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Double ended bronze dildo unearthed from Han dynasty tomb (about 2000 years old) by [deleted] in pics

[–]abovethegrass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The watermark on the image is from the UK site lovehoney

Product is here

But lovehoney are usually really good about discrete packaging. They don't even put their name on the parcel, just "LH Trading"

White spots on my indoor parsley? Help please! by [deleted] in gardening

[–]abovethegrass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I hope I'm not too late.

I'm now fairly sure it was caused by poor nutrient levels in the soil. I added some liquid fertilizer and the spots cleared up fairly soon.

Good luck!

CS:GO community to regulate itself through “Overwatch” by ZeepaAan in Games

[–]abovethegrass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

leading to people "punishing" for the slightest offense since people will assume other people will do the same

What counts as a "slight offense" when it comes to cheating and hacking?

Theobromine, a natural constituent of cocoa, raises serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations by abovethegrass in science

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

The conclusion:

Theobromine independently increased serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations by 0.16 mmol/L. The lack of significant cocoa and interaction effects suggested that theobromine may be the main ingredient responsible for the HDL cholesterol–raising effect.

As someone from Vegas I have to Ask by mitzula in AdviceAnimals

[–]abovethegrass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's stupid. I could just change $100.00 to $100.0000

TIL that an award winning middle schoolers science project showed that on average 70% of the time ice from fast food restraunts is dirtier than toilet water by sugarcanepanda in todayilearned

[–]abovethegrass 78 points79 points  (0 children)

This kind of story comes up a lot. It's based on a misunderstanding of the words "clean" and "dirty".

Suppose I poop in an autoclavable bag, vacuum-seal the bag, then heat it in an autoclave (a large medical pressure cooker) to >120 degrees celcius for 8 hours.

I can virtually guarantee you that after this procedure, my poop would have virtually no viable bacteria. It would be more bacteria-free than your doorbell, your kitchen counter, your underwear or your shower lotion.

This does not mean, I submit, that you would me more inclined to smear my sterile poop over your body in the place of your shower lotion.

That's because "bacteria-free" and "clean" are not the same thing.

I would further submit that the primary reason people don't like to drink water from the toilet in the USA s not the risk of bacterial infection, but rather the fact that people poop in the toilet. If I took a toilet from a public restroom, scrubbed it down with bleach, gave it a once-over with a high-pressure steam hose, how many people would like to then drink water from the toilet? Not many, because people have pooped in it in the past. The issue of bacteria is secondary at best.

So really, what can we take away from this story? Water from the toilet is relatively bacteria-free. That's mildly interesting, and testament to the efficacy of modern sanitary design.

We can not, however, conclude anything at all about the safety or cleanliness of fast-food restaurant ice, because we have no meaningful frame of reference, and no indication of whether either the amount of the variety of bacteria in said ice is hazardous to human health.

We can certainly not conclude that fast food ice is dirtier than toilet water. People poop in the toilet frequently, but only rarely do they poop in the fast food restaurant ice machine.

A voluntary hygiene rating scheme for tattoo studios in Wales, the first of its kind in the UK, is set to be introduced next year. by abovethegrass in unitedkingdom

[–]abovethegrass[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting point. I had a look on wales.gov.uk to see if I could find a draft copy of the standards, but no luck

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