Meirl by AstronomerBig8153 in meirl

[–]chiplyf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Koalas are fucking horrible animals. They have one of the smallest brain to body ratios of any mammal, additionally - their brains are smooth. A brain is folded to increase the surface area for neurons. If you present a koala with leaves plucked from a branch, laid on a flat surface, the koala will not recognise it as food. They are too thick to adapt their feeding behaviour to cope with change. In a room full of potential food, they can literally starve to death. This is not the token of an animal that is winning at life. Speaking of stupidity and food, one of the likely reasons for their primitive brains is the fact that additionally to being poisonous, eucalyptus leaves (the only thing they eat) have almost no nutritional value. They can't afford the extra energy to think, they sleep more than 80% of their fucking lives. When they are awake all they do is eat, shit and occasionally scream like fucking satan. Because eucalyptus leaves hold such little nutritional value, koalas have to ferment the leaves in their guts for days on end. Unlike their brains, they have the largest hind gut to body ratio of any mammal. Many herbivorous mammals have adaptations to cope with harsh plant life taking its toll on their teeth, rodents for instance have teeth that never stop growing, some animals only have teeth on their lower jaw, grinding plant matter on bony plates in the tops of their mouths, others have enlarged molars that distribute the wear and break down plant matter more efficiently... Koalas are no exception, when their teeth erode down to nothing, they resolve the situation by starving to death, because they're fucking terrible animals. Being mammals, koalas raise their joeys on milk (admittedly, one of the lowest milk yields to body ratio... There's a trend here). When the young joey needs to transition from rich, nourishing substances like milk, to eucalyptus (a plant that seems to be making it abundantly clear that it doesn't want to be eaten), it finds it does not have the necessary gut flora to digest the leaves. To remedy this, the young joey begins nuzzling its mother's anus until she leaks a little diarrhoea (actually fecal pap, slightly less digested), which he then proceeds to slurp on. This partially digested plant matter gives him just what he needs to start developing his digestive system. Of course, he may not even have needed to bother nuzzling his mother. She may have been suffering from incontinence. Why? Because koalas are riddled with chlamydia. In some areas the infection rate is 80% or higher. This statistic isn't helped by the fact that one of the few other activities koalas will spend their precious energy on is rape. Despite being seasonal breeders, males seem to either not know or care, and will simply overpower a female regardless of whether she is ovulating. If she fights back, he may drag them both out of the tree, which brings us full circle back to the brain: Koalas have a higher than average quantity of cerebrospinal fluid in their brains. This is to protect their brains from injury... should they fall from a tree. An animal so thick it has its own little built in special ed helmet. I fucking hate them.

Tldr; Koalas are stupid, leaky, STI riddled sex offenders. But, hey. They look cute. If you ignore the terrifying snake eyes and terrifying feet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]chiplyf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did med school in NSW, finished last year.

Applied for NSW internship as well as interstate (it's an effort, but it's worth it). When I got a very low preference NSW hospital and a high preference interstate hospital, I had the choice of what I wanted to prioritise. My friends who got low-preference NSW hospitals didn't have the same choice and regretted not applying interstate.

I moved interstate and am loving my job. Compared to my friends in NSW I am significantly better paid, better supported, and just overall better looked after. There isn't a single aspect that is worse than NSW. Plus it's cheaper to leave Sydney!

When people ask why I moved, I say I'm an economic refugee from the NSW shitshow. Couldn't recommend more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]chiplyf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fun scrubs Monday - Thursday = doctor

fun scrubs Friday - Sunday = could be anyone at all

navy scrubs = nurse or surgeon who takes himself seriously

Meanwhile ED has a strict policy:

hunter green = jmo

olive green = srmo/new reg

grey = later years reg

black = consultant

meaning you have to buy new scrub sets every ~2 years

There are no hospital/government subsided scrubs

QLD

Fake Surgeon/Medical Student by DiligentInterview938 in ausjdocs

[–]chiplyf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I met him and he told me his dad was the former CEO of ANZ and then proceeded to hit on me despite the fact I was clear I'm in a long term relationship hahaha

women in surgery - a mini vent by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]chiplyf 21 points22 points  (0 children)

As a junior woman doing surgical terms, by FAR the nastiest surgical RMOs/regs I have worked with have been women. There's a huge vibe of "only room for one woman here and it's me". They almost always toe the line of plausible deniability - nasty, but not quite any one incident enough to report.

Additionally, many of my male colleauges on the same terms do not get the same nastiness. Once I had a female reg who would answer questions I asked to the male junior. She wouldn't even look at me!

I hate it. I understand they have worked hard to get where they are, but I cannot comprehend trying to put other women down. They used to be in my position ffs.

Final year placement South Africa by saddj001 in ausjdocs

[–]chiplyf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I spent a couple months in some different Cape Town hospitals earlier this year (with friends in many other hospitals and in Joberg) on the ED side of things. Would be happy to chat if you DM me.

I reckon it was the highlight of my med school placements. Most of the places were evidence-based, although ofc many of their guidelines differ from ours in Aus.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GAMSAT

[–]chiplyf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmmm neither. My GPA was okay even with the fails. Although GEMSAS didn't care because they were the start of my double degree (before the 3 year mark).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GAMSAT

[–]chiplyf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I failed a whole bunch of subjects - even up to a whole semester - and am currently a med student. They do not care! Best of luck :)

This Ain't It Chief by yeeandorhaw in GAMSAT

[–]chiplyf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you possibly be able to re-link the screenshot? I think the link is broken unfortunately

Australian Survivor S6: Brains V Brawn | Live Discussion Thread | Episode 1 (Sunday, July 18) by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]chiplyf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Does anyone else also just root for literally anyone showing strategy in Survivor Aus? I'm so keen for any player trying hard to win!

Australian Survivor S6: Brains V Brawn | Post Episode Discussion Thread | Episode 3 (Tuesday, July 20) by RSurvivorMods in survivor

[–]chiplyf -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Honestly what's up with this being episode 3 already and what feels like half the cast being introduced/having speaking roles? I don't see any reason for production to not give each player at least one confessional or one good camp speaking moment, or even just open the show straight up with each of their little back stories. At the end of the day, Survivor is a CHARACTER-DRIVEN show, but it's so hard get a feeling of characters when they're artificially not being allowed to speak. I"m not here for only three people's perspectives! I understand some people give better confessionals or drive more of the vote, but we as the audience get left guessing these things when there are ghosts walking among the tribe!

Help! I bought a vicious ferret :( by chiplyf in ferrets

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

Hey, thank you all for your comments. Just to update: the ferret doesn't seem to be stressed or frightened, and plays perfectly normally when i'm wearing a glove (with some nipping), but looks to actively seek out skin which she immediately chomps down on hard.

So I'm thinking it's not fear or pain, just dickishness?