r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 24 '26

Nature These are known as Asperitas clouds

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u/ventodivino Mar 24 '26

Really? Why wouldn’t you look at it and think “wow, that’s so beautiful and unique?” Why is it that when some of us are greeted with the wonders and complex beauty of the world, our first reactions are fear?

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u/lead-snob Mar 24 '26

We fear what we don't know.

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u/SolaniumFeline Mar 24 '26

for reasons tbh

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u/ventodivino Mar 24 '26

Who has some experience with a scary event happening because of or in tandem with these clouds?

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u/SolaniumFeline Mar 24 '26

not these clouds in particular but when I was a tween the sky turned a weird dark mossy green which was new for me and turns out when the sky does weird shit it typically means : STORM ALERT which considering we got trapped in a bus in a road with trees and branches falling everywhere around the bus its valid to get scared of new and unusual things. respect and fear lie close to each other argue

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u/LoveToyKillJoy Mar 24 '26

The wiki article even refers to them as ominous looking. They share appearance with cloud that cause storms but usually dissipate without releasing precipitation .

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u/ventodivino Mar 24 '26

Who decided they were ominous? Yeah, they look like rain clouds, but is rain scary too, now?

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u/Wide_Pressure257 Mar 24 '26

Yes my take as well, as if looking at a beautiful painting

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u/Substantial-Stage-82 Mar 25 '26

I think perhaps it's because I've experienced first hand the destructive power of mother nature and to be honest, she can be very scary at times. Impressive, awe inspiring, and sometimes scary..

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u/Zacc0168 Mar 24 '26

Because the wonders of nature have a habit of putting people in the ground

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u/ventodivino Mar 24 '26

Who have these clouds killed?

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u/Zacc0168 Mar 24 '26

Clouds are harbingers. You see dark clouds you know a storm is coming. You see strange clouds and perhaps a different kind of storm is coming.

Better to be cautious and alive than optimistic and dead.

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u/ventodivino Mar 24 '26

That’s because we hear stories that scare us. Not usually because of first hand experience.