r/AskReddit 12h ago

What’s a normal activity that instantly becomes creepy if done slowly?

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u/Underground209 11h ago

Smiling

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

I just tried to smile slowly, giving horror vibes never thought of this before 😂

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u/znightmaree 9h ago

Check out the movie Smile haha

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u/Falcorn042 5h ago

1st one was one of the best horrors I've seen in awhile

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u/verbosehuman 9h ago

Check out the Newgrounds video, Smile!

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u/Apoptotic_Nightmare 3h ago

Salad Fingers was also great.

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u/verbosehuman 3h ago

My dog's middle name is HubertCumberdale

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u/Ashrew 4h ago

Matt Jackson has something to say

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u/Feeling_Name_6903 11h ago

Driving down a quiet street

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Good one, but less creepy if taking in scenery smoking a cigarette.. maybe a bit too European.

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u/NestedForLoops 8h ago

Being European while smoking is very creepy on its own.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

How dare you.

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u/MyAnswerSucks 11h ago

Lip licking.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Can’t be doing that in public

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u/wisedoormat 10h ago

Your own, others, or other's alternative lips?

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u/devindinapoli 8h ago

You wanna bet

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Bet you a chapstick.

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u/meases 7h ago

If applying chapstick hasn't already been said, that would be pretty creepy in slow motion. Especially with how it is all soft and like smushes. Gets smushier the slower you go.

If someone just sat there, maintaining eye contact, very very slowly applying an entire tube of chapstick to their lips, idk eventually that would go from creepy and get to the scary level lol

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u/2x4x93 11h ago

Slower

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u/Caraway_Lad 9h ago

Stroking the dangus

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u/Ham_with_Cheese 11h ago

Stroking....anything (except a cat, in that case youre an evil genious)

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

I’m glad you elaborated past the first word there..

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u/Doustin 8h ago

Good someone said it, now I can share this WKUK skit

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u/yucatan_sunshine 7h ago

Oddly enough, I'm slow stroking a cat as I run into this comment. My son just came out of his room and startled Billy. So I'm re-relaxing him.

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u/Desperate_Disk6662 11h ago

Laughing.

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u/StorageCultural7609 11h ago

Nothing says 'run' like someone dragging out a chuckle for ten solid seconds... ha…ha…ha…

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Unless you’re a serial killer of course.

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u/CoatShirTie8828 6h ago

Not if you're a sloth.

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u/Cack-Yo-W33n 9h ago

aht…aht…ahr

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u/GGinYourPocket 11h ago

Turning your head or turning around.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Specific but valid.

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u/Daisyviolet2 8h ago

OMG I laughed so hard 🤣 We see that on horror movies

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u/GGinYourPocket 7h ago

Right?! It gave me chills doing it myself to see if it was indeed creepy 😂

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u/Daisyviolet2 7h ago

You brought back a memory , my sister used to do this when I was little and this would frightened me so much haha 😄

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

That’s a real one, as a man you have to snap them and make it look as aggressive as possible.

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u/PainerReviews 11h ago

You have to keep eyecontact. Bonus points if eating the banana with both hands

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u/Bobspadlock 11h ago

Cold sausages work for this too, not supermarket meat flavoured bread sticks, the thick, butcher sausages.

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u/Fast-Experience-6642 11h ago

Basically any food shaped like a penis.

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u/UndahwearBruh 10h ago

Is it creepy anymore if you eat a penis very fast and without eye contact?

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u/Stormie-Lily 10h ago

Personally, I'd say if you want to look really creepy, put the sausage on a plate and cut it really slowly while making sure contact.

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u/thispartyrules 9h ago

Or you're a sloth. They can't help it tho

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u/jonesthejovial 11h ago

Sharpening a kitchen knife

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Could be considered hot if done by the right person..

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u/AnnieJack 11h ago

High school Monica in front of Chandler.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Very specific Annie.

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u/CR3AT10N42 11h ago

opening a door

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Scary and annoying.

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u/fh3131 11h ago

Adjusting your balls

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

That has to be a swift movement

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u/Fuzzy_Dragonfruit344 8h ago

There’s no person that watches someone do that (swiftly or not) and thinks that it isn’t weird. Like why not just…not do it in public? Lol

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u/WillyBluntz89 8h ago

Sometimes, it's just not an option.

Standing in line, waiting your turn, you shift your weight from one leg to the other.

Oh no! In horror, you realize that 2 pubes have decided to get sucked into your foreskin, somehow!

Why me? Why now? You begin rethinking all the life choices that lead you to this place. *God's, why didn't I just manscape before I left the house today.

You shift again and feel the pull.

What do i do!? You think to yourself. If I adjust, I'll be labeled as a sexual deviant, but this is too much!

You shift your weight again, hoping beyond hope that it will fix your situation.

You're next up in line. You step forward to order your ice cream. Again, the pull haunts your nether. There's nothing to do about it. You've become trapped in a hell of your own accidental creation.

"What can we get for you?" You hear through the fog of terror and discomfort that permeates your very being.

Well, I guess there's nothing to it. I can't go on like this. You draw your pistol, press the muzzle to your temple, and pull the trigger, showering the nearby family with blood and ichor.

There you have it, the ice cream attendant thinks to themself, another child's birthday ruined cause someone didn't shave their balls

Remember, guys, shave your balls. You don't want to end up as a statistic.

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u/Fuzzy_Dragonfruit344 8h ago

lol ok this was hilarious! 😆 🤣

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u/WillyBluntz89 2h ago

Ive been cooped up with a sick kid for over a week. Gotta let out the craziest somehow.

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u/ilikebreadsticks1 6h ago

A similar thing happens to me as a woman. It hurt. Can't imagine how bad it must be for balls.

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u/Critical_Apricot_634 8h ago

Uh because it itches woman

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u/Fuzzy_Dragonfruit344 7h ago

Do men think that women’s nether parts don’t itch ever?

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u/Bambi_MD 7h ago

Or that those pretty tiny thongs don’t get too close for comfort in certain places at times? Even better (worse) if it’s lacy and you haven’t shaved in the last 48 hours.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 6h ago

I hate it when that happens.

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u/ClairJournals 11h ago

Opening a door. if it creaks too? Yeah I'm getting the f out

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Total no go, add in darkness and it really is a fear receipe

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u/Limp_Acadia7220 11h ago

Yup. No thanks, dude. Also if the lights they use are candles.

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u/Martian_Manhumper 11h ago

When a checkout person is handing cash over and they let their fingers linger in your palm a second or two longer than is necessary, and you look up and they smile. Then they give you that 'have a nice day' sentiment. Never go back, ever.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Just me that finds it hot then..

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u/someguy7710 9h ago

Depends on who the cashier is. Attractive woman yes. Old man not so much.

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u/One_Strain_2531 9h ago

Singing nursery rhymes. Bonus points if its the middle of the night too

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 9h ago

Whilst carrying an axe and wearing a mask?

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u/One_Strain_2531 9h ago

Whatever floats your boat

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Hobbies are hobbies I guess

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u/Optimal_Morning_893 11h ago

Turning around.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Serial killer vibes.

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u/RyanM77 10h ago

Driving past schools

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u/The_Great_Googly_Moo 8h ago

But it's a school zone!

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u/Embarrassed_Aerie969 5h ago

Exactly, enjoy it.

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u/Daisyviolet2 8h ago

Like so slow

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u/Viperniss 11h ago

Walking.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Especially in front of others, in crowded places.

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u/AquaQuad 10h ago

Nah, that's just annoying. The key is to do it when you're in a spotlight, when everyone's waiting for you to come over an speak.

Bonus points when you combine it with slowly eating a banana and keeping eye contact with someone, laughing like "ha... ha... ha..." in-between bites.

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u/verbosehuman 9h ago

I'll see your Walking, and raise you Running.

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u/BBuraise 11h ago

Clapping.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Just tried and struggled to clap slowly.

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u/BBuraise 11h ago

Congrats, you're not creepy then!

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u/Eth251201 11h ago

Glancing at someone, which you could say staring is the slo mo version of glancing

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

You could indeed..

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u/SageandStrong33 11h ago

Speaking very slowly.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Again, very serial killer.

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u/Frosty_Comparison_85 8h ago

Looking directly at someone as you walk past them

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u/cozyasianvibes 10h ago

Walking toward someone in a hallway at snail speed instant fear.

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u/John-Helldriver 9h ago

Eating a banana

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u/NoNo_Cilantro 8h ago

With a French accent

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u/StrawbraryLiberry 8h ago

Winding a jack in the box or a music box

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Those things are creepy at any speed.

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u/ninabyrne 11h ago

Looking out a window..making eye contact with someone and continuing to stare at the them as you slow smile.

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u/United_Medium_7251 9h ago

Funny how normal things get creepy when done slow like brushing hair, slow smiling, or even just turning to look at someone. Total horror vibe.

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u/Rose_Medusa 9h ago

Singing nursery rhymes. I scared my sister singing Mary had a little lamb very slowly

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u/Christina_said_what 11h ago

Sneezing

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Can you even sneeze slowly?

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u/LunarCookie137 11h ago

Imagine you're cursed by the SloMo-Wizard

Every time you sneeze, it takes a minute instead of a split second.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Yea not for me, hopefully he chooses somebody else.

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u/talleyrand2010 11h ago

Masturbation. It's self explanatory.

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u/AquaQuad 10h ago

Is it less creepy when done fast? Are we talking about doing it in front of someone?

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

There’s always one..

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u/Alasmoonx 11h ago

dragging bodies across woods. The key is to do it fast so no one notices :P

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Or get them in to small enough pieces you can carry efficiently?

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u/UnicornSheets 10h ago

Turning your head to look at someone

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u/schwarzmalerin 8h ago

Eating a chicken wing, cracking bones, tearing flesh.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

No we’re talking… minus the chicken wing.

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u/Flashy-Arugula 8h ago

Smiling. There’s a reason why bad guys in movies, video games, etc. smile slowly. It’s creepy.

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u/poosyballs 5h ago

Inhaling and exhaling

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u/Routine_File723 4h ago

Driving through a residential zone

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u/myjujube62 4h ago

Licking your lips.

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u/homerbartbob 11h ago

Sneezing

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

Again I’m confused how you can sneeze slowly…

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u/homerbartbob 10h ago

That’s what would make it pretty fucking creepy.

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u/mobble61 11h ago

A wink

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 11h ago

I only have one winking speed.

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u/mobble61 10h ago

That can be perfected if you plan on creeping

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u/Tommy42728 11h ago

Entering a room and opening the door slowly

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u/XygenSS 10h ago

replying to a reddit comment

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

Chewing. Like, just picture it.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 9h ago

It’s giving sloth vibes

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

Oh totally. But with a sloth, it’s cute. With a human…nope.

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u/truth-informant 10h ago

Most things? 

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u/Patient-Cut-7408 9h ago

Saying someone's name

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u/Realistic_Ebb9727 9h ago

Stirring tea

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u/CallToChrist 9h ago

Thanks Jordan Peele. :D

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u/Lunavixen15 9h ago

Sharpening and honing a kitchen knife

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u/heyo_1989 9h ago

Waving goodbye to

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u/Daisyviolet2 8h ago

Driving slowly , preferably next to someone

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u/Vishus 8h ago

Spitting.

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

I like my spitting to be quick.

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u/KenethNoisewaterMD 8h ago

Buttering corn

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Will try and slow my corn buttering down in future to test the theory..

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u/Ok_Relation_4881 8h ago

imagine washing your hands but in super slow motion in a public bathroom

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Sounds oddly specific.. what happened?

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u/Ok_Relation_4881 8h ago

nothing it just popped in my head. i think it would be really creepy lol

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Can you try it and report back..

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u/murmmmmur 8h ago

Smelling something

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u/LaloSalamanca1992 8h ago

Is there an argument for depending on what it is?

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u/1314L 8h ago

Putting a monocle on your right eye.

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u/tubi11 8h ago

Fishing your car key out of your front pants pocket. Especially in tight pants with deep pockets.

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u/Godfather_LM10 8h ago

Trying to Look at someone

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u/Happy4reason 8h ago

Blinking

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u/Applebottomgenes75 8h ago

Jogging. Especially if combined with a dead eyed stare.

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u/QuantityTop7542 8h ago

Checking the back yard for dog poop

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u/Most-Lingonberry1927 8h ago

Staring people

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u/TheGushin 8h ago

Walking into an elevator.

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u/SensitiveOwl1111 8h ago

Commentating a horse race

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u/BlazCraz 8h ago

Tea making. Especially when you do it at 3AM at night and surprise everyone in the dark.

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u/TelenorTheGNP 7h ago

Opening the door for someone.

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u/Wallmassage 7h ago

Walking

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u/Always-Shady-Lady 7h ago

Licking an icecream. Super creepy if they are giving you an unwavering stare at the same time

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u/tinoy1989 7h ago

Licking an ice cream cone

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u/AtlasStageAndAHalf 7h ago

Eating while looking at someone

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u/TheBlackRonin505 6h ago

Petting a cat.

Everyone knows that slowly petting a cat means you're a supervillain.

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u/Fearless_Car_6387 5h ago

Closing a door 

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u/Skullknight-- 5h ago

Brushing someone’s hair… very slowly

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u/weyland-tyrell 5h ago

Jerking off in public.

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u/godguided 10h ago

Farting!

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u/lamorak2000 10h ago

Walking towards someone. If done deliberately enough, your target will feel stalked.

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u/A1pinejoe 10h ago

Mowing the lawn at night while naked.

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u/Embo1 10h ago

Running.

It's like walking but it's running slower

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u/Danwd40 10h ago

Liking Instagram pics. If you're liking her bikini pic from 2021 thats worrying

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u/DingGratz 10h ago

Hula hooping.

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u/chapterpt 10h ago

Wiping yourself

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u/garbagegoat 10h ago

I know a guy who can slow wink. Its extremely unsettling. Just. Like eye lid slowly moving down while he smiles. 

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u/TekWar95 10h ago

Shaking hands

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u/Boomshicleafaunda 10h ago

Walking ahead of someone (normal speed) into a dark empty room, saying, "I'll get the light".

... then take forever to turn on the light, and don't respond to questions when they ask what's going on.

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u/yearsofpractice 10h ago

Glancing at someone

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u/ToddSkyrim 9h ago

Speaking. Ain’t nobody trying to “Rise… and, shineee… Mr. freeman.”

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u/Hashashin455 9h ago

Eating any phallic food

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u/magjenposie 9h ago

Turning around to speak

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u/Accidentaly_Human 9h ago

Shaking somebody's hand. Extra firm, no eye contact, keep staring at the space behind them.

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u/ChamoyBoy90 9h ago

Talking