Phobias

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 31 Jul 2005 06:13

I don't think I have any phobias but people who are scared of spiders really piss me off (sorry Chris) - I guess that's like a phobia except I get angry instead of scared (irrationally). Spiders are so cool and so harmless - spiders with lots of venom hardly ever bite.

professor · Post by **professor** » 31 Jul 2005 07:57

spiders with lots of venom hardly ever bite.

Yes, but all it takes is that one time they do bite and your toast.

It's kinda like when people say you're more likely to get in a car accident on the way to the airport than getting in a plane crash. But when you get in a car accident you have a good chance of living whereas if you get in a plane crash you might as well bend over and kiss your butt goodbye. That's why they tell you to put your head between your legs in a crash you know...

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 31 Jul 2005 18:15

yeah well Australia is home to the most dangerous spiders in the world - the Redback and the Sydney Funnel Web for example. The Sydney Funnel Web can potentially kill a person in 30 minutes if the bite is untreated. However nobody in Australia has died of any spider bite in the last 25 years - this is not because the spiders are uncommon but because like all spiders - they only rarely bite people. The Sydney Funnel Web is actually found in the highest density population part of Australia (sydney) and the surrounding area.

So while there is obviously the potential of being "toast" from one bite - the chances of it happening are very low - basically you have to either out in the outback - too far away from any kind of medical support and no anti venom (which would make you a pretty stupid person) or you have to ignore the bite or not notice it.

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 31 Jul 2005 18:43

I am afraid of spiders because I was in the hospital for 3 days because of a poisonous spider bite as a child. I guess my immune system hadn't strengthened enough by then.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 31 Jul 2005 19:12

This is off topic, but isn't there some disease that mice carry that can kill you almost instantly just from inhaling the scent? My girlfriend's mom told me someone died like that a while ago in Winnipeg.

SlashC · Post by **SlashC** » 31 Jul 2005 21:24

Yeah, there is...

I think it's called the hanta virus.... hmmm. When I was little I found a dead mouse in my backyard.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/

Chema · Post by **Chema** » 01 Aug 2005 00:04

david wrote:dropping. theing.

HenryG wrote:hacky sackers

chris dean wrote:crazy rednecks

...And forgetting to bring my footbag somewhere.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 01 Aug 2005 07:31

Jeremy wrote:yeah well Australia is home to the most dangerous spiders in the world - the Redback and the Sydney Funnel Web for example. The Sydney Funnel Web can potentially kill a person in 30 minutes if the bite is untreated. However nobody in Australia has died of any spider bite in the last 25 years - this is not because the spiders are uncommon but because like all spiders - they only rarely bite people. The Sydney Funnel Web is actually found in the highest density population part of Australia (sydney) and the surrounding area.

So while there is obviously the potential of being "toast" from one bite - the chances of it happening are very low - basically you have to either out in the outback - too far away from any kind of medical support and no anti venom (which would make you a pretty stupid person) or you have to ignore the bite or not notice it.

Well they are ugly looking sons of bitches though.

All these statistics about people dying and stuff may be fair and true, but its not dying that make us scared of these animals.
Id rather have a car accident than be bitten by one of these.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 01 Aug 2005 07:39

yeah that picture is about life size too.

Actually I made that up but they are definitly cool looking spiders.

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » 01 Aug 2005 07:41

Now we'll see whos got a real phobia of spiders...the people who never post in here again.
Muaha.

CheeseMan · Post by **CheeseMan** » 01 Aug 2005 09:47

speaking of spiders, in the philippines, they have spider fights (they put 2 spiders on a stick and the spiders fight until death). they're pretty cool.

SandWraith · Post by **SandWraith** » 05 Aug 2005 16:11

Jeremy wrote:However nobody in Australia has died of any spider bite in the last 25 years - this is not because the spiders are uncommon but because like all spiders - they only rarely bite people.

Or maybe everybody's wising up and killing the ugly bastards before they can kill US in our sleep!