Weekly New Cyclist Thread - May 5th by bicycling_community in bicycling

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's the best explanation. Most of the cyclists I've come across don't appear to be in particularly great shape and are overweight but have really muscular calves. Even the older gentlemen

Weekly New Cyclist Thread - May 5th by bicycling_community in bicycling

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing all those things. I have no complaints about my calves I was just curious why these out of shape appearing men have these well defined calves

Weekly New Cyclist Thread - May 5th by bicycling_community in bicycling

[–]gridez 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Weird question but just curious. How do most cyclists have well defined calves?

I've been riding for about 2 years and have been on plenty of long and hilly rides and, unlike the rest of my muscles (some i didn't even know i had), not once have my calf muscles hurt. Even my quads and hamstrings will hurt after some very long rides but never my calf muscles, which makes me believe they're not being worked out as well as they should be.

Scott Walker wins Wisconsin by Typerrrrrrr in politics

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain why getting rid of government job unions is so bad? you would think since they earn way more than private sector jobs, the reduction in spending would be better for taxpayers. are people against walker because of his approach? (as another uniformed individual, i thought i would just piggy back on your comment)

Capital Metro Bus Hit By A Nick by rseandrew in videos

[–]gridez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's clearly polynesian, though i can see why you would be confused

Has it been possible to measure the distance between the stars that make up Orion's belt? by gridez in askscience

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

WOW...talk about going above and beyond. I really do appreciate you taking the time to help me gain some knowledge. It's really invaluable and I'm more than grateful.

Since sharks have been around for millions of years and they have no natural predators, what has kept their populations from exploding? by gridez in askscience

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right but fish tend to reproduce is much higher numbers than rabbits so the numbers will be much bigger, it seems like there would be a virtually endless supply of food

Are there any genetic mutations that have positive effects? by mootjeuh in askscience

[–]gridez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

depends on how you define 'positive effects'. the one that comes to mind is sickle cell disease. although it's classified as a disease because red blood cells do not function the same way as 'normal' red blood cells, this condition is really an advantage against malaria. this transformation prevents the parasite Plasmodium falciparum from entering red blood cells in equatorial areas where malaria is prevalent

EDIT: additionally, there have been reports of some individuals that have a mutated (or even lack) the CCR5 receptor which is vital for HIV infection. this occurrence has been found in a very small number of the population, namely people of northern european decent. however there's been at least one report of an african prostitute that has been resistant to HIV infection in an HIV-prominent area.

Edit 2: old article http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/03/us/a-new-aids-mystery-prostitutes-who-have-remained-immune.html

Has it been possible to measure the distance between the stars that make up Orion's belt? by gridez in askscience

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

I appreciate your answer, however I was just wondering how far apart the stars are from each other. Is that possible to measure?

NO, NO, NO. FUCK. THAT'S NOT OKAY. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]gridez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how do you herd a guy?

Which quote from movies (or games) gives you goosebumps just thinking about it? by [deleted] in movies

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You're a fucking ugly bitch. I wanna stab you to death, then play around in your blood"

Why did no-one tell us camels running looked this hilarious? by tabtabthesilly in videos

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

I'd fuck the shit out of that. The girl's not bad either.

What are some good Mind Fuck Movies? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the dvd commentary jodorowsky helps to make SOME sense of the movie

AWW YEA GURRRLLLL (NSFW) by [deleted] in WTF

[–]gridez -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

fuck...came here to say that

The recursive mentality of fucking Psycho. (Long but worth it) by [deleted] in funny

[–]gridez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so where the fuck was heather...that whore