agent8698
Newly Enlightened
Somebody on this board said, about the Rhode Island nightclub fire, that, in a fire, people have the urge to get out of the building using the same door they came in, even if that means walking away from a closer exit and walking toward smoke.
If this is true, if our brain gets a little stupid in emergency situations like that, what other strange surprises can be expected in a fire? I mean, you would really think, in a fire, people would just say: "gotta get out now, there's the closest exit, evacuate now". Do people really fall back on some kind of subconscious programming, even if it blatantly goes against common sense and against their survival? What else does that subconscious programming do to people's behavior in a fire? Any insight appreciated.
Max
If this is true, if our brain gets a little stupid in emergency situations like that, what other strange surprises can be expected in a fire? I mean, you would really think, in a fire, people would just say: "gotta get out now, there's the closest exit, evacuate now". Do people really fall back on some kind of subconscious programming, even if it blatantly goes against common sense and against their survival? What else does that subconscious programming do to people's behavior in a fire? Any insight appreciated.
Max