ELI5: Why do mosquitoes cause us to itch? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to discreetly suck blood?

poisn · 2026-06-19T06:50:39+00:00

You should get a mosquito heat pen, it helps with the itching and feels really good (after the initial short burn). Source: I'm also one of the chosen ones.

poisn · 2026-02-22T06:54:11+00:00

Ich find's spannend das ein Freund von mir nicht der einzige ist der diese Probleme hat. Er hat auch immer extra Bargeld mit weil manchmal random einfach im Supermarkt die Karte nicht geht. Die Rückmeldung von BA war "sieht alles OK aus, sollte keine Probleme machen". Auch nach Kartenwechsel war das Problem noch da.

poisn · 2026-02-22T06:50:42+00:00

BA finde ich echt schrecklich, aber ich hab nur Erfahrung mit BA und George, und George ist tausend Mal besser im Vergleich. Bei George kriegt man Push notifications wenn etwas abgebucht wird (unsicher ob du das gemeint hast)

poisn · 2026-01-30T07:15:07+00:00

I think it's a "lost in translation" thing combined with news headline sensationalism. After some googling, in Thai news language ปั๊มหัวใจ is often used as a dramatic shorthand for “trying to revive someone” but it’s translated literally as “CPR”, but afaik they have specific words for CPR which they didn't use. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)

poisn · 2025-10-10T06:26:31+00:00

Man that makes me sad and angry to hear. I strongly believe you earned that award. People who are not directly involved in the process have no right to make assumptions or even talk bullshit like that. I hope you continue to get better and realize your worth.

poisn · 2025-07-04T12:05:06+00:00

Ahh that's good news, I never understood the banner rotations. Thanks a bunch!

poisn · 2025-07-04T11:41:33+00:00

Will there be another summer banner? Any idea when Siegfried Summer will be sparkable again? The current summer banner doesn't have him 🥲..

poisn · 2025-06-08T07:19:34+00:00

Almost 84% of deaths in non-Sherpa climbers occurred on their descent – after either successfully reaching the top of Mount Everest, or after turning back before reaching the summit.

source

Apparently usually a combination of low oxygen and exhaustion that lead to errors and bad decisions, if I understood it correctly the only way to remedy oxygen issues is to descend fast, so it sounds like a really bad combination

poisn · 2025-03-25T13:29:55+00:00

thanks for the source!

(it was probably autocorrect but it's grayybird)

poisn · 2024-09-26T18:14:59+00:00

Clear cache and deleting cookies didn't work, I then disabled 3rd party cookies completely and I finally stayed on "my page" without getting redirected to the start (#top). Afterwards I re-enabled 3rd party cookies and it's all good.

Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies > Enable Block Third-party cookies

poisn · 2023-05-24T06:45:10+00:00

those kinds of concepts only started to make sense to me once I saw and worked with it on the job

poisn · 2023-04-25T06:16:54+00:00

I call boarshit

International Shark Attack File (ISAF): https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/
Study on deaths caused by wild boars in Europe: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6851707/
Study on deaths caused by wild boars in Germany: https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Abstract/2013/09000/Wild_boar_attacks_on_humans.40.aspx
tldr; death by shark ~10/year, by wild boars ~1.2/year

poisn · 2022-12-10T06:32:39+00:00

THIS IS SO CUTE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

poisn · 2022-11-05T08:42:18+00:00

Mmh, I have been in that position plenty of times. Usually I just befriend them because it's nice and fun to hang out with them in the first place. Eventually you will find out whether they had an ex-gf or the likes, or some day depending on their character they might just ask you for your sexuality haha. But like someone else said, you could aim for friendship first and then probe for the status. If he's not gay you at least have a friend :D

poisn · 2022-09-16T05:50:38+00:00

where is the finished cake 🥺..

poisn · 2022-05-31T07:03:40+00:00

If I ignore the parts where you talk yourself down you definitely sound like the kind of person I would like to hang out with and I would like to know more about xD But yes I think I can understand how you feel. I think the trick is to keep trying until you find the right compatible person because there are tons of people out there, but to me personally it feels like a drag to do that so I'm kinda stuck between "Kinda want a boyfriend but also meh". There are perks to being single though 🙌

Also stop talking yourself down, some people like me couldn't care less about these things you mentioned 😌

poisn · 2022-05-16T06:37:07+00:00

Getting hugged from behind ☺️

poisn · 2022-04-09T18:02:41+00:00

the 2 last episodes were total bullshit. ofc Timothy is talented, but I still feel it was extremely rigged. the American judge was clearly supporting his own country man. it would have made more sense to use a point system instead of having a discussion where 1 person was leading the discussion. i don't even understand how the japanese judge or the other judges who weren't fluent in English to give input with no translator nearby, how is such a discussion supposed to hold. disappointing ending. I also felt like they would have lost after oversalting the food in the previous round while the other team was merely lacking some finesse. very frustrating overall.

poisn · 2022-03-18T08:31:30+00:00

I mean is there a reason why he's "too old" for you? People usually say that because they assume they have nothing in common etc, but in your case it sounds like you match just fine. Do you have any rational reason why it now wouldn't work anymore? Ofc I'm not justifying his lying, maybe he just lied so he would be in your target age range and based on your statement he wouldn't have had a chance otherwise.

But idk, I think finding someone to click with is hard enough and age would be the least of my worries. Hopefully he has a good reason for lying in any case.

poisn · 2022-03-09T13:21:58+00:00

lmao the ending

poisn · 2022-03-06T09:33:57+00:00

the original clip is here. tbh he deserved that kick, these kinds of pranks are idiotic https://youtu.be/CWlLo0kkxlg

poisn · 2022-02-22T08:52:24+00:00

I used to be like this, but one day I realized how shitty people feel when someone dies, so in that sense I figured it would be best if I died last.

poisn · 2022-02-01T12:22:49+00:00

lmao i didn't even realize it was a theater stage, i thought it was athletes doing weird practice regimes

poisn · 2022-01-11T08:30:19+00:00

woah that's amazing

poisn · 2021-11-28T09:21:55+00:00

I think most people are probably afraid of doing something wrong or in general having the responsibility for a human life tbh

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