Bilge and Nonsense

Credit: Harleivy, on Twitter (posted with permission!)

Love you. Happy Birthday xxx

Sorry about this being in Twitter format but it was too good not to share. (x)

*(rightly or wrongly [probably the latter], and I am fully aware this also speaks to how privileged my existence is)

Oh gawd.

a leia comic about loss.

Whoa We’re Halfway There puns are the best. 😂

“Boss, don’t worry. I’m on it.”

I am amazed

Polished Malachite Stalactite - Copper Crescent, Congo

Is anyone gonna say it

So use a condom when fucking rocks is the takeaway here.

Not even with a condom, do not fuck the rock

Try this one instead. 

Malachite is however water soluble, which really just means it will poison you quicker

The answer is “It’s probably fine, just wash it first and maybe use a bunch of lube.”

^This would happen. These are the counts of 4 E. coli strains exposed to various levels of lactic acid & Cu++ for 8 hours. This table only shows the end counts but it represents the death of 99.7% of bacteria*. • Losing 99.7% of your vaginal flora is seriously bad news. You’re looking at really good odds of a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, and/or other infection issues. And that’s if you’re lucky enough to not be in the 4% of the population or so that’s sensitive to skin contact with copper.  • The good news? Biochemically speaking, you’re probably ok to put it in your butt. It’s not as acidic or salty in there, plus there’s a huuuuuge stockpile of gut microbes right upstream that can quickly repopulate the colon after spelunking is complete. However this stalactite is not flared at the base so it is the wrong shape for putting in your butt. Do not put this stalactite in your butt.  • This all looks like fun and games, but I think it’s really interesting that the internet’s mistake in concluding that this stalactite is fuckable is very similar to the mistake made by the Flint water management system. Hear me out.  • Central to the Flint lead poisoning crisis is that authorities only looked at & tested Flint’s water in its central treatment plant before it went out through the pipes. Not after it went through the pipes. They did not consider what would happen biochemically as it went through the pipes and metals started dissolving.  • Similarly, in concluding that the stalactite is fuckable, the internet only considered the stalactite itself. Not the biochemical processes that would happen to it as it, welp, went through the pipes.  • Media frequently reports that the Flint River’s water is “corrosive,” leading many to believe the river is full of industrial waste. This ain’t the case. You’d need industry to fill a river with industrial waste, and industry left decades ago. That’s why Flint’s so poor. So what IS in the water? Road salt. Plain old stupid road salt. The old Detroit-based source didn’t have salt because it came from Lake Huron which has a large, mostly rural watershed. Meanwhile the Flint River runs through a lot of towns, making it slightly salty as everything melts down in spring. And as we recall from the stalactite experience, a little salt is all it takes to get metals to dissolve.  • Information on this engineering problem was not coming through clearly from the engineering or chemistry sides. It took a biologist, pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, to document the real-time results and provide the data to kick-start a high-level investigation.  • Morals of the story: when dealing with a biological system pls consider asking a biologist, your vagina and/or city could depend on this • Pls use a condom when fucking any water-soluble material • Still don’t put the stalactite in your butt -3/10 do not recommend

People who “don’t see color” are not allowing themselves to see the whole picture… You shouldn’t pretend that race doesn’t exist when there are everyday injustices that reminds us all that it does. The water crisis in Flint, MI is highly disturbing and sad. I remember visiting there as a child and it reminded me of my parents hometown, Detroit. I’ve had this image in my head for a while because this is what I see when I read the news reports, etc. The people responsible for this crisis need to be called out and dealt with.