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Sep 21, 2018 at 22:26	comment	added	Mentalist		Just want to point out that in Monsters Inc. when Boo is under Mike and Sully's care and she cries it causes a power surge. So energy should be able to be harvested from either crying or screaming, although there seems to be a belief among monsters that screams are desirable, while crying is not.
Jan 10, 2015 at 18:39	comment	added	Indrek		This, combined with what Hardscrabble says, suggests there's a qualitative difference between crying and screaming, e.g. the latter is safe and can be harvested, while the former isn't and can't.
Jan 10, 2015 at 18:38	comment	added	Indrek		I'm not so sure about this explanation. In both films there are scenes where we can clearly see a scare floor in operation, and in both cases there are monsters coming out of the doors in a decidedly non-hurried, even leisurely manner, even as the child's screams can be heard through the still-open door. The only Monster we see "jump right back through the door" is Claws, and it's because a child almost touched him. Overall, I don't get the impression that the Scarers are in immediate danger of being discovered by parents.
Jan 10, 2015 at 14:48	history	answered	Radhil	CC BY-SA 3.0