#74149 car seat

[Portia]

I literally laughed out loud in complete horror at the idea that people would miss their cell phone more than their own child. It's like this disturbing combination of schadenfreude and just, WHAT?!

[Digit]

It gets worse and worse with that story about the guy in Georgia. First, the fact that he "forgot" about his kid when getting out of the car and going into his job at Home Depot as a web designer, where there is onsite daycare, then doesn't notice his kid in the carseat when he goes back to his car to put some stuff in his car around noon, then apparently goes straight home without remembering his kid again before pulling into a parking lot to try CPR after finally "noticing" his kid.
I use quotes around some words because further investigation has indicated that he searched "how long does it take an animal to die in a hot car."
Now reports are saying he was sexting to a teenage girl the very day while his son lay dying in the car.
Pretty bad

[pillowy]

I literally laughed out loud in complete horror at the idea that people would miss their cell phone more than their own child. It's like this disturbing combination of schadenfreude and just, WHAT?!

I actually just read an article about this recently - http://www.parenting.com/.../tragedy-in ... ckseat-hot.... Most hot car deaths occur when there's a change in routine (like, the parent who doesn't usually take the child to daycare on the way to work does take the child, etc.). It doesn't have to do with parents being more aware of their cell phone than their child, it just has to do with their brain switching on autopilot in the middle of an unusual morning/afternoon. The cell phone thing works, not because they're more aware of their cell phone than their child, but because it's a second change in routine that helps them remember the first change in routine.

For example, they're going to work, the baby's fallen asleep, they've had the out-of-the-ordinary thing that messes up their routine and now their brain has switched on to autopilot and they're just thinking "Work, work, work," and forgotten they have the baby with them. Then they get to work and their gathering their things they need for work (including their phone), and the cell phone's gone, and they're jogged out of autopilot. It's not that they love their cell phone more than their baby. They're not even really thinking about their cell phone. It's just that the cell phone's absence breaks the state of autopilot that they're in.

[Whistler]

yeah, I've heard the same thing about routines. One suggestion I heard was that if you take the kid with you (unusually), you put a giant stuffed animal in the front seat with you. Or put your purse/wallet in the back with the kid.

[Yarjka]

This story gets linked a lot, but it's a good look into the psychology of a moment like that: http://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comment ... autopilot/

I try not to read too much into someone's reaction to unexpected news. Sometimes it takes a long time to process something that you never imagined would actually happen to you.

[Digit]

I don't know if there's enough of a market to pay for expensive car seats that can call 911, but Airbus is investigating to see if there's enough of a market for smart luggage that can text you when it gets lost. I wonder what roaming charges would be on international flights.

[Genuine Article]

The cell phone thing works, not because they're more aware of their cell phone than their child, but because it's a second change in routine that helps them remember the first change in routine.

Exactly. Film crews do something similar when filming scenes inside houses. Before they start shooting they unplug the refrigerator and anything else that might make noise, and the only way they remember to plug the fridge back in before they leave is to have put their car keys in there at the start of the shoot.

[Portia]

This story gets linked a lot, but it's a good look into the psychology of a moment like that: http://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comment ... autopilot/

I try not to read too much into someone's reaction to unexpected news. Sometimes it takes a long time to process something that you never imagined would actually happen to you.

I don't understand this sub. Are they real stories? Made-up? Inspired by true events? I thought reddit was mostly a news and rants site. (And strange porn, so I hear.)

[mic0]

They are made-up, but everyone tries to take them seriously. They are meant to be scary, original, realistic stories. Reddit has lots of things besides news and rants, especially creative subs like that one.

[Yarjka]

If you want to know what a subreddit is about, there is usually a brief description in the right-hand column. In the case of /r/NoSleep it says:

NoSleep is a place to share your original scary story. This is not a place for you to post creepypasta or any stories which you did not write yourself. Remember: everything is true here, even if it's not. Stories should be believable, but realistic fiction IS permitted. Readers are to assume everything is true and treat it as such. These stories are here for your entertainment. If a story is too unbelievable, please report it for mod review.

So, original scary fiction that is believable in reality (so no fantasy stories, no people turning into dragons, that sort of thing). Basically, the beginning of a Stephen King story, not the end. It's a place to embellish on real-life events in a literary manner.

A good subreddit depends a lot on the Mods to keep things in line and an engaged community to upvote/downvote accordingly.

[Whistler]

I read a few and there are some good ones! Also some that I'm not all that keen on. I find it really interesting that they try to create a community of believability/immersion.

[Amity]

Relevant: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/07/co ... -cars.html