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Blurry photos of woods automatically indicate murder

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A well-lit forest is a lovely place for a hike, but apply a sepia filter and artificially lower the frame rate, and it instantly becomes a mass grave. Documentaries rely heavily on showing completely innocuous trees rustling in the wind to subconsciously convince the viewer that unspeakable atrocities occur behind every single pinecone.

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