You just experienced the most excruciatingly embarrassing moment, and to top it all off, your face just turned bright red! What exactly is the function of blushing, other than to bring your embarrassment to a new level? Find out how the secret behind this uniquely human phenomenon.
Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).
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Music by Mitchell Moffit
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Art by Gregory and Mitchell
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Some Sources—
1) http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1993-13438-001
2) http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/60/2/254/
3) http://bit.ly/Fqldg
4) http://bit.ly/q0sQad