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25 Signs You’ve Grown Up
1. Your potted plants are alive. And you can’t smoke a one of them.
2. Having sex in a twin-sized bed is absurd.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.
5. You hear your favorite song on an elevator.
What Are The Mechanics Of Big Game Fishing?
Fishing isn’t about beating the fish in terms of strength. It’s about exhausting the fish and then making the most of every bit of force.
So you let the fish run, then when it slows you start reeling, then you let it run, then you keep reeling.
Picture of the Day
The last image of Franz Reichelt, an Austrian-born French tailor who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.
Like all parachutes, Reichelt’s idea relied on the increasing the surface area of a falling person in an attempt to slow their descent, but instead of being attached to an overhead canopy, his parachute would be integrated into the flight suit itself.
Reichelt’s suit had a number of extra panels and flaps that would deploy as a person was in freefall. Or at least that was the idea.
Linkage
Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You’ve turned them on, right? – ARS Technica
She Played ‘Charlie’ in the Original Top Gun Movie. See Kelly McGillis Now at 65 – Ned Hardy
Probably the best system out there for sharpening a pocket knife – Amazon
The Ten Most Beautiful Hikes in the World – Outside
6 Upright Abs Exercises That Will Absolutely Crush Your Core – Bicycling
On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world – The Guardian
Will Universal Basic Income Save Us from AI? – The Walrus
Toyota RAV4 Was The World’s Best-Selling Car in 2022 – The Drive
Mark Zuckerberg wins gold and silver medals in his first jiu-jitsu competition – CBS
Man Prevents a Baby in Stroller From Rolling Into Traffic – Sunny Skyz
What Ever Happened To Mykelti Williamson, ‘Bubba’ From Forrest Gump? – Ned Hardy
Why Does Fiber Make You Poop? 4 Reasons Why Dietary Fiber Helps Get Things Flowing – Eat This, Not That
The 100 Best Kids TV Shows Of All Time – Fatherly
Big Guy dominates a 2 on 1 fight – Reddit
Louisiana man wrongly convicted of rape released after 29 years in prison – NOLA
Steve Wozniak warns AI could make scams harder to spot because ‘bad actors’ will grab the technology – BBC
The Top 5 Reasons You Have Haters If You Aren’t a Jerk – Linkiest
The Dumping Grounds
Here’s A List Of What A Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Say You Should Appreciate While You’re Alive
(photo: @jwwphotography)
The things my patients say they’ll miss the most are NOT seeing the World Landmarks, buying fancy things, that new car, “living it up” party style, etc.
Here is an actual compiled list:
For The Love Of God, Don’t Ever Use Asterisk When Texting A Girl, Or Anybody For That Matter
How To Save A Tooth After It Gets Knocked Out
Not a lot of people know you can save your tooth if it gets knocked out and it can grow back alive. For example in a fight or (sport)accident. If you don’t follow these steps it reduces the chance of survival of your tooth drastically. When it dies it becomes brown-ish and it has a short life span.
A tooth is a living part of your body. The inner part of the tooth is called the pulpa. The pulpa consists of nerves, blood vessels, stem-cells and this can die. When this happens the lifespan of the tooth is short (around <10 years) and will eventually require an implant or a bridge because it will fall out. When your tooth gets knocked out (or you see one getting knocked out) it is important to follow these steps:
Picture of the Day
Before days of modern medicine, many feared being buried alive. As a result, safety coffins were invented in case the living were mispronounced dead. A string attached to a bell allowed the victim to alert those above
In 17th century England, it is documented that a woman by the name of Alice Blunden was buried alive. As the story goes, she was so knocked out after having imbibed a large quantity of poppy tea that a doctor holding a mirror to her nose and mouth pronounced her dead. (Tea made from dried, unwashed seed pods would have contained morphine and codeine, which are sedatives.)