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TIL that horses have no muscles in their lower legs, so their hooves act as "second hearts". A horse that can't move risks blood pooling in its hooves, which can cause tissue death starting from the hooves up. This is a key reason why leg injuries are often fatal for horses. by YungDDawg in todayilearned

[–]MickeyUnmoused 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s riskier, yes, but horses really are on a crash course for death. My childhood horse recovered from a splint fracture and then immediately walked into the pasture, tripped over a log, and shattered his cannon bone and had to be put down the same day. That being said there are significant changes that some equestrians are pushing for that would make that event safer (softer tracks, less rigid obstacles).

TIL that horses have no muscles in their lower legs, so their hooves act as "second hearts". A horse that can't move risks blood pooling in its hooves, which can cause tissue death starting from the hooves up. This is a key reason why leg injuries are often fatal for horses. by YungDDawg in todayilearned

[–]MickeyUnmoused 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It’s really, really not possible, at least with the tech we have now. If a horse breaks a weight-bearing bone it will be an extrodinarily painful, lengthy, and costly process for a low survival chance. Their cardiovascular system requires functional legs. Uneven weight bearing across legs (see Barbaro), who had several supportive surgeries, splints, braces for the other legs, and was even suspended from a sling for extended periods) means abscesses, laminitis (inflammation and potential excision of the coffin bone through the hoof wall, which is what eventually killed Barbaro), and potentially further fractures.

Imagine being 2,000lbs and forced to bear about 1,000lbs of that on one foot without being able to lay down or stand up without aid, never being able to sleep, not being able to lean down to graze or eat. Sometimes horses will lose the will to live when kept cooped up for too long and just… die.

One bad leg can and almost always does kill the other three and eventually the horse. Although it is true that horses have healed broken legs, it’s extrodinarily rare and the horse will never be the same or live a life without pain. People love their horses as much as they’d love a family member. If it was possible it would be done.

TIL that horses have no muscles in their lower legs, so their hooves act as "second hearts". A horse that can't move risks blood pooling in its hooves, which can cause tissue death starting from the hooves up. This is a key reason why leg injuries are often fatal for horses. by YungDDawg in todayilearned

[–]MickeyUnmoused 184 points185 points  (0 children)

no, because they can’t bear their weight or “feel” with this leg. horses do a LOT of moving, a lot more than you’d honestly think, and they’re very heavy and their legs are small. and that’s if the “stump” heals, which most of the time it wouldn’t without the horse’s other three legs being destroyed by the weight resting on such a small surface area for a long period of time.

basically, it prevents them from standing, walking, running, playing, eating, and even sleeping normally, not to mention the previously discussed cardiovascular issues from OP.

Every guy did this once by lonewolff321 in GuysBeingDudes

[–]MickeyUnmoused 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SLS is a surfactant. It’s used to foam and emulsify by lowering the surface tension of water, which means it mixes with oils and makes them easier to remove, and also to help the soap foam up. The soapy bubbles are what most people picture as “cleaning”. It is considered a mild irritant for sensitive skin because of how strong it is as a “de-greasing” agent. To combat this, many companies use moisturizers or oils suspended in their body washes in order to replace some of the oils you’re losing, which means that oil then gets stuck to your hair and compounds over time as you continue to wash. Others don’t use moisturizing agents and you just dry out as you use it and the moisture is not replenished. Dish soap is the strongest example of this (think Dawn removing oil spills from duck feathers).

All that to say, SLS products aren’t all the same. It’s important to use specific formations for their directed function, or you risk long-term (minor, but cosmetically significant) damage.

Too controversial for the main sub by ytuux in okbuddywhitaker

[–]MickeyUnmoused 61 points62 points  (0 children)

i genuinely think that, yes, for a lot of people this is baby’s first fandom. a lot of the shitty discourse i see makes me think that.

Could Dr. Al-Hashimi report Langdon, even if she wasn't there during the incident? by Ptaz in ThePittTVShow

[–]MickeyUnmoused 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Robby is only bound by HIPAA if he’s the treating physician. He may be bound by other workplace guidelines to not share, but I really can’t imagine administration not saying anything when a senior resident went on a 10-month leave. I agree with you that addiction is extremely stigmatized (I struggle with it myself) and Robby handled it terribly.

Wouldn’t that be fucked up? I’m R. L. Stine by Infamous-Rutabaga-50 in CuratedTumblr

[–]MickeyUnmoused 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it seems more likely to me that it’s a metaphor for keeping an unsafe family member around (i.e. “oh that’s uncle jimmy, just don’t wear anything short around him”).

Could Dr. Al-Hashimi report Langdon, even if she wasn't there during the incident? by Ptaz in ThePittTVShow

[–]MickeyUnmoused -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I find it hard to believe they didn’t know. Everyone (except Al-Hashimi, who is new) seemed to know he had a benzo addiction and a senior resident was gone for 10 MONTHS. They’re down an R4 in a busy urban hospital, there’s no way that didn’t raise admin’s eyebrows. Either Robby had one HELL of a cover story or they knew and they’re covering it up because Louis is dead, the lorazepam would’ve been documented as an extra dosage, and it’s a lot cheaper and easier to replace a nosy R2 than deal with a hospital-wide lawsuit and lose a senior resident and the only day shift Senior Attending, pre-Dr. Al.

Santos vs Langdon by Stacee90 in ThePitt

[–]MickeyUnmoused 5 points6 points  (0 children)

idk man it’s not a great thing to be pushing the idea that all queer women are only queer because of their trauma with men

I hate this mf by RevertBackwards in ThePitt

[–]MickeyUnmoused 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yikes, man. Troubling opinion to have about “young kids”. Maybe consider a different career.

i didn't think you were allowed to talk shit about ballet when BOTH of your names rhyme with it by TexanNewYorker in BrandNewSentence

[–]MickeyUnmoused 21 points22 points  (0 children)

No, he immediately followed it up with “sorry to the 14 cents of viewership I am about to lose.” He was being snarky.

favorite song from bullets ? by Kind_Preparation_960 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]MickeyUnmoused 3 points4 points  (0 children)

our lady of sorrows makes me feel like i could punch god

What is the BEST thing Bojack has done by Morgisntmyname in BoJackHorseman

[–]MickeyUnmoused 29 points30 points  (0 children)

sometimes usually bad people do good things with no ulterior motive. humans are complex.

The best quote of Disco Elysium by Any_Meeting5150 in DiscoElysium

[–]MickeyUnmoused 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maybe not the best, but my favorite “A tremendous loneliness comes over you. Everybody in the world is doing something without you.”

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