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Giant cartoon sweat drops are shortcuts for embarrassment

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Animators desperately needed a cheap, universally recognizable way to show someone was deeply uncomfortable without painstakingly drawing subtle facial expressions, so they just slapped a massive water droplet on their forehead.

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