Is this just an old wives tale?

[J3anyus]

I did it once and it destroyed my throat and lungs for a week, probably because of the dry air. I'd rather be too hot when I'm sleeping than not be able to breathe for a week

 

[hoihtah]

i don't do this for one reason.
i don't like air moving into my nostrils faster than i can intake.

 

[loup garou]

Somewhat related, you won't die from it.

Anyways, I sleep with a ceiling fan on (as a matter of fact, it's on 24/7) and I've never had any problems.

 

[hoihtah]

Originally posted by: werk
Somewhat related, you won't die from it.

Anyways, I sleep with a ceiling fan on (as a matter of fact, it's on 24/7) and I've never had any problems.

ceiling fans are different in that they don't blast out air.
they circulate air in a room... but don't necessarily blast air.

 

[notfred]

Yes, wind causes you to die. You'll note the high rate of mortality among convertible drivers, sailors, pilots of aopen cockpit aircraft, and people who work in wind tunnels.

Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?

here's one:

Sitting next to a window causes you to go blind. <- you beleive that one? it's true, cause I said it.

 

[Balthazar]

I do know that having a window-unit A/C blowing directly on you overnight CAN cause pnuemonia (sp?) but thats a bit different than a fan

 

[crantang]

I don't remember trying any other experiments on my brother. There was this one time at a department store where I put a extra plus-size granny panty on his head and sent him down an escalator. I got in BIG trouble for that one. FYI Palek, he didn't throw up after that one.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: crantang
I don't remember trying any other experiments on my brother. There was this one time at a department store where I put a extra plus-size granny panty on his head and sent him down an escalator. I got in BIG trouble for that one. FYI Palek, he didn't throw up after that one.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAaa

 

[chiwawa626]

My mom always told me not to talk into the fan beacuse it would mess up my throat.....heh is that true?

 

[rgwalt]

My aunt suffered from a condition where half her body was paralyzed. The doctors believed it was caused by the ceiling fan she slept under.

Ryan

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: SuperCyrix
When you're awake, your body produces more heat of course. If you fall asleep and the fan continues to blow on you,
but at night the temperature cools down and your body is no longer producing as much heat.

Wouldn't our bodies produce MORE heat at night BECAUSE it's cooler around us?

 

[Palek]

Originally posted by: crantang
I don't remember trying any other experiments on my brother. There was this one time at a department store where I put a extra plus-size granny panty on his head and sent him down an escalator. I got in BIG trouble for that one. FYI Palek, he didn't throw up after that one.

I am starting to wish I had had a little brother... All the fun I didn't have... MY older brother conducted experiments on ME, although they were mostly to test how much beating I would take before I started crying. Then the following test would prove how big a sucker I was, because after a beating he would start apologizing right away and beg me not to tell our parents. And most of the time I didn't, because, as my brother new full well, I WAS a sucker.

I do love my brother, but we sure fought a lot as kids... I mean, he sure beat me a lot.

Well, that's enough family history from me!

 

[TNTrulez]

Originally posted by: Hubris
The only thing I can possibly think of is that maybe they think the air is moving too fast and you might not get a full breath? That's pretty f*cking thin, though. Anorexic. Sounds more along the line of saying bless you when someone sneezes because they die for a split-second.

I don't say it.