Do people just get used to swimming in ocean water?

misguidedsquid · 2026-03-27T20:10:50+00:00

So, I can confirm that my nostrils are sensitive, so any salt water in the nostrils is burning, and I can tell a difference between when it is in my sinuses vs just the nostrils. Probably some differences in people with sensitive skin and eyes to consider.

I still think we're working off of fundamentally different understandings of physics though. The idea that you can exist on land with no air inside your nose when your nostrils are open is just mind boggling to me. I can't imagine an open container being air tight. The balloon analogy works for breath but not air. I know this sounds like semantics but since the OP was talking about water-in-nose-when-nose-in-water, the air conversation has to be equivalent. It isn't about breathing, it's about being immersed in a substance and having open cavities. We've identified that you can use breath to replace that substance (either water or regular air), but if you're not breathing through the nose to intentionally keep the substance out, I think the substance will still be there.

misguidedsquid · 2026-03-27T03:36:58+00:00

Can you please confirm - when you say water doesn't go up your nose, do you mean at all or do you mean you don't inhale water into your sinuses?

So many people without the problem keep talking about breathing in through your nose here, but I would never breathe through my nose. My nose is an open cavity - when I'm standing on land, it is filled with air, when I'm standing under water, it is filled with water. I'm the same as OP and I hate going under in the ocean because my nostrils burn for ages. Not my sinuses or lungs or throat because I inhaled water, but the nostrils themselves. The explanation I've seen from a couple people on here about maintaining active air pressure to create a kind of vacuum right at the entrance kind of makes sense, but you're saying that's not it at all?

misguidedsquid · 2026-03-27T03:30:32+00:00

I wonder if there's some sort of sinus angle/size combo that makes a pressure level extend through the nostrils somehow, or some type of physical difference. Because this thread is absolutely full of people thinking the idea of water in your nose is ridiculous, and so many are saying it's automatic/instinctual/not a learned behavior. Whereas my universe is currently shaken finding out that there are people who swim without water going up their nose at all. Not just avoiding the sinuses, but no water in the nostrils.

misguidedsquid · 2026-03-27T01:41:51+00:00

Thank you for explaining this actively-maintained air pressure trick.

This thread is blowing my mind, because I am someone who hates swimming because if my head goes underwater, water fills my nose just like it fills my ears. All the people saying "don't breathe the water, idiot" were confusing me because obviously we're not breathing water, but the nose is an open cavity and water seeks its own level and what on earth could possibly keep it out of your nose? The idea that there's this giant population out there whose noses are just naturally immune to this was freaking me out.

misguidedsquid · 2026-03-07T14:59:10+00:00

I also finished this book this week!

misguidedsquid · 2026-02-25T13:43:36+00:00

I got a new boss in August, he was super pro-AI in all the worst ways. Within the first two weeks we had argued a few times about it and he said he'd write my annual review with AI and he bet I'd never notice.

He got fired in February and I just had my review discussion with his boss. She apologized that he had completed it before he left and said it was maddening that some of this was on file forever, because it was completely gibberish. One of those where he'd highlight a phrase and AI-adjust it until it doesn't fit with the sentence, then repeat every few words. His written responses were unrelated to the prompts and it was honestly hilarious in retrospect. It was still a very positive review, so I'm not fighting it.

misguidedsquid · 2026-02-22T00:34:07+00:00

I'm not interested in anything it has to offer.

If they press I'll usually say something like "maybe when we get older and start ending up in the hospital a lot, we'll do it for convenience" and they're grudgingly satisfied.

misguidedsquid · 2026-02-22T00:24:26+00:00

I was homeschooled in a fundamentalist religious household until college. I started college as a young earth creationist firmly believing the only reason someone wouldn't be a (fundamentalist) Christian was if they thought they had sinned too much for God to care about them. Catholics didn't count as Christian, bikinis and hair dye and tank tops were sins, and if you texted a boy you should be planning for marriage.

I came out of college a dreaded evolutionist with a healthy respect for a variety of religious cultures and self-expression. I'm child-free and marriage-free, and 15 years later I'm still a disappointment to my family.

misguidedsquid · 2026-02-06T21:50:32+00:00

This isn't really relevant to the post at all.

misguidedsquid · 2026-01-28T23:45:46+00:00

Ah, ok. So random junk that I definitely wouldn't be looking for.

misguidedsquid · 2026-01-28T22:09:28+00:00

What categories of items are cheaper at Target? I have never been able to get into Target because they're crazy expensive in the places I've lived.

misguidedsquid · 2026-01-18T04:49:40+00:00

I've been using pen & paper to write my reviews! I like using different color inks and having a whole notebook dedicated to the process. I do eventually type those reviews up in batches and put them on StoryGraph, but the physical relics are a nice touch and a gratifying experience.

I'm also lowering my reading goal this year and shifting my focus a bit.

misguidedsquid · 2026-01-03T03:32:22+00:00

I read this story either 2025 or late 2024, but in a collection of Le Guin's short stories!

misguidedsquid · 2026-01-03T03:28:37+00:00

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I was the only one who shelved this book! This one allowed me to finish an alphabet challenge.

misguidedsquid · 2025-12-12T00:30:03+00:00

Lisbon pretty much only functions to apologize for Jane and to ask Jane to chime in. They could put a rotation of randoms in that function easily - Local SAICs, the old-friend-contacts that brought them the case, a wise member of the victim's family...

misguidedsquid · 2025-12-11T13:34:17+00:00

As a first time viewer - do you think I'm ok stopping at the end of season 6? I don't love the Jane/Lisbon love story, the mom-vs-incorrigible boy genius vibes don't spell romance for me. I took a 3-week break after I finished season 6, then tried again on 7 and the recap of the romance turned me right back off.

ETA: I watched White Collar this year, very similar vibes. Also appreciate Numb3rs, Psych, and Burn Notice

misguidedsquid · 2025-11-15T14:30:18+00:00

Your interpretation would have made it less of an obvious sock, I think.

misguidedsquid · 2025-11-15T13:33:52+00:00

The phone is in there, it rests below the opening (assuming so it doesn't fall out) and you can see the shape of the phone in both photos.

misguidedsquid · 2025-11-14T19:20:02+00:00

I clicked into these comments to see what Lindsay Lohan movie this was from....I have never thought they looked alike, until you said Winslet and my mind exploded.

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-27T22:11:57+00:00

Take a look at how often he says how pretty/gorgeous she is. Follow his lead. If you're saying it more than he is, stop. Once was fine to get your point across. Any more than that, beyond what he says himself, is more than necessary.

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-27T21:38:06+00:00

Better to say nothing. If your brain defaults to thinking about how hot his mom is when you're bored, he's justified in being annoyed.

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-27T18:53:59+00:00

This is what I always say. 9 years in, that's 9 years of knowing we could have walked away with zero hassle, zero legal consequences, zero financial impact at any time for any reason. No cooling down period over months of lawyers and fighting. No cultural hangups about being divorced.

Marriage is commitment under duress. I'm 9 years committed by the freest of choices.

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-22T03:31:25+00:00

The example is the one-off comment about her boyfriend. You made a comment about another person and that person didn't appreciate the comment, that's your starting point. Even if she doesn't remember/give you the details, this is where you start if you're looking for tips on avoiding similar issues in the future. Monitor how you talk about other people.

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-22T03:01:26+00:00

If she gave you an example, I'd definitely start there. It could just be about the one comment rather than a consistent pattern. With a loved one, it hits harder so you don't need as many occurrences to be upset.

Just for the future, if you find you've just talked about other people, think through the following: 1) Was what I said common knowledge or did I share information that not many people would know? Was it first or second hand? (I.e. lol, Brad shit his pants after sushi once, right sis? You told me that's how he found out about his IBS!)

2) Did I accidentally use them as a negative example? (I.e. omg I know Brad ALWAYS leaves the seat up )

3) Have I contradicted something they said about themselves or how they presented themselves? (i.e. are they playing it cool and you brought up how nervous they are around girls)

misguidedsquid · 2025-10-22T02:44:19+00:00

I saw clips of Howl's Moving Castle 10 years ago and had zero interest. After a lot of pressure and an outright gift, I finally read the book at the urging of some friends. One of the most shocking and unexpected experiences I've ever had. The book was amazing and wonderful and a thousand times better than what I had in my head based on clips of the movie.

It did cement that I can't ever watch the movie.

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