Comments on: 10 Common Phenomena Explained http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karla http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1761075 karla Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:29:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1761075 hey youn got my sister hey youn got my sister

]]> By: The Slapster http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1760707 The Slapster Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:29:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1760707 Yeah, I got a cognitive itch and the only thing that can cure it is - well. You know. Yeah, I got a cognitive itch and the only thing that can cure it is – well. You know.

]]> By: Kayzilla http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1760604 Kayzilla Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:09:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1760604 Holy crap! I was just about to ask someone about this, because this happens to me all the freakin' time, and I thought there might be something wrong with me. I guess not, haha. Cool. Holy crap! I was just about to ask someone about this, because this happens to me all the freakin’ time, and I thought there might be something wrong with me. I guess not, haha. Cool.

]]> By: DaveL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1760122 DaveL Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1760122 lol@Larfin... that sounds like a new circle of Dante's hell. lol@Larfin… that sounds like a new circle of Dante’s hell.

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759760 Gauldar Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:32:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759760 I only had that once, when I woke up to a nightmare to a sitting up pose, realized it was just a dream that threw my head back down onto the pillow. I then felt like my bed fell through the floor, and having known I was awake it freaked me out. I only had that once, when I woke up to a nightmare to a sitting up pose, realized it was just a dream that threw my head back down onto the pillow. I then felt like my bed fell through the floor, and having known I was awake it freaked me out.

]]> By: sciiifinite! http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759713 sciiifinite! Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:58:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759713 I suffer from sleep anxiety and frequently wake up with leg jerks... mystery solved. I suffer from sleep anxiety and frequently wake up with leg jerks… mystery solved.

]]> By: BikerRay http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759568 BikerRay Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:55:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759568 A good source of odd facts regarding everyday phenomena is over at http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/ A good source of odd facts regarding everyday phenomena is over at http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/

]]> By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759567 seefish3 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:55:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759567 @Larfin Godammit! That happens to me so often! Thanks for the heads up. @Larfin

Godammit! That happens to me so often! Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Larfin Jackarse http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759436 Larfin Jackarse Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:56:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759436 @seefish3: you done beated http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzfyxqerldhe @DaveL: the 'small world' ride at DWorld broke down when I was on it in 1989...for 15 long minutes we heard that song over and over and over. @seefish3: you done beated http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzfyxqerldhe

@DaveL: the ‘small world’ ride at DWorld broke down when I was on it in 1989…for 15 long minutes we heard that song over and over and over.

]]> By: DaveL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759222 DaveL Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:40:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759222 Great. Now I have, "It's a small world after all!" stuck in my head. Thanks. Thanks a lot Neatorama. Great. Now I have, “It’s a small world after all!” stuck in my head. Thanks. Thanks a lot Neatorama.

]]> By: kristin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759053 kristin Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:31:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759053 About a year ago I had a grade 2 sprain in my ankle. I kept getting hypnic jerks. My doctor said it was because my muscles were so strained my brian thought they should be trying to do something. All I know is it hurt like hell! About a year ago I had a grade 2 sprain in my ankle. I kept getting hypnic jerks. My doctor said it was because my muscles were so strained my brian thought they should be trying to do something. All I know is it hurt like hell!

]]> By: LisaL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1759031 LisaL Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:11:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1759031 All interesting... but what I want to know is why are yawns contagious!? I know why we yawn, but why is it when we see someone else yawn, or hear it, or even the mention of the word yawn, gets people to yawn. All interesting… but what I want to know is why are yawns contagious!?
I know why we yawn, but why is it when we see someone else yawn, or hear it, or even the mention of the word yawn, gets people to yawn.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1758926 Ali S. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:47:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1758926 The eyebrow thing is fascinating. If I could add something to the subject is that eyebrows are also great to make comical faces and to show emotions. The eyebrow thing is fascinating. If I could add something to the subject is that eyebrows are also great to make comical faces and to show emotions.

]]> By: jenjen http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1758752 jenjen Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:38:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1758752 I have the hypnic jerk a lot and I know my brain is easily confused. My solution for onions is to buy pre-chopped frozen onions. Never have the problem of tearing up, never have to deal with that awful surprise of finding a moldy forgotten half-onion in the back of the fridge. I have the hypnic jerk a lot and I know my brain is easily confused. My solution for onions is to buy pre-chopped frozen onions. Never have the problem of tearing up, never have to deal with that awful surprise of finding a moldy forgotten half-onion in the back of the fridge.

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1758591 Joseph Francis Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1758591 I'll bet that sleep falling thing is a reflex that evolved when we slept in trees I’ll bet that sleep falling thing is a reflex that evolved when we slept in trees

]]> By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-1758456 seefish3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:08:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/10-common-phenomena-explained/#comment-1758456 Great article! I've always wondered about the "Hypnic Jerk". (What a great name for a band!) Something weird about the eyebrow image, though. If that's a left eye, doesn't it look like the hairs are growing the wrong way? Great article! I’ve always wondered about the “Hypnic Jerk”. (What a great name for a band!)

Something weird about the eyebrow image, though. If that’s a left eye, doesn’t it look like the hairs are growing the wrong way?

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