do you know a vampire? - Page 5

shoana · (#41 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu

If you think you're a vampire-- you may have some mental issues.

What causes someone to be a vampire?

Are vampires real? No.

Is it an alluring idea to naive, impressionable young adults? Yes.

Is there a scientific explanation?

One of the most interesting "vampire diseases" is porphyria. Porphyria is a rare disease characterized by irregularities in production of heme, an iron-rich pigment in blood. People with the more severe forms of porphyria are highly sensitive to sunlight, experience severe abdominal pain and may suffer from acute delirium. One possible treatment for porphyria in the past might have been to drink blood, to correct the imbalance in the body (though there's no clear evidence of this). Some porphyria sufferers do have reddish mouths and teeth, due to irregular production of the heme pigment.

A more likely physical root of vampirism is catalepsy, a peculiar physical condition associated with epilepsy, schizophrenia and other disorders that affect the central nervous system. During a cataleptic episode, a person essentially freezes up: The muscles become rigid, so that the body is very stiff, and the heart rate and respiration slow down. Someone suffering from acute catalepsy could very well be mistaken for a corpse.

SOURCE: science.howstuffworks.com/vampire5.htm

oh wow he has tenicallity so what u shouldnt sun ppls belifes its like saying religon is bullshit but to ppl its a way of life so dissaper

shoana · (#42 (**permalink**))

shun even i have trouble spelling

Aniki · (#43 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by shoana

vampires dont sparle in the sun they burn in the sun
its another sure way to kill them

Yes, they do! Read Twillight if you don't believe. Meyer would never lie to us.

burkhartdesu · (#44 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by shoana

oh wow he has tenicallity so what u shouldnt sun ppls belifes its like saying religon is bullshit but to ppl its a way of life so dissaper

Is this a joke?

seiki · (#45 (**permalink**))

lolol being a vampire isn't a religion and im just making sure you know I do not believe with them as I have seen no proof. Furthermore I would have trouble believing it if I was bitten by onelol.

Tenchu · (#46 (**permalink**))

What the fu*k is wrong with children today? Why do they want to believe this BS?

I mean, stuff like Twilight movie... does no one find it off putting they drink other peoples blood? How is that romantic? Seriously messed up...

Anyway, if vampires were real, you'd find the bodies of their victims. This does not happen. Given they're not eating, I'm guessing they're not existing.

tohruchan7 · (#47 (**permalink**))

vampires were interviewed on the tyra banks show lol it was kinda bizzare.

Tenchu · (#48 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by tohruchan7

vampires were interviewed on the tyra banks show lol it was kinda bizzare.

If that were true, the police would have shown up to arrest them for confessing murder...

Tenchu · (#49 (**permalink**))

Take a look:

So, in practice, they do exist. But what is the technical word for their condition...

Actually, I guess they're little more mentally challenged than the next religous folk. Just swept off their feet by fairytales desperate for a sense of belonging and meaning. In this case, a sense tat sets them apart in a more controversial manner.

YukisUke · (#50 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Tenchu

If that were true, the police would have shown up to arrest them for confessing murder...

HAHAHA!! So true.