https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/health/trypophobia-iphone-wellness-intl-scli/index.html
Apple unveiled its new iPhone models on Tuesday -- but while some tech fans applauded the new phones' design and specifications and others weighed in on their pricing, another feature has caught the eye of trypophobia sufferers everywhere.
The Pro and Pro Max phones feature three camera lenses. And while the design is likely to appeal to photography fans, some social media users say it is triggering their trypophobia -- an intense, irrational fear of small holes and clusters of circles and bumps, such as those in a honeycomb, lotus flower or bubble bath.
Research into trypophobia is limited. Geoff Cole, a visual scientist at the University of Essex in the UK, told CNN that while it might seem "a little bit odd" for people to feel uncomfortable at the sight of holes clustered together, for people with trypophobia, the images can cause a range of reactions, with varying levels of severity.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @06:19PM
In case you want a serious answer, for many people that does have close enough "holes" or big enough ones to trigger the phobia. Plus, an iPhone release is going to get more press, as is people's negative reaction to it, compared to some Nokia phone out of sheer market percentage, raising the requisite probabilities of seeing either.