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People Are Sharing Different Ways That People Arrange Their Bedrooms And Some Of The Options Might Scare You
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People Are Sharing Different Ways That People Arrange Their Bedrooms And Some Of The Options Might Scare You

People Are Sharing Different Ways That People Arrange Their Bedrooms And Some Of The Options Might Scare YouPeople Are Discussing Ways Of Arranging Your Bedroom And Turns Out, Some People Like Putting Their Beds In Bizarre WaysPeople Are Getting Really Heated About Which Side Of Your Bed You Should Put Against The WallThis Thread Has People Comparing Different Ways Of Arranging Your Bedroom And Some Of The Possibilities Are WeirdPeople Are Sharing Different Ways That People Rearrange Their Beds And Some Of Them Look Terribly UncomfortablePeople Are Discussing What Type Of A Person You Must Be If You Place Your Bed In The Middle Of The Room In A Hilarious ThreadPeople Are Discussing What Kind Of Monster You Are If Your Bed Is Placed In The Middle Of The Room In A Hilarious Tumblr ThreadPeople Discuss 'Acceptable' Bed Placements In Rooms In A Funny ThreadWhat Your Bed's Position In The Room Says About You, According To This Tumblr ThreadEntertaining Tumblr Thread About 'Psycho' And Normal Bed Placements In A Room
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It’s said that you know you’ve become an adult when you put your bed against the middle of the wall rather than the corner. You can see why one would make this association: people living with a partner arrange their bed so that each person can get out of their respective side of the bed without disturbing the other. Someone responsible enough to wash their sheets frequently wants this chore to be as convenient as possible. Moving into a room large enough that it’s no longer necessary to shove the bed into a corner for space might represent a turning point in life.

Even so, plenty of single adults are up to the challenge of crawling across their beds to change the sheets and like sleeping in corners just fine. Some of us can’t imagine giving it up for anything, actually. If you have a hard time imagining sleeping peacefully in this spacious minimalist bedroom, you’re not the only one. Why is this?

Tumblr users started this odd debate about bed placement

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Feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of aligning one’s self and living space advantageously with the energy present in the environment, calls a position in any given room furthest from and looking towards the door the “command position.” Do you subconsciously gravitate to the command position when you enter a room? Wouldn’t you rather sleep in it? The guidelines of feng shui agree.

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It feels less like an arbitrary rule and more like primal instinct. We may live in generally safe, locked houses or apartments, but like wild animals, we still choose a sleeping position that prevents an attack from behind while giving us an unobscured view in the event that we’re suddenly awakened by a threat.

This is probably where we get our intrinsic discomfort with the idea of sleeping with our back “exposed”, our front “trapped”, or both. And someone who lacks that instinct must be fearless indeed. These weird diagrams imagine positions that awaken that unease (and show that some people still can’t behave when they see four panels and some lines.)

The thread quickly devolved into absurdity

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Image credits: rosescentimental

Commenters on Imgur chimed in on the strange (but vitally important) debate

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Sweet dreams, and remember to check under your bed and in your closet.

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Lili ended up in Vilnius, Lithuania out of her curiosity for studying languages, and stayed here out of sheer willpower. She loves cats maybe even a little more than the internet average and enjoys cooking videos despite only fantasizing about being able to make anything more complicated than fried rice.

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I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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Tor Rolf Strøm
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After reading this post I can die in peace. So meaningful.

John Louis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boredpanda needs to post more of these absolutely essential posts. I don't know how I lived without this wisdom.

Panda Kicki
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The twin in the closet had me confused until I reread it :D

Night Owl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only now got it (it took me way too long, my only excuse is that english is not my first language)

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Tor Rolf Strøm
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After reading this post I can die in peace. So meaningful.

John Louis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boredpanda needs to post more of these absolutely essential posts. I don't know how I lived without this wisdom.

Panda Kicki
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The twin in the closet had me confused until I reread it :D

Night Owl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only now got it (it took me way too long, my only excuse is that english is not my first language)

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