Posts by placidjackal36

Amy Morgan2 said:If obtaining the aforementioned item is no longer an option, I would at least appreciate some guidance on how to achieve a more faithful recreation. This is URGENT!

Shave your damn ass, smear some wood glue on your face, then press the shaved skin onto the glue... you get the idea.

Why don't we just move all that nonsense over to Alternative? All the pseudoscience and snake oil peddling should be migrated from National Science Foundation and Health straight over to Alternative. Even those ridiculous global conspiracy theories about lizard people—they belong in Alternative.

And honestly, why wouldn't we move the political equivalents there too? It would be great to have one dedicated subforum where everything of that ilk is gathered in one spot... kind of like a digital junk drawer. 🙂

It’s kind of a weird quirk if you think about it. Standard threading is always righty-tighty, left-handed. You only really run into those left-hand threads when you're dealing with stuff that could blow a hole in your workshop—think high-pressure hydrogen or chlorine tanks.

People are definitely going to jump in to help once they see a thread titled "Quick Help," because they'll know exactly what the deal is right off the bat.

Chipoteka’s got this UV pen kit available. It comes with an LED that puts out a soft UV light along with two highlighter refills.

placidranger said:did you end up topping up your bill with $33? 😕

Not really necessary. That was just some short-lived promotion during the handball championships.

Goddammit. I’m dealing with the same headache. Over the last month, I’ve been burned by their so-called "Zero Cost" plans, and my bank account is still bleeding money.
Why can't a carrier just show up with an offer that doesn't feel like a straight-up mugging?

And don't even get me started on their helpdesk. They’re a bunch of clueless amateurs who couldn't care less about helping you; they just want to talk you into some overpriced plan that benefits them, not you.
How the hell am I supposed to activate Knockout Zero anyway? It says to text KOZERO to 888. So, that’s exactly what I did.
And this was the reply I got:
"AT&T is giving you $0.00/min for calls within the AT&T network at no monthly charge! Top up your balance with $33 and enjoy the best rates on the market!"

So, am I actually on Knockout Zero now? I checked via *130#... Nope. Not even close.

What does their own website say?

The monthly fee for the Zero option is $16. In the Knockout plan, there is a connection fee of $0.08 per call.

The Knockout plan might be even more affordable for you. Just text KOZERO to 888 to talk within the AT&T network for $0.00 per minute. The Zero option is available to all new and existing AT&T "blah blah" customers and subscribers using the Knockout plan (Knockout subscription).

I’m a "blah blah" customer, and a relatively new one at that. I’ve got >$17 in my account. I sent KOZERO to 888 and absolutely nothing happened. Total joke. 😠
What am I supposed to do? How do I actually get this plan working?

shorty. I'm not a fan. 😬

It’s liquid, obviously. It’s under pressure. You don't need the temperature to drop to 25°F just to make it happen. The gas inside those cylinders stays at room temperature; it’s just compressed enough that it shifts into a liquid state.

mistymarlin6 said:Look, here’s how you do it. Grab a container of water—make sure it isn't shallow. Then grab a glass, preferably a smaller one. Flip the glass upside down and submerge it into the water. It works exactly the same way for a submarine 😉.

But if you take that glass down to a depth of about 165 feet, it’s going to fill up with seawater because the ocean pressure is going to squeeze that air inside.
Basically, if you want to maintain the same volume as you descend, you have to pump in more air. Simple as that.

It didn't go in because for water to enter, it would have to compress the air inside the chamber where the divers are. But they’ve packed that air in there so tightly that the internal pressure matches the ocean's pressure at that depth.

If the pressure inside the chamber was just 1 atmosphere, while the sub is sitting hundreds of feet down where the pressure is dozens of atmospheres (think 33 feet equals 1 atm), opening that hatch would let the ocean come rushing in. It wouldn't stop until the air was compressed enough to match the external pressure... and it would pack a massive punch. Since air is highly compressible, the sea would basically flood most of the chamber.

Good grief, it’s not vacuum-sealed; it’s under pressure.😁

When you compress air like that, the composition actually shifts—high-pressure oxygen becomes toxic to humans.
And was it really a mile down? Most submarines don't even go much deeper than a few hundred meters.

Olivia Moore51 said:Look, personally, I’m just going to bring a bucket into my room. It’s not happening—I can't be hauling everything back and forth to the bathroom all day. 😁

Watch out for any sharp edges. 🙂

We honestly need to start a dedicated thread where people are only allowed to post if they're currently sitting on the toilet. 😲

Raymond Campbell35 said:I'm thinking about setting up some Wi-Fi in my apartment so I can lug my laptop around, surf the web, and jerk off on the side. 🙏

Are you kidding me? 😲
How did I not think of this sooner??? 😲😲 😲

Jerking off is just a waste of time anyway. You should be refreshing this forum instead. 🙏

I’ll grab a bottle of Clorox and go through every single ingredient, reading all those fine-print instructions... Then I’ll pick up some Persil and do the exact same thing with its ingredients and directions... then I move on to Vicks... then the deodorant... then Ariel...
It’s like I have this massive stockpile of junk mail and flyers from places like Sheet Music Publishing or Bauhaus... 😁

"Whoa, look at this... a hidden compartment... what’s it say here... Z... Y... clone... B... hmm, that's weird. I'm gonna crack this open..."

😬

Henry Rodriguez39 said:So you're saying there's a risk, but it's basically zero? 😕 Look, listen—that cut was almost superficial. It wasn't deep at all; we're talking needle-width here, maybe an inch long. It didn't even bleed, though it was slightly fresh. How can I put this better? If you pressed a paper towel against it, you might see a barely visible damp spot, if anything, but definitely no blood. And I certainly wasn't rubbing her vagina with that finger. I could almost swear there was no contact whatsoever between any vaginal fluids and that little nick (and certainly not a massive amount of fluid). Maybe—and I mean a huge "maybe"—I accidentally touched my finger to the wound later on after I'd already washed my hands 🙄... now, this might sound ridiculous to someone with actual medical training, but I am freaking out here. (The previous comments gave me some hope, but now I'm spiraling again )div>

Now that you've given more detail, I think you have nothing to worry about. It would only be dangerous if the wound were wide open and you pressed it directly against vaginal mucosa right after intercourse, when there are micro-perforations and much higher concentrations of particles present.
In this case, you can sleep easy.

stormyheron4 said:If you have 1,000 needle sticks from an infected needle, the patient gets infected in 2 cases.

That's a completely different scenario.

Donna Hill8 said:Amy Bailey, you should just add your own face to the dictionary under the definition of "Paranoia"!
Seriously, man, what are you thinking? People have unprotected sex with all sorts of people and don't lose their minds over it. I'm not saying that's how things should be, but brother, you've gone to the complete opposite extreme. Plus, those red letters 🤣
did you smoke too much weed and start tripping? 😬

PS: In America, HIV isn't even that prevalent; you're acting like you're stuck in the middle of Nigeria.

So, your logic is that extremely irresponsible sex is fine because HIV isn't widespread enough in the US? Brilliant. 🙄

Douglas Fowler said:Don't sweat it; even if you end up with HIV, we can fix that... 🙂

Look, if you ever actually need meds, just shoot me a DM and we'll work something out... Or if the lady in question needs them...

HIV isn't a disease. It’s a virus. AIDS is the actual disease.
And what exactly are you "curing" it with? Why don't you just head down to Africa? Come on, enlighten us.

Donna Hill8 said:Is extremely irresponsible sex just giving some girl a handjob? 🤣

No, I’m talking about unprotected sex with someone you clearly haven't even vetted—which is exactly what your post seems to be hinting at.

Donna Hill8 said:😂 😂 😂

I honestly don't know who's lost their mind here—maybe it’s just me—but this whole argument feels exactly like those ridiculous questions you used to hear back in middle school, like asking if you can get pregnant through your clothes or something equally mindless.

That’s got absolutely nothing to do with it.
Laugh all you want, but you're seriously underestimating this virus.

stormyheron4 said:The odds of catching it that way are slim; if you get stuck by an infected needle, the transmission rate is about 0.2%.

All that means is that out of 100% of total cases, needle sticks account for 0.2% of them.
Don't confuse that with the actual probability of getting HIV if you specifically get poked by an infected needle. There is a massive difference between those two ways of looking at the numbers.

It’s the same logic for the situation mentioned in the original post. Out of everyone living with HIV, the people who caught it via that specific method make up a tiny fraction—my rough estimate, anyway—but that tells you absolutely nothing about your individual risk level if you actually experience what was described.

HIV spreads through sexual contact because friction causes micro-tears in the mucous membranes. It is technically possible to catch it that way, sure, but it's unlikely. If there wasn't intense friction involved (which clearly wasn't the case here) and there isn't active bleeding, the chances are pretty low.
But honestly, screw the statistics if you're losing sleep over it. Just go get tested so you can stop worrying and get some peace of mind.

ruggedpanther64 said:HIV only transmits in three ways:
Sexual contact without using protection like condoms
Blood transfusions
Mother to child during pregnancy

Anything else is basically impossible.

It isn't impossible. Anywhere you have open wounds, the risk spikes because that's where the concentration of viral particles is highest.