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'''So Intimidating!!!''' (Chinese: 好刺激啊!!!; pinyin: ''Hǎo cìjī a!!!'') is a [[screamer]] webpage hosted on a Chinese PDA resource website, coolce.com, as a prank around 2002.
'''So Intimidating!!!''' (Chinese: 好刺激啊!!!; pinyin: ''Hǎo cìjī a!!!'') is a [[screamer]] webpage hosted on coolce.com, a Chinese [[wikipedia:Personal_digital_assistant|personal digital assistant]] resource website, as a prank around 2002.


== Origin ==
== Origin ==
[[File:SoIntimidating Links.png|thumb|The links that led to the screamer, indicated by the red rectangle.]]
The screamer page was located under the path /web/kongbu.htm.<ref>"kǒngbù" is [[wikipedia:Pinyin|pinyin]] for the word 恐怖, meaning "terror" or "horror".</ref> Links to this page appeared as early as on March 2002 on the homepage of the website. On the navigation bar under the website title, the last two items pointed to the screamer page:


=== Entry ===
<tabber>Link 1=
The screamer page is under the path /web/kongbu.htm.<ref>"kǒngbù" is [[wikipedia:Pinyin|pinyin]] for the word 恐怖, meaning "terror" or "horror".</ref> Links to this page can be seen as early as March 2022 on the homepage snapshot. On the navigation bar under the website title, the last two items all points to the screamer page:
圣诞快乐
 
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<tabber>Chinese=
Merry Christmas
 
|-|Link 2=
... | 圣诞快乐 | 超酷MM
超酷MM
 
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|-|English=
Super Cool Girl
 
... | Merry Christmas | Super Cool Girl
 
</tabber>
</tabber>


When the mouse hover onto the links, they also have different popup prompts:
When the user hovers over the links, they also have different popup prompts:


<tabber>Chinese=
<tabber>圣诞快乐=
圣诞快乐!去看看吧,本站特制,一定让您忘不了!特别建议:一个人在半夜时看,有特别的……
圣诞快乐!去看看吧,本站特制,一定让您忘不了!特别建议:一个人在半夜时看,有特别的……
<br><br>
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Merry Christmas! Go check it out, this page is specially designed by us and you will definitely not forget it after viewing! Special suggestion: view it alone in the middle of the night, there'll be something special...
|-|超酷MM=
真正的超酷MM,看过后不敢说是终身难忘,起码是……懂了吧!当然看过后不许骂人!哈哈!特别建议:一个人在半夜时看,有特别的……
真正的超酷MM,看过后不敢说是终身难忘,起码是……懂了吧!当然看过后不许骂人!哈哈!特别建议:一个人在半夜时看,有特别的……
|-|English=
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Merry Christmas! Go check it out, this page is specially designed by us and you will definitely not forget it after viewing! Special suggestion: view it alone in the middle of the night, there'll be something special...
<br><br>
A truly cool girl. After watching it, I dare not say that it will be unforgettable for a lifetime, but at least... you get it! Of course, you are not allowed to blame me after watching it! Haha! Special suggestion: view it alone in the middle of the night, there'll be something special...
A truly cool girl. After watching it, I dare not say that it will be unforgettable for a lifetime, but at least... you get it! Of course, you are not allowed to blame me after watching it! Haha! Special suggestion: view it alone in the middle of the night, there'll be something special...
</tabber>
</tabber>


=== Screamer ===
== Content ==
 
Upon opening, /web/kongbu.htm displayed a [[GIF]] of a pale woman's face with blinking red eyes and blood dripping down the corner of her mouth. An audio file of woman's maniacal crying and laughing sound played in the background. Under the image, there was text in a red font that read:
Upon opening, it will display a [[GIF]] of a slightly tilted, pale woman's face with blinking red eyes and blood dripping down the corner of her mouth. An audio file of woman's maniacal crying and laughing sound will play 10 times in the background. Under the image, there is some text in a red font:


<tabber>Chinese=
<tabber>Chinese=
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</tabber>
</tabber>


In addition to that, there is embedded [[wikipedia:Javascript|JavaScript]] code that will make the webpage window fly across the screen. However, this behavior is only available on old versions of Internet Explorer, and the screen size is hardcoded for either 640x480 or 800x600.
In addition, an embedded [[wikipedia:Javascript|JavaScript]] code made the webpage window fly across the screen.<ref>This is the same code used in Trojan.JS.Offiz, better known as Trojan.JS.YouAreAnIdiot. </ref> However, this behavior could only be observed on old versions of Internet Explorer.


== Spread in Japan ==
== Spread in Japan ==
This screamer gained popularity in Japan alongside [[Crazy Ghost]]. However, due to the encoding mismatch between [[wikipedia:GB_2312|GB 2312]] and [[wikipedia:Shift_JIS|Shift-JIS]], the Chinese text became garbled. As a result, this screamer is known as 挫缶爾亜<ref>Kanji in order is 挫 (''za'', "discourage"), 缶 (''kan'', "can") 爾 (''ni'', "you" or "thou"), 亜 (''a'', "Asia").</ref> (zakan'nia) in Japanese circles,<ref>w.atwiki.jp/mustnotsearch/pages/1003.html</ref> which is likely the corrupted version of 好刺激啊 and has no meaning in either Chinese or Japanese.
This screamer gained popularity in Japan alongside [[Crazy Ghost]]. However, due to the encoding mismatch between [[wikipedia:GB_2312|GB 2312]] and [[wikipedia:Shift_JIS|Shift-JIS]], the Chinese text became garbled. As a result, this screamer is known as 挫缶爾亜<ref>Kanji in order is 挫 (''sa'', "discourage"), 缶 (''kan'', "can") 爾 (''nanji'' "you" or "thou"), 亜 (''a'', "Asia").</ref> (サカンナンジア, ''zakan'nanjia'') in Japanese circles,<ref>w.atwiki.jp/mustnotsearch/pages/1003.html</ref> which is likely the corrupted version of 好刺激啊 and has no meaning in either Chinese or Japanese.


== References ==
== References ==
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