PugJesus to For sharing illustrations of [email protected] • edit-21 year agoNosebleeds at the Colosseum!media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageNosebleeds at the Colosseum!media.kbin.socialPugJesus to For sharing illustrations of [email protected] • edit-21 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareBleeping Lobsterlink2•1 year agoHuh, I always wondered why the higher up seats were called ‘the nosebleeds’. I assumed it was some sort of reference to being so high up in the sky your nose is bleeding.
minus-squarePugJesusOPlinkfedilink2•1 year agoI always assumed as much too. I think it’s a purely modern term.
minus-square@fuckwit_mcbumcrumblelink2•1 year ago The reference alludes to the tendency for mountain climbers to suffer nosebleeds at high altitudes. Interesting, it is just an altitude thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosebleed_section
Huh, I always wondered why the higher up seats were called ‘the nosebleeds’. I assumed it was some sort of reference to being so high up in the sky your nose is bleeding.
I always assumed as much too. I think it’s a purely modern term.
Interesting, it is just an altitude thing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosebleed_section