The AK that was (or wasn't)

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--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "susiequsie23" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> Pip!Squeak replies:
> Trina, have you ever seen someone faint? Because I have, twice, and 
> I assure you - they fall backwards.
> 
> To be precise - they go down straight, like a tree being felled, 
hit 
> the ground with an almighty 'thump' and lie on their backs facing 
> upwards. 
> 
> Generally, the knees only buckle if a) you lose consciousness 
> gradually and have time to semi-control the fall or b) you're an 
> actor anxious to avoid concussion. Most 'faints' that you see in 
> drama show buckling knees - that's because buckling at the knees 
> allows you some control over the fall.
> 
> 
> SSSusan:
> Heh heh.  I suspect no one will be able to compete w/ me for the 
position of Fainting Queen of TOC.  I have fainted while giving 
blood, after smashing my finger in a car door, during my wedding, at 
a Thai restaurant in Chicago, in the middle of the night after 
jumping up to care for a sick child (on three different occasions), 
and etc.  (Yes, I'm wired a little weird.)
> 
> Anyhoo... I can vouch for the fact that people who are just 
*standing* there do tend to fall backwards.  None of that buckling of 
the knees crap to make the fall gentler.  Nope, you just topple over 
and go BAM!  OTOH, if the person is actively *doing* something -- 
say, trying to safely reach a bed before fainting -- s/he can, 
indeed, fall *forwards.*  I had the cuts & bruises to prove it in 
June.
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan, apologizing for the totally canon-free post.
> 
>  
I fainted one time, and remember is clearly as I was in a resturant, 
and was trying to get outside for some fresh air. My knees, buckled, 
and I fell back. It actually felt like I crumpled in slow motion. I 
also remember getting tunnel vision
Fran