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#2

They Should Have Thought About This Kinder Egg Toy A Little Longer

80points

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Oh dear.

27points

#3

The Quality Check Was Clearly Passed

77points

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Silly-Rabbit 1 day ago

Ha! Took me a second lol

40points

On the face of it, toys really should not be creepy at all. Most folks would probably agree that playthings for children should, on average, be cute and inoffensive. However, toymakers also have to deal with the unfortunate reality that the items they make tend to be human or humanoid forms and, as it turns out, people have a weird aversion to this concept.

This is generally referred to as the uncanny valley, where “mostly” human figures make people nervous. We tend to be able to relate more to forms and figures that resemble us, but as these figures get closer and closer to perfectly resembling humans, there is a “drop,” or a valley which suddenly creates some revulsion.

#4

This "Hagrid" Doll I Bought 15 Years Ago In A Dollar Store Is Just A Repainted Lion From The Wizard Of Oz. Rocking His Mane, Ears, And Medal Of Courage

72points

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Angelina Wilkins 1 day ago

Uh, reduce, reuse, recycle?

25points

#5

Playground In Germany

65points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

Stand on the spring platform is my favorite!

25points

#6

Off-Brand Toy With An Interesting Name

65points

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DetriMentaL (It/That) 1 day ago

Yelp for help

31points

Some have, rather sensationally, suggested that this powerful aversion to “almost human” figures is some evolutionary response to alien doppelgangers. However, there is a significantly more logical explanation. It's the same reason rotten food, maggots and skeletons all, generally cause some degree of fear and disgust: being around dead things can be dangerous, and a corpse is perfectly in line with something “almost human.”

#7

The Not So Fantastic Four

63points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

I want this

20points

#8

This Lamb I Won Out Of A Claw Machine. I Love It

63points

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Corvus 1 day ago

Lamb or llama?

13points

#9

Geocentric Solar System At A Public School's Playground

63points

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Pyla 1 day ago

The very dark and cold pre-Copernican universe.

38points

In toys, the uncanny valley tends to show up most often in hyper realistic baby dolls. While it might not be as common of a toy anymore, there was a period of time when dollmakers were going through a sort of arms race to produce baby dolls. This included features like crying until it was “fed,” the ability to urinate and dynamic sounds, from sleeping to laughter.

#10

Batman’s Face Is Priceless

61points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

Captain America looks sick

35points

#11

Bort Sampson

61points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

Yet, it's in the cart. I would have bought it too.

17points

#12

Homer On Steroids

58points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

I get the feeling that "The Homer" is a wicked punch.

10points

At a young age, this might all seem quite cool but as an adult, a very lifelike toy making noises and sometimes even “reacting” to movement and light (these sorts of features also exist) are probably the inspiration for horror movies about dolls and toys coming to life.

#13

My Friend's Daughter Got A Veterinarian Kit For Her 4th Birthday, He Sent Me This

58points

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Number 8 is a winner!!!! 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

32points

#14

My Favorite Show Is Called The Americans

56points

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Corvus 1 day ago

Not really wrong.

21points

#15

Oh No

56points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

Brought to you by Yoko

33points

#16

SpongeBob Devourer Of Children

53points

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Pyla 1 day ago (edited)

Sponge Bob scare pants

42points

#17

Spooderman

53points

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Glen Ellyn 1 day ago

Plastic surgery gone too far?

15points

#18

I'm A Benign Girl, In A Benign World

53points

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Tempest 1 day ago

Thank god it’s not cancerous

29points

#19

Mario Grew A Mustache Above His Nose

52points

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JoinMeZoe 1 day ago

Aw... A butterfly landed on Mario's nose!

6points

#20

“Luigi, I Think Something Is Not Right”

51points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 day ago

These game crossovers are getting really weird...

28points

#21

This Bootleg Captain America Toy

51points

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Sleestak 1 day ago

Captain Murica

20points

#22

Strange Dinosaur

51points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 day ago

Ah yes, the little-known Horseasaurus

35points

#23

You Had One Job

50points

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Angelina Wilkins 1 day ago

To be fair, this is how a lot of folks wear their makeup, with a face a totally different complexion than the rest of their body

48points

#24

Found This Toy At A Random Store. Nothing Makes Sense In This Toy

49points

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

THIS. I want THIS.

17points

#25

I Don't Even Know What To Call This

47points

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Farnzy 1 day ago

It's like is SpongeBob and Patrick had a baby!

42points

#26

Spotted This Chimera At The Mall

47points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 day ago

There was a telepod accident in Mushroomland

15points

#27

Jamaicachu: "Jamaica No Problem"

46points

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Miracle Max 1 day ago

"And I want pictures of Pikachu!" - J.J. Jameson

21points

#28

She Looks Like She's Had A Hard Life

46points

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Pyla 1 day ago

Russian Bride Barbie

24points

#29

I Have No Words

44points

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Toujin C'Thlu 1 day ago

I see Captain America, fit Popeye, a guy with puffed-up cheeks who looks vaguely familiar, Spiderman, and what appears to be the disembodied head of Ben 10

19points