Why We Love Suspense

Has anyone ever realized how much of a weird role suspense plays in our lives? We love suspense so much that we create products and entertainment just to extend the suspense as long as physically possible...

A Few Examples:

1) Wrapping Paper - we designed some fancy paper, just so we could hide the identity of the gift underneath for the additional 11 seconds it takes to unwrap the gift.

2) Sexy Lingerie - fancy cloth designed as a (hopefully) brief tease to what's underneath (and it ultimately ends up on the ground)

3) Action Movies - we PAY to watch action movies and cling to our seats to see if the hero survives...when we already KNOW he's gonna survive (he's the hero, duh!), it's just a matter of HOW. It's not even suspense...it's just seeing how creative a director can be in finding new ways to have the protagonist avoid 800 men firing bullets at him or how he escapes the burning building from 30 floors up...

This was what was on my mind. Bizarre. I know.