How do you sanitise the area to prevent infection? If you get surgery on the rusty sheriff’s badge, how does it not get infected the next time you lay an otter egg? Do they connect a colostomy bag in that case, to give it time to heal?...
I’m going to convert my computer chair from pneumatic to static. I’m currently using plastic clasps that are held on with jubilee clips, but they’re not great and need replaced (I’m a heavy lad). A sturdy metal version would be better....
Could we, in theory, use something like CRISPR to give a new baby replacement super-kidneys (or whatever organ it is that makes drinking saltwater be a bad time)? It seems like if we cracked that, we’d be set as a species....
I was watching a film yesterday (went in blind) and during the opening credits I saw something along the lines of “Special effects artist for the Creature”. I had no idea the movie was going to have a creature in it before reading that, so when it was eventually revealed later in the film I was kinda annoyed that I knew it...
If a judge is called ‘corrupt’ by a defendant outside court in front of the media, or if something more unambiguously libelous is said, can the judge sue the defendant?
My wishlist has a few games that I’m really looking forward to, but which have relatively little hype behind them. Even on their Steam discussion forums, there’s maybe 6 threads and none of them recent. I’m wondering what else I might be missing!
I was reading about the crypto bro who was convicted of fraud recently, but his sentencing isn’t going to happen until March 2024. Why does it take so long?...
Direct gaze - that is, eye contact with another person - causes the subcortical system to overload, and the parts of the brain that deal with arousal and calming are failing to strike a balance. The end result is that direct eye contact triggers a physiological response which makes it physically uncomfortable to maintain eye...
By way of an example, I was eating a salad which had raw onions in it. I then took a sip of Coke. The combination of the two flavours was amazing, but I know that if someone handed me an onion-infused Coke, I’d find it horrid....
We get novelisation of films, but what about plays? I know I can freely read his plays anywhere online, but surely reading a script is less ideal than reading a novelised version written for people who were born sometime after Bach, assuming you’re not planning a word-for-word performance yourself of course....
Alphanumerical lists are sortable by alphabet and number, obviously, but if you have a list where each entry begins with a different punctuation mark (or any other kind of non-alphanumeric character), is there a similar standardised ordering method for them?...
“Nakem” means “revenge” in Hebrew. They planned to poison water mains to achieve their goal, but were thwarted by police. Later, they poisoned thousands of loaves of bread which were actually consumed, resulting in widespread illness, although no deaths are known to have occurred as a result.
Arthur Upfield was writing a novel in which a killer comes up with the perfect murder scenario. In short, the killer puts the corpse of his victim inside a dead cow’s gut, and burns both of them at the same time. He removes any metal fragments, such as jewellery, belt buckles and teeth, dissolving them in acid, then smashes up...
Roman numerals, man... so close! (lemmy.world)
Turn a plural into a singular to ruin the title of a movie, book or album
I’ll get the ball rolling:...
[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually?
What are the consequences of not severing it? I imagine you’d have the weirdest bellybutton on earth if nothing else....
How is surgery safely performed on the rectum and its connected piping?
How do you sanitise the area to prevent infection? If you get surgery on the rusty sheriff’s badge, how does it not get infected the next time you lay an otter egg? Do they connect a colostomy bag in that case, to give it time to heal?...
Is there a name for this sort of object? I need something like this, but don't know what to type into the webs (lemmy.world)
I’m going to convert my computer chair from pneumatic to static. I’m currently using plastic clasps that are held on with jubilee clips, but they’re not great and need replaced (I’m a heavy lad). A sturdy metal version would be better....
Hypothetically speaking, what alterations to our biology/genome would need to occur in order for us to be able to safely drink saltwater?
Could we, in theory, use something like CRISPR to give a new baby replacement super-kidneys (or whatever organ it is that makes drinking saltwater be a bad time)? It seems like if we cracked that, we’d be set as a species....
Ever had something spoiled for you in the opening credits?
I was watching a film yesterday (went in blind) and during the opening credits I saw something along the lines of “Special effects artist for the Creature”. I had no idea the movie was going to have a creature in it before reading that, so when it was eventually revealed later in the film I was kinda annoyed that I knew it...
Can a judge sue a defendant for slander/libel?
If a judge is called ‘corrupt’ by a defendant outside court in front of the media, or if something more unambiguously libelous is said, can the judge sue the defendant?
What are your most-anticipated upcoming games that no one seems to be talking about?
My wishlist has a few games that I’m really looking forward to, but which have relatively little hype behind them. Even on their Steam discussion forums, there’s maybe 6 threads and none of them recent. I’m wondering what else I might be missing!
school night bedtime hack (lemmy.world)
[Physics] Does gravity have 'elasticity'? If a solid sun-sized object zooms across space at the speed of light, then abruptly stops, does it take gravity some time to 'settle' around it?
Is it a stable/static effect no matter what, or is it a bit more stretchy/bouncy depending on how the object is behaving?...
What was your most shameful act of cowardice?
Why is there often a huge gap between a person being found guilty of a crime and their sentencing hearing?
I was reading about the crypto bro who was convicted of fraud recently, but his sentencing isn’t going to happen until March 2024. Why does it take so long?...
TIL why those with autism avoid eye contact; an overactive subcortical system, combined with an imbalance in the excitatory and inhibitory systems, can make eye contact feel like 'burning' (www.sciencedaily.com)
Direct gaze - that is, eye contact with another person - causes the subcortical system to overload, and the parts of the brain that deal with arousal and calming are failing to strike a balance. The end result is that direct eye contact triggers a physiological response which makes it physically uncomfortable to maintain eye...
Why do I enjoy the combination of two flavours if they arrive separately, but hate them when they arrive pre-combined?
By way of an example, I was eating a salad which had raw onions in it. I then took a sip of Coke. The combination of the two flavours was amazing, but I know that if someone handed me an onion-infused Coke, I’d find it horrid....
Has there ever been an attempt to do a modern "novelisation" of Shakespeare's plays?
We get novelisation of films, but what about plays? I know I can freely read his plays anywhere online, but surely reading a script is less ideal than reading a novelised version written for people who were born sometime after Bach, assuming you’re not planning a word-for-word performance yourself of course....
for a grand total of 3-and-a-half minutes of the sounds of an electrified salmon being recorded over a landline (lemmy.world)
Really ought’a be illegal to have filler tracks, especially from a band who delivers one new album for every third Pope. Fuckin’ heartbreaking....
Is there a standard/preferred list order for non-alphanumeric characters?
Alphanumerical lists are sortable by alphabet and number, obviously, but if you have a list where each entry begins with a different punctuation mark (or any other kind of non-alphanumeric character), is there a similar standardised ordering method for them?...
Nakem - A group of Holocaust survivors who intended to indiscriminately kill 6 million Germans as retribution (en.wikipedia.org)
“Nakem” means “revenge” in Hebrew. They planned to poison water mains to achieve their goal, but were thwarted by police. Later, they poisoned thousands of loaves of bread which were actually consumed, resulting in widespread illness, although no deaths are known to have occurred as a result.
Cortical homunculus - A distorted visual representation of the human form, with body part proportions analogous to the size of the area of the brain responsible for controlling them (en.wikipedia.org)
The validity of the ‘map’ of the brain used as the basis for this idea has been called into question.
Question about My Cousin Vinny (1992) [Mild spoiler]
spoilerWhy did Vinny lie to the judge about his [in]experience as a lawyer?
always asked for "a spike" (lemmy.world)
"I wish Steam let us leave a neutral rating..."
Do you ever notice how 99.9% of the time when a reviewer says this, they err on the side of a negative review? 🤔
Murchison Murders: An author's "perfect murder" scenario gives a local real life murderer an idea (en.wikipedia.org)
Arthur Upfield was writing a novel in which a killer comes up with the perfect murder scenario. In short, the killer puts the corpse of his victim inside a dead cow’s gut, and burns both of them at the same time. He removes any metal fragments, such as jewellery, belt buckles and teeth, dissolving them in acid, then smashes up...
de ne ne ne ne ne ne neeeeeeer (lemmy.world)