What I Learned Today - Page 16

Griff · 03-09-2006, 06:11 PM

Husband of a co-worker is in the middle of the same. How likely is it that you'd get strep and flu concurrently?

I missed work yesterday flat on my back with aches sinus/chest congestion and sore throat. I gotta get to bed.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-09-2006, 07:50 PM

How do you know you have/had strep and flu concurrently?
If a little birdie told you, it could be H5N1.

LabRat · 03-10-2006, 10:12 AM

Fever (102+), massive aches --like I got hit by a bus, extreme exhaustion = influenza + throat so sore/swollen I literally couldn't swallow for 2 days, with positive strep test at Dr. office = flu and strep.

I ate a total of 3 bowls of oatmeal and maybe 4 glasses of tea in 4 days b/c I couldn't swallow and was to tired to fix anything but hot water. No, hubby didn't help because he literally stayed 10 feet away from me the whole time. With a can of Lysol lest I breathe in his direction.

Pie · 03-10-2006, 10:36 AM

There's a guy at my office that's out with the mumps. I didn't know you could still get that!

Trilby · 03-10-2006, 01:25 PM

Today, I learned that there are many, many parasites one can host if one goes to Africa. Like, the hookworm! Or, the guinea worm! I also learned that one half of the earth's population is infected with some sort of parasite or other.

If I had to choose, I'd like the parasite that lets me eat HUGE quantities of pasta salad and not gain weight, please. I would be good to this parasite and feed it filet mignon as often as possible. However, if I DID indeed have this parasite I'd have to be on ativan and xanax and buspar as well.

so, take heart, labrat! I know you feel like death, but, honey, at least you don't have a nasty old worm inside you!

dar512 · 03-10-2006, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

so, take heart, labrat! I know you feel like death, but, honey, at least you don't have a nasty old worm inside you!

That we know of.

Rock Steady · 03-12-2006, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

<i>O tempora. O mores!</i> "Retro punk", eh? Coming up next: Goth nostalgia.

Maybe, but the 16 yo girls are into "Classic Metal". Ozzfest meets Bebe.

mrnoodle · 03-14-2006, 12:49 PM

Oh yay. Finally some younger groupies!

j/k

/not really

barefoot serpent · 03-21-2006, 06:33 PM

I learned that those novelty glow-in-the-dark coackroaches from toy stores will begin to melt plastic objects that you leave them on over time. Apparently the beta particles from Radium decay are sufficient to breakdown the atomic structure of plastics.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-21-2006, 08:11 PM

It may not be the beta particles. Some types of plastic, especially the rubbery kind, will melt other harder plastics. The "rubber" (plastic) worms they sell for fishing have to be kept in a "worm proof" plastic tackle box.

Those "rubber" worms will melt the clear polyurethane finish on furniture, too.

glatt · 03-22-2006, 08:31 AM

And don't use Vaseline for lubrication when using a condom. Same reason, with bigger potential consequences.

Rock Steady · 03-22-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

I learned that those novelty glow-in-the-dark coackroaches from toy stores will begin to melt plastic objects that you leave them on over time. Apparently the beta particles from Radium decay are sufficient to breakdown the atomic structure of plastics.

No, glow-in-the-dark products do not contain radioactive materials.

phosphorescence, in which the energy from absorbed photons undergoes intersystem crossing into a state of higher spin multiplicity (see term symbol), usually a triplet state. Once the energy is trapped in the triplet state, transition back to the lower singlet energy states is quantum mechanically forbidden, meaning that it happens much more slowly than other transitions. The result is a slow process of radiative transition back to the singlet state, sometimes lasting minutes or hours. This is the basis for "glow in the dark" substances.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoluminescence

Only photons are radiated in these products.

As for the meltdown, some plastics can be dissolvers of other plastics.

barefoot serpent · 03-22-2006, 05:16 PM

OK, thanks guys... I won't have to worry about radiation from my roaches any more!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2006, 08:15 PM

HTML Code:

No, glow-in-the-dark products do not contain radioactive materials.

Some do, but should be clearly labeled. I'm sure these roaches do not.

capnhowdy · 03-23-2006, 08:32 PM

Today I learned a lot about glowing roaches.

03-09-2006, 06:11 PM	#226
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Husband of a co-worker is in the middle of the same. How likely is it that you'd get strep and flu concurrently? I missed work yesterday flat on my back with aches sinus/chest congestion and sore throat. I gotta get to bed. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-09-2006, 07:50 PM	#227
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How do you know you have/had strep and flu concurrently? If a little birdie told you, it could be H5N1. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-10-2006, 10:12 AM	#228
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Fever (102+), massive aches --like I got hit by a bus, extreme exhaustion = influenza + throat so sore/swollen I literally couldn't swallow for 2 days, with positive strep test at Dr. office = flu and strep. I ate a total of 3 bowls of oatmeal and maybe 4 glasses of tea in 4 days b/c I couldn't swallow and was to tired to fix anything but hot water. No, hubby didn't help because he literally stayed 10 feet away from me the whole time. With a can of Lysol lest I breathe in his direction. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-10-2006, 10:36 AM	#229
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	There's a guy at my office that's out with the mumps. I didn't know you could still get that! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-10-2006, 01:25 PM	#230
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Today, I learned that there are many, many parasites one can host if one goes to Africa. Like, the hookworm! Or, the guinea worm! I also learned that one half of the earth's population is infected with some sort of parasite or other. If I had to choose, I'd like the parasite that lets me eat HUGE quantities of pasta salad and not gain weight, please. I would be good to this parasite and feed it filet mignon as often as possible. However, if I DID indeed have this parasite I'd have to be on ativan and xanax and buspar as well. so, take heart, labrat! I know you feel like death, but, honey, at least you don't have a nasty old worm inside you! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-14-2006, 12:49 PM	#233
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Oh yay. Finally some younger groupies! j/k /not really __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-21-2006, 06:33 PM	#234
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I learned that those novelty glow-in-the-dark coackroaches from toy stores will begin to melt plastic objects that you leave them on over time. Apparently the beta particles from Radium decay are sufficient to breakdown the atomic structure of plastics.

03-21-2006, 08:11 PM	#235
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It may not be the beta particles. Some types of plastic, especially the rubbery kind, will melt other harder plastics. The "rubber" (plastic) worms they sell for fishing have to be kept in a "worm proof" plastic tackle box. Those "rubber" worms will melt the clear polyurethane finish on furniture, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2006, 08:31 AM	#236
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And don't use Vaseline for lubrication when using a condom. Same reason, with bigger potential consequences.

03-22-2006, 05:16 PM	#238
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	OK, thanks guys... I won't have to worry about radiation from my roaches any more!

03-22-2006, 08:15 PM	#239
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	HTML Code: No, glow-in-the-dark products do not contain radioactive materials. Some do, but should be clearly labeled. I'm sure these roaches do not. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-23-2006, 08:32 PM	#240
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Today I learned a lot about glowing roaches. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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