“Babies Below 6 Months Shouldn’t Drink Water”: 50 Facts That Really Should Be Common Knowledge
Though it’s literally impossible to know everything there is to know in the universe, there are some fundamental things about being a human being in the modern world that everyone should strive to know. Core skills like cooking and cleaning allow you to be self-sufficient. Meanwhile, knowing how antibiotics work, why cat bites can be dangerous, and what chemicals to never ever mix together can actually end up saving your life.
Reddit users had a very informative discussion on r/NoStupidQuestions in a thread that went viral. They shared the pieces of ‘basic’ knowledge that everyone should know, but that a scary number of people may be oblivious about. Check out what they feel is vital to know in the 21st century as you keep scrolling.
Bored Panda got in touch with Glenn Geher, Ph.D., who was kind enough to shed some light on the evolutionary reasons why people might get embarrassed about not knowing something that others do. He also shared his thoughts on how to fill those knowledge gaps and whether it's easier to survive in the modern world than in the far past. Geher is a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author, and you'll find our full interview with him as you read on.
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Vaccines do not cause autism
Best research shows genetically linked but features tend to appear in child around same time as rounds of vaccines...there's a slew of parents never diagnosed as children but realize they need assessment as well when their child is diagnosed with asd. & voila, the parent discovers they have asd too - vaccines causing asd is nonsense
I heard a parallel that it's like saying that high school causes puberty.
Load More Replies...That b******t was yet another instance of "single study stupidity" A single study made the connection in the mid 90's, the media blew it out of proportion, the entire world scrambled to replicate the findings....and couldn't. The study was retracted with one of the researchers admitting that the claims were patently FALSE. Which the media didn't cover nearly as heavily. The nonsense mostly died down....until Oprah, piece of trash that she is, allowed Jenny McCarthy to come on and stir the stupid pot again, and "well if it wasn't true, why would Oprah let her say it on her show?!" 30 years, the entire scientific community hasn't managed to find one single piece of supporting evidence....but who gives a s**t, right? Your chances of getting smallpox....are just like SO LOW. Morons.
But they do seem to elicit copious amounts of rage in low IQ individuals.....that's a side effect the vaccine makers should look into.
Ah, yes, misunderstood snark. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a vaccine for stupid? Because the school system doesn't seem to be working very well.
Load More Replies...Vaccines have led to people surviving longer, long enough to be diagnosed with autism! - the autism they had since birth.
Thanks to actress Jenny McCarthy for that entire load of bullsh*t. But, hey - doesn't EVERYONE get their medical advice/information from a former Playboy Bunny instead of - oh, I don't know, ACTUAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS?
It's "should've" "could've" "would've", not "should of", "could of", or "would of"
Should’ve = should have; could’ve = could have; would’ve = would have. Should of, etc., make no sense.
I have heard older people say that anyone who is a native English speaker and still says “should of, could of” etc didn’t read a lot of books growing up at all, so when they hear someone say the contraction “should’ve” out loud, they actually hear the words “should of” and didn't develop a large enough English vocabulary and understanding to realize that makes no sense 😅 not sure how accurate that is but it’s interesting to ponder! It’s crazy how many tiny things you can pick up on when you’re a reader!
Load More Replies...I don't know if that's satire or not, I could've used some contextual cues.
Load More Replies...It really bugs me when people say "should of" or "could of". It also really bugs me when people say "on accident" when it's "by accident" and "could care less" when it's "couldn't care less".
Flushable wet wipes are absolutely not flushable
Exactly. There should be massive class actions against any corporation labeling a wipe as flushable - not just by the homeowners’ who has had their house flooded, but by every council, town, and city that has its sewers backed up, and by every plumber who has had to deal with the clogs.
And by sewage treatment plants who fight with it daily, reducing their efficiency and output noticeably.
Load More Replies...if 'flushable" means getting them to go with the water down the drain then definitely, they are flushable. The real issue is that they don't break down easily like toilet paper and they are usually not biodegradable so they usually clog up pipes until your flush will not work anymore
They are flushable, the question is how long you can do that before you won't be able to flush anything anymore
Everything is flushable if you really need it to be…
Load More Replies...Sounds as though we need a class action lawsuit to force manufacturers to stop lying.
They are in fact absolutely flushable. Just not compostable once they are down there.
Especially if you have a septic system! Wipes and tampons will take on water and nicely plug up your leach field. A small trash can lined with a small garbage bag is what you want. You can stick an air freshener to the inside of the lid if you're worried about unpleasant odors (and the fact that the trash can is small means you empty it frequently).
Not if you have a septic tank, otherwise I never had issues flushing them.
Are you saying you should or should not use them with septic ?
Load More Replies...Bored Panda wanted to get Professor Geher's thoughts on the evolutionary perspective behind embarrassment at one's knowledge gaps.
"In so many ways part of the human social experience pertains to seeking some sort of status within a group," he said.
"If you're the one who does not know what others see as 'common knowledge,' this fact might not bear well for your social standing as you might not come off as that smart," Dr. Geher told us via email.
"For this reason, people are often hesitant to admit that they don't know something that everyone else seems to know."
No means no. It doesn't matter who is saying it. If you ever ask or suggest something that requires the cooperation or permission of another person and they say no, you MUST respect that.
One of my friends is currently learning this. Dw, it wasn't anything serious
My daughter is learning this! Very important for kids to learn consent and respect!
Load More Replies...NO! I WILL NOT SET DOWN THE KNIFE BEFORE I CUT MYSELF!
Load More Replies...Stop punching your brother. Don't jump of that bridge. There are exceptions ;)
No does not mean no if you are interacting with an officer of the law. It means you are under increased suspicion.
Your politicians do not represent you. They do not care about you or your issues. They care about themselves. They want power for themselves, not so they can help you.
But not *all* of them. There are honest politicians - if you look for them.
Load More Replies...Jesus. No. This is just as short-sighted as saying every politician is a selfless hero. If you don't like your representation, change it. That's what I did. I joined a small and young party in my country. I helped us win mandares in local and national government. The city council representative of my electoral district is a dude my age who I can text ifI have an issue. When a pipe broke in our street he posted on social media within two hours explaing what's wrong and what the minicipality is doing. When I wasn't sure about a building safety regulation, I messaged him and he helped our building like a local council represe tarive should. Tgey also aid residents by findi g and peoviding information on reside tial renocation subsidies. Everything is politics, including you complaining about politics. And saying things like this is counterproductive because it discourages people from utilizing their rights. If you don't like something, change it.
I used to carry that sentiment but in the past 10 years, I've become jaded. It's beyond repair at this point imo.
Load More Replies...Power doesn't corrupt. It's like alcohol. It reveals who you really are. Corrupt politicians aren't corrupt because of power. They are corrupt because they can now get away with it, and power absolves them from having to put on a mask and play by the rules. Not everyone is corrupted by power and likewise, you don't necessarily need power to become corrupt. How many people will return a wallet they found on the street to the owner with the money still inside? And how many would take out the money? The second group only needs an excuse to get away with breaking the rules. The first is driven by principle.
Load More Replies...Also note a great number of politicians when leaving office (unless going to a jail cell) seem to have more money, far more profitable investments and the potential of a new higher paying position than before entering office. This seems to be a fairly normal event regardless of which side of the aisle they were sitted in.
"To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." Douglas Adams
It's a bit more subtle than that. Most politicians see the point in legislating for the common good, but far too many of them acquiesce to their moneyed interests (their backers) and tend to become jaded quickly. In the U.S. the revolving door between politics and industry causes a great deal of corruption.
This is kind of a self fulfilling prophecy. In presidential elections, 40-48% of the population DOES NOT VOTE Midterm turnout is 30-35% (i maintain the pride in the 49.6% turnout in 2018 is still sad) Every other election...is just embarrassingly low....and those smaller elections, are the ones most likely to impact meaningful change on your life and community in the short term. But all of them matter, and the MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DO NOT GRASP THIS. All they know about candidates is their campaign slogans. Most people don't care about anything beyond a single key issue that's important to themselves, and that's kind of the problem. EVERYONE is thinking in terms of THEMSELVES, their group, their cause, and anything and everything else just doesn't rate. You get the government that you elect....actively or passively. Stop pretending that you don't have a hand in it.
How we do not have term limits for these ancient _ssholes is beyond me. Pelosi met JFK! Mcconnel? In what world is it ok for 80 year olds to be making policies? Just the worst people.
Not true in all cases! My father was a state Senator and put the wishes of his constituents ahead of his own.
That climate change is a real phenomenon caused by human activity
At the risk of getting flamed, here goes. The only reason corps do what they do, is because the everyday person supports them through purchase. So blaming big corp is a kind of denial in and off its own
Load More Replies...Climate change is a natural phenomenon and has been happening in cycles since the dawn of time. Our current climate crisis has been ACCELERATED and worsened by humanity.
That's a subtlety that a lot of people aren't going to understand. The practical implications of "humans caused climate change" and "humans drastically worsened climate change" are the same. Either way, we have to take action NOW to reverse the damage we've caused.
Load More Replies...According to the Guardian, The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorer half of the world.
What a crock of s**t!!!! It's just a ruse by politicians to control and tax the people.
Our SUN Controls the Climate on every Planet in our Solar System. Google it!
No it's not. This happens because it's part of the cycle of our world. But the human activity sped the process a lot
We were also curious whether it's actually easier to survive in the 21st century compared to life a long time ago,, especially in developed countries. According to Dr. Geher, from the State University of New York at New Paltz, it's not as clear-cut as someone might think.
"In some ways, living is easier these days relative to our ancestral, nomadic past. For instance, searching for food nowadays often involves opening one's refrigerator as opposed to going out for a 6-hour hunt," he explained to Bored Panda.
"That said, many features of the modern world are sorely mismatched from ancestral conditions and for this reason, the modern 'conveniences' often come back to harm us. So we might be able to eat lots of cheap processed foods easily and cheaply, but this fact may come back to haunt us later in life in the form of a number of health problems such as Type-II diabetes."
The vagina doesnt become loose after sex with multiple partners. Sex education is hurting and the amount of men who believe this is so weird.
I'm from the middle east, a place that is known for its misconceptions about women and even we understand that.
I like to make those guys explain why sex with many partners allegedly makes a vagina loose, but having sex many times with one partner doesn't.
Puritanical nonsense by men who want to control women. Simple as that.
Load More Replies...Yeah, I love their logic - one woman + 1000 peens = lose but one woman + one peen, a thousand times doesn't - what? - also, wouldn't we be walking around with baby head sized vaginas?
After having my sons, who were all 9 pounds natural doesn't stretch you out. Have 4 boys, and they were 24 inches!
ALSO - we don't pee out of our vaginas. Take a good look, buddy.
Alot of men are never taught common sense. They think their d**k is special
If it has a tail, it's a monkey. If it doesn't have a tail, it's an ape.
Thank you for clarifying this, I thought they are synonyms. In my language, we have one word for both.
And avoid both. Monkeys can actually be life-threateningly dangerous, even if they are not actually viscous. There pinchy little fingers can and do rip soft body parts off, and people have bled to death.
So most of us are apes, but a handful of us are technically monkeys?
But once I read about a human baby born with a tail, so does that mean...😳
Native Americans are still here, and we don't live in a teepee.
Also the teepee wasn't the only thing native americans lived in, there were several kinds of housing architecture in use (learned that in 6th grade)
When people say "native americans", they tend to think only of those that lived on the great plains.
Load More Replies...Cherokee actually never lived in teepees. They lived in circular homes with thatched roofs.
For quite a few years, I lived near Cherokee, NC, "home" of Qualla Boundary where the Eastern Band of the Cherokee live. The tourist expected to see teepees and native men with feathered headdresses - neither of which the Cherokee every lived in or wore. It was disgusting.
I sorry we white folk were such d***s to your people. I'm really ashamed by that. :(
I believe that only the plains Indians used tepees. They used them I believe because they moved around and tepees were like tents. They could be taken down and transported from place to place like tents.
It is a shame that what happened to the Native Americans would make people think otherwise. Also why do we call them Native Americans but we don't call some people Native Europeans or Native Africans?
The professor had some suggestions on how someone might go about filling in their knowledge gaps in the 21st century. "Learning about our evolved psychology and evolutionary past is often a good start. Understanding that humans evolved to live in small groups of familiar others under nomadic conditions can help us go a long way toward understanding the broader human experience," Professor Geher said.
"I often say that to succeed in the modern day, it is often best to try to simulate ancestral conditions as much as possible. So, for instance, if you live in a large city of hundreds of thousands of people, it would be wise to form some smaller social groups that better resemble the small nomadic groups that characterized human social organization for the lion's share of human evolutionary history."
You can try to be as "green" as you want, companies are responsible for the highest amount of damage when it comes to the environment and you can do almost nothing against it.
NO NO NO NO NO and again NO!!!!! Please don't be swayed towards inaction by this foolishly misleading statement. While technically true, companies are producing pollutants because the consumers (that's YOU) keeps using their products. The more you buy or use unsustainable products and services, the more they will produce. You need to identify the companies, along with all their subsidies, and stop using them where possible.
Not just that but change spending habits. Don't buy a new phone every time a new model is released. Wear clothes until they're falling apart, don't just dump them because they're gone out of style. Spend more for a better product that lasts three years instead of the cheap one that needs replacing every year.
Load More Replies...Who do you think they produce it for? For their own fun? No, they do all this so they can produce stuff for us. If we stop buying from them and start buying from companies that do it in a environmentally better way, the other companies will follow. We are just as responsible as them. We do also need laws that force companies to stop doing certain things, and that force them to be transparent, because when companies don't disclose information about their materials, production process, and so, then it's hard and sometimes even impossible for customers to know which product/company does the least environment damage.
If the public becomes 'green' then the greed of companies will force them toward green as well
All we can do is try to select green companies for the things we need.
Rags soaked with paint thinner, varnish, oil-based paint, polyurethane, and/or other volatile oils can actually spontaneously combust without any outside ignition source. The oils slowly release heat as they oxidize, and for example in a pile at the bottom of a garbage can, that heat can build enough to start smoldering and eventually ignite. I didn't know about this until a year or two ago, so don't feel dumb if you didn't know either.
Happened in my neighborhood earlier this year. Now they're having to rebuild that house from scratch
What is the best way to dispose of such items, just curious? Never had to but would be good to know!
Load More Replies...That’s what burned down my favorite venue in town. A towel with linseed oil spontaneously combusted.
I worked in a motorcycle shop Regis happened at. Building had to be demolished.
Doesn't baled hay also spontaneously combust when put up in the barn? Too tired to Google it, but I do believe I have read about that before!
Yes, if not stored and baled properly. Sometimes you need to wrap the bales in plastic to prevent this. Live on a farm. They just cut the entire hay field. They had to wait, if possible, for a number of days for what was laying in the field to dry out. Then have dry days while actually baling it. Really cool to watch. Otherwise they would have to go to the trouble and expense of covering the bales in plastic. For cloths that have flammable fluids, call your local govt and ask. Luckily, the area “waste station” will take them from you, no matter how few and dispose of safely.
Load More Replies...Wow, I didn’t know that, and as an artist, that is seriously useful information. Thank you.
DO NO try to put out a grease fire with water.
If you often cook with very hot oil, invest in a fire blanket. It could save your life.
Or keep a lid that fits the pan/pot next to where you are cooking
Load More Replies...Fire blanket, turn off the gas/heating ring, and leave it till it's cool/cold. Your meal can wait. The danger with trying an extinguisher is that the jet of material could spread the burning fat around the kitchen / back at you; but yes, water in any form will just get turned to steam and make things *much* worse, very rapidly.
I think the biggest rule with a fire is don't panic. It makes you stupid.
And don't use flour either, small particle combustions have enormous explosive power behind them
If you're cooking with oil, you should have the lid to the pot at the ready.
Use a fire extinguisher or baking soda to put out a grease fire or cover the fire with the pan lid. If you don't have any of those throw the pan in the oven to try to cut off oxygen to the flames.
But if you must, FILM IT so we can all enjoy watching the idiocy.
It’s completely natural to have some knowledge gaps, even when it comes to ‘basic’ knowledge. Some people specialize in certain areas and can be completely ignorant in others. Meanwhile, other individuals might simply lack the education—or the time, money, and opportunities to plug those gaps.
Whatever the case, many people tend to create the illusion that they’re very knowledgeable. However, if something happens where they’re forced to admit to others and themselves that they may not be as smart as they thought they were, the person might get incredibly embarrassed.
After all, it’s not a great feeling to realize that you were ignorant about something that seemingly ‘everyone’ around you already knew. What’s important to understand here is that you’re not alone in this. Sooner or later, everyone’s faced with facts they either didn’t know or had misinterpreted.
Schizophrenia has nothing to do with multiple personalities.
There needs to be more education on mental health and mental health disorders
You could have stopped at "There need to be more education..."
Load More Replies...My brother in law has schizophrenia. He says it's different for everyone but he has what he calls implanted memories. His words are so it's like one morning I will wake up and I will have a memory that could have happened at any point in my life. It could be something stupid like instead of writing a letter with a black pen I wrote it with a blue pen or it could be something big like losing a family member or something On some level I know it's a fake memory but the little ones are the worst. If I find the letter and it is in a different colour than what I remember writing it in then that really starts to play with my head and that can bring on a really bad episode That's his way of explaining things. I always found it massively interesting
DID is a completely different disorder and I physically don't understand how people confuse them but hey maybe I just love psychology
For a long while in movies DID has been severely misrepresented and the character often called schizo so I think that's where a lot of the misconception comes from.
Load More Replies...This. As someone who has MANY psych classes under their belt, it annoys me how many people confuse Schizophrenia, Schizoid Personality Types and Dissociative Identity Disorder with each other. People need to educate themselves, desperately.
Or when people say “they’re a little OCD” about something because they want it organized a certain way 🤦
Load More Replies...This needs to be A LOT higher on the list. It's currently number 14 at the time of me typing this comment.
Salt will clean blood out of any fabric, even the whitest clothes or bedsheets.
Just put a little heap of salt over the bloodied fabric. If the blood is dry, wet it with a few drops of cold water then put the pile of salt. Leave it for an hour or so, wipe the bloody salt off, then wash with soap.
Edited to add that the water should be cold - see comments below about hot water setting the stain
Edit 2 for people who menstruate:
An early or particularly heavy visitor can lead to embarrassing situations sometimes, especially if (like me) you have woken up on a Japanese flag while sleeping over at someone else's house or at camp. Regular old table salt is something you can find basically anywhere you go, at any time of day or night, without arousing too many questions. You can pour a heap of salt on your stains (and put a few drops of cold water if the stain is already a bit dry), and it should be soaked up before too long. It will take the blood out of mattresses, sheets, and pajamas/underwear.
And note that salt can bleach fabrics. Getting rid of stains, from blood or red wine or grass or anything else, by pouring salt on it can lead to a whitish bleached spot in stead.
small price to pay if the police cant get any usable dna
Load More Replies...LOL, Japanese flag! That's an excellent analogy. It's the worst feeling to wake up like that!
But I'm never gonna see the flag the same way again! 🤣🇯🇵
Load More Replies...Would not recommend the advice of the person who suggested you can get rid of salt stains by pouring red wine on it.
Why not? When my rice gets wet, I just dump in in a bowl of cell phones, so there is that!
Load More Replies...When blood apparently stains cloth it is actually just sitting there, waiting for you to make a mistake. What stains is the content of the red blood cells. If you wash it in hot water the cells burst and the contents do the damage. If you wash in simple cold water the water floods the cells by osmosis, again causing them to burst. The best thing is to soak them in 'simple saline', a saline mixture with a concentration the same as the body; think tears, and in tepid water, neither hot nor cold. This should detach the blood without bursting the cells.
Nurse can get blood on their uniform very easily. We stored an open bottle of hydrogen peroxide for just such an occasion. Don’t wait until it dries. Then it won’t take much and then rinse area right after with cold water, paper towel dry as much as possible. I’ve also seen club sofa pored on an already soaked up as much as possible first, red wine stain on a white carpet. Poured lots on and scrubbed and blotted. It worked.
"Seltzer water and lemon for blood. Or wear red. D*****s." ec9d8ea51e...1102-1.jpg
Maybe, but what about the women who have already gone through menopause? Or maybe trans men?
Load More Replies..."woken up on a Japanese flag" that was f*cking gold. Been there. Not fun - especially if you have a fever of 105° and start while sitting on an airplane. I cannot imagine what those poor flight attendants had to go through (I was so delirious I was literally wheelchaired to an ambulance, so I didn't even know until my ex told me about the puddle I left behind. MORTIFIED!)
Different antibiotics work on different bacteria. You can’t take random antibiotics you’ve stocked up on at home and assume they will work for an infection.
Doctors make an educated guess on what antibiotic to give for an infection. This is based on the probability of the infection being caused by a specific bacteria; this knowledge comes from research on what organisms most frequently cause certain infections in certain individuals.
Also quick PSA: DO NOT STOCK UP ON ANTIBIOTICS. Antibiotic resistance is a thing and if you are stocking up on antibiotics you are either not completing your course of antibiotics or buying and taking unnecessary medication.
This is the only ever commentwhere I think the PSA expression is justified.
Load More Replies...The only correct thing about this is not to take antibiotics you’ve stored at home. You should ALWAYS finish your prescribed course to avoid developing your own resistance to the drug or the creation of multi- drug resistant organisms. Doctors will only prescribe presumptive antibiotics that cover a wide spectrum of organisms known to be involved in specific infections in simple situations. Cultures are taken and specific sensitivities are given in all other infection types.
I have antibiotics at home because the pills in the package were too much. I actually hate it that you can't just buy the prescribed amount and finish it. For example the last time I had to take antibiotics I was prescribed 10 days 2 times a day, one package was 15 pills, 2 packages 30 pills. So I have 10 pills left - not enough for treatment if such is needed in the near future.
Load More Replies...A first subdivision into types of antibiotics is narrow- and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Narrow spectrum antibiotics are specifically suitable for infections by a certain group of bacteria. Broad-spectrum antibiotics work on more types of bacteria at the same time. Preference is given to the use of narrow spectrum antibiotics.
They can start you out on a broad spectrum antibiotic that cover all different kinds of bacteria. It’s a start. If needed they can culture the wound or draw blood to see if the infection is in there too. That gets a result of a specific antibiotic, or two that are used for your specific infection. It’s first of all an educated decision to get you started on something and then narrow it down further. Also, antibiotic administration during and around surgery has changed a great deal. Often they give your first dose IV as the surgeon makes their first cut. Then 8 hours later you get the next dose and then only one more. Most surgeries don’t involve antibiotics at all anymore. Depends on the kind of surgery.
Load More Replies...This. For example amoxicillin inhibits the production of components (mucopeptides) of the wall surrounding some bacteria. Viruses do not have a mucopeptide wall that surrounds them. They're enveloped by a protein shell. Trying to inhibit something they don't even have won't do squat.
Load More Replies...You should not keep antibiotics at home at all. As my doctor said, I have to take everything that's in the box when he prescribes it even if I feel better. It's a complete course of treatment. Next time, he'll prescribe another one or more of the same if necessary.
If you have joint replacements, you are required to have antibiotics on hand at all times as you have to take them an hour prior to any dental work or cleaning. There is some dispute about this today, but I choose to take the advice of my orthopaedic surgeon over my dentist on this one. I have seen the effects of infection in a joint replacement and it is not pretty.
Load More Replies...The idea that there might be people who stocks up on antibiotics left over from previous treatments and are taking them unnecessarily is very scary, for obvious reasons.
Most coughs and colds and even minor bacterial infections can self-resolve. Be very careful about antibiotic use. And ALWAYS complete the course unless told not to by a healthcare professional, or serious anaphylactic allergy.
The best way to deal with embarrassing yourself in public, whether due to your lack of knowledge or anything else, is to embrace those somewhat uncomfortable feelings. As we’ve covered on Bored Panda before, the healthy way to react is to show mild embarrassment because it makes you seem more down to earth. Meanwhile pretending you didn’t make a mistake or getting angry about the whole situation is unhealthy and can turn your embarrassment about your (lack of) knowledge into deep-rooted shame.
The best way to deal with serious knowledge gaps is to carve out even a little bit of time every day to learn more about the topic. If it’s something that affects your career, schoolwork, or daily life, it only makes sense to make it a priority. However, it can be hard to do this if you’re working full time, have a family to take care of, and have a bunch of other responsibilities.
That England and the UK are not the same thing. That's like thinking that California and the US are the same thing.
Just to be a bit more confusing, Great Britain is not the same as the UK either. Great Britain is the island of England, Scotland and Wales. The UK is that plus Northern Ireland. Hence the full country name is the United Kingdom OF Great Britain AND Northern Ireland.
we also have the British Isles which include the Channel islands, isle of Mann and a couple of other that aren't in Great Britain or the UK but are British. ain't it fun to be an old country.
Load More Replies...The same with the European Union and Europe. Or any country in Europe and "Europe".
Looking at everyone in the UK who think they aren't in Europe anymore after Brexit....
Load More Replies...Not exactly the same as California and the U.S.. England is a country within United group. California is a state within a country
Thank you! England is too often used as a shorthand for Wales. Different country, different language etc.
Also that London isn't England - there are far nicer places outside of the M25
The United Kingdom (UK) is a country that consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The name Great Britain refers to the island on which most of the non-sovereign countries of England, Scotland, and Wales are situated. In casual use, the names Great Britain and Britain (and even sometimes England) are often used to refer to the UK even though Northern Ireland isn’t geographically part of the island of Great Britain.
Being able to change your mind shows strength not weakness. 95% of comments on the political internet are meaningless declarations of ideological affiliation. No one knows your experience better than you do. If you can't simply explain something, you don't understand it. That's OK! No one can understand everything. Children owe their parents NOTHING
If you can't explain something then keep it to yourself. I keep telling conspiracy nuts this one. Telling me to "do my research" like "i did" does not explain your view.
I think nothing that is shown them will change their mind? Of course exemptions as usual. But if they don't belive in science or so, nothing from Nasa will change their mind.
Load More Replies..."If you can't simply explain something, you don't understand it" - strongly disagree, being able to understand a concept does not automatically make one eloquent enough to form it into a simple verbal explanation, even assuming the concept lends itself to such an explanation.
To "If you can't simply explain something", understanding something and being able to convey/teach it are 2 different skills.
A British politician was once challenged because he had changed his position on an issue. He replied, “When the facts change, my opinion changes. What do you do, sir, when the facts change?”
Children owe their parents a lot -- starting with following the house rules.
If you do research, use a source like Scientific American instead of Facebook
Wouldn't changing your mind when new facts become available be akin to "evolving?" We all know how some people feel about evolution....
The second one needs a bit of clarification for those here that disagree...what it essentially means is, your kids don't "owe" you compliance or time, or money etc. just because you brought them into the world and raised them up. Children didn't have a say in that fact, and parents were only doing their job. That being said, gratitude and time is always appreciated by both parents and children, where it is earned, and should be offered up at the very least. Furthermore, everyone should respect parents' decisions, advice, suggestions etc..It doesn't mean completely agreeing on things, but respecting the idea that they are older and have seen, heard, learned and experienced more than their children, and they just might know more. Now, there are obviously exceptions; bad parents can be toxic, so this statement is assuming a normal parent/child relationship about the world.
I will have educated discussions and arguments online with facts and stuff, and every once in a while they’ll change my point of view and I’ll be like “wow you know what you’re right about that.” It’s eye-opening sometimes
with the children thing, i think it depends on what has been done. like, kids owe their parents nothing becuase of food and shelter, thats the bare minimum, but if their parents buy a lot of stuff often, or get concert tickts, etc. you at least owe them aclean rooom lol
I was at lunch at work one day and said that I was amazed at the number of people in a recent poll who didn't know how long it took the Earth to rotate around the Sun. I was met with a sea of complete bank looks. It's a year, people, a year!
Probably why they didn't know the answer, the question was being asked wrong.
Load More Replies...Came here for this! 👍 But then again, common things unknown to people is staggering. Maby not need to know that it's 0,25 days, but if you don't know it's a year then the school and parents hava failed you.
Load More Replies...Small nitpick: the earth revolves around the sun and rotates around its own axis. So those polled could be wondering what the pollster was talking about :)
The Earth rotates approximately 365 times while it does one full orbit around the Sun.
Close. While there are 365 days in a year, Earth actually rotates 366 times. Its rotation period is 4 minutes shorter than a day which, not coincidentally, adds up to one extra rotation per year. Why isn't the rotation period exactly 1 day? Because, as Earth orbits around the Sun, the direction to the Sun slowly moves eastward in the sky. So, the Earth makes a full rotation, but the Sun isn't in the same place it was before, so it has to rotate just a little more to get it back to the same place.
Load More Replies...First you have to get them to believe that the earth goes around the sun, not the reverse.
First you have to get them to believe the earth isn't flat.
Load More Replies...I've met many people, some college grads, that believe the moon creates its own light.
That’s why it’s important to focus on the idea that spending even just a little bit of time on something is better than none. Even 15 minutes of reading up on a subject you know nothing about is miles better than putting it off ‘until next week’ when you hope to have several free hours or feel more motivated.
Verywell Mind notes that it takes an average of 66 days to form a new habit. So incremental effort pays off, so long as you stay consistent. And though it really does help if you have the money for a proper education, it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn new things even if you’re struggling financially.
There are countless free resources available on the internet. In the meantime, if you have a public library in your local area, then you’ve got access to countless books, teaching materials, and videos as well. There are also free online courses you can sign up to that can help you raise your confidence and improve your knowledge.
yellow teeth do not have to be a sign of bad hygiene!
Genes as well as your diet, dark consumable items, excessive fluoride, and also the quality of consumable items in your environment + a lot more aspects can turn your teeth yellowish over time.
Certain medicines and medical conditions can affect coloring and condition of teeth, as well.
Load More Replies...And bright white teeth are not a sign of good hygiene. Just a sign that you use chemicals and such.
I was given antiobiotics as an infant (necessary). They did in fact, turn my teeth yellow, and the doctor warned my mother that they would. She chose yellow teeth over death.
My mom was given antibiotics when she was pregnant with me. Caused permanent stains on MY teeth. They thought it would go away when I lost my baby teeth, but were wrong.
Load More Replies...Also, teeth aren't naturally bright white, they're a sort of off-white color that looks slightly yellowish. Bright white teeth are creepy
Whitening your teeth removed the protective layer of your teeth and leaves them vulnerable
The fact that two or more things can be true at the same time.
Love sucks. Love is awesome. Contradictory statements that are both true.
Load More Replies...Many people see the world as binary, but the fact is that most things are a spectrum, one gently bleeding into the next.
There are quite a few things that are black and white. Eastern sunrise, western sunset. Water is wet. What goes up, without sufficient velocity, will come down. The shades of grey you're talking about is opinion. Simply having an opinion doesn't make the opinion true, it only means that it's true that you have an opinion.
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Babies below 6 months shouldn’t drink water, it can be fatal.
Edit: To clarify, water isn't just fatal. "But children under a year old don’t need water like adults do. It can actually be dangerous for them. Babies get all their hydration from breast milk or formula." Adding additional water can lead to water intoxication as children under 6 months have underdeveloped kidneys. If they have a mouthful of water of will they die? Most likely no, however everything I've read said not to give them plain water on top of their diet.
Interesting, back in the 80's I was told to give my son nursery water, between feedings. Damn if I ever have to care for a baby again I am going to have a lot of research to do... LOL
Same. We were always advised to give water between feedings.
Load More Replies...Health visitors recommended water for both my kids. Fair enough, they are young teens now but they were both refluxy and the nurses & HV said cooled boiled water in small amounts can help. Also during warm weather they sometimes need fluid rather than food (milk)
For babies milk/formula is food and water. Whwn they are thirsty they just have a tiny amount of milk. Their tumny can hold at first 1-2 teaspoons at the time. Water intoxication is what they can have, for same reasons above, also their kidney is not working, so they can't handle water.Excess water ends up in their bloodstream leading to hyponatremia, brainswelling. And because their brain is not developed either it leads quick to death.
Load More Replies...If a baby has a temperature (and isn't in hospital) cooled boiled water will help to lower temperature, and doesn't need 'digesting' like breastmilk/formula. So long as your baby is normal weight and thriving, it's perfectly acceptable if it wakes 'hungry' 2 hourly instead of 3 or 4 it's ok to give an oz or 2 of water. A lot of the research was from formula fed babies whose mothers were encouraged not to breast feed, but couldn't afford the formula, so they diluted it, causing too much water, too little nutrition. Common sense here. Occasional water on hot days is perfectly acceptable.
Depending how old the baby is. Newborns kidneys are not developed, meaning can't process water. And their stomachs can only hold the amount of 1-2 teaspoon. That better be milk or formula, as water has no nutritional value for them
Load More Replies...This is silly. The nurses in the hospital give babies water. I have six kids and didn't kill them or even make them sick with some water. It must be a miracle.
Maybe in your country, in mine the recommendation is absolutely NOTHING besides breast milk or formula. It has to be a very very specific case and authorized by a doctor (I work in a hospital). Also, it's not because it didn't killed your kids that it's safe to do it
Load More Replies...In very hot weather it is reasonable to offer your baby small amount of water or their usual milk extra. Mineral water may have excess sodium or bicarb, but this is not all bottled water- the easiest way to know is to look at the dry residue amounts
Should have nutrition information on the bottle. If it has anything other than water in it.
Load More Replies...So the powdered formula many people use and mix with plain high quality tap water is dangerous? I don't believe that for a minute. Do children need extra water, no.
Also - do NOT give children under one year old any honey! Sometimes honey has a bacteria in it which is especially harmful and often fatal for infants.
Not 100% accurate. A sip or two especially in the heat can be given, but not loads and not as a feed replacement.
Thats a perfect example why I find those "facto lists" on bp very often to be very annoying. The fact itself: babies below 6 m shouldnt drink water is correct. The warning fatal ist extreme and depending on the amount and source of water. There where heavy campains pushing formular in countries without educating people what happens when you mix even borderline Clean water with nutrients. Even borderline safe amounts of any bacteria will grow exponentially. The important Info that the breasts milk produktion adapts to the Babys needs because of biochemical feedback is very often missing. Using Formular is a process that requires some careful education. Those "facts" on bp are often missing facts....
How statistics work. Tons of people out there saying that because their uncle lived to be 99 years of age despite eight decades of heavy smoking is proof that smoking isn't dangerous.
My great grandmother was a heavy smoker for many years, yet lived until she was 95. I'm sure the fact that she passed away with throat cancer was a complete coincidence.
My mother smoked for 20 years and got all the cancer. It’s crazy how bodies are different!
Load More Replies...I got hit by a car once, got up and walked away. Proof that being hit by a car is safe!
And climate change, in the UK this year we've had an exceptionally wet summer, the number of dumb-arses I see on social media saying "so much for global warming" as a result of this is just depressing.
Also what was the quality of uncles life? Was he active and physically able to do all the things he enjoyed? Or was he hooked up to oxygen with his days revolving around doctor’s appointments and various treatments and meds? Nothing wrong with that but quality of life should be considered
Inhaling smoke is ALWAYS bad for lungs. Regardless of the type of smoke.
Statistics make prediction based on large datasets, not a quaint collection of anecdotes. And those predictions do not pertain to single, individual events, only the distribution pattern of events.
some people are just lucky, and nicotine has worse effects on certin people, like nicotine causes blot clotting, and my grandpa has a pretty bad blood clotting disorder that got worse due to smoking (he quit a like 20 years ago though, and im very proud of him!)
I have never had a car accident while drunk, only while sober. This proves that my driving is better whilst drunk.
That shopping carts 🛒 should left in the cart return, not the middle of the parking lot.
It really shows the character of a person who just abandons them when the cart corral is like 20' away. The employees "job" is to retrieve from the corrals, not from all over the parking lot.
But the employees still get stuck with rounding up those carts from all over the parking lot! 😣
Load More Replies...I make a point to take an abandoned one from the parking lot into the store with me. Many of them are left near the front by the handicapped spots because there are no cart returns close enough for disabled people, which I think is understandable. Most people walk right by them and get one inside.
This infuriates me. I use handicapped parking quite a bit, And it is really difficult that here are no cart returns near the parking. Most of the time it is actually towards the end of the row, or down 2 - 3 rows. I guess they think we park there for fun. If you want my parking - take my pain
Load More Replies...And that's why you have to put 1€ into them here in Germany - you have to bring the cart back to see your money again.
Unfortunately this has developed into a two tier system as usual. We call it the "posh push" and it's most often encountered at expensive supermarkets like Waitrose and Sainsbury's. For a lot of the shoppers in these supermarkets, £1 is just not an amount of money that they care about. It makes the job of rounding up these trolleys even more difficult, and the workers are generally not permitted to keep the coins that they find.
Load More Replies...People use to be paid to push that cart out to your vehicle, unload it and return it to the store. It was part of the customer service provided by the store.
Had a woman decide to use the open handicapped space next to her suv as her personal unloading zone and cart corral. She was confused as to why we honked and wouldn't move our car to let her leave. Gave a fake sorry when her actions were pointed out.
That taking a shopping cart is theft - even if your homeless. A real life situation right now in my area is locals complaining the local Fred Meyer doesn't have any carts. (they have a few but very few). The reason is homeless people stealing them. Other stores have this problem somewhat but for whatever reason (maybe location) the Fred Meyer has been hit very hard.
This drives me insane!!! Those bloody carts are more than $200 each. If the carts all need to be replaced every year because of theft, the company is going to pass that cost down to the customer. And then people whinge and whine about prices going up
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There is no minimum time. You don’t have to wait to file a missing persons report. You know your person better than the police, even if they tell you to wait, file one anyway.
While true for most places, it's not universally true. Michigan for example have a policy that if it's not a vulnerable person (e.g. a child or elderly person), police can ask you to wait 24 - 72 hours before they will take your report.
"Can" ask you. Not "are obliged to ask you" or "will ask you". If in doubt about someone, so everything in your power to force the police to take a report. Don't let the advice of a guy on the internet persuade you into making a decision you'd regret forever.
Load More Replies...you can file anytime, but they only send out like helicopters and that after 24 hours
IF you have a nosebleed, tilt your head FORWARD not back. tilting it back makes the blood go down your throat and you can feel nausated or start to vomit because of it.
This. And if the nosebleed continues for some time, suck an ice cube. The coolness helps coagulate blood.
Sucking the icecube at the top of your mouth slows blood flow to the nose by vasoconstriction and so the nosebleed stops
Load More Replies...Exactly. My son used to get nose bleeds a lot when he was little, when he'd catch a colds.
Load More Replies...I heard that this is what killed Attila the Hun. Got drunk, fell on way to his tent and broke his nose, but because he was super tough, he just lied down on his back and died because blood just got in his lungs and drowned him. And because he was super drunk, he didn't wake up.
The stomach upset is from the blood itself being in there, not from the drippy sensation
If they continue for more than an hour, see a doctor and get the blood vessels in your nose cauterised. I had to go to the emergency unit at the hospital for a nosebleed. It lasted ten hours.
Using medicated nose spray, like Afrin brand or others like it, also can stop a bad nosebleed! The medicine quickly shrinks swollen blood vessels and tissue in the nose, which is how it stops bleeding (and also how it works to make you breathe easier!)
yep. school nurses ALWAYS told me to tilt my head back and then got mad when i didn't because the blood would literally go down my throat
Tampons are the perfect size and shape to shove in your nostrils to absorb the blood :)
Do not leave a tampon inserted into your nostril for any length of time. The sideways pressure on the blood vessels acts like a tourniquet. Whilst this does slow or stop the bleeding, which probably seems like a good idea at the time, you run the risk of the tissues in your nose literally dying from lack of oxygen.
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OCD rarely has anything to do with being clean, tidy or orderly.
OCD is different for different people. Just because one of your friends has ocd and is a clean freak, it doesn’t mean that everyone with ocd is a clean freak. I have met people who have told me that “you’re too messy to have ocd”
Same. My ocd manifests as Washing my hands, and being generally obsessed with being clean. However, I'm not a tidy person and people still assume that ocd always equalls neat freak.
Load More Replies...My OCD doesn't have a thing to do with being clean. Yes, I like a clean house but I LOVE clean hands. I also have to do things in certain sets of numbers. It's about routine and the comfort it gives me. Knowing that I have checked the door 6 times I can fall asleep easier. Knowing that I have counted to 210 while brushing my teeth means I have cleaner, healthier teeth and gums. If I get side tracked I have to start over. And I'm a perfectionist. If I can't do something 100% correct, I simply won't do it. That might mean my fridge is dirty because I ran out of trash bags and need to go to the store before cleaning it. It might mean that my laundry is piled up because I don't want to fold it and carry it upstairs to put it away. And ironically, I have dyscalculia (numbers dyslexia) but I still count everything!!
When you mentioned not doing something if you can't do it perfectly, it triggered a memory of my brother. He had OCD (diagnosed at 6) but I never put that together with his speech delay, which mum always said 'it wasn't that he didn't know the words, he wanted to use them perfectly before he started' so he only started speaking in sentences, not individual words.
Load More Replies...YES! OCD can present as checking, sorting, repetitive activity, etc...counterintuitively, hoarding, another anxiety disorder, is often considered to be a form of OCD
It's an obsession. Sometimes with cleanliness, sometimes with something else. I've read the stories of various people, one guy complained that his wife can spend an hour washing hands, using cleaning cleaning chemistry for clothes or dishes. Another girl mentioned that in childhood she had trouble sleeping because she could spend two hours trying to arrange the blanket perfectly. A guy I knew personally just felt forced to repeat the words he mispronounced.
Everyone has a weird quirk or more, but that in no way makes one OCD about it. For OCD, those quirks need to fall under the definition of OCD. Unless you are completely Obsessed with an action (because quirk doesn't give a true OCD action enough justice), and/or you cannot control the Compulsion of the action, then you just aren't taking responsibility for your own quirkiness. Example, being a neat freak is much more likely to be a weird quirk. If you have actions you can't control, such as flipping a light switch on/off X times EVERY time you leave/enter a room, that is OCD behavior. If you haven't been diagnosed with OCD, and/or need therapy for an action, it's most likely a quirk, not OCD behavior.
My ex's mom would talk about her having OCD because she likes to clean and have a clean and organized house. She absolutely does not have the compulsion side so she's just neurotic. She's got issues but ones she won't admit to because they're not as popular to have or benign to others.
Load More Replies...It's a COMPULSION, hence Obsessive COMPULSIVE Disorder. You can have a COMPULSION for ANYTHING. One person I knew couldn't do anything unless she took her exactly 5 bracelets on and off exactly 5 times. That was just one of the things. She also couldn't leave her house unless she'd checked her stove, oven, iron (even if she didn't use it), windows and all doors exactly 3 times. Her house was a mess, FYI.
There's nothing "quirky" about it and when someone says "oh, everyone is a little OCD"...if they only knew. It's in control, and it comes out at the weirdest times (and ways). When I started getting help for my anxiety I learned that my OCD was actually a symptom of a bigger problem: I have been living with undiagnosed and untreated bipolar disorder. Therapy and mood stabilizers are doing wonders for me. I've got a long way to go, you don't get over OCD quickly, or perhaps at all. I am getting better, though.
I have mild OCD. For me, things need to be symmetrical (balanced) and/or in even numbers. I count everything; how many step I'm taking, or stairs I'm climbing. Decor must have both sides with the same number of pieces (can be 3 on each side, but I prefer 4). It all depends on the person. I'm lucky: my OCD doesn't require meds or therapy or specialist care. Others aren't as lucky
Clean the dryer vent. Change furnace filter regularly
Rule of thumb-- when you change the clocks, change the battery in the smoke and CO alarms, clean out the dryer vent-- greatly reduces fire potential, and keeps the dryer working better.
I clean the dryer vent after every single use. Every time. I use the old fabric sheet that just came out to scoop it out.
Load More Replies...If you have pets, yes ...you cat owners, it is easy to install a in-line secondary lint filter. Worth looking into ...
You're gong to use kitty to catch the fluff? You devil !
Load More Replies...Towels will last longer and be more absorbant if yiu don't use fabric softener on them
Fabric softener is a soap, a slightly acidic one. Towels will last longer and be more absorbent if you don't use acids on your laundry.
Load More Replies...I would also like to remind that when you buy new towels and bedsheets, you actually need to wash them before use. So many people skip this step. Some brands even remind you that on their label.
You should wash everything that is made of fabric and touches your body first. So please wash clothes too.
Load More Replies...Fabric softener also gunks up your washing machine. Terrible stuff.
I use vinegar as fabric softener for all loads. Keeps smells out of clothes and especially out of front loading washers. Also, helps get soap buildup out of clothes.
Chronic sleep deprivation is WAY worse than most people realize, and effects way more than just your mood/energy level. Especially when it comes to learning/retention.. all the adderall and redbull in the world cannot make up for lack of sleep.
The only way our brains can be "cleaned" is when we're asleep. The lymphatic system doesn't reach the brain so when we're asleep, the brain shrinks and cerebral spinal fluid is released and flows through the brain cleaning out toxins, which funnel into the lymphatic system. Sleep is so important when it comes to being "clear headed".
Which is why I hate how hospitals overwork doctors/residents. I really don't want someone who's not completely awake making life and death decisions about me!!
For 3 months after shoulder surgery, no more than 3 to 4 not solid hours of sleep. Sleep sitting up. Sleep in a sling for a month. Then you can never get the pillows right. Add difficulty with your CPAP because what you’ve been using doesn’t work with sitting up. Gotta get a new one. I was practically a zombie with very poor short term memory and cognitive was c**p. . Finally, at the end of 3 months and can live with how much lower I can sleep now. Only 2 pillows needed and the correct CPAP, the first time it was 8 solid hits was amazing. My brain is coming back!
Think of sleep like a defrag. It cleans up your brain so you can sort information correctly
This is what turns people into "tweakers." It's not the meth itself, it's staying awake for a week straight.
That may be correlation not causation though. For example, being awake longer means you're likely feeling hungry and thirsty more and because you're awake you act on it. Can't have a midnight (or 3am) snack if you're asleep.
Load More Replies...Sleep deprivation can kill. You die from sleep deprivation as fast as you die from starvation.
1 mile = 1.6 km,
1 kg = 2.2 pounds
Well, ouside the USA, noone will really know what you mean by "mile" or "pound"... The only countries regularly using imperial are USA, Liberia and Myanmar. And before the old "but we put a man on the moon" argument starts: NASA is using metric.
Load More Replies...I may get downvoted for this… but i unsubscribe from video channels that make a video in anything other than metric system and kg and Celsius or if they do, they don’t mention the equivalent in captions so the rest of the planet can understand… same with money… you expect the whole wide world to watch you, but you don’t bother to put at least Euro and Pounds or Canadian dollars when you mention how many dollars a product was, as a channel that does product reviews as a theme… no matter if is clothes hauls, game purchase, cooking recipes and so on and on
Can understand on the metric part but currency rates fluctuate literally every second, so it's usually pointless to put a conversion in - it'll be slightly wrong and may be very wrong if the video is watched a long time afterwards. I remember €1 being consistently around US$1.50. Now it's about US$1.10. Those will likely be very different in a few years time.
Load More Replies...Damn U.S. President Reagan ... we were on the path for metric conversion. And, he cancelled it.
Given that the entire world uses metric: 1 kilometre = 0.6 miles. (I know there's Liberia and Myanmar using imperial as well as the USA.)
Had a laugh with my doctor during one of phone appointments (we've been doing those since Covid). He asked how much I weighed, I told him and converted it on his charts in kgs instead of pounds. I reminded him that back in the early 80s I worked at Noranda Mines in Toronto and invoiced metals, and that the correct conversion rate is 2.20462. This was forty years ago and that number is stuck in my head still.
I can use both imperial and metric. If I'm putting up a shelf it may be 16 inches below another or 40 cm, whichever fits best. Similar with cooking, I have digital scales which measure in both. The only I can't use is 'cups', much to imprecise for cooking. How can you make decent pastry or bread without measuring properly?
Americans use the metric system for two thing: buying illicit drugs and buying absurdly huge carbonated beverages.
Sinus headaches without green snot are migraines. Had to educate my GP doctor on this when he kept trying to push antibiotics for my weather headaches. Neurologist confirmed that they are indeed barometric pressure migraines.
What? You can have pain from inflamed sinuses even if you don’t have active infection (clear snot). Migraines are a separate entity caused by many things like weather, etc.
Yep. I get both. Sinus headaches actually hurt. Feels like I’ve been smacked in the face sometimes. With migraines I get the flashing lights aura, a fuzzy blind spot in the centre of my vision, the wooziness and nausea, but no actual headache pain. But everyone is different I guess
Load More Replies...I also get barometric pressure migraines. They are not the same as sinus headaches. And, yes, you can get sinus headaches without green snot. If you have a what feels like a sinus headache, gently tip your head forward. If it feels like your sinuses are going to explode, then it's probably a sinus headache. If it makes no difference, it's looking more likely it's a migraine.
The air pressure causes a whole range of issues. I have fibromyalgia and I can wake up and know within a few minutes of opening my eyes that the weather is bad.
Somewhat disagree. OP seems to be saying that with no 'green snot' it is not a sinus infection. I have narrow sinuses and have struggled with sinus infections most of my life. Only ONCE - one single time - can I recall having slightly green snot. It was almost always clear or white-ish. But the near immediate relief I got when I would finally get antibiotics was huge. Usually within 2 or 3 hours I could tell it was helping and by the second day much better. I have had doctors confirm that not everybody gets the green mucus. == If you have read this far and suffer similarly - what helped me immensely is a daily routing of neti pot (saline sinus rinse) and Flonase. I used to get 2-3 sinus infections a year. I've now had one or two in the past 10 years. With all the stuff I am reading about antibiotics and gut health / other issues I wish I knew that in my 20s instead of having an ENT tell me that in my 50s.
inflamed or blocked sinuses hurt regardless of whether or not you have a sinus infection (which is evidenced by green snot)....and they can make your upper molars hurt too...
Most of the time my sinus headaches are because they are blocked and not producing any snot. Very different to migraines, which aren't even painful in the same area of my head!
Load More Replies...I have a "pre-storm" allergy. Took years before I made the connection
You can have sinus issues without green snot. I'm a seasoned expert at them and sinus infections. You can also confuse allergy attacks for sinus infections; can cause the same misery but don't last nearly as long.
I get chronic sinusitis, but they have only become infections two or three times.
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That you are not your mind and you can choose to agree or not with any thoughts you have. Most people act like a robot and think they have to do everything their mind says.
They do!? I would be in so much trouble if I did that for even a day.
I wonder how long I would stay out of prison. Day? Two days? "Come on, he is talking complete BS, just smack him. You tried explaining it for too long." or "here we go again, if this public figure just disappears, nobody will really miss him."
Load More Replies...* lowers knife * - "You mean I... I don't have to kill again tonight?"
Wait, if my mind is saying something, what am I suppose to use to disagree with it? My appendix?
You have to be concious of what you're feeling and thinking, and critical towards it; is this right? Is there another way to react? A better way of dealing with this? Could I have misunderstood? Critical thinking seperates us from the rest of the animals.
Load More Replies...This is kind of a silly thing to say. If you think of something then decide not to do it you are literally "changing your mind ". There is no separation between what your "mind" wants and what "you" want.
You might not want to admit it to yourself, but humans are largely ruled by emotions. You might say 'no I'm a reasonable person', but often the 'logic' is formulated after the fact to justify what we feel.
Yes. Next time I have a thought, I will consult my left elbow. Rubbish.
I'm trying not to listen to my elbow today, it's done nothing but complain
Load More Replies...I reject my own thoughts especially when it comes to unconscious biases. If I find myself avoiding someone I question myself why, what is it about them that I'm avoiding and if the years of racism in my family is making me think that way. I'm trying to stop myself being the same as my family.
You aren't immune to propaganda. If you get all of your news from one source/ one bias/ find sources that just confirm your own ideas, you probably have been subject and believe in propaganda.
It's easier to fool people, than to convince them they've been fooled.
Everyone sees the sensationalized moment, but not the quiet redaction or the outcome leading to a wrong idea of what happened.
You can’t reason someone out of a position they weren’t reasoned into.
I'm going to remember this one. That's really good.
Load More Replies...Always listen to both points of view and ask yourself (A) who benefits from this statement, (b) who made the statement, (c) what the ethical implications are if true, e.g. who would be considered undesirable, or deserving of losing their home, etc etc.
It's actually deeper than just not seeing the "quiet redaction". There is a known psychological "bug" in humans where what we hear first is more firmly entrenched. So even if we see that something is dis-proven we don't tend to remember that fact. I'm not talking about cognitive biases like the backfire effect (https://effectiviology.com/backfire-effect-facts-dont-change-minds/) that's actively rejecting something that would alter your worldview. I mean the "continued influence effect" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/03/misinformation-brain-beliefs/)
Gosh! Could you imagine the implications of this in a 2 party political system?....
Especially with algorythms these days, even if you check several sources, they can still feed you the same ideology tailored to whatever you clicked on yesterday
Confirmation bias is true in all of us. Our brains are looking for proof we already made a good decision so we can save brain power on solving a novel problem.
It’s so easy to be what really amounts to being brainwashed. Yes, Pandas are going to argue and downvote me. Yes, I was in a Christian cult until one day I quietly ( don’t tell anyone you are doing this. You have to question completely on your own to get your own answers)! looked around and started questioning the reality of the whole thing. Bit by bit until I “ woke up”. Brainwashing is really an insidious form of hypnosis. Resistant to what you hear, at first. But then if you hear it enough times, it insidiously sinks in. Then you start being surrounded by the people who are constantly parroting at you what was insidious, but it’s worked it’s way in, more and more that’s all you’re surrounded with and voila! Brainwashed and you didn’t even realize it. When you do start to question and you want out, realize it’s quite likely to cost you. Believe me, the cost was worth it. LISTEN! Think. Evaluate. Question, question, question. Never accept canned answers.
A web site you guys might like is Ground News. They list how news sources lean (right/left/center). For each story they list multiple sources. So if you want you can read the same story as covered by both left and right media to compare how it was covered. Or if for some reason you just want to double down on your confirmation bias you can use it to read multiple sources that agree with your bias. --- https://ground.news/
Woman have 3 holes down there. I had to explain to my friend why she could wee with a tampon in…
She was probably sober then. Tried to change one once, when very very very tipsy. It did not go well….
Load More Replies...Sometimes there is a 4th! There is a birth anomaly where a woman is born with 2 cervixes and a double uterus.
and a bifurcated vagina and duplicated ovaries.
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If something is on fire in your oven, do not try to take it out. Just leave it there until it runs out of oxygen.
Most ovens aren't sealed, having said that it'll still be easier to control and put out inside the oven.
Not going to run out of oxygen in an oven because many are vented. More likely to run out of fuel. But do turn the oven off!
And keep the over door closed to stave off the oxygen flow, which would otherwise feed the fire.
If your house suddenly smells fishy & you're not cooking fish, check your electrical outlets, particularly any multi-plug extension cables.
Burnt out sockets & plugs give off a fishy smell, so you might save yourself from an electrical fire.
That is absolutely not true. Drawing too much current on a circuit is where the danger comes in. No power strip with two heaters plugged in and in use is more dangerous than daisy chaining power strips and plugging in multiple things that are used one at a time or are extremely low current draw. What IS true is that adding more plug in spots does not magically increase the safe current draw on that circuit.
Load More Replies...A friend of mine nearly lost her entire house from an electrical fire that was completely inside the walls. They never even saw smoke or flames! The smell is what tipped her off.
"Fishy" - you mean ozone? Never heard it described as "fishy". To me, it smells a bit like garlic roasting.
I've had a couple plugs burn out and I must say they never smelled like fish. They had a distinctive burned smell. One of them shorted and it immediately smelled of ozone. Once that faded it smelled like burned plastic.
Can confirm the strange fishy smell, turned out the circuit breaker in the main box was burnt out.
On the other hand, one disgruntled person put fish pieces inside their enemy's curtain rails as revenge. A fishy smell does not automatically mean an electrical problem, but it can.
Load More Replies...I can confirm this! I was building an EDM (Electronic Drilling Machine) kit once, and I had to convert some of the electronic innards from 110V (Original design from America), to 240V (My local power in Australia). I got some stuff wrong while doing so, and found I'd accidentally built a fishy smelling smoke machine instead. So after a long bike ride with the windows left open, I had fish & chips for dinner to try and cover up the smell ;-) (I dunno why, I'm the only idiot who lives there!)
If you have aluminum wiring instead of copper, better touch every wall outlet, switch, and ceiling light every month to see if it is warm. The aluminum expands and contracts as current passes through it. That causes screw terminals on outlets and switches to work loose. A loose connection causes arcing and fires.
also do not use extension cords whilst rolled up, it creates an induction coil and starts fire.
While this is true it actually has nothing to do with induction, the problem is that extension cords can get very warm when a heavy load is plugged into them and having them all coiled up reduces the surface area for them to cool. This is more likely to be a problem with cheap extension cords that can't carry as much load to begin with, and of course it depends on what or how many things you have plugged into it.
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Don't mix bleach and ammonia, it makes chlorine gas! I work in a cleaning/sanitization job and we have ammonia-based cleaners and bleach, the amount of times I've seen co-workers mixing them together thinking they're making a stronger sanitizer is ridiculous.
It's safest to just never mix any cleaning products. That way you'll never mix the wrong ones. And if you really want to combine two, look it up first.
I found this out while mixing bleach with vinegar to get rid of an especially tough stain. DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH VINEGAR. I believe that’s chlorine gas that it creates? It doesn’t feel good to breathe at all, I’ve never felt that kind of pain in my lungs before or since 😅 DONT MIX CLEANERS. (I’m now aware this was stupid so please don’t shame me!)
Load More Replies...Also don't use bleach on cat toilets, as cat urine has high amounts of amonia as well. Depending on the ratio bleach and chlorine also can create Hydrazine - a liquid, self igniting rocket fuel
As a Paramedic of many years-- have had many fatalities and near fatalities from people mixing the two-- died cleanly
Bleach does not kill mold, it merely whitens it, and can and does send the spores airborne. Use vinegar (double-strength) to kill mold. (any mold specialist will tell you this). Bleach whitens, but overall is s**t for the environment, and toxic. Local councils do now allow cleaners sent to homes to use bleach anymore, because it is a health danger.
It's also true that mixing bleach and brake fluid makes an unbelievable amount of smoke. Be sure your kids never find out.
A lot of people don't seem to know the dangers of carbon monoxide. Entire family's have died in their sleep after moving coal burning BBQs etc inside when it's extremely cold. I myself have seen many times people using petrol powered tools in an enclosed space and get told I worry too much when I've spoken up.
Had carbon monoxide poisoning, do not recommend. The headache was unlike anything I have ever had. Fortunately my parent woke up for some reason, realised what was happening and herded us all outside. Blocked chimneys are dangerous.
My family had a space heater mysteriously go out when I was a kid. Luckily, we woke up before we were dead, but that's the sickest I've ever been.
Load More Replies...This! CO detectors are cheap. Houses should likely have more of them than smoke detectors.
Load More Replies...Carbon monoxide monitors are cheap and easily fitted. Law in the uk for rooms with wood burners, and more specifically boats with multifuel burners or gas appliances.
When I was having my extension put in I was outside chasing electrical conduit into the walls, started becoming confused and getting a headache. Went back inside for a bit and once back to normal realised the boiler vent was filling up the shell of the building (no doors or windows but a roof) with carbon monoxide. Turned the boiler off and vented with a fan when I was working after that.
We had two families die within weeks of each other in Australia a few years ago because of carbon monoxide. One was a faulty cooker on a boat, the other was using a gas camp stove inside of a tent.
And guess what ad just came up on my spotify, one warning against carbon monoxide poisoning!
Load More Replies...why are your bringing a bbq inside after using it? or hell why are you bringing it in to begin with? get a cover for it, buy a shed, get a gazebo.. i mean i don't know there are a lot of alternatives than bringing the bbq inside the house.
It's also not uncommon for people who swear they have seen a ghost in their house are actually experiencing hallucination associated with carbon monoxide poisoning.
I am always amazed when a grown adult first notices that you can see the moon during the day.
My kid has an 'educative toy' that tells things about nature, sun etc. which says "the moon raises at night" and it make me groan each time.
I always get excited when I see the moon, especially during the day and point it out to my son and husband. I love the moon and the stars.
I didn't realize this was a thing people did until recently. How have you gone through life never pondering the vastness of space or existence are you even real. am I even real Am I here right now. Someone Help lol
How to chew with your mouth closed, how to apply deodorant
It's usually a good idea to apply deodorant with your mouth closed if it is the spray-on kind!
🤔 some people could actually benefit from mouth-deoderant.
Load More Replies..."how to apply deodorant" I used to be homeless. One day I was in the bank and there was a guy in front of me dressed for the office (i.e. shirt/tie) and he STANK of BO. I remember asking myself "How come I smell better than he does?!". There definitely used to be a generational thing where men thought that wearing deodorant was "feminine".
Many people don't stink without deoderant. And sadly some people stink so badly even deoderant doesn't hide it. There isn't actually one magic answer for people when it comes to how they smell.
Load More Replies...I fail to understand why some people don’t wear deodorant. It is so gross to smell and just makes me think that the person is very, very dirty, doesn’t bathe enough.
There are those who do and those who don't. I don't think we can change that.
Hear me out on this one.... Childbirth is extremely dangerous!!!! My wife gave birth about two months ago to her first my third.... The amount of people we have met that had babies and didn't know s**t about it other than how to conceive. I have heard so much about informed consent and so on..... It is not hard for people to read a little bit before they go into labor and have complications. It is f*****g stupid how many people do not know a damn thing about child birth. We reproduce! This is basic f*****g knowledge people!
Well, when all you teach about it is "don't have sex"...
Load More Replies...And it is HUGELY a "YMMV" kind of thing. Even with the same mom. My two daughters were home birthed with a midwife. It went well. We were poor and it was cheaper and we were blissfully ignorant of how wrong it can go. (But there was a requirement we were 15 minute drive from the hospital). --- BUT... Both of my daughters have had serious complications giving birth. My oldest has four kids. First two births were pretty routine. Third birth had complications and she likely would have died if she was doing the home birth thing her mom did. Fourth birth also had serious problems (but different) and they told her she should not have any more kids. During the pregnancy everything was fine. There was no warning sign(s) they were going to be difficult births.
Continuing on ... there's a large number of people who don't know s**t about raising children!
I wouldn't trust most people to run a bake sale, let alone care for a child.
Load More Replies...The anatomy for giving birth didn't scale with the increase of our head size during evolution, that's why baby heads are soft and they leave the womb in an earlier stage than other animals do. Without those adjustments it would be even more lethal to give birth
Childbirth IS extremely dangerous! So people should have the right to choose whether they want to go through all that or not!
And that decision is NO ONE ELSE's f*****g business. No matter what the clowns on the US SCOTUS say.
Load More Replies...I know it can be extremely dangerous but I'm afraid of looking into all of the things that can go wrong because I would end up panicking about it. I am currently pregnant with twins and I am very afraid of what it's going to be like, but what can I do but try to find a good doctor and hope for the best? I know I may end up having a c section, and that scares me too because I will have to be awake and know that they're cutting me open. I already know my mind will be messing with me even if I can't feel it. Women don't die in childbirth like they used to, but I know it's still possible, my mom almost died with an exceptionally big baby. I just want to know enough that will allow me to make the best possible decisions if needed, otherwise knowing all of the horrors won't help my peace of mind. Also the aggression and judgement in this one is absolutely unnecessary.
This I can understand. You won't feel any pain during a c-section, thankfully.
Load More Replies...Scaremongering much?!? Birth CAN be dangerous but generally it’s not if women , their pregnancy and birth support people and their partners are aware of how it all works what the body is made to do during the birth and most importantly if the natural process is not interrupted but supported. Which current medical approach ruins for most women. Of course there are cases when complications happen and medical intervention is life saving but these are actually rare and most issues people tak about come from over medicalised approach to birth (synthetic hormones, too many examination, Speedo g up labour because we’re on a conveyor belt, not giving enough time and space for the birth to unfold on its own and many many more£. Future parents have so much power to make the birth m if j less stressful and dangerous than the scenarios were being fed these days by the media and I feel genuinely sorry for so many people that got failed by the system and had terrible experience.
No. Perinatal mortality was just so ridiculously high in the not so distant past. It is a natural process. Nature is f*****g scary and cruel. An obstructed childbirth for example used to mean a horrible death from infection or the uterus rupturing. I agree with you that there is much to be done to make the process less stressful. Sometimes the psychological wellbeing of specially mothers is disregarded. But really, childbirth without medical care was a disaster. Without medical intervention both my children and probably my wife would be dead.
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Load More Replies...The difference between science and pseudoscience
Which is exactly what the OP said. “Science and büllshit!” 🙂
Load More Replies..."But but but pseudoscience supports my preconceptions, even the really boneheaded ones! And tells me that I'm right about everything I'm actually wrong about!" People care more the validation of being told they're right than they do about actually being right. That's why so many are impervious to facts.
Alternative medicine pushes detoxification diets. Modern science tells us there are no toxins in our body that have to be flushed out because that is what the kidneys and liver do. Now they discover a toxin in our guts that is the believed to be the cause of Alzheimer's disease.
This video is probably the most fun and quickest way to experience the core of the scientific method: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vKA4w2O61Xo&pp=ygUadmVyaXRhc2l1bSBudW1iZXIgc2VxdWVuY2U%3D
Watch that link - you will learn a surprising lesson :-)
Load More Replies...This one is complicated by the fact that sometimes what's considered pseudoscience ends up being accepted science. Examples: the connection between intestinal bacteria and health, plate tectonics, germs causing disease, a spherical earth, and the heliocentric model of the solar system.
I would define pseudoscience as baseless claims made for an ulterior motive. The examples you cite would not fall under that definition.
Load More Replies...An easy way to spot the difference is that pseudoscience starts with an assumption and then tries to prove the assumption correct while ignoring evidence to the contrary. Actual science begins with a theory and then studies facts and data to see if it can be proven to be incorrect. If the theory stands up for long enough, it eventually becomes more or less accepted as fact.
The word "pseudoscience" is, in and of itself, disingenuous. It's not "fake science". It's not science at all, by any metric. It's as ridiculous a term as "alternative facts". That's not how any of this works.
A cat bite that pierces the skin is a serious event (because of the type of bacteria present) and needs prompt medical attention.
If you get water in your lungs for whatever reason, seek medical advice as it can dissolve the surfactant on your alveoli and cause what's known as "second drowning" up to a day or so later.
Don't hyperventilate before diving underwater (to increase your time underwater) because it can cause "shallow water blackout" when the partial pressure of oxygen drops below the threshold for consciousness before the CO2 concentration gets above the threshold that makes you feel the need to breathe.
My son got this a few years ago when he was 13. Put him in the hospital for an entire week. That was after 3 weeks of over 101 temp. Tylenol would bring it down a few hours but it would go back up. Doc kept putting him on random things til I said screw this and took him to the children's hospital in Huntsville. They admitted him immediately.
Load More Replies...Cat bites that pierce the skin do not always cause infection. If you have pain, redness, and swelling at the site then it’s time to talk to a doctor. This is true for dogs or any other animal. They all have bacteria in their mouths that can cause issues.
Any bite from any animal is likely enough to cause infection that you should see a doctor immediately.
Load More Replies...Well, a cat bite is a POTENTIALLY serious event. Clean the wound and get on with your life unless you see signs of infection setting in. I would never run to the ER just because I got bit. Source: The multiple times over the years I have had a cat bite and draw blood before I ever knew the infection thing was a concern. I also usually didn't even bother washing the wound. I am not recommending that part. That was ignorance. But I'd brush it off same as a blackberry scratch or some other minor wound.
A friend of mine judges at cat shows. His doctor has prescribed him some antibiotics 'just in case' that he can use at his own discretion if he gets bitten. My friend is not the sort to use medicines lightly, but he takes the potential danger from a cat bite very seriously.
Load More Replies...Secondary drowning, not second. And there are times when it is appropriate for a diver to hyperventilate. Case in point - the whale trainer who kept being dragged underwater by a whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOIKvpAUYTY
There was a woman in the news recently who died after contracting an infection after being nipped by a puppy. Scary!
I work with feral cats ... a day without a bite is celebrated. If bitten, push it to make it bleed ... and always carry a septic pencil. And, yes. I have had pre-exposure rabies shots (not fun)
Thoroughly washing the bitten area with soap and hot water immediately reduces your risk ( plus making it bleed, then rewashing) and being pedantic, it's *secondary* drowning.
The single beep coming from your smoke/CO detector doesn’t mean you’re about to die. It means the detector is about to die.
I had to change the battery in one of my smoke detectors last week. Even thought it is wired into the mains. It still needs that battery.
Had to do this the other night at a house my gf is housesitting so she could get some sleep. Sodding thing was a different design to the others and not obvious as to how to open it, especially as it was on a 10ft ceiling. Eventually found it by videoing it from all angles and some judicious googling. Once I figured out it was mains powered, it also took me a while to find the breaker to turn off the power before removing it to change the backup battery. I'm not doing that again without a better ladder!!!
Load More Replies...One polite little chirp = Time for a new battery. Three LOUD AGRESSIVE CHIRPS = Time for a new smoke detector. Learned this one at 3 o'clock one morning.
They usually decide they need a new battery at 3 am. Especially the ones in the bedrooms.
Load More Replies...Kinda similar, but also not widely known. A steady Check Engine light does not mean your engine is about to self-destruct. A FLASHING Check Engine light does. Stop driving the latter ASAP.
That people are different and what is obvious to one might not be obvious to another.
They need to stop calling it that and start using uncommon sense. That would make sense to do. 🤪
Load More Replies...And that calling something “obvious” means “I have facts and logic to support my position.” As opposed to the modern version of obvious “I have no facts or logic at all for support, but I’ll treat you like an idiot if you dare to question me.”
Also, that it's okay to have different opinions, and it's important to know the difference between an opinion and fact, even if not explicitly stated. If someone says "The Beatles are overrated", that's fine. It's not a personal attack against all Beatles lovers. They're just expressing their personal opinion, and that's valid. (And BTW, The Beatles are awesome)
You did that on purpose, right? (It's not obvious to me whether you did or not, lol)
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The scariest part of a roundabout is the fear that the other drivers in it don't know how to use a roundabout.
I don't mind roundabouts, the concept is pretty simple. But yeah the amount of drivers who come to a complete stop at a roundabout... even when no one else is on the roundabout. ARGH! or the people who enter them when the exit is blocked, so all they do is block the roundabout so no one else can use it.
Load More Replies...This is such a bullcrap, I drive through multiple roundabouts a day and never seen anything bad happen.
If you're talking about the one in Swindon, it's probably one of the safest traffic junctions around. Nobody is moving at more than 15-20mph. It's really quite small, and the exit roads are well signposted.
Load More Replies...Roundabouts are like parking and merging at on-ramps. Can't do it? Don't drive. Period.
And that you SIGNAL upon exciting a roundabout. Every. Single. Time.
some blink left while "turning", and then nothing when turning out :D
Load More Replies...Tax brackets "If I get a raise I will earn less net because I will be in a higher tax bracket"
Only the additional income over the threshold is taxed at higher rate - so if your raise puts you $100 over new tax bracket, only $100 is taxed at higher rate
Important note: That is not true in every country. In some countries higher taxation impact the whole income and getting raise can indeed mean earning less money.
Load More Replies...Topic already discussed many times. Income (wage) is not the only factor to consider. You can lose benefits (tax exemptions, housing, social security) by earning just a bit more and be effectively poorer at the end of the month after a raise.
This is entirely false. Send all raises directly to me. My venmo is xxxxx99. Don't pay more in taxes.
Sure, no problem. I'm just gonna send a text your way and you message me with the six digit verification number it gives you. /S haha!
Load More Replies...In the US, having income go over a threshold can disqualify you for a credit, so yes, in very specific scenarios, you can end up with less net after a raise. It happened to me.
Related: Spending money as a business expense is only saving you money on taxes if you had to spend the money anyway. It is ALWAYS a net loss if you are spending the money solely for the tax write off. And yeah, that should be obvious. But I have a relative wasting money traveling to conventions for their current MLM claiming they 'need the tax write off'. (face palm)
If that business expense is to another tax entity you control, it can lower the payer's taxable income while possibly being taxed at a lower rate by the payee. For example, I could set up a trust for my kids and have that trust own a building or equipment. My business can then lease that equipment from the trust. The income for the trust will likely be lower than the business. So the tax paid on that money will be lower for the trust than it would be for the business had that expense not been recorded.
Load More Replies...I had an arguement with a (know it all) bloke in the pub about this. "I'm fed up with the tax man taking my overtime" he said. I tried to point that it was pro-rata (I used more 'crayon-istic' terminology with him) but alas, it was if I'd invented fire in front of him or was explaining how magnets works. He just continued to say I was wrong (I used to be an Accountant) and blame his stupidity on the 'Guvermunt'...
Never argue with an idiot. It's like lipstick on a pig ...
Load More Replies...I will gladly accept any unwanted raises anyone may have. I think I can deal with the taxes.
To the best of my knowledge this is not true regarding taxable Social Security. If you earn $24,999 none of your Social Security benefits are taxed. If you earn one more dollar ($25,000) fifty percent of your Social Security benefits are taxed. There's also a threshold where taxable benefits jumps from 50% to 85%.
And overtime is double taxed, you are better working two gigs taxwise versus working mad OT
This is only true regarding withholding, you get the extra back when you file your taxes. Although you might not be pleased giving the Government what amounts to an interest free loan.
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Getting periodontitis (gum disease) can be a precursor to getting heart disease (I think still the biggest killer in the US)
Recent news that a neuro toxin is the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The neuro toxin is produced in out gut. Eating fiber reduces the production of the toxin. And all these years medical science told us there was no such thing as toxins in our body that needs to be periodically flushed out.
Load More Replies...I hear this all the time, but have yet to see any actual links. It would seem more of a lifestyle that is causing the disease, not the teeth. Teeth are just a visual clue.
The bacteria that infect the gums and cause gingivitis and periodontitis also travel to blood vessels elsewhere in the body where they cause blood vessel inflammation and damage; tiny blood clots, heart attack and stroke may follow.
Load More Replies...In the United States, going into a higher tax bracket never leaves you with less money (absent weird edge cases of being eligible for some deductions and then not or s**t like that. But not the tax brackets themselves). The first chunk of money you make is taxed at one tax bracket. The next chunk of money is taxed at the next. But it doesn't make the first chunk of money be taxed higher. So, if you make $182,100, you are in the 24% tax bracket. And if you make $182,101, you are in the 32% tax bracket. But only one dollar of your money is in the 32% tax bracket
This is a great and simple explanation for a thing I swear is deliberately designed to be confusing. I do my own taxes every year, and hate every second of it 🤯
Kid: Dad, explain taxes. Dad: You pay taxes to the government on money you earn at a job. The government knows how much you made and how much in taxes you owe, but requires you to calculate it yourself. If you're wrong you go to jail. Kid: WTF? The U.S. tax system is as thick as a New York phonebook (remember those?). This benefits tax attorneys, tax preparers, associated tax "assistance" companies, the government, etc. It does nothing for the actual taxpayer except encourage cheating (mostly by the wealthy) and a general hatred of the month of April.
Well.. not sure.. but if that means you lose certain benefits (rent control, child care benefits, health care benefits) it can most certainly mean you end up with less money.
Wow. Are they random figures for illustration purposes, or are US tax rates REALLY low?
Sorry to be dim, but is this the same everywhere? i.e. if you earn £10,000 vs £10,001, or €10,000 vs. €10,001? Or does it depend on the country? I suppose, what I mean is are tax laws universal regarding how different income brackets are charged, or does it depend on each country?
It surprises me that taxes confuse so many people, it's not that hard to understand.
The difference between "less" and "fewer."
The number of people who don't understand that needs to be much fewer! ☝️ did I get that right? /s
Load More Replies...less: mass nouns. Fewer: count nouns. If it can be poured, it's LESS. If it can be counted, it's FEWER.
Not sure it is anything to do with "mass". The rule is simple: if it can be counted then it is "fewer" otherwise it is "less". Pour less liquid, pour fewer than 10cls of liquid, have less money, have fewer dollar bills in my pocket, there are fewer trees there is less wood, etc. Basically if you can use a number with it then it is "fewer" if you can't then it is "less".
Load More Replies...Is it fewer people mean less idiots or less people mean fewer idiots, I'm confused.
For people learning English, one good trick for uncountable nouns (luggage, information, etc.) is to use the "milk" trick. Students seem to understand that "some milk, a lot of milk" but not "fewer milk" intuitively, whereas "luggage/baggage" can mess them up. So...feel free to use this for less vs. fewer.
Can someone PLEASE teach me the difference between "affect" and "effect"??
Brushing daily and flossing will save you ALOT of money and stress.
a lot. two words, basic knowledge. Allot (one word) means to allocate or disburse.
Brush in the morning to keep your friends. Brush at night to keep your teeth. Floss throughout the day. Throw your toothpicks away.
People *know* this, but that doesn't mean everyone *remembers* to do it.
We have dental insurance and still can't afford the dentist.
Load More Replies...How to live within your means
In the current financial climate, it is getting difficult to live within your means.
I was alarmed at the amount of people who didn't know how to do laundry when I got to college
Before going away to college their mothers or a maid would have done their laundry. Once they get to college and live alone for the first time they suddenly find out that laundry does not magically do itself. Same with many supposedly basic life skills. And also applies to moving away from home for the first time, not just going to college.
Load More Replies...How to be courteous to others
As someone that had to learn this skill, I can honestly say that, while most of the time there are actions or words that are considered courteous, sometimes it is subjective so be prepared for those that take offence to your deeds.
If you’re in a mosh pit and someone falls, you stop and help them up, then continue.
If you own a garbage disposal you have to actually run it at least a few times a week or it will rust and stop working.
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Also, use the handbrake on your car periodically. Same concept.
The handbrake should be used simply because brakes are cheaper to repair than transmissions.
I need some information. I live in a country were automatic cars are not the norm. When we park, we always, but always engage the handbrake. If we don't the car could roll away. Is there some mechanism whereby automatic cars don't roll?
Neither automatic nor manual cars should roll when left in gear. The handbrake is intended as an extra layer of protection incase your transmission fails or you don’t put it in gear properly. When you leave a car in gear (a forward gear when pointing uphill and reverse for downhill) the transmission should lock the wheels to prevent them rolling. Same as leaving an auto in P or park. If the transmission works the car won’t move. I have an auto but owned mostly manuals. I rarely used the handbrake when parking unless parking on a steep slope. When level, even without gears or handbrake the car shouldn’t move without some ‘assistance’. Don’t recommend leaving a car out of gear when parked ever, handbrake is an extra safety measure
Load More Replies...Handbrakes are generally unnecessary in vehicles with an automatic transmission. They are extremely necessary in vehicles with a manual transmission. Engaging the emergency brake in an automatic frequently merely causes the engaged brakes (generally the rear) to wear faster - especially because it is easy to leave the emergency brake partially engaged. My father was a mechanic in a region with very steep hills, and saw so much damage to vehicles from partially engaged emergency brakes to either the engine (imagine what happens when you drive with the brake pedal partly depressed all the time) or the rear brakes failing because they wore out. That being said, he didn't see the cars which had accidents because the emergency brake wasn't used when it should have - there usually wasn't enough of those cars left for them to be fixed.
Wrong, just leave the manual car in gear and it's the same as having your automatic in P. Handbreaks are very necessary when parking on steep streets. On flat surfaces not so much.
Load More Replies...I use the handbrake 100 times a day? As a driving instructor, I teach that if you are stationary for more than a couple of seconds... handbrake on.
The number of people who don't use a vehicles handbrake is terrifying
Condoms aren’t 100% effective.
A priest was pushing this line with me, and I said, “Quite right,Father, and neither are the brakes on your car. What about the dozens of people whose lives you risked on your drive over here?”
The most common cause of condom breakage is being oversized (the loose latex folds over on itself and the friction of latex against latex causes it to break). A standard condom can accommodate a volume of 2 liters. Roughly the same size as a newborn baby. Something which would definitely require a trip to the hospital if inserted into any orifice. And yet, the bestselling condoms are the larger "magnum" size.
So true. When you use condoms absolutely perfectly (follow the exact instructions perfectly), there's a 2% chance of pregnancy in a year. But with typical use (because a lot of people aren't that careful with following the instructions), there's a 13% chance of pregnancy in a year. That is a lot!
That almost all advice given on any topic is dependent on predicted circumstances and assumptions that are unspoken, so if you ever actually want to ask for advice, you need to give a lot of detail first
Advice is also subjective, meaning you are not obligated to take someone's advice; even if you've asked for it.
Nah, I'm so full of wisdom, that I can give advice without even knowing the problem.
That winter tires are more about how they handle freezing temperature than they are for snow/ice. And all seasons are not winter tires. (Canada).
Having winter tires under your car, doesn't give you god-like powers. Drive normally or even better, still carefully when on snow or slippery surfaces.
Or that having an SUV or big car will automatically prevent you from getting stuck in snow and ice. It is all down to how good the driver is. I can’t tell you how many SUVs we passed stuck icy snow going uphill in our little 4 door car.
Just because you have 4-wheel drive does NOT mean you can drive normally on ice.
the differences between a continent, a country, a province/state and a city
Technically not true. The nation of Australia is composed of a continent and several islands.
Load More Replies...In the UK the difference between a town and a city is entirely arbitrary.
There are also villages and hamlets. Generally, a town is much smaller than a city.
Load More Replies...Interestingly, the definition of a continent (and thus the number of them) can differ between countries.
When you turn you should land in the lane you started from, not change lanes during the turn. If you turn right from the rightmost lane, land in the rightmost lane and then change lanes after the turn is complete with a blinker. 4 way stops could move quicker if we could trust each other enough to take turns at the same time. Edit: not talking about laws or rules talking about the proper way to drive most of the time for courtesy and safety sake. I don't care about your local legislation
If you’re making a left hand turn it’s the same thing keep in your lane, and then move over if you want/ need to. But make sure there’s no one behind who has just turned right and therefore is pretty close to you. Stop signs, first one to get there has right of way. If there are 3 to 4 of you at the same time, first there, right if way and then everyone takes turns starting from the lane to the right of them all the way around. Makes for some organization. At least for where I live.
Turn signals seem to be illegal in North Carolina. Only scofflaws like me use them
« I don't care about your local legislation » … I drive my own way - the superior way - and want everyone to drive like that, even if it’s against the law and common sense. Facepalm.
That clean trimmed nails and properly washed hands are cleaner than gloves when it comes to food prep.
Yeah, but you will still get shut down by the health inspector if not wearing gloves
kitchen knives do not go in the dishwasher the cutting edge on a knife is pretty much down to what is going on at a microscopic level. dish detergent has a bit of grit in it. without a better way to put it, it “sandblasts” the food off of your plate. that grit destroys the edge on a knife. also, the temperature in the dishwasher can alter the heat treat on some metals. i dunno how much the average user would notice this though.
In case you have to sharpen a blade: 30 degree angles are the most effective way to do so with a sharpening stone
Doesn't that depend on the knife? Think boning knife or cleaver vs filet. EDIT: Or heck, a scalpel or razor blade. You're not going to sharpen those at 30 degrees.
Load More Replies...I think "kitchen knives do not go in the dishwasher" should be "there's a disadvantage to kitchen knives going in the dishwasher". Because it all depends on what is important to you: if you care about sharp knives, you shouldn't put them in the dishwasher, but if you care more about convenience than about your knives going a bit duller, you can totally put them in the dishwasher.
That staying on the path in Yellowstone doesn’t render you safe from animal attack. You also need to exert situational awareness.
Too many people zoning in on an animal to get pictures and just look at the wild animal. Wild being the important word here. This is not the zoo with enclosures. News yesterday had a picture of a crowd of people pretty close surrounding a mama bear and 3 cubs. Who wants to die first?
And those hot springs are not the same as hot tubs. They will "de-laminate" your skin off you.
In urban areas, speeding and racing to the next light will not save you any measurable amount of time. With traffic and signals it is literally impossible to change your arrival time beyond a minute or two.
On a 20 mile transit of Austin, Texas, as I began to drive, a white Lexus barreled past me nearly taking the chrome from my bumper; when I got off the freeway near my destination, the same Lexus was right in front of me (idiotic personal license plate). I drove sanely and at the speed limit.
I always love it when a vehicle passes me because I’m not driving like I’m in the Indy 500. Not too far down the road, low and behold, there we both are at the stop light. 🤣🤣
Speed up and brake, Speed up and brake. There goes your fuel consumption through the roof.
I wish this was true but it's very easy - at least around here - to make it through the next light before it changes by speeding up. You can halve your time to somewhere by speeding up at the appropriate times.
traffic lights timed for 60kmh are also timed for 120kmh, just sayin'. /jk
If you go fast enough to just go through at shift to red without being red, and you succeed in doing that every intersection, you may safe a significant amount of time. But high average speed, you only really can reach on the Autobahn, just by never slowing down unless needed. Within a city, I'd not even try in a car - way too dangerous - but if, if even, with a motorcycle. That, at least, poses a lot less of a danger to others, plus it's usually quicker and you can get away with a lot more than in a car.
just how easy computer hacking can be, and how stupid the entry vector is for a lot of the big corporate hacks. More often than not it's either an offensively bad password, or someone falling for a scam email. - good passphrases are easy to remember and enough characters it makes things harder for an attacker. - Take quizzes like [this](https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/) to see how well you can spot a scam email, and learn what to look for. - Always view emails featuring links or attachments with suspicion. - Most importantly, don't trust links from random internet people.
"don't trust links from random internet people" says the random internet person sharing a link...
We banned certain passwords at work. How effective that is I am not sure as people could still use them. However we do use multi factor authentication which has reduced hacks like that to zero. Our mail gateway also rewrites links in emails so it passes through their scanner. A lot of it comes down to training staff. We get a lot of cases asking if an email they get is legit or not. Sometimes we can’t tell so the advise we give is that if you are unsure about an email, delete it without opening any attachments.
The moon is not a star. The sun is though...
I’m pretty sure I knew the difference since age 5 and I think most people were roughly that age when they found out
The moon is a bit of the earth that got broken off. That is the equitant of having one of your limbs cut off then have it circle your body.
An erection lasting over 4-5 hours could be the last erection you ever have unless you get promp medical attention. (which consists of a sharp needle to the d**k to drain the blood).
Men with Sickle Cell can have this happen if the cells hook together in a clot. I looked after a gentleman this happened to. We had to do something called Electrophoresis for a number of days to clear them out or…….😖😞
Load More Replies...There is a spider in Australia (of course there) that has a venom that can cause exactly this
Load More Replies...I doubt that this would be the first attempt to resolve this. The obvious solution, I assume, has failed prior to seeking medical help, ... but if not, do ... that. Also, this leaves out a lot. A 4...5 hour boner can result from various reasons, and not all of them can kill you. Some can, sure.
For the record, this is for a spontaneous, shall we say 'unencouraged(?)' erection. Not the kind that you have because it's a bank holiday weekend, and you're in your 20's, and dating a sex maniac that won't let you finish yet because she's loved edging you since she made you pass out from the most explosive orgasm as a reward for buying her that jade frog figurine she wanted, and now its 10am and you've been at it since after dinner, and your not sure if want to finish or just dunk your entire member in a bowel of ice.... They are 2 different things.
I don’t know how to put this, but to be blunt about it, if your playing bouncy bouncy like in certain movie genres, if not careful about coming back down, a penis can actually break😖 DO NOT delay getting to the emergency room. Don’t be embarrassed. We do see this. The only thing we are concerned about is fixing it. And you are going to need pain meds big time. Means surgery and a stay for a few days because we have to make sure normal circulation is maintained and not going blue/ purple. That’s call the surgeon time. Get to emergency or it may never work right again!
How to find where files are stored on their computer.
My desktop. Always on my desktop, then I can't find them because my desktop is too messy.
People on my neighborhood app were asking what that siren was during a storm.......... Jesus christ ppl how have you gotten this far in life?
Depends on where you grew up. In upstate NY (where I grew up) a siren was most usually a call for the local volunteer fire department. In IN (where my wife grew up) is was tornado. I had a co-worker originally from the middle east that didn't have either of these and thought they were air raid sirens.
Half jealous that you get storm siren, half thankful that we don't need a storm siren.
Without navigation apps, many people are not familiar enough with their city or local landmarks to find their way home if lost or give directions to someone.
I have a drunken squirrel's sense of orientation. It's always been like this and though I often tried to train it, it doesn't get any better. Of course I know my neighborhood/my city but in unfamiliar places I'm lost pretty quickly. For me navigation apps are a blessing.
I'm actually pretty good at navigating places I don't know when I'm outside, but I am hopeless inside buildings. I grew up with paper maps, so I'm not entirely dependant on technology! That said, I will often put the satnav on for journeys I know very well, simply because it gives me traffic information.
This used to be a more common skill. I was touring through Amsterdam recently with some - considerably younger - friends, who were impressed by the fact that I found my way back in spite of an empty phone. I had gone there one way, so I remembered, of course, but they said they would have gotten lost immediately, because in the age of navigation, they simply did not pay attention where they were going.
I often don’t go by landmarks and am well versed in N/S/E/W. So many people aren’t. It’s been a great help when I’m lost. Can drive people nuts though, if I’m asking for directions. If I’m on this certain street, are you located north or south of it?
I could direct you from anywhere in Surrey (England) to anywhere else in Surrey, without knowing any road names. Just tell me the nearest pub, police station, or hospital and I'll get you there.
My mother has a spookily brilliant sense of direction, unfortunately I inherited my father's sense of direction which means I can get lost in my local neighbourhood, inspite of the fact that I've lived here for 30 years.
College degrees are becoming less and less helpful, because students are doing the bare minimum to get through. The value isn’t in the piece of paper, but the accumulation of knowledge expected from it. I see tons of kids with pieces of paper, but they don’t understand anything about their own major or the world around them. Use college as an opportunity to learn and grow. Join clubs. Talk to professors. Take internships. Learn how to apply what you’re learning, and you’ll go far.
True for vocational degrees. However the point of any degree is to prove that you have the mental ability and skills to research a particular subject to a high standard - something that can be applied to any job requiring information analysis and making the most informed decisions.
Having a college degree at any level does not mean the person is educated. Most college graduates know a modicum about one subject and nothing about the rest of the world.
Yes. I've lost count of how many people I've worked with that had computer science degrees that knew very little about computers...even basic, foundational knowledge.
Load More Replies...Also because colleges are less and less about teaching how to think, but rather have become compliance factories where all free thought is removed.
Here in Germany higher degrees lost value because the requirements to get them were lowerd drastically
I work in a casino that deals with a lot of 50 cent pieces and so many Americans have no clue what the heck they are. One guy even asked me whose face was on this token he had. Sir that's JFK and that's a 50 cent piece. It's money. Currency. I'd be confident in saying over half the people that encounter a half dollar at my work have no clue wtf it is
How? How can anyone not know how the coins look like in their own country? I don't pay with coins very often here but I know how they look like.
They're very rare. Cash drawers have dedicated places for 1c, 5c, 10c, and 25c, but not for 50c. Similarly, they have slots for $1, 5$, 10$, and $20 but nothing else. Other bills like $50 and $100 are "too big" (even though many things cost that these days) and $2 just aren't used.
Load More Replies...Half dollars were around when I was growing up in the 50s-60s but they stopped minting them on a regular basis and modern cash register drawers often don't have a space for them. Was a bank teller in the early to mid 70s.
In Europe some countries use the 1 and 2 eurocent coins and others don't. When playing cash in France for instance, you pay the exact price, while in the Netherlands you pay 50 cents for anything between 48 and 52 cents. So most Dutch children don't know these coins anymore, although they're still legal currency.
I think a lot of people don't realize that you are indeed responsible for paying your own income taxes. Most people never have to worry about it because usually employers take care of it automatically but you see it all the time when people have a bunch of income that isn't taxed automatically, things like investments or independent contractor work. And then they smacked by a bill from Uncle Sam and they're screwed.
You should see a Canadian income tax form. I swear they make us jump through hoops figuring it out so their job takes longer to do. The math could actually be easy. But hey, that means a govt dept would work faster.
Load More Replies...If you’re a contractor using a Basil.so or Quickbooks, they should auto-issue a 1099. Usually if it’s at least $600 or more. If you transact without a tool and are paid directly by a client, you will need to collect and keep a record of all your 1099s.
Load More Replies...Uncle Sam can send me all the bills he likes, I'm not paying them! I already give HMRC enough money as it is.
Water is not a lubricant.
Yes it is. Where it is the right lubricant for the task depends on the task.
Water ruined my swimming experience! Stupid stuff kept filling my lungs.
Load More Replies...Blackrock, Vanguard and State street Basically own the world, and they all own each other.
Well, in Canada, we now have a number of what are very prominent businesses leaving the country. The general population (as in not a large company that needs large supplies) will shortly not be able to buy Kleenex brand tissues or anything else from that company. Won’t be on the shelves. That company is outa here. Another very large frozen food company has left. More will leave. Why? Can’t compete with the grocery conglomerate’s flooding the market with their own brands. Where I shop it “President’s Choice”. The only brand of frozen fruit you can buy. They’re working on the veges. It’s only a matter of time because their doing the same thing with almost everything sold in a grocery store. I don’t like PC tissues, but it’s pretty much taken over. Pretty soon Royale won’t be available. Practically single handed taking down the competition and that will be all you can buy in their stores. Not good for the economy. But hey! The Weston’s will have more money than god. Here’s looking at you Galen🤬 AGAIN
Many people don’t know how to independently determine right from wrong. People who believe morality comes from religion usually fall into this category. Edit: All you “golden rulers” fall into this category too. To assume everyone else is exactly equal to you is reductive. What you want isn’t the same as what should happen. If a mother does not have enough food to keep both her and her child alive, is it morally correct to kill the child? Under the golden rule, no. This kills both people. Edit 2: The purpose of all human effort is to make life more comfortable for ourselves and our progeny. I believe this to be the basis of morality. The subjectivity of morality comes from who you choose to include in your group, whether that’s all of humanity or just yourself. The more intelligent you are, the easier it is to include more people within your group.
Agreed with 1, 2, 3. However 4 is incorrect. Equal before the law, and equal rights. Equality is not about capabilities or powers or skills. It's about whether you should be treated the same by the law. 5 is reductive or straw manning the abortion debate. The correct answer is the state should provide for her. But I can already tell the author is an atheist libertarian white male from the first four points. 6. (Edit 2) is Randian Objectivism. Nope, that's not the purpose. The purpose is to celebrate life. The basis of morality is not private property, as you are alluding here Mr Galt. The actual basis of morality is human equality; that all humans have equal dignity and a right to be treated with fairness and support.
This is full of mistakes. "Subjectivity of morality come from who you choose" - at best, you can chose criteria if there isn't enough knowledge determining it anyway, and then see who qualifies, who doesn't. There is no choice, there is just the acceptance of knowledge, or, more so, the lack thereof. There are a lot of equivalencies that are the only available base for a lot of these questions about what to rightfully assume. But, given today's usual habits and today's knowledge, just random behaviour can't be much worse, likely is better anyway. "All of humanity" is mentioned here as if that was what maxes out the inclusion in the morally relevant group, but if anything, that is the absolute, bare, minimum. Below of that, there is nothing that can call itself "ethics" or "morals".
George Bernard Shaw on the Golden Rule: “Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Their tastes may differ.”
A lot to unpack here, but long story short, I recognise this mindset from my time in a mental health facility, OP is a sociopath that lives under a mixed mindset of contradictory 'logical' ideology, superiority, and misconception of societal standards. Not likely to be dangerous unless he reaches a position of power/authority (such as law enforcement or politics).
Education doesn't do any good if the person you are trying to educate is intent on remaining an idiot.
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Load More Replies...Education doesn't do any good if the person you are trying to educate is intent on remaining an idiot.
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