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I don't know if this is a common thing in other places but what she meant by 'tuna sushi' was 'cooked tuna handroll', and I understood this immediately cos thats what it is called around here. 'Tuna Sushi' to me means this thing:

But we read the desciption under the 'tuna sushi' entry in the menu and it said:

"Temaki - fresh tuna accompanied by cucumber, wrapped in seaweed and rolled into a cone"

And I checked with her if that would be a suitable substitute and she was like "Oh no, that isn't what I want", and started trying to find something else.

Then I noticed a review with a picture of tuna sushi (cooked tuna handroll like she wanted) attached to it and read it to see what it was called so we could order it.

The reviewer said that they had ordered the "tuna sushi" but what they were delivered was not temaki, did not contain cucumber, and on top of that, they are allergic to avocado so couldn't even eat it.

So I went back and checked the discription and saw "Description generated by DoorDash using AI" written underneath.

So I've done my first aid + CPR a few times. And every single time I try and bring up scenarios for fat folks

Specifically like 'what if someone is too large for me to wrap my arms around then to do the heimleich'

And its incredibly rare I get a decent answer.

How absolutely insane is it that me, as a fat person, is asking how to have MY life saved or to save ANOTHER life, is an impossible feat if someone is fat.

Most of the time they tell me to 'just try anyways uwu'

The heimleich is scientifically as effective as slapping someone VERY hard on the back. The only reason it's so well taught is the man that invented it did a lot of great PR for himself. It's also a bit easier for smaller framed people to get the necessary force in, because people are often extremely scared to hurt people, even in life threatening situations.

With larger bodied people, whether they be fat, tall, muscular, etc. If you cannot get your arms around them, literally just slap the shit out of their shoulders. You want hard, open palmed slaps right in the center of the shoulders or slightly below.

If they are too tall for you to reach that high, guide them to lean over the back of a chair, and then slap slap slap slap slap.

It's been proven to be just as effective through many studies. It just doesn't have a trademarked name and a dramatic effect in film.

If you have to do CPR on a larger bodied person, again, fat, body builder, tall and broad, whoever, the trick to finding where you want to put your hands if going to be to take your hand and shove it in their armpit. No seriously. Put your hand in their armpit, then drag it in a straight line towards yourself until you're in the center of the chest, then put your other hand beneath that one. This is where you push. Then you are going to move the arm closest to you out of the way so you can get closer to them, and get the leverage you need to press down for compressions. The more of your body weight that is over your hands, the better the compression will be. Act like you are trying desperately to pack the last of your clothes in a suitcase, and just slam down hard on their chest.

They will make *horrible* noises. You might even break ribs.

But a broken rib is better than being dead.

I've been asked to share my critique of the youtube video "The Jacob Wysocki Effect: A Dropout Video Essay", so here it is! Available now on my ko-fi for one-time supporters (as little as $1). One thousand words, about a 5-7 minute read.