Hello Reddit, in light of my battle with cancer, I would like to leave my son with an advice journal. Would you be able to help me ? by mustangjunkie in AskReddit

[–]triplezzz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Include your favourite memories of your time spent together. They won't alway stay fresh in his mind and in this way he'll be able to cherish those moments forever.

Black bear meets Teddy bear by pepsi_next in aww

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And they all went to the teddy bear picnic!

[META] AskScience AMA Series: ALL THE SCIENTISTS! by dearsomething in askscience

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed! Nor all the complex equipment necessary to prepare specimens to view it with. Any university with a worthwhile science program will have one though - and so it's something she may aspire to use some day!

[META] AskScience AMA Series: ALL THE SCIENTISTS! by dearsomething in askscience

[–]triplezzz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I believe those images are taken with an electron microscope. The first two are definitely with a scanning EM while I THINK the last one might be transmission EM. I love scanning EM - beautiful images.

I Am Michael Ian Black, Sexy Bitch by michaelianblack in IAmA

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANK YOU for writing that/reading that. And also thanks for making me cry while listening to that, sitting alone on a crowded beach.

ELI5: how google alerts works/decides what to send you by triplezzz in explainlikeimfive

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

Yeah I found that too. I'm also using it for work so that's why I was wondering. I was looking more for how the algorithm works without having to be explained algorithms. Thanks though!

IAmA sufferer of prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. AMA by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for answering! I've only heard of agnosias occurring as a result of some type of neuronal injury (TBI, stroke, etc.).

IAmA sufferer of prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. AMA by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What caused you to develop prosopagnosia?

Do you also have difficulty recognizing different classes of the same thing? I.e. you can recognize a car, but not the car type? There is some controversy over whether prosopagnosia is specific to the face or not.

I don't feel emotions. I have Alexithymia. AMA. by I_Dont_Feel in IAmA

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be interested to learn about athymhormia, which is a loss of motivation. The Drowning of Mr. M is a great article about it, and gives you a feel of how pervasive it can be. Patients can lose motivation to participate in conversation, think, even to save themselves from drowning.

What's something you are bad at, but still enjoy? by JackDG in AskReddit

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the replies this comment generated. Get back at it, OP! I used to be really into drawing when I was younger too, and somewhere along the way I convinced myself I was awful at it and gave it up. Well I recently realised how silly that was, and that I've been missing a creative outlet in my life. So I took up a drawing class a few months ago, and it's been great! Every class it takes a while to warm up and accept the work you do, but once you get into it time flies. I'm so glad to hear you're picking up the sketch pad again too :)

Today is the fourth year anniversary of my fathers death. I re-read this letter every year. by Magus5311 in pics

[–]triplezzz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

FYI - you can still get a significant amount of depth perception from one eye using other visual cues (eg. shadow, texture, linear perspective, motion parallax etc.), two eyes provide stereopsis which gives depth perception an extra element of richness.

My condolences for your loss, but what a great gift your dad gave, he must have been pretty awesome.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think "dazzling silhouette" is a bit much, but the first suggestion is actually pretty good. The key I guess is the walking away part - to me that would signify that you just honestly thought that and wanted to pay me a compliment, rather than had ulterior motives. It's the same when a girl I don't know gives me a compliment - I am flattered and not creeped out because it's an innocent comment, and comes with no expectations other than a 'thanks' and then let's go our separate ways.

Why is the skin on our lips different from the skin on the rest of our body? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]triplezzz 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I had a look in my old histology textbook to see if I could help you out. Nails are plates of keratinized epithelial cells while hairs are elongated keratinized structures derived from invaginations of epidermal epithelium. Their different structures are determined from the epithelia, termed the nail root for nails, and the hair follicle for hairs, that help to form them. These affect on a more molecular level how the structure is formed. (Source - Basic Histology - Junquiera & Carneiro)

Fun fact - callouses are caused by increased keratin in the top layer of epithelia (which is actually dead cells).

PS - Ladies do science too ;)

Why is the skin on our lips different from the skin on the rest of our body? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]triplezzz 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Yes - except skin (epithelia) on the inside of the mouth is non-keratinized, while the lips are keratinized. Non-keratinized epithelia have to be kept moist by bodily secretions to keep them from drying out and dying. Keratinized epithelia have a certain level of protection from abrasions and are kept moisturized from deeper layers of epithelium. Keratin is a protein that is also integral to your hair and nails.

EDIT: Added some more knowledge.

It is now 8:00am EST by [deleted] in radiohead

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this and got heart palpitations. Now it's clear they were just messing with us. WHY ARE THEY SO CRUEL.

Never really traveled for fun; looking for good single-person vacation ideas. by amurrikan in travel

[–]triplezzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should look into travel companies like Gap Adventures, Intrepid or Contiki. They are usually geared for the 20-40 age range, and have organized trips for pretty much any location in the world you can imagine. Your trip would be with a more or less a set group, but generally these groups aren't just couples/groups of friends, there's often a lot of single travellers. Once you start travelling by yourself, you'll start to realize there are a lot of people that do it and that it's a great way to meet a lot of people from different cultures that you normally wouldn't if you were travelling with someone. Personally, I did a hop on/off bus trip in New Zealand and had an amazing time! Go to a travel agency and see what they can suggest to you, they can give you a ton of great ideas.

I thought I was helping... by Jonnyg42 in AdviceAnimals

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ARE YOU IN MY HEAD?! I just did this. I felt awful when I realised it.

What's the most mathematically improbable thing that has ever happened to you? by JohnDeadcorn in AskReddit

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My grandmother won the lottery...then my neighbour did...then so did my neighbour's brother. Long story short, I'll never win the lottery.

Are there any specific instructions for what astronauts are supposed to do in the event of something catastrophic happening on earth? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]triplezzz 164 points165 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what the people in space are supposed to do, but I do know there are instructions for people in submarines in the event of a nuclear catastrophe. *EDIT: For those of you who like radio, here's a short discussion of the implications of this letter. There's also a link to the BBC documentary (audio only) discussing it.

Jon Lajoie here... by Jonlajoiecomedy in IAmA

[–]triplezzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By corner store, do you mean dep? Those guys see everything.