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your skin trying to fluff fur you lost a million years ago
means a small raised bump on the skin caused by cold, fear, or strong emotion, when tiny muscles pull each hair erect.
from From "goose" plus "bump," because the plucked or chilled skin of a goose — pimpled where the feathers were — looks just like a cold human arm. The same image gave us "goose flesh" and "goose pimples," all comparing your bristling skin to a bird's bare hide. "Goosebump" is the chiefly American version, dating to roughly the 19th century.
- latin name
- cutis anserina, literally goose skin
- useless reflex
- raises hairs you no longer have
- muscle culprit
- tiny arrector pili pulls each follicle upright
- music trigger
- a great song can spark them instantly
- shared trait
- cats, dogs, even porcupines do it too
the shining hallway scene — stanley kubrick's 1980 film featuring the iconic blood elevator that terrified audiences worldwide
the exorcist possessed girl — linda blair's 1973 performance as regan macneil, causing viewers to report physical reactions in theaters