Bedside Lamp with a mind of it's own

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In summary, you woke up in the middle of the night to find that your bedside lamp was on, and it's not possible for you to have turned it on yourself.
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Last night i awoke in the middle of the night to find that my bedside lamp was on. How is this possible? I don't remember turning it on myself and it's not a touch lamp. It really freaked me out. Is there anyway that it is in fact possible for it to have turned on?? Any help would be appreciated!

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Welcome to PF, Beeza.
My first thought is that you turned it on in your sleep. More specifically, in a temporary state of semi-wakefulness that you don't remember. I've done a lot of things in that state (and managed to avoid charges on most of them :biggrin:).
 
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Thanks for your help Danger!
Im sure your right, i just needed someone to confirm it for me! I've unplugged the lamp now so no more nonsense in the middle of the night...although there is the other issue of my tv changing channels on it's own as well... :-p

Thanks again

- Bianca
 
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beeza_03 said:
Last night i awoke in the middle of the night to find that my bedside lamp was on. How is this possible?

I once turned off a light by unscrewing it; I laid down and the light came on!

Yes, it is creepy. I decided that I had just barely unscrewed it and as it cooled, it shifted and re-made contact with the bottom of the socket.

the_captn
 
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Bianca? Youse a goil? :tongue2:
If you're serious about the TV changing (while you're awake :wink:), it might just be a matter of an extraneous IR signal from some source other than your remote. Or, it could be a faulty circuit in the remote that causes it to go off spontaneously. I had one malfunction once, in that the buttons performed the wrong operations. That can sometimes be caused by the batteries being low.
 
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beeza_03 said:
Last night i awoke in the middle of the night to find that my bedside lamp was on. How is this possible? I don't remember turning it on myself and it's not a touch lamp.

How much Scotch did you drink before going to bed? :wink:
 
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jtbell said:
How much Scotch did you drink before going to bed? :wink:
You must not be a Scotch drinker. If you were, you would immediately realize that this is in no manner a Scotch-like effect. Should alcohol turn out to be involved, I would suspect tequila as the culprit.
 

What is a "Bedside Lamp with a mind of it's own"?

A "Bedside Lamp with a mind of it's own" is a type of lamp that is equipped with artificial intelligence and can perform certain functions on its own without human intervention. It is designed to make your life easier by anticipating your needs and adjusting its settings accordingly.

How does a "Bedside Lamp with a mind of it's own" work?

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