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Have you ever felt a sudden, passing sensation of excitement, a shudder of emotion from an epic moment of a song, or a climax of a movie? That is what is called "frisson", a word rooted from the French word meaning "Goosebumps" or "Shiver". It has been linked to rises in dopamine levels.

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A truly beautiful place to live (i.imgur.com)

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[–]CarpeNivem 78 points79 points ago

Reminds me of here.

(Zoom out.) (Keep zooming.)

Yeah, I want to go there.

[–]Insinuative_Penguin 22 points23 points ago

Curious as to why the island right next to it is "Inaccessible"?

[–]universal_straw 27 points28 points ago

This is why. It's the name of the island.

[–]greath 14 points15 points ago

What's on second.

[–]agmaster 0 points1 point ago

I just had horror movie flash. Odd programming in my head.

[–]sputty 1 point2 points ago

That's a horrible name...

[–]thehateisstrong 18 points19 points ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_of_the_Seven_Seas

[–]matphoto 20 points21 points ago

wow

[–]CarpeNivem -5 points-4 points ago

Oh, I know. I've read all about it.

But thanks for sharing. I suppose I could've done that too, for everyone else.

[–]Rain12913 7 points8 points ago

Yeah, I think he was sharing it for everyone else, not necessarily just you.

[–]kellyclarksn 13 points14 points ago

Lets colonize the other side and have wars!

[–]toliet 4 points5 points ago

What country is this part of?

[–]fanaticus 5 points6 points ago

It's an overseas territory of the UK

[–]toliet 2 points3 points ago

thanks

[–]cmatute 1 point2 points ago

Hooowly fuck!

[–]RadioactiveSamurai 29 points30 points ago

Reminds me of Aogashima, Japan.

[–]anarchistsomalia 17 points18 points ago

Come at me, zombies.

[–]NoseKnowsAll 0 points1 point ago

Well if they were like the zombies from World War Z.... you'd be FUCKED over there.

[–]vman81 24 points25 points ago

http://www.heimaslod.is/images/5/5f/Ellidaey.jpg

[–]Iwokeupwithoutapillo 4 points5 points ago

I want to go there so badly...

[–]RawwrBag 1 point2 points ago

Down. Mirror?

[–]poffin 17 points18 points ago

If I lived there, every single morning I would roll down that hill. And then maybe realize how fucking lucky I was.

[–]MRRoberts 8 points9 points ago

Is there a fence around the house?

Wh... why?

[–]smilingkevin 13 points14 points ago

Possibly to keep children and/or pets from plummeting over the side of the cliffs into the ocean.

[–]xrelaht 3 points4 points ago

The last time this was posted, someone who'd actually been there said it was basically this.

[–]arnedh 1 point2 points ago

Or possibly to keep the sheep away from the house, so you get a few square meters of grass without sheep droppings, and you don't need to worry about the sheep eating or mauling your stuff.

[–]SovietRaptor 25 points26 points ago

Did anyone get genuine frisson from this? I couldn't.

[–]Lillipout 21 points22 points ago

/r/frisson is now for neat pictures, comics, and inspirational quotes.

[–]isaktamin 6 points7 points ago

They really, really need to block images.

[–]Lillipout 2 points3 points ago

I doubt that will happen All you get in response to criticism is "it's all subjective blah blah". Maybe someone should just start a visual_frisson subreddit so they have someplace to pretend.

[–]atara_x_ia 8 points9 points ago

So there's this commonly quoted aphorism "downvote and move on", but in order for this to work, you have to actually downvote it. Fear not the downvote button, for it is not an insult: reddiquette encourages downvoting things that are off-topic or do not belong where they are posted.

[–]p13rcingguru 0 points1 point ago

I did. It's effing amazing. I have the strongest urge to go there and sit on the highest edge overlooking the ocean... And then slowly tip forward and fall into the water. Sadly, there are most likely big pointy rocks, so I probably shouldn't do that. Heh...

[–]shylence -1 points0 points ago

Also, in the winter I bet it's fucking bleak as fuck! I think from later October to late April every day would be "fuck" day

[–]berniss 6 points7 points ago

First thing I thought of was too much yard to mow!

[–]cruzer86 5 points6 points ago

It's a hunting lodge.

[–]laddal 1 point2 points ago

What do they hunt? Hardly very sporting as you can see everything on the island while sitting on the toilet.

[–]Imsoo 0 points1 point ago

They hunt puffin birds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIaZdxYzqY

[–]kanamitmusic 6 points7 points ago

this is actually an island that the icelandic government offered to bjork. as i understand she declined the offer.

[–]EurekaZeta 1 point2 points ago

My understanding of it was that it was a seasonal house, kinda like a summer house cept there isnt much in the way of warm weather up there.

[–]dhaggerfin 4 points5 points ago

Beautiful place to visit sure, but living there? How would you get groceries?

[–]dkpowa16 3 points4 points ago

With your heli? Obviously whoever owns that island is rich and can afford heli trips to the grocery store!

[–]Machinax 5 points6 points ago

That'd be nice, a grocery store with a helipad.

[–]dkpowa16 1 point2 points ago

I rather have a helipad with a grocery store.

[–]Lillipout 4 points5 points ago

A truly beautiful place to live until you want to order a pizza.

[–]lejourney 5 points6 points ago

zombie apocolypse meets paradise

[–]nealio1000 5 points6 points ago

Is it weird that the first thing I thought of was how fun it would be to sled down that slope?

[–]lol_lolz 2 points3 points ago

I have seen this image before, and if I remember correctly nobody lives there all year around. I actually think it's a hunting cabin.

[–]hvusslax 0 points1 point ago

Correct.

[–]agmaster 0 points1 point ago

Immediate thought, I wanna roll down the slope after looking at the water.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

This looks like the Faroe Islands.

[–]ShotgunSeat -1 points0 points ago

Watched Wheeze too, huh? :P

[–]denim-chicken -1 points0 points ago

IIRC, that's actually Bjork's house

[–]BeardedBagels 1 point2 points ago

Oh god the wind...

[–]Kryshia 0 points1 point ago

It's very nice. but I would get so bored! There aren't any trees, or anything and I doubt much wildlife. It's just damn grass!

[–]secondplanet 0 points1 point ago

Where can I find places like this? Seriously, I want to build a home like this some day...

[–]mjbrownie 0 points1 point ago

How does that happen?

[–]DarthOtter 0 points1 point ago

It's a bitch of a walk to the store though.

[–]Mannabell 2 points3 points ago

Suddenly....a field of marijuana.

[–]ginobrewski 0 points1 point ago

Are you an introvert?

[–]ares623 0 points1 point ago

Imagine being there with this as background music. I would die.

[–]MasterofPandas1 0 points1 point ago

How would one get things needed for living if they lived there? Like groceries for example.

[–]Mikethrillmas 0 points1 point ago

We are out of bread. Fuck.

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[–]Bjallmundur 3 points4 points ago

This is in Iceland.

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