WATCH: A body of water leaping into the clouds leaves South Africans worried

As humans, we tend to always want to have a reason attached to each phenomenon that we witness.

Social media has added to this sense of anxiety that comes with the 'why'. The need to want answers is part of our human psyche, so are we really in the wrong when we assume the worst and associate every natural phenomenon with the apocalypse? 

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This is definitely at the forefront of some weird but mind-boggling things that have happened recently. First we saw a video of a huge flock of birds falling to the ground instantaneously in Mexico. 

Which is also unexplainable for the most part. Again, if something outside the norm happens, whether that is nature or not, we want to have a reason, we want some explanation that allows us to feel some sort of peace. 

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WATCH the birds video below, courtesy of Instagram. Please be aware that the video is quite graphic and if you are a sensitive viewer, then we suggest you skip it. 

In this case, the experts revealed the possible reasoning below.

"The reason behind the flock’s sudden fall has not been determined, but some experts believe the blackbirds were migrating south from Canada and were being chased by a bird of prey. They may have swooped down en masse to avoid the predator, but weren’t able to pull up in time." (Today Website)

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And then as the saying goes, when it rains it pours...

We see a video gaining lots of attention online that shows a large body of water, that looks a lot like a tornado, spiralling up into the sky. 

The video has many people feeling uneasy, associating this act with unnatural circumstances. But the realists slash educated came to the post and educated everyone that this had nothing to do with 'magic', but rather more to do with the natural order of nature. 

Check out the video below, courtesy of Twitter: 

People came to the post with their superstitious theories, but the majority of tweeps explained it clearly and quite soundly. Check out some of the responses below. 

Image Courtesy of Twitter