scared of the dark

im not afraid of the dark, yet going to sleep with a bit of light on i find perfectly normal. i prefer going to sleep with my tv on so there is some light in the room
 
I used to like having some kind of light on, but now I want darkness. Unless I'm really tired the tv/music distracts me and keeps me up.

One thing that I'm scared of in the dark is a snake coming out the toilet. I usually don't turn the light on in the bathroom during the night, because the fan is really loud, so I need to sit down to take a pee.

Very unlikely to happen, but I suppose that's fears for you :(
 
Heh, when I was about 5 or 6, I used to be scared that while I'd been to the toilet, a snake would have crept into my bed, so I always used to leap into bed, to crush it. :D

However, I now prefer it to be as dark as possible when I want to sleep. When I'm not in Edinburgh, I like to leave the curtains open so I can look at the stars.
 
maybe its a thing that developes with age, me and riku are both under 18 and like the light whereas you older people prefer darkness
 
I think in my case it's more acclimatisation - I was only afraid of the snakes!
 
phonetic said:
One thing that I'm scared of in the dark is a snake coming out the toilet. I usually don't turn the light on in the bathroom during the night, because the fan is really loud, so I need to sit down to take a pee. Very unlikely to happen, but I suppose that's fears for you
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Snakes are reptiles and breathe air. They drown under water like mammals and birds. There are a couple of species of aquatic snakes but they have to come up for air like dolphins and sea turtles. For a snake to survive a journey through the plumbing... well, "very unlikely" doesn't really cover it. How about, "More likely to be hit by a meteor."

Put a plug-in night light in your bathroom.
 
Fraggle Rocker said:
Snakes are reptiles and breathe air. They drown under water like mammals and birds. There are a couple of species of aquatic snakes but they have to come up for air like dolphins and sea turtles. For a snake to survive a journey through the plumbing... well, "very unlikely" doesn't really cover it. How about, "More likely to be hit by a meteor."

Put a plug-in night light in your bathroom.
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Unless the snake didn't come in through the plumbing, but just decided to curl up in the bowl.
 
geodesic said:
Heh, when I was about 5 or 6, I used to be scared that while I'd been to the toilet, a snake would have crept into my bed, so I always used to leap into bed, to crush it. :D.
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That's pretty funny. I can imagine a kindergartner jumping onto his bed to crush the snakes that might be there.
 
Thanks a lot Invert. I'll be sure to read this soon. Very interesting article!

cole grey said:
I noticed a tiny mistake in that chart -
Why would there ever be an evolutionary stage which created "modern bird", without pressure to necessitate it?
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cole grey: You do know you're wrong here right? Why do you think there is a mistake? Rather, Why do you think there has to be "pressure to necessitate" an evolutionary stage? Please post your reply as a seperate thread under the Biology forum.
 
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