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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's like that PSA where you think it's going to be about granola bars, but then the mom slips on a toy car and falls into a glass table and you find out it's really about home safety

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surprise is key to memory retention, there could be a series of this "Person advertising product A dies horribly due to lack of product B". Every add starts the same so you are eager to find out how they gonna die

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

I like it

Really get in on making every living moment an exercise in abject terror

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the toy car is Hotwheels ^TM^