Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Un/satisfying gif albums are scratching a very human itch. Where does it come from, & does it mean anything?

-Links for the Curious-

Perception of Symmetry in Infancy, Bornstein et al - http://www.princeton.edu/~cggross/Dev_Psych_1981.pdf

Bilateral symmetry & sexual selection: a meta-analysis, Møller & Thornhill ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18811416

Sorting preference in children with autism: the dominance of concrete features, Ropar & Peebles - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16897382

The Existential Satisfaction of Things Fitting Perfectly Into Other Things, Julie Beck - theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/the-existential-satisfaction-of-things-fitting-perfectly-into-other-things/401213

The Dollar Auction Game: A Paradox in Noncooperative Behavior & Escalation, Martin Shubik - http://www.math.toronto.edu/mpugh/Teaching/Sci199_03/dollar_auction_1.pdf

What is Godel's Theorem?, Melvin Henriksen - scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-godels-theorem

Pythagorean Tuning - youtube.com/watch?v=ehmXCaJ8-Ts

The Square Root of Two, Numberphile - youtube.com/watch?v=5sKah3pJnHI

Things Fitting Perfectly into Other Things blog - thingsfittingperfectlyintothings.tumblr.com

"Perfect Fit" Subreddit - reddit.com/r/Perfectfit

"Oddly Satisfying" Subreddit - reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying

"Organization Porn" Subreddit - reddit.com/r/OrganizationPorn

"Mildly Infuriating" Subreddit - reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating

"Slightly Unsatisfying" Subreddit - reddit.com/r/slightlyunsatisfying

Creepy Out of Tune Piano - youtube.com/watch?v=qv2my4a331A