Youpunyhumans

Youpunyhumans t1_ja6sbh0 wrote

Reply to TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity. by Deechon

I for sure have experienced this. Happens fairly often, usually when Im lying in bed, close to falling asleep, or just waking up. My limbs will feel distorted, bigger than normal, or super sensitive, like I can feel individual parts of them, or the blood running through my veins, or I just feel like a giant that could step over a mountain in a single step.

Sometimes its mild, other times its quite unnerving and intense, but it never lasts longer than 20 mins or so. Was never able to explain it as a kid, so I didnt try. Now I know what it is.

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Youpunyhumans t1_ja0jqmf wrote

Reply to Most people don’t know the closest they have been to dying by Mr_Pocket_

One day while driving over the mountains, I was in the right lane on a double lane highway with a big ditch seperating the oncoming traffic.

Was coming up the crest of a hill, and just as I got over the top, some idiot going the wrong way passed by me in the left lane. It happened so quick I didnt really register what happened until they already passed me, had I been in the left lane, I never would have had the time to react and that would have been a head on collision at 120kph. I doubt I would have survived that.

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Youpunyhumans t1_iy7f2fz wrote

Reply to comment by DarthChaos in TIL extreme emotional shock can lead to a dangerous condition cause takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome". They say 2% of all acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations (where blood flow to the heart is restricted unexpectedly) are caused by this condition. by _foolishly

Its crazy cuz Debbie Reynolds Carrie Fisher's mom, died that way just after Carrie did. Within 24 hours of one another.

Edited for name check

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Youpunyhumans t1_iy3gh07 wrote

Reply to comment by ikingrpg in Future generations of kids won't know that cars used to go Vrroooommm by ikingrpg

Fake engine sounds in electric cars have a purpose, its so you can hear the car coming when its going slow (I think its less than 40 or 50kph). If the car is going faster the tires make enough noise.

They had to add the noise makers in because people were getting hit. I remember when my step mom had to take her then new electric car in to get it installed.

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