What's the most embarrassing thing you've been startled by?

[Smagmuck_]

Fucking. Deathclaws.

Every single time! Oi!

 

[Goatmeat]

When I was 8, I'd been playing in bushes. I had a denim jacket on and somehow, a spider had found his way onto that jacket. Later, I was walking to my grandparents' (I was going into hospital that day for a tonsillectomy and my granddad was the only member of my family that could drive), and I noticed the spider on the collar of my jacket and I yelped and then I did what'd probably have been a great dance move if there'd been music on at the time.

But nobody else knew there was a spider on my collar. I'd just been walking along with my parents and brother, and there were some kids in the street and all of them just seen me randomly shout "yeargh" and throw one hand in the air and try to jump back from the collar of my jacket and then take my jacket off in the middle of the street.

 

[bulbasaur765]

One night I was playing Resident Evil:Remake (GCN) and as I turned a corner my character was automatically backing up because a zombie appearing from the blind spot. I was in shock so the only thing I could do was keep holding the control stick to keep backing up.

 

[aww yea]

I was once playing hide n seek with my sister's friend at night in a kinda dark house. I was looking around and started to check evey cliche place out of desperation, i checked under the stairs but couldn't really see because it was dark so i leaned in to get a better look and she started giggling!

I was so startled i actually fell on my back

 

[MetalDooley]

Probably myself..One night I was quite sleepy and was heading to bed.Walked out into the dark hallway and saw a shadowy figure in front of me.Nearly crapped my pants,turned on the light and saw...my reflection in the new mirror my mother had hung in the hallway

 

[Fenra]

My own hair... yeah...

I remember waking up from a nightmare a while back now when I had long hair, so was still on edge because of that and half asleep, I sat up and ran a hand through my hair, but then my fringe fell back down over my eyes. In the dark room I was convinced some sort of shadowy figure just appeared right before my eyes. I jumped so hard I fell off the bed

 

[Squarez]

I once stared into my infra-red camera, saw my face is the dark and screamed 'AH!!! I'm SO startled!". Oh, wait, that was Randy.
Nope, I can't remember myself having a similar experience.
The reason for that is most likely because I've suppressed the event from my memories.

I can never tell if you post as a character or if you're a just a very strange human being.

 

[Zyntoxic]

during the first lord of the rings movie at the movie theatre and the troll is looking for frodo ´who is hiding behind a pillar, and every one knew, including me that when frodo thought it was safe the ugly bastard would jump at him. still when it did happen I jumped and screamed... I was the only one in the whole theatre who did...

 

[Korak the Mad]

Someone touching me, especially my back.

I have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and my body will enter the Fight or Flight response and tense up even if someone slightly touches me, without my knowledge. I almost elbowed someone in the stomach when they ran up behind me and gave me a hug. My elbows immediately went outward, and if that person was only a few more degrees to my side, I would have hurt them.

 

[TheIronRuler]

I once stared into my infra-red camera, saw my face is the dark and screamed 'AH!!! I'm SO startled!". Oh, wait, that was Randy.
Nope, I can't remember myself having a similar experience.
The reason for that is most likely because I've suppressed the event from my memories.

I can never tell if you post as a character or if you're a just a very strange human being.

I sometimes forget I'm not talking to my friend that had seen every single piece of media I've seen.
I'm talking about Southpark here.

Ohh, Chinese alphabet in my captcha!

 

[Athol]

My cellphone. I had it in my hands while typing an SMS, when suddenly I got called. I was so startled that I dropped the phone out of my hands and down the stairs. Good thing was that it was an old style Nokia brick, not a smartphone, so the damage was minimal.

I had a phone like that. Are the stairs okay?

OT: My room mate coming home. I was making myself dinner, I saw him walk past the front window, but when he opened the kitchen door I still jumped.

 

[XIII's Number XIV]

Resident Evil 4. I was in the zone, about to beat Salazar after about 20 tries when my cat rubbed against my leg and purred. I yelped, dropped the controller and almost subconsciously kicked him. Then Salazar killed me. Dangit -_-

In Amnesia.
Intense, dark room.
Monster just dropped from a hole in the ceiling. I hide in a dark corner, the monster stares at me from afar and stands still.
The pressure is running. Sanity lowering. I might be spotted and die any minu--
HOLY FUCKING BALLS MOTHERFUCKING SKYPE CALL

That made me lol.

 

[Mordreich]

Skeleton in Minecraft. I saw it coming from like a mile away but when it shot at me I still spilled my coffee.

 

[ObliviousGenius]

Just flown in from Kansai airport and, during my overlay in San Francisco, had a ROTC recruit in full fatigues tell me that Michael Jackson had died.

Point is, forty-two hours later without any sleep, I looked in the bathroom mirror while getting some ibuprofen and scared myself so hard I fell over.

I'm sorry, but what?

I looked so terrible that I scared myself with my own reflection.

 

[googleit6]

The sound of a toaster popping.

It's even worse if you're waiting for the toast to pop.