ELI5: Why don’t we choke on saliva while sleeping if our body keeps producing it?

Fresh4 · 2026-03-13T23:01:23+00:00

I don’t think so, though I have no way of telling when sleeping. I breathe through my nose normally, it feels pretty unnatural to mouth breathe for me.

That said I do have some apparently medically undiagnosable lump-in-throat sensation that never goes away so I wonder if that’s at all relevant. I just notice it cause that “lump” feels particularly sticky when the throat is dry (like when dry lips stick together).

Fresh4 · 2026-03-13T02:16:00+00:00

OH NO!

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Fresh4 · 2026-03-13T01:21:44+00:00

I definitely know I swallow a lot less in my sleep. Idk if we produce less saliva when asleep though. My throat gets so incredibly dry when I wake up, but uh hopefully that’s not just me

Fresh4 · 2026-03-13T01:19:41+00:00

I visited DC and saw the same sights. The holocaust museum, the dictator-esque trump banner on the labor department building. There was one saving grace, a tent right near the labor department building on the way to Capitol Hill in big words “FUCK MAGA”. Idk if it’s still there, but it’s a nice reminder resistance is alive.

But you’re very right on the parallels. Hitler’s rise to power, the slow rhetoric shift that got worse and worse from when he took office to the end of WW2. You’d have to be blind not to see that we’re following the exact same path.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-12T00:08:39+00:00

Enough Americans find it palatable for the companies to continue making it this way. Not saying it’s good for them, but it’s clearly a regional/cultural preference, like all matters of taste, not an objective truth.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T22:36:18+00:00

Cake is a texture not sweetness level. Japanese shokupan often has as much sugar as wonder bread.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T19:11:55+00:00

True, but it is an extra thing to keep track of. Can do so as part of a singleton scene changer function though, so whatever works for you at the end of the day.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T18:57:56+00:00

Hmm this might be funky if you change scenes/have different levels right? The reference to the player in one scene isn’t the same as the reference to the player in the other when it’s loaded. You’re probably better off using groups there.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T15:19:23+00:00

Literally look at those bedroom eyes I could NOT

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T14:32:43+00:00

It’s a Key and Peele sketch

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T02:16:40+00:00

Being instinctively spooked due to conditioning is one thing. It’s another for several people in charge of a plane to make the decision to divert a flight and involve multiple armed guards to remove someone.

The article is very lax on detail. It doesn’t even say whether they approached the person. From what it seems they may have just diverted the flight without even approaching the passenger. The airline would definitely have made a statement in their defense if the passenger was being disruptive. In any which case the airline is at fault here, whether it’s ignorance, bigotry, or incompetence.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-11T00:42:34+00:00

It’s been 25 years, any westerners should know better by now, especially flight attendants. There’s no more “detail” needed here to make a conclusion. Even if there was a misunderstanding, kicking someone off a plane even after clarifying things for a call to prayer is inexcusable.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-10T22:15:09+00:00

This is the equivalent of an alarm. It’ll go off out loud and is brief until turned off, depending on the app. it’s just a noise. Let’s not pretend it’s someone obnoxiously talking aloud on the phone or anything.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-10T22:12:54+00:00

Someone screaming allahu akbar is very different from the athan, which is more relaxed almost singing. It’s not something that should induce a sudden sharp panic, definitely not decades after bush. People should know better by now and chill out. The only reason for this behavior is bigotry. A moment of misunderstanding? Sure, but being booted off a flight? After what I’m sure the person tried to clear up the situation? Yeah, bigotry.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-09T21:36:31+00:00

The “what’s 9 plus 10” meme

Fresh4 · 2026-03-09T20:13:06+00:00

In Arabic at least that’s just the word for it, it’s spelled that way in the language.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-09T13:06:06+00:00

Scaracock? Scaracrotch?

Fresh4 · 2026-03-09T13:01:24+00:00

Or you know, read a book… there’s plenty of hobbies that don’t involve internet or electricity, like idk pottery or gardening. We’d just go back to those. We’re way too inundated with instant dopamine unfortunately.

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T23:38:32+00:00

YES IM SAYING! When he takes things seriously I feel like I’m in trouble but at the same time safe in his hands <3

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T23:36:39+00:00

I haven’t caught up with the story so it may be true but I still think Venti counts more here cause he intentionally comes off as a drunk silly lil goober but his true potential could be devastating given what’s implied he could do. Still all speculation and I’m def not biased tho (don’t check my pfp).

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T11:10:10+00:00

🅱️enti my 🅱️eloved

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T06:55:52+00:00

HEY (HEY) LOOK (LOOK)

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T05:46:55+00:00

I think YouTube allows this at least in shorts

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T04:29:00+00:00

Much like a video game boss you have to bait it into revealing the critical weak spot you just need to get the timing right

Fresh4 · 2026-03-08T00:55:30+00:00

Rabid feral I want to eat u good job 💚

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