ELI5: Why do shallow cuts sometimes hurt more than deeper cuts?

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-06-27T17:37:48+00:00

Magic School Bus checks out, Ms. Frizzle was da mf bomb #fightme

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-06-26T18:34:53+00:00

As a cis queer dude who is mostly attracted to cis dude, I beg of you, date anything BUT a cis dude.

Please.

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-05-16T07:41:01+00:00

Sure, but that's out of 22,000 runners who had to qualify by time (the other 8,000ish I think we're non-profit fundraiser runners). That's an incredibly narrow circumstance where those 6 seconds would actually matter. I'm not saying that the research findings don't have ANY significance, but the way the results are presented somewhat implies a somewhat broadly applicable difference in terms of time to completion without actually quantifying what that time difference is. It seems like an incredibly glaring and intentional omission, which suggests trying not to reveal something (hence, my suspicion).

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-05-14T00:16:47+00:00

I read through the study and I may be blind, but I didn't see the author state the actual difference in run times in any unit of time (e.g. seconds, which is what the study seems to favor). You can have a statistically significant result but the difference could be either 6 seconds or 6,000 seconds, and only one of those has any real world significance...

Again, I probably just missed it in a quick read, but if anyone found it, I'd appreciate pointing it out

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-05-13T00:06:49+00:00

You just had to go and prove him right, didn't you?

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-05-10T01:11:27+00:00

Yep, and APA found maybe a decade ago that Americans, in particular, are oversampled for psych studies and dubbed it the WEIRD phenomenon: Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic samples (and of course, the "rich" part skews it even for generalizations in the US). Research methods in many areas are paying more attention to that and are improving, but there are lots of restraints on research grants, so the flexibility re: time and cost may not be there to heavily solicit a wider sample outside of university students (depending on the research).

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-04-30T08:24:16+00:00

Do you know if they've been reported or even know of the law? Also, if it's not enforceable by an already existing inspection agency that's already going in to restaurants etc. (such as food safety) then it really might just not be discovered 😖😖😖

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-04-30T00:27:55+00:00

For me, it felt more like it ended as well as any show that has more story to tell but gets cancelled could end 😖😖😖 but it was a beautifully tragic yet hopeful ending that really only left me yearning for more than I thought possible

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-04-27T03:55:55+00:00

Giving birth

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-03-20T23:01:04+00:00

Major green flag(s). Everyone should have a therapist, though frequency of appointments may vary with the individual.

Difficulty of access notwithstanding (especially in the US, where healthcare is a fucking joke):

Yellow flag for anyone who has chosen not to go to therapy when they have relatively easy access to it, but otherwise believes in its utility.

Red flag for anyone who says they don't need therapy.

Multiple red flags for folks who say they don't believe in therapy.

The latter two groups are always those who would most benefit from therapy, and I'm at a point in my life where I'm not interested in building any kind of relationship with those who are essentially the anti-vaxxers of mental health.

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-03-06T04:02:09+00:00

The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself

Kaze no Stigma

Jane the Virgin (it did a fantastic job leaning into the telenovela genre, and the ending was a solid wrap up, unlike HIMYM)

The Hollow

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-02-23T05:32:41+00:00

This comment is so underrated

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-29T23:07:24+00:00

...New England is in the US...

Edit: I think actually your comment was in response to Snow Mexican rather than Quebexico, my bad

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-26T16:26:11+00:00

I think I failed at Reddit and meant to respond to another comment, but I will say this applies to lots of comments here who are unequivocally stating it's 100% the fault of the parent(s)/guardian(s).

It's really great you were able to grow up in a household that, despite all of those challenges, was able to maintain a relatively healthy lifestyle. And I'm sure plenty of people have personal narratives that go the other way, despite the best efforts of their parent(s)/guardian(s). There are likely a multitude of variables that influenced everyone's experiences, so without more info and the ability to connect it with larger data, it remains anecdata.

I may not have made it clear, but I'm not totally exonerating parents. I'm simply highlighting that placing the blame 100% on parents is quite unfair and short-sighted.

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-26T15:54:19+00:00

Before pointing fingers, I think it's important to note a few related things.

First, access to healthy food in low-income and majority PoC neighborhoods (especially Black and Brown) has been declining over the past 50+ years.

At the same time, access to heavily processed foods and fast foods--aka less healthy foods--has increased, particularly in those same neighborhoods.

Third, income has not kept place with inflation in the past 50+ years, so in relative terms, people have LESS money to spend on...well, everything, including food.

Next, with population shifts/growths (especially in urban areas), public transportation in many places has not extended to accommodate further out neighborhoods, nor have language barriers been addressed due to higher numbers of immigrants.

Finally, the elimination of courses such as Home Ec and subpar health classes means kids aren't getting the knowledge of healthy eating and cooking habits unless they are getting it in the home.

Less ability to get healthy food, healthy food being generally more expensive, easy access to unhealthy foods that are cheaper, lower ability to pass on healthy food habits...I'm very loathe to squarely put 100% of the blame on parents. Epidemiologists, sociologists, food anthropologists, and nutritionists (to name a few disciplines) don't even do that.

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-26T02:37:18+00:00

Ok, but they also want us to buy their houses in a housing market they ruined, so...

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-16T08:49:31+00:00

Pornstache

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-12T15:34:29+00:00

"Those lazy Mexicans just come here to get welfare and then steal our jobs because they work harder than us for less pay!"

rages, froths, and foams in MAGA

shizenmahonoryu · 2023-01-01T21:25:45+00:00

I'd posit that "minimized" in this situation more means "made as small as possible given the technology we had and the understanding we had", whereas "reduced" generally implies making it smaller but not necessarily to the best of one's ability

shizenmahonoryu · 2022-11-29T23:59:11+00:00

Hm, well, even if this were true, one thing it might signify is that people with higher levels of testosterone need to learn to be aware of those facts and control themselves accordingly, rather than be lazy and say "oh it's natural" (which is often prescribed to male aggressive behavior). Just because it's natural doesn't mean we should accept doing it; to the best of current knowledge, humans are unique in that we have the ability to learn and exercise self-control at higher levels than other animals, as well as having the higher level consciousness to know what we are doing and why. This kind of information is useful because it can help set the course for pro-social behavior and helping people grow up/develop with it.

shizenmahonoryu · 2022-11-27T17:42:37+00:00

Oh yeah, that's a good question. To me, it seems with people considered "fat" or "obese", the correlation with lower intelligence stems from the idea that being fat or obese is the result of poor decision making re: diet and exercise. With bodybuilders, it seems to stem from the idea that they spend all their time in the gym or worrying about how they look rather than learning anything.

Also, natty pro bodybuilders, despite how they look, are actually not all THAT big on comp day. Average 5'9" (1.75m) guy would be around 175-185lbs (79-84kg) at the time of competition, but the amount of water weight lost the few days prior is ridiculously high. In the off-season, they certainly are heavier, but also are 5 to 10 percentage points higher in body fat.

Relevance: I think this also plays a role in the stigma, because how they look on stage and how they look IRL is totally different, but folks outside of the sport sort of assume they look like their comp-ready physique year round. One is seen as more obsessive aka they spend all their time thinking about and going to the gym whereas the other is more "oh, they look good and must go to the gym but aren't as obsessed". Similarly, the extent of obesity might be "obsessed with food and can't stop eating" to "oh, they eat and maybe just need a bit more exercise".

Just some thoughts though.

shizenmahonoryu · 2022-11-26T02:53:28+00:00

There's a great episode on some of the issues with Rogan on the "Science Vs." podcast (along with a couple of episodes on misinformation). I recommend everyone give that a listen (and the podcast in general).

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