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Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by conductr »

buffington wrote: post #56
conductr wrote: post #12

I spent a lot of time in hospitals and got a lot of exposure to everything they do in my early adulthood, a few smells are permanently burnt into my brain including the smell of the GI wing. Fast forward a couple decades, and my dilemma right now is a coworker that I share a restroom with. It’s a low traffic restroom so I have seen and know it’s coming from him, but he has some serious GI issues. Likely he’s digestin…

"Listen, I'm no doctor, but your shit stinks in a way that makes me think you need to see one," said while you're in the stall next to him, or any other time, couldn't hurt.

Well said lol

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by cainxinth »

layman51 wrote: post #6

This reminds me of a news story from many years ago about a research study that won the Ig Nobel Prize. The research study was about how almost all mammals weighing over 3 kg take just about the same amount of time to empty their bladders when urinating.

Mammals converged on systems that satisfy the same fluid-mechanics.

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by 3eb7988a1663 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #37
conductr wrote: post #12

I spent a lot of time in hospitals and got a lot of exposure to everything they do in my early adulthood, a few smells are permanently burnt into my brain including the smell of the GI wing. Fast forward a couple decades, and my dilemma right now is a coworker that I share a restroom with. It’s a low traffic restroom so I have seen and know it’s coming from him, but he has some serious GI issues. Likely he’s digestin…

There was a time when medicine put a lot of focus on the smell and consistency of bowel movements. There's probably something to it but we have better diagnostics now. That said, normal bowel movements can have a bit of an odor but it should not be strong or particularly foul-smelling. If it is, consider changing your diet or getting it checked out if that doesn't help. I found that just cutting out fast foods made t…

Diabetes was originally diagnosed by having sweet urine.

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by 3eb7988a1663 »

layman51 wrote: post #6

This reminds me of a news story from many years ago about a research study that won the Ig Nobel Prize. The research study was about how almost all mammals weighing over 3 kg take just about the same amount of time to empty their bladders when urinating.

I need to know if this is also true of aquatic animals. A blue whale is ~50x the size of an African elephant. Does that mean that a blue whale expels some 2100 gallons (~8000 liters) in 20 seconds?

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by ThrowawayTestr »

conductr wrote: post #12

I spent a lot of time in hospitals and got a lot of exposure to everything they do in my early adulthood, a few smells are permanently burnt into my brain including the smell of the GI wing. Fast forward a couple decades, and my dilemma right now is a coworker that I share a restroom with. It’s a low traffic restroom so I have seen and know it’s coming from him, but he has some serious GI issues. Likely he’s digestin…

Highlight that you have hospital experience and this isn't coming out of nowhere. "Your body is digesting it's own blood" sounds specific enough he might take it seriously.

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by code_duck »

Reason077 wrote: post #21

> "elephant feces have a volume of 20 liters, nearly a thousand times more than a dog's, at 10 milliliters" Surely this depends greatly on the size of the dog. I've seen dog poops that are far bigger than that. That 10 ml poop must be from a very small dog!

It doesn’t make much sense as 20 liters is 2000 times 10 ml, also.

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

conductr wrote: post #12

I spent a lot of time in hospitals and got a lot of exposure to everything they do in my early adulthood, a few smells are permanently burnt into my brain including the smell of the GI wing. Fast forward a couple decades, and my dilemma right now is a coworker that I share a restroom with. It’s a low traffic restroom so I have seen and know it’s coming from him, but he has some serious GI issues. Likely he’s digestin…

You could leave a note (printed) addressed at them on their desk, folded, if you want no interaction

Re: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

SoftTalker wrote: post #37
conductr wrote: post #12

I spent a lot of time in hospitals and got a lot of exposure to everything they do in my early adulthood, a few smells are permanently burnt into my brain including the smell of the GI wing. Fast forward a couple decades, and my dilemma right now is a coworker that I share a restroom with. It’s a low traffic restroom so I have seen and know it’s coming from him, but he has some serious GI issues. Likely he’s digestin…

There was a time when medicine put a lot of focus on the smell and consistency of bowel movements. There's probably something to it but we have better diagnostics now. That said, normal bowel movements can have a bit of an odor but it should not be strong or particularly foul-smelling. If it is, consider changing your diet or getting it checked out if that doesn't help. I found that just cutting out fast foods made t…

You can make poop smell horribly by eating healthy stuff. Broccoli smells bad as vegetables, eat enough and it will smell similarly. Fart smells changes too based on what you eat.

Krauts have a terrible smell and the resulting poop is as terrible...

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