Even though I don't share your fear, I also find something about the combination of these two substances a bit unnatural and discomforting. I'm not sure why but here are some ideas:
-both are powerful substances that can crush or drown you. One solid and one fluid, combined in large quantities their horrifying potentials become unbearable.
-we're more used to seeing concrete against different backgrounds, e.g. open skies, greenery, or more concrete. Against water it might evoke nightmarish images of submerged cities, drowning not just of individuals, but whole populations and possibly civilizations.
Personally, I get a bit freaked out by images of giant waves (e.g. moving walls of water) and also find some wooden structures in water such as the legs of piers rather disgusting to look at.
I'm afraid of concrete + water!
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Even though I don't share your fear, I also find something about the combination of these two substances a bit unnatural and discomforting. I'm not sure why but here are some ideas:
-both are powerful substances that can crush or drown you. One solid and one fluid, combined in large quantities their horrifying potentials become unbearable.
-we're more used to seeing concrete against different backgrounds, e.g. open skies, greenery, or more concrete. Against water it might evoke nightmarish images of submerged cities, drowning not just of individuals, but whole populations and possibly civilizations.
Personally, I get a bit freaked out by images of giant waves (e.g. moving walls of water) and also find some wooden structures in water such as the legs of piers rather disgusting to look at.