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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday September 12 2019, @08:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the try-this dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Fishscene on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:20PM (3 children)

    by Fishscene (4361) on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:20PM (#893164)

    Although flippant, I do in fact understand that those who have this understand that it is an irrational fear. I guess I just don't understand why it took a 3-camera iPhone for this type of phobia to trigger this news story. Where was everyone when this popped up? https://mashable.com/article/nokia-9-five-camera-smartphone-mwc-2019/ [mashable.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:30PM (#893166)

    They learnt everything they know from the razor blade sales dep.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Rupert Pupnick on Thursday September 12 2019, @05:16PM

    by Rupert Pupnick (7277) on Thursday September 12 2019, @05:16PM (#893231) Journal

    It's advertising (or "raising public awareness" if you like) disguised as news.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @06:19PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @06:19PM (#893257)

    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.