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[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

12 gang? πŸ₯Ή

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 hours ago

5 so I guess I'm also a woman? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] hihnakukko@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 hours ago

How should I know, I'm sleeping

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Everyone saying this is AI generated is dumb

This meme has been circulating for at least 12 years

https://tineye.com/search/b0632d1c30b901c181dcc8edb716a942da3b2e69?tags=&sort=crawl_date&order=asc&page=1

Here's a different version of it on shutter stock from 2012 https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/sleeping-positions-part-one-122824720

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 11 hours ago

4 and 5 is the most natural position, 11 is just asking for neck problems in the future.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 11 hours ago

I alternate left side/ right side. Can't sleep on my back, or I'll snore so loud I'll tear up my throat.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

Where are the t-rex arms/hands?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago
[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago

17, but with a long body pillow under the bent arm+leg and a regular pillow positioned like 2

[–] fantasyocean@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Every position except for 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

I tend to fall asleep out of nowhere. Sometimes it looks like I got shot. Sometimes my legs are crossed or my hands are folded behind my head. Sometimes I fall asleep on the floor while playing with the cat.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

With OP's mom.

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I met someone that actually slept like number 13.

In my early 20's several friends had a summer house on the Jersey shore. I would visit every few weeks. There were always other friends crashing there as well.Β 

Girl told us she slept this way and sure enough, we found her that way in the morning.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago

Always sleeping with one brown eye open

4 but straight back and legs I payed for a big bed and I am going get value of every angle of it.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It's bait for the ole "I'm 18 and my girlfriend is 11" thing

[–] guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The what? I have no idea what this is

Edit: no I got it, okay, that’s crazy

Omfg it totally is!

Gross...

[–] blueworld@piefed.world 10 points 1 day ago

AI slop which has been assembled, me thinks.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why do half the images look blurry and weird and ugly? Is it AI slop or something?

[–] jade52@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Yep it be the slop alright

[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 2 points 18 hours ago

Not really sure if inverted shrimp counts but it’s how I usually end up. That or 9-10.

all of them

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

13, without the pillow, is kinda how babies/toddlers sometimes sleep (once they can roll over).

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

None of these involve an anime body pillow.

uh... just pointing that out on behalf of a friend.

You are a good friend

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Mine ain't even on there bruh

[–] sefra1@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] jim3692@discuss.online 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I am more worried about 13

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

When your dead tired, but still constipated

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Step 1: Lie Down Step 2: Try Not to Cry Step 3: Cry a Lot

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[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

#5

Does that make me a woman now according to the scrolls?

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All of them throughout the night.

[–] Iceman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I'm just gonna go with a yes here

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mixture of positions 2 (legs) and 3 (arms).

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

I rotate through five or six of these all night long.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The best position for brain health isn't shown. Right side.

This is an except from the linked PDF:

Sleeping position

Optimizing one’s sleeping position is a possible behavioral manipulation that may enhance glymphatic flow. Body posture during sleep affects the direction of gravity relative to the cerebrovascular system, changing the resistance to blood and CSF flow in the brain (Martin-Du Pan et al., 2004). Lee et al. (2015) showed that glymphatic transport in rats is more effective in a right lateral than in supine or prone positions. Healthy humans with a preference to sleep in a right lateral position showed longer SWS time and shorter REM sleep time compared to individuals with a preference to sleep in supine position (Zhang et al., 2022b). In line with this, sleeping in a supine position was associated with reduced SWS and REM sleep time compared to non-supine positions in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (Alfaiate et al., 2023). Intriguingly, it has been shown that patients with MCI, AD, and Lewy body dementia spend more time with their head in the supine than in non-supine (i.e., prone or lateral) positions during sleep compared to healthy age- matched controls (Levendowski et al., 2019)

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

16, but my hands go over my junk. Just in case one of my dogs jumps up on to the bed in the middle of the night. It's saved me a couple of times now.

Sometimes 18 if the cat won't shut up...

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

13 is temporary if I have bad gas and need to rip one. The rest of the night is just slow rotating like a rotisserie chicken until I pass out.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

GERD sufferer here. Only 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9 are viable. Back-sleeping is doable, but only if reclined. The othes equal poor rest and a painful day to follow.

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