On 2 Jun 2003 at 18:25, Deborah Harrell wrote: > --- Andrew Crystall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > I'm not trying to toot my own horn, here, but I > > >don't like being shortchanged in the 'sense' > >>category. What > > > is the actual percentage of 'adults who often wake > > > confused too?' > > > > Quite a few. > > > > Someone kicked out front door in earlier this year. > > Huge bang, I'd > > slapped my room light on and was out my room, knife > > in hand, before I > > was even fully awake (2-3 seconds). But since it > > takes me a good 10 > > seconds even at full blast to get to the front door > > (my room is above > > the front door) all I saw was someone sprinting off. > > He musta run when I slapped my light on. > <snip> > > <tips head aside> > So you wake 'ready to fight,' but are you confused? > If you smelled smoke and saw flames, would you > recognize that there was a fire, in the next 1-2 > seconds?
I was working on pure reflex. ACT. When shit happens enough times you pick that one up. Not something I'm especially proud of... > And since you throw, maybe you can answer my question > about knife-throwing accuracy (compared to gunfire - > let's say competent shooter)? At the ranges involved inside a house, something has to go pretty badly wrong for me to miss. And the same goes for a gun. Okay, maybe there's not the same threat potential to threaten the guy with, but I'm not going to worry about potentials when there's an armed stranger in the house. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
