why don't adults fall off of the bed while asleep?
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I imagine it is because an adult has more surface area than a child. If an adult's leg goes over the edge for example that is not enough to pull their entire body off. For a child it will probably cause them to slip off the bed.
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Yes, my hubby heard on the radio that it does.  I also feel that when you are asleep you cannot be eating.  The longer people stay awake the more they eat.  The less people sleep the fatter they get.  Americans have slept less and less and they have become more and more obese.  During sleep your body conducts a lot of healing and recovery activities.  With no sleep it can't repair the damage.  I don't know the exact mechanism why it helps you lose weight, but it came from a reputable source (NPR)
800367
LOL.....cute question.....they have round butts with no legs.  You can't fall down if you have no legs.
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All 3 of you are adults. My husband and I never give up our bed for any guest and we would not have someone sleeping in our bedroom on the floor. I would offer my guest room, sleep-sofa or cot for my brother or any guest, and if that's not good enough they can leave.
801793
and gravity does what?\n\nand why don't you fall off?
722213
Jump on your bed until you break it!  LOL!
769573
To keep from bumping their heads when they got into their planes. Can't fly if you're unconscious.
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Try webmd.com I'm sure they can tell you what you need to know for a fact.\nGuessing, I'd say it's due to a lack of blood to the brain while standing or under stress or shock. When they hit the floor and are laying down, it allows the blood to flow easier and it gets to the brain again and they wake up again.
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For most adults, yes.  I think a lot of people sleep too much, either because they are avoiding life, or because they are wearing themselves out in the daytime.  Did you know, by the way, that if you nap in short segments, you need less total sleep time?  Try taking a nap soon after dinner, for an hour or two, and then stay up until you are really sleepy.  Even if you have to get up to an alarm clock in the wee small hours of the morning, you will probably be more refreshed than if you went to bed approximately 7 to 8 hours before the alarm is due to go off.\n\nRemember, too, that wake/sleep cycles are as individual as everything else about human beings.  We can learn something from the ways of others, but ultimately we must each find what makes us feel the best.  Life is an experiment, and you are your own guinea pig.
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Because you are falling -- falling asleep!  Why do you think they call it that?
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Most people do it in their sleep and have no control over it.  This is why a mouth guard made by a dentist comes in handy.
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Uhh...I think I understand what you are saying. When we have insomnia or something, sometimes it's caused from anxiety and stress. Adn best ways to fix those are to mentally just damn fix them, personally. It's hard though. And from what I can see, not many people seem to have an intelligent enough brain to solve their own problems. But on the other hand, some sleep problems are health problems. Sure, we can fix those, (seriously we fuckin can people!), but takin a drug to subside it so sleeping is possible in order to relax and rejuvinate, is good. There's too many factors to sleeping to blame it on sleeping pills or whatever. People just don't want to think. They want to do what it takes to get by, and if it means not doing anything, then they don't really care.
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I say yes. My niece actually took sleeping pills because she could never fall asleep. She did NOTHING all day though. She'd lay on the couch or in bed and watch TV or talk on the phone. The family finally convinced her to get out and move around and she now sleeps just fine. Think about it, sleeping is the time when your body rests and recuperates. If you have nothing to rest or recuperate from, your body need to rest.
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THis is kinda funny.\n\nyour question suggest that the norm is that two people would fall asleep at the same time, always is the norm.\n\nIn fact the question should be why do you always notice that the others are asleep before you sleep...\n\nor why do they prented to sleep until you are asleep and then run to the fridge for some late night pie...see thats better.\n\nten points please.
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The harmones that are secrted would make someone fall asleep\nfor details u can check this nice article\nhttp://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/help/sleep/index.asp
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Well, there's a REALLY rare illness, when people fall asleep for a REALLY long time, like a couple of days...\nI think that the record is amongst them, cos they can sometimes sleep for some months, and in ancient times they were thought to be dead, and barried alive...:S
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most people's brains are more receptive a little while after they've been up and about, had breakfast etc. So biologically speaking, it's stupid to make ppl roll out of bed and arrive at school half-asleep - just a waste of taxpayer money. Read the link below.