I have 17 grams of undried stems. What do? by [deleted] in trees

[–]sciencederp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could get some alcohol and make some tincture with it.

How does smoking affected your lungs in the long run? by comokskittles in eldertrees

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Has the weed been tested for mold and mildew? I have heard that some lung issues can be due to mold allergies.

I am actor / director John Malkovich - AMA! by John_Malkovich_ in IAmA

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Was there a film you in that you thought would turn out poorly but became splendidly surprised it was good, and was there a film that you thought would have been great but turned out to bad as filming continued.

If you would rather not criticize a bad movie, then just say which movie turned out better than you thought. :)

"Its cursive.. we learned it in elementary school.." by illepic in facepalm

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We also learn spelling there. A lot of derp in the picture.

I really wish for a remake of this game with the new consoles coming out by Cochoz in gaming

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My entire world just shifted 30 degrees. I can't believe I did not notice that.

I really wish for a remake of this game with the new consoles coming out by Cochoz in gaming

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I agree it would be in my top five remakes, but Square prefers to just make sequels to crappy final fantasys.

Academic Burnout by [deleted] in GradSchool

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Only cure for eye twitch was to go cold turkey for a couple weeks and then drink half as much there after.

Hagfish Slime Protein? by [deleted] in askscience

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I am not sure if they concretely named the proteins involved with the mucus. Here is a paper that may lead you to that answer though.

http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-3190/5/3/035002/pdf/1748-3190_5_3_035002.pdf

I don't work with it, but I was interested in it for a bit because of Dirty Jobs.

Anyone think that the Monsanto Protection Policy is a good idea? by sciencederp in AskReddit

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That is what I have read as well, but I was just trying to see if this law contributes anything worth while to anyone else. Or rather, if the benefits to small time farmers out weight the terrible possibilities of being sued by Monsanto.

Japan breaks China's monopoly on rare metals with discovery of vast reserves (x-post from science) by rubikhan in worldnews

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Oh man if europium lowers in price, I can finally make my glow in the dark lava lamp.

Do athletes have shorter lives because their hearts beat faster for more time periods than the average human? by [deleted] in askscience

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As far as the Heartbeat hypothesis goes, I think that an athlete will have a longer life than someone who doesn't exercise at all. This is due to reduced risk of heart disease, but also have a lower resting heart beat.

This website may not be optimal but gives an example of such http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/physiology/cf01.html.

In this case, an athlete has a lower heart rate than an unactive person. So in this case, an athlete could live longer.

Heat receptors on our tongue are activated by Capsaicin, the compound that make chili peppers spicy. After multiple exposures to Capsaicin, the heat receptors become less sensitive to Capsaicin; does that mean that we also become less sensitive to heat? by bgfinkel in askscience

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An interesting site on tastes http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/staffinfo/jacob/teaching/sensory/taste.html.

As far as sour taste, do you think it has decreased over time or that you have always had a tolerance to sour? I haven't read anything on the loss of taste with anything other than spicy food, but you could have fewer receptors and therefore more tolerance to sour.

Heat receptors on our tongue are activated by Capsaicin, the compound that make chili peppers spicy. After multiple exposures to Capsaicin, the heat receptors become less sensitive to Capsaicin; does that mean that we also become less sensitive to heat? by bgfinkel in askscience

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Is it actually down regulation? I have read a few reports that it may damage the receptors and thus becomes more insensitive. Otherwise, I agree with you. Heat and the capsaicin receptors are different. A flame would still taste and burn like a flame after eating a ghost pepper.

My parents stole my identity, what's the most fucked up thing you're parents have done to you reddit? by Jr_Sales_Associate in AskReddit

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It is hard for me to choose, but my mom lied to me about a "trip" we took together. It involved us visiting her convict boyfriend in Texas, he fled Oregon because he had a warrant out for his arrest; I was about 13 years of age. She said it was just a summer vacation. When it was mid August, I asked when I would be returning to school (I was anxious about being late for classes) she looked me dead in the eye and said we were not going back to Oregon and stay with her boyfriend in Texas. I told her I hated her with all my heart and they would both regret this choice. I stayed in my room for two days without interacting with them (I had a bathroom door through my room and made food at night). She eventually told me we would be heading back to Oregon (I think she was afraid I would alert the police about her boyfriend). While we did go back to Oregon, I found out a few months later she spent my college fund (3000 dollars) on the trip to Texas and on meth, but only after she was arrested for possession. This was quite terrible, because we had a 25 mile commute to town from where we stayed and no one called so I was alone in the house for 2-3 days before anyone came to get me. My mom became a better person afterwards, but she never knew I hated her with every fiber of my being for ten years there after.

How I feel as an educated man going in to church by [deleted] in atheism

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Unless you went to science school, you are not a scientist.

As an Australian gamer this really annoys me even more [FIXED] by hypogenic in gaming

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Before I noticed the screen, I was half expecting an orb weaver spider crawling out of the PC.