Why do people scream when the lights go out?

[Buzioid]

I was in school, and yesterday we were held 40 mins after becuase of a powerful storm with tornado warnings and stuff. Next thing we do is go into a lecture room and we wait for 30 minutes. What do you know, the lights all of a sudden go out. Once that happened, these boys sitting behind me start screaming like little girls for some reason. All the teachers came over and told them they were so immature.
This happens all the time in school, people screaming when lights go out, it must be an instinct or something...

[Telexen]

attention

[Martoch]

...or tom foolery! Some people scream out of fear, some scream for fun in an attempt to put fear into others. Immature??? Well, depends on the age I guess. Sissies??? Definitely!!!

cause they think its funny and cool. and in the end they just look stupid

[Buzioid]

Thats for sure GZ3.

[Gomer]

buzoid lives in northern indiana eh? Near my hometown.

[Gutter Ball]

Some folks are scared of the dark and the sudden darkness gets them really scared! I was working with a really pretty administrative assistant on the day we lost power I swear, she almost bear hugged the life outta me when the lights when poof and I almost have most of the hearing back in my ear from her screams. But it was worth it Hahaha, she was really embarassed and I still tease her about it.

Another time I was at the mall with my gf and her mom. We were about 4 aisles over when the lights went out....all we heard was her mother screaming for us "AAAAAAAA!!! OMG WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?!?!?!?!!?" How embarassing.

[vass0922]

Originally posted by Gomer
buzoid lives in northern indiana eh? Near my hometown.

OMG Not another one!

although he's probably from like Fort Wayne or something

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Gomer, next time you go home ya gotta check out 'Blueberry Hill' for breakfast
Its over there on 33/31/51 whatever they call it this month.. where the old arby's used to be there in Niles. (was Elias brothers back in the day )
</off topic>

I just sit there and roll my eyes at the kiddies (like Martoch ) that scream in the dark its like shutup.. you're freakin' LOUD!!

[Mickwish]

The worst screaming I can ever recall was a girl who was petrified of spiders. (so scared of spiders she once jumoped for a moving car to avoid one ). A group of us were in a old outback cabin powered by petrol generator, at night, when she saw a huge huntsman spider on the ceiling. The generator chose that moment to go out. In the pitch blackness, her screams were so loud they were almost visible!

It only took about 5 minutes to get the generator back on again, but she screamed non-stop, hysterically for the whole time. She was a wreck for a few days after that, both physically and emotionally.

It was scary, in a way, to hear her scream like that, even though we knew the spider was harmless (BIG, but harmless).

If they are screaming out of real fear, you'll be able to tell, believe me.

Cheers
Mick

[muno]

So the movies picture girls correctly, screaming and helpless and stuff..
(I've never seen/met a girl so I don't have any personal experience)
-M