Is it safe to sleep under trees?

[twisted firestarter]

some questions defy a sensible answer

Obviously I should apologise to Stuart for posing a question which was too stupid

 

[bambodoggy]

It can't be true or we wouldn't have Ewoks!

 

[bushwacker bob]

Obviously I should apologise to Stuart for posing a question which was too stupid

No such thing as a too stupid question.If you dont know ask.Thats the whole point of the forum.
"He who knows not and knows that he knows not,is wise.Teach him."

 

[Northern Giant UK]

I think sleeping under trees should be safe enough (mature beach excluded)
CO2 (no matter whether it sinks or not) given off by trees will dissipate amongst the usual mix of gasses we breath. If buildup of CO2 was a reall worry then tents would be made with great big holes in .
Personally I feel far more endangered sleeping in my bed at home (my wife emits far more noxious gasses than any tree )

Kev

 

[Stuart]

Obviously I should apologise to Stuart for posing a question which was too stupid

My apologies if I have upset you, I assumed your question had to be a wind up!

If it was a genuine question however the simplest answer I can give is:

No you wont asphyxiate from the CO2 given off by trees in the night when sleeping beneath them, if that where possible nobody could live in large forests such as Siberia or in tropical rain forests and the entirety of mankind would have perished in its sleep long before we evolved to the stage where we could ask such questions

 

[hanzo]

Don't sleep under a coconut tree! Coconuts falling on your body can cause shortness of breath and can cause dizziness or worse when they fall on your head.

 

[twisted firestarter]

My apologies if I have upset you, I assumed your question had to be a wind up!

If it was a genuine question however the simplest answer I can give is:

No you wont asphyxiate from the CO2 given off by trees in the night when sleeping beneath them, if that where possible nobody could live in large forests such as Siberia or in tropical rain forests and the entirety of mankind would have perished in its sleep long before we evolved to the stage where we could ask such questions

No need to apologise Stuart, you have not upset me.

I just couldn't find the 'sarcastic' icon for my last post

 

[PhilParry]

How about getting a hammock for the wife???


Seriously.....also sounds like sleep apnea or asthma...

Do you suffer from shortness of breath during the day, or only the night? If it's just during the night it will probably not be asthma.....

 

[twisted firestarter]

I have only ever experienced it at night in the hammock, sounds like it's just me wriggling into a compressed shape in my sleep. 43 and still sleeping in a foetal position

 

[anthonyyy]

I seem to remember hearing that hospital used to remove plants from patient rooms for this reason. I'm sure that since the days of air conditioning etc that this is no longer practiced either though.

I saw that done in a hospital in about 1980 (not just pot plants but cut flowers). Quite mad I thought at the time and still do.

 

[Hoodoo]

I remember being taught that trees absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen during the day but at night the reverse happens. Several times while sleeping in my hammock I have found that I have woken short of breath. Am I being stupid or is it possible that the carbon dioxide (which sinks to the ground) is at least partly responsible?

Has anyone else had a similar problem?

That's not exactly right. During the day, plants use and produce CO2 simultaneously. CO2 is a byproduct of cellular respiration. Plants respire both night and day. I doubt that the quantity of CO2 produced at night is that much different than produced during the day although I would guess that plants are more metabolically active during the day for several reasons (except for desert plants that do CAM photosynthesis). The main difference in ambient CO2 (if there is a biologically significant difference which I doubt) would be caused by uptake during the day. I would bet the amount of CO2 increase you are exposed to from plants at night pales compared to the CO2 buildup within an enclosed tent that comes from your own respiration. I do know that a roomful of students can raise CO2 levels 200 ppm or more. And of course, sitting around a campfire or sleeping next to one will increase your exposure to CO2 as well.

 

[twisted firestarter]

That's not exactly right. During the day, plants use and produce CO2 simultaneously. CO2 is a byproduct of cellular respiration. Plants respire both night and day. I doubt that the quantity of CO2 produced at night is that much different than produced during the day although I would guess that plants are more metabolically active during the day for several reasons (except for desert plants that do CAM photosynthesis). The main difference in ambient CO2 (if there is a biologically significant difference which I doubt) would be caused by uptake during the day. I would bet the amount of CO2 increase you are exposed to from plants at night pales compared to the CO2 buildup within an enclosed tent that comes from your own respiration. I do know that a roomful of students can raise CO2 levels 200 ppm or more. And of course, sitting around a campfire or sleeping next to one will increase your exposure to CO2 as well.

Thanks for that Hoodoo, I can tell you didn't go to a rubbish comprehensive school like what I did

 

[demographic]

Going by that idea is it safe for me to sleep in the same bed as my wife, she uses oxygen and breathes out carbon dioxide all the time

Is she safe

Would we both be safer in michael Jacksons oxygen tent? Alright, best not go too far