The Website That’s Making People Sick - Psychology Today

The internet can be a dangerous place. Any nefarious type can create a webpage and have an online presence. And don't even get us started on the pure evil of the Dark Web. But all that pales in comparison to--we can barely bring ourselves to say it--a knitting and crocheting website called Ravelry that reputedly sickens anyone who visits its URL. Psych professionals say it's a case of ongoing mass hysteria. We haven't visited the page ourselves, because just the thought of knitting in July makes us start sweating profusely. Of course, we can't blame the internet for all the ills of the world. We have to point our finger at television as well. For example, The Strange Story of a Cursed Japanese TV Commercial. Released in 1985, the television ad featured a woman, a troll, and a box of tissues, and came to be associated with all manner of viewer maladies and an assortment of participant calamities. Another case of mass hysteria, or just the unfortunate aftertaste of a truly weird bit of media? (CM)

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