, well, well Little Maui's having trouble with his look You little semi-demi-mini-god Ouch! What a terrible performance Get the hook! 🪝(Get it?) You don't swing it like you used to, man Yet I have to give you credit for my start And your tattoos on the outside For just like you I made myself a work of art I'll never hide, I can't I'm too ✨shiny✨ Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough Strut my stuff, my stuff is so ✨shiny✨ Send your armies but they'll never be enough My shell's too tough, Maui man You could try, try, try But you can't expect a demigod To beat a 🦀decapod🦞 (Look it up)🦐 You will die, die, die Now it's time for me to take apart Your aching heart Far from the ones who abandoned you Chasing the love of these humans Who made you feel wanted You try to be tough But your armor's just not hard enough Maui! Now it's time to kick your heinie Ever seen someone so ✨Shiny?✨ Soak it in cause it's the last you'll ever see C'est la vie mon ami, I'm so ✨shiny✨ Now I eat you so prepare your final plea Just for me You'll never be quite as ✨shiny✨ You wish you were nice and ✨shiny✨

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@milesprower8

3 years ago

I tried drinking shiny coins once. My docter said to change my diet

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@lake5044

3 years ago

I'm so Shiiineeeeeeeey -- Tamatoa

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@madao7865

3 years ago

I'm always thirsty!

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@darrenparis8314

3 years ago

You know what else is shiny? Eyes. Eyes are really important to look at and enjoy looking at.

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@tree2200

3 years ago

So next time whoever ask you to buy him or her a diamond, you give them water XD

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@LillyianPuppy

3 years ago

I have this weird thing where I really want to drink water on stone. I imagine water features, fountains, trickling water over pebbles, and I really want to drink it. 😬

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@39401JLB

3 years ago

If water=shiny=good, the we would expect lots of other land animals to share this kind of aesthetic. Also, there would be very little reason for full-time aquatic creatures to value 'this strategy helps me find water'; but prey fish are often shiny. So maybe we need to test this on a dedicated herbivorous, full-time aquatic animals & see how it goes. Still, mating displays may screw this up.

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@ShielSullivan

3 years ago

I've always thought of "drinking" a gem, especially when I see a Ruby, ever since I was a child.

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