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Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by code_duck »

dralley wrote: post #213
macintux wrote: post #83

I very recently thought I might have permanently damaged my eyesight. I was working from a library, and stood to start closing up for the day. As I started to close my laptop, the screen (hi, glossy MacBook Pro) directly reflected the sun behind me. For the next 15-20 minutes a significant portion of my vision in both eyes was wavy. I could still safely drive home, thankfully, but it was a severe distraction. While I…

As a kid, I really loved focusing a magnifying glass on pieces of wood to burn them, without eye protection obviously. I haven't had any noticable problems because of it, but I do kinda wonder if it didn't cause a bit of damage.

I did that all the time as a kid too! Funny that I don’t think of it much, because now I work in a oddly similar field - melting glass with a torch.

A magnifying glass produces a small point of heat, with fairly low temperature and area. Many people in history have worked glass with no eye protection without serious consequences, other than cataracts perhaps (many older Italians still do not wear didymium glasses, much less the ones with welding shades).

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by code_duck »

psyc wrote: post #116
macintux wrote: post #83

I very recently thought I might have permanently damaged my eyesight. I was working from a library, and stood to start closing up for the day. As I started to close my laptop, the screen (hi, glossy MacBook Pro) directly reflected the sun behind me. For the next 15-20 minutes a significant portion of my vision in both eyes was wavy. I could still safely drive home, thankfully, but it was a severe distraction. While I…

I've had occasional ocular migraines for about 20 years. They aren't painful. They show up as golden, wavy distortions in my visual field. I can't work or drive when it's in effect. Typically triggered by staring at a screen for a long time without a break.

I have spent a lot of time flameworking 2200 degree glass on a giant flame right in front of my face, and also staring at a monitor... the monitor makes my eyes more bloodshot and sore.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by gcb0 »

astura wrote: post #66
autokad wrote: post #34

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After hurting my neck in the shower, Me calling primary care: The earliest we can see you is next Tuesday Me skipping primary care & going to ER instead: After a 2 hour wait, I get condescendingly asked: why didn't you go to your primary care? That's why patients wait days before presenting.

Then you get the $10,000+ bill because your insurance won't cover ER visits for non-emergencies https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2017/10/16/anthem... https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/29/16906558/a...

and still don't get care. the us is a joke.

went to ER, they took a single xray, 5hours later doctor shows up and say "yeah its broken, we will put a temporary useless immobiliser worse than the one you came in with. here's the phone number of a specialist you can try calling monday". it was $4k for out of pocket btw. my top of the line insurance just said "we can't dispute anything from er visits".

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by howard941 »

TipVFL wrote: post #222
howard941 wrote: post #197

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Which medication?

Remeron, also known as mirtazapine.

Thank you for the data point. My psych offered that for consideration as a replacement for anxiety-inducing Effexor XR / Venlafaxine. I will explore alternatives.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by raverbashing »

charliesome wrote: post #309
raverbashing wrote: post #190

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Or you live in a country with no BS medical pricing, take 2 zeros from that value and you get a more realistic pricing estimate for places in Europe (or pretty much elsewhere, probably lower, apart from Japan and Australia, I'd say)

In Australia presenting at ER is free, for any reason.

Thanks for the clarification (though if it's a non-emergency your wait might be longer - but that is valid regardless of the country)

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by astura »

adrianmonk wrote: post #245
abalone wrote: post #196

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Ok, as an American I have to say I marvel at the toilet technology in other countries. For example you guys often have two buttons on your toilets -- a #1 and a #2 button. It just makes sense. What are the lids made out of then?

You can buy a toilet with two buttons in the US as well. Home Depot's web site says they have 17 of one model of them in stock at the store near me.

Not only that, but you see them in public places in the US also. Usually not in stalls, but in single toilet bathrooms.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by jclos »

komali2 wrote: post #328
rjbwork wrote: post #296

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I love leg press, it's my second favorite lift next to deadlift (with a hex bar, I'm not competitive or anything, no need to risk the back). You have to be VERY careful not to lockout. I always end at like a 140-160 degree angle, far less than a straight 180. If you lockout, you're going to have a bad time eventually.

Shit, is the hex bar working the same stuff? Should I just switch to that? I'm underlifting for fear of my back

It's not the exact same stuff, but for all intents and purposes if you're not planning on competing in a powerlifting event anytime soon it's close enough that you could substitute it. It's actually used quite a lot for athletes who can't afford to have a sore lower back in training practice.

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Post by Dolores12 »

jjeaff wrote: post #163
paulie_a wrote: post #136

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I have never understood the shift to glossy screens. And it's funny that matte screens were briefly marketed as "privacy" screens because the angle of viewing was lower.

The matte texture diffuses light and gives you a relatively fuzzy picture compared to gloss. They just don't look nearly as clear and crisp when you compare side by side.

Blur is actually good for your eyes. This is how clear type works in windows. Try turn it off and your eyes will suffer.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by miko1293949 »

> Beef has an outsize environmental footprint. Per gram of protein, beef requires on average 50 times more land and produces 100 times more greenhouse gases than do beans and other plant-based proteins. Replacing 30% of the beef with mushrooms in the roughly 10 billion burgers that Americans eat each year would reduce emissions equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road, according to the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank in Washington DC.

How do they make this calculations? Is it a proper way to present scientific data on the best scenice journal in the world?

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by vollmond »

miko1293949 wrote: post #359

> Beef has an outsize environmental footprint. Per gram of protein, beef requires on average 50 times more land and produces 100 times more greenhouse gases than do beans and other plant-based proteins. Replacing 30% of the beef with mushrooms in the roughly 10 billion burgers that Americans eat each year would reduce emissions equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road, according to the World Resources Institu…

You seem to be on the wrong thread, fyi.
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