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Lighting
swampwiz_gw

Do you fear a light or fan fixture falling on you at night?

swampwiz
14 years ago

Often a bed is placed under a hanging light or fan. I sometimes fear that a fan could somehow come unmoored and fall down on me while I am sleeping - although obviously it could happen when wide awake, but the feeling is that before it would come loose, that it would make some strange sounds, and I could get away.

I've seen some fixtures that are shaped like a cone, such that if it were to come loose, it would be a nice spearing weapon!

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