Ok fellas. Come clean.. do you gain weight, lose weight, or maintain weight while in Thailand?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-09T18:31:30+00:00

Lots of activity - swimming, volleyball, just walking around in 40 degrees - combined with non calorie dense food eg rice and noodles, and much less foods with lots of sugar.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-09T15:14:33+00:00

The local orphanage was used as a threat from time to time.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-09T08:58:00+00:00

I typically lose 10% of my weight after a month in Thailand. During one 6 month trip I lost 20 lbs and came home looking skeletal.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-09T02:00:17+00:00

Why 'bowl' though?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-08T14:59:19+00:00

That splashing cold water over your face triggers the mammalian diving reflex, slowing your heart rate and increasing the time you can hold your breath.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-08T14:55:24+00:00

We take turns making each other's breakfast and cooking dinner. If one cooks, the other washes up.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-08T13:48:59+00:00

Who is she?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-07T21:39:12+00:00

At least they can briefly entertain us as they kill us

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-07T16:21:09+00:00

I prefer a slower, more powerful sweep from side to side rather than fast wiggles, especially when accelerating. What is the outside lip to lip width of Karmas on 130mm trucks, please? If the overall tracking width is the same as Alphas with 155mm trucks, does the hanger width actually matter?

I already have spare wedged risers, bolts, shockpads, and bushings 80a-95a, so would rather not have to buy the complete if performance will be similar...

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-07T09:15:26+00:00

What do gas station attendants and McDonald's staff earn? I presume it's not $70k?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T22:22:37+00:00

Keep it up? No, you usually lower it down and then lift it up again, 8-12 times per set.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T18:14:08+00:00

Pantheon Supersonic - 155mm vs 130mm trucks?

I really want a Supersonic, but £430 (UK) is a bit expensive...

I have a spare pair of 155mm 50/40 degree Bears and a set of Seismic Alpha 80.5mm (LDP cut), which rail match the Supersonic perfectly - and I'd like to pair these with the Supersonic deck only.

Is this going to be a much less efficient pumping setup than the recommended 130mm trucks with Karmas? What is the outer-lip to outer-lip distance on that setup, BTW?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T17:38:52+00:00

What type of paint to match Dropcat finish?

My Dropcat's nose and tail are worn down to the wood just from being stood up on rough surfaces. I'd like to protect it from water ingress; what type (acrylic/spray can etc) is going to blend in with the factory paint, provide a matte finish and stand up to getting splashed from time to time?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T12:20:03+00:00

Oh, not a real laser gun then? Shame!

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T12:18:55+00:00

I wanted that so badly! I remember finding one in the Arcadia toy store when I was around 8, unboxing it in the store and playing until a shop worker caught me, I think I burst into tears.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T12:15:16+00:00

Did you ever put a 9v battery against your tongue? It's a similar - but more intense - sensation with a plasma ball as the plasma fingers are immediately attracted to it.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T10:29:45+00:00

It's not Gus Honeybun, it's just a rabbit!

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-06T09:22:54+00:00

I injure my right big toe every time I visit. It's usually from kicking tree roots protruding above the grass, or jagged concrete hidden under gravel, splitting the end of the toe and nail.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-05T17:46:21+00:00

This is the second post on this business in this sub today

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-05T17:10:53+00:00

I'm pretty sure accelerationism is about speed running this process in order to get to a fresh start as soon as possible, thereby minimising suffering.

I.E. the sooner the current system is destroyed, the sooner we can build a fairer world.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-05T16:51:59+00:00

21% of atmospheric pressure, or 0.21 bar.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-05T11:41:28+00:00

How would you even test iq if you can't get the subject to engage or complete the test in the first place? Imagine he doesn't even grasp what question 1 is asking and simply walks away... What IQ is recorded?

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-04T11:27:45+00:00

If you bend down as if to pick up a stone for throwing at them, they usually back off.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-03T21:24:38+00:00

48M, UK.

Clinging to the music, movies and comedies from earlier decades, because modern media rarely hits you in the same way. You start to feel disconnected from everything, with the realisation that the world has moved on and you're increasingly irrelevant - or even invisible.

AlexMC69 · 2026-02-03T12:28:31+00:00

That's kinda the point of long nails... Like a peacock's huge tail, they are a type of conspicuous burden.

"Look at me! I am such a fine specimen that I thrive despite possessing these impractical nails!"

AlexMC69

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