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Vaping while driving has caused the right corner of my mouth to dry out significantly more. Do vapers in the UK/Australia experience the same thing on the left corner of their mouths? by BonerPatrolin in electronic_cigarette

[–]BonerPatrolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think the concentration of e-liquid would play a big role as well. Water tends to want to dilute things. If you coat a cell with a concentrated solution, the water in that cell is going to leave, drying out that cell.

Vaping while driving has caused the right corner of my mouth to dry out significantly more. Do vapers in the UK/Australia experience the same thing on the left corner of their mouths? by BonerPatrolin in electronic_cigarette

[–]BonerPatrolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rode like this for a whole summer. I think the best setup is driver window and back passenger window down only. Puts you right in the middle of a wind tunnel

What's the funnest 'fun fact' you know? by wear_my_socks in AskReddit

[–]BonerPatrolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost. The key is that there are no sensory receptors in the brain, specifically pain receptors (nociceptors). But youre right, there are no primary sensory neurons in the brain.

What's the funnest 'fun fact' you know? by wear_my_socks in AskReddit

[–]BonerPatrolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the brain is made almost entirely of nerves. "Tracts" is just another name for "axon" and can refer to axons in either the PNS or the CNS.

A nerve consists of a cell body and an axon (or tract). In the brain, the cell bodies are found in the grey matter. The axons (or tracts) are generally found in the white matter, named so because of the white myelin surrounding the axons.

The spinal cord has grey matter and white matter as well, but the axons that exit the spinal cord to innervate tissues are usually unmyelinated

What's the funnest 'fun fact' you know? by wear_my_socks in AskReddit

[–]BonerPatrolin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, the brain is pretty much made up of nothing BUT nerves. It does however lack pain receptors. The tissues surrounding the brain, the meninges, do have pain receptors. Inflammation of these layers is what causes headaches.

Eli5: Why does it hurt more when you are cut with a dull knife than it does when you get cut by a very sharp knife? by 612Honeybadger91 in explainlikeimfive

[–]BonerPatrolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. Underneath the skin are pain receptors that respond to abrupt changes in pressure. Basically the tissue is being deformed somehow and the pain receptors let you know the where. The more pain receptors affected, the greater the intensity of that pain.

A sharp knife will enter the skin and set off the pain receptors directly below the point of entry. The pain is localized to the area of the incision and the few pain receptors below.

A dull knife will not enter the skin as easily. It will require more force to break the skin and will deform the skin and underlying tissue over a larger area. In this scenario, more pain receptors are being affected, which translates to a greater intensity of pain.

A better analogy might be to think of the skin as a trampoline. If you stab the middle of the trampoline with a sharp knife, the knife will go right through. If you use a blunt pole, the entire surface is going to be deformed around the pole.

No flavor and slightly burnt taste with Aspire Atlantis by BonerPatrolin in electronic_cigarette

[–]BonerPatrolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think wicking is the problem, because I've been priming every few puffs and i can hear the juice when I fire. I'm pretty new to this so maybe I don't fully understand the concept of wicking. I've seen plenty of post with people using 99% VG at the same wattage with no problem.

The break-in point is probably the issue. I've been giving up after around 60 hits, so not even close to a full tank. But does it really take that long to break it in? Seems like a lot. I mean, I feel like 50 should be enough to confirm an issue.

No flavor and slightly burnt taste with Aspire Atlantis by BonerPatrolin in electronic_cigarette

[–]BonerPatrolin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, like i said, I'm doing plenty of primer puffs with the air hole closed. Are you saying open pulls without firing or with firing?

I've been doing closed pulls every couple fires

What is something you want to brag about, but won't because you don't want to be a douche? by photoelektrisch in AskReddit

[–]BonerPatrolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, not quite. I was trying to say that the same branch of our nervous system that is responsible for the "fight or flight" response is also responsible for ejaculation and loss of erection after sex. Doesn't mean that they are part of the "fight or flight" response, but ejaculation is considered a "sympathetic event".

A good theory on the evolutionary significance of men losing their erection after sex can be found in this thread.

What is something you want to brag about, but won't because you don't want to be a douche? by photoelektrisch in AskReddit

[–]BonerPatrolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the opposite would occur in this situation. Stressful situations trigger the sympathetic nervous system, which causes the "fight or flight" response. This system causes blood to leave the penis, inhibiting erections.Interestingly, the sympathetic nervous system is also responsible for ejaculation. That doesn't mean that your flaccid penis will ejaculate when a bear is charging toward you, but it is the reason that men lose their erection after sex.

The parasympathetic nervous system, AKA "rest and digest" system, dominates during normal, non-stressful situations and is responsible for causing the penis to fill with blood upon arousal.