1/ THREAD: Congratulations to #KarstenWarholm, who just won Olympic Gold while setting a truly unbelievable World Record in the 400 Meter Hurdles (45.94).
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2/ You'll note Warholm's facial expression — his extremely wide open upper and lower eyelids. At maximum display, the mouth also has a dramatic vertically-oriented oval shape — with little or no visible teeth exposed — indicating true/sincere surprise.
3/ Sudden grabbing/touching the sides of one's head in this context indicates an emotional processing/disbelief.
The intellect knows what has just occurred, however, the emotional brain has yet to process the event.
The intellect knows what has just occurred, however, the emotional brain has yet to process the event.
4/ Surprise is a very short-lived emotion. True (sincere) surprise is always rapidly replaced with another emotion — in this case, Karsten Warholm's a Teeth-baring, adrenaline-surge ...
5/ ...which, in turn, is rapidly replaced by emotional shock (an emotion often confused with surprise, but is fundamentally different and much longer lasting).
Thank you, #KarstenWarholm for this incredible, once-in-a-generation, race.
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Thank you, #KarstenWarholm for this incredible, once-in-a-generation, race.
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