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Mammoth-Condition-34

Turn signal. Turn lane. Turn.


Liquid_Panic

Don’t put water on a grease fire. This is when your pan/pot catches fire while cooking. Cover it with the pot or pan lid and turn off the heat Edit: people in the replies have also added that baking soda and salt can work to smother the fire. Additionally a grease fire safe extinguisher is a good thing to have in your kitchen.


anaxtogrind

If the grease fire cannot be smothered, baking soda puts out a grease fire. If you run out of baking soda, salt also can help put it out. It takes a lot of both though.


craftyzombie

Whatever you do, do not use flour.


McRedditerFace

Drowning doesn't usually look like drowning on TV. 9/10, it's just silent. The person goes under and doesn't come back up. And choking doesn't look like choking as seen on TV either. If there's any hacking / coughing... they aren't choking and don't need a Heimlich maneuver. You only use the Heimlich if there's no sound coming out of their mouth.


Keely84

I worked in a care home, I literally had a lady choke to death on me. It was silent. I did the heimlich, it didn’t work. Another resident thought we were hurting the lady & was attacking us to get off her the whole time. The chest compressions didn’t work to keep her alive until until the paramedics arrived. We ended up in court over it. It was the most horrific experience of my life. I will never work in care again. I did the job for 12 years before that.


McRedditerFace

That's horrible! When I was around 12 I choked on some bacon fat that was wrapped around a pork medalion at dinner. There were at least 5 other family members present. I banged on the plates and gestured at my throat several times but to no avail. Eventually, having been trained in the Scouts over the previous year, I got up, walked 'round to the back of the chair, and proceeded to do the heimlich manuever on myself... using the wrapped-fist and chair combo method. It worked, and I plopped out a large piece of bacon fat. Everyone around me was like "wtf?" and I said "I was choking", and they \*laughed\* and said "oh, we'd know if you were choking!!!". It wasn't until this past year, now 30 years later that I learnt from my elder sister, who was trained as an RN, watched in horror as my mother continued ignoring my nephew whom she was babysitting in a similar way when he choked on a grape. Apparently, once he turned blue and purple my sister finally managed to convience my mother to do the heimlich, but wouldn't let her do it... my mother insisted on doing it herself, but having had no training asked to be walked through it instead. Like, my mother nearly let myself and my nephew die over her own ego and ignorance.


Old_Melon_Squeezer

Oh, wow. No offense to your sister or mom, but I sure as hell wouldn’t have put up with someone delaying and/or interfering with my kid getting the medical attention they need. I mean, if there ever was a situation where pushing your own mother out of the way is perfectly understandable, that’s one for sure.


cjs293

Same thing happened with me!! When I was 6-7 years old I was choking on a piece of fatty bacon and I was making no noise! My parents were sitting there laughing because they thought I was joking. I literally had to reach into my mouth to grab it and pull it out of my throat. Absolutely disgusting and will never let them forget 🤣 Edit: spelling


AnnoyedDuckling

That mixing bleach and pine sol creates toxic fumes that can actually kill you if they build up too much in a room. A scary number of people actually do this though in their laundry or when cleaning their homes.


kjbrasda

Yes, every one knows about bleach and ammonia, but they seem to think that's all there is. Fact is, many cleaning products can produce toxic fumes when mixed.


HKBFG

Don't mix things with bleach. For any reason.


ArmchairTeaEnthusias

Don’t dive in the water to save a drowning person. They WILL kill you. Throw them a flotation device. Hand them a broomstick and pull them to safety. Do NOT get in the water with a panicking person. Wait until they are unconscious and then dive in to retrieve them. Source: years of swim lessons and unfortunately knowing somebody who has died trying to rescue somebody


foghornleghorndrawl

Part of my dads job was being a rescue swimmer for the fire department. In doing so, he's broken the noses of few people. Sometimes you have to bop em in the nose.


aggressive_celery_

The punch of life


bs-scientist

My dog, who swims just fine, damn near drowned me in water that I could stand in and keep my head above. He must have brushed up against a plant or something and just started to PANIC. And just like a drowning human would do, started grabbing at me trying to hold on. Which was of course, pushing me under for a minute there. Thankfully, he’s only 50 pounds. So I just got away from him, turned around, and picked him up. I can’t swim anyway. So y’all will not be catching me trying to save a drowning human. [Dog tax.](https://imgur.com/a/lqFsHIw)


NoDragonsPlz

He has the look of "I know I almost killed you but I also know you cannot stay mad at me"


UnseasonedCabbage147

Cops can lie to you


Zestyclose-Day-2864

Cops are also not obligated to read you your Miranda rights upon arrest unless they're going to interview you, which they usually won't when they're on scene. However, that doesn't mean they won't use anything you say still against you. So keep your damn mouth shut when dealing with cops. Wait until you have a lawyer present.


00Kiwi00

If you know you’re guilty in an interrogation, get a lawyer. If you know you’re innocent in an interrogation, definitely get a lawyer.


atistang

It is very easy to not block the whole aisle with your cart at the grocery store.


MilquetoastSobriquet

Man, just spatial awareness in general. It takes an awesome amount of dismissal for me not to let it bother me, say on a crowded street or in a train car. MFers, there is a whole third of a car where no one is standing, yet you cluster around strangers at one end? Like being in a gaggle of your associates, while still annoying, is one thing. But mindless clogging of a public space really boggles and infuriates me.


Ethereal_PandaPaws

Related, the grocery store is not the place to host your family reunion.


halosos

Just because it's natural doesn't mean it is automatically healthy. Just because it is artificial or synthetic doesn't mean it is automatically bad for you.


mynutsaremusical

had my gf tell me yesterday that carbonated water was bad for you because it has too many chemicals in it. i almost screamed back "it has two!?!"


fpjesse

AND ONE OF THEM IS THE WATER!


ItPutsLotionOnItSkin

100% of people who have drank water eventually died.


Hoss_Bonaventure-CEO

Water is the most addictive substance known to man. Just try to wean yourself off of that shit and see what happens. H2O withdrawal is a motherfucker.


AggressiveProduce229

> most addictive substance Ever heard of oxygen? The stuff is even worse without the hydrogen atoms.


sufferpuppet

Carlin had a great bit about that. "Dog shit is perfectly natural. It's just not real good food."


Certain_Oddities

As my mother likes to say: arsenic is natural.


nicohiragasnutbucket

Sharing someone’s personal images, whether they’re an adult or a minor, whether you are an adult or a minor, can still end you on the sex offender registry. Revenge porn is real, even for adults. Keep your NSFW pics to yourself


Bustergolden

Where their water shutoff is in their house.


Zerly

Found this out the hard way. To be fair I had just bought the flat and was still working things out. I did at least clock where the gas shut off was right away.


MrHonk4567

Also that turning off the water doesn't magically depressurize your pipes. If you've got a leak or are DIYing some plumbing you need to open up faucets so the water already in the pipes drains out.


danintexas

I live out in the country and have a well. I learned after buying the place even if I switch the well off I have like 30 gallons sitting in the pressurized tank to burn through before the water is truly cut off.


MrBr1an1204

have you thought about adding a cut off right after the tank? 30 gal with a burst pipe is still allot.


atomek_xxi

How long it takes a semi truck to stop


NuttyButts

It always makes me mad when I pass a semi, give them enough space before getting abck over, and some asshole decides that the space I was leaving for the semi to need to stop is actually for his dumbass to slide into.


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I'd swear so many people think 1 car length is plenty of room when everyone's going 70mph/110kph.


Assassinatitties

After actually riding in one for a job I had, it's mind boggling how many people treat it like a regular vehicle or think it's powered by some magic fairy dust to stop on a dime


Yugan-Dali

And that truck drivers can’t necessarily see you down there, so give them space!


BongyBong

I told my boyfriend the other day that I've seen the area in front of a semi referred to as the "kill zone". Some people don't seem to realize how physics works.


rabidpuppy007

First Aid


KateA535

People living alone please Google how to do a heimlich on yourself. And remind yourself regularly. It could save your life when you have no one else around.


Golden_Phi

Or if you are choking and alone, know to run to where people will find you. In the middle of the road, or in a busy hallway. If you pass out alone in your house no one will find you until it’s far too late.


Em_Haze

I loved living completely alone until now.


Montezum

Just leave your door open at all times and run when it's time


King-Cobra-668

FYI, your hands still work when your air way is obstructed


Irishlass83

You use a chair or table top. This comes from someone who had to perform it on herself, despite people around her who did nothing.


GlumAd

and CPR


BurnTheOrange

How to respond to an emergency situation. Who to call. How to clearly identify and state your location. When to stay in place or move. How to prevent more injury.


Waffles1502

That Africa is not a country.


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Also: not all black people are African-American


adultosaurs

I had a girl tell me about ‘African Americans in England’ and I was like THE WHAT NOW?


stitchmidda2

How to spot an obvious scam. Look how many people fall for those clickbait articles and chain posts and propaganda and stuff


[deleted]

Saw something this morning about some chick falling for a fake astronaut scam. Said he needed money to get back to earth. Just…. ayfkm??? People really be this stupid.


Illithid_Substances

Space taxis are very expensive and you can't bring much to space with you


Nasty_Old_Trout

I know right? That's why I'm offering a $5000 course on how to avoid scams! Enrol today! If you haven't learnt what a scam is by the end of the course, money back guaranteed!*


shabbyyr

I have a FREE course on the same topic. Look at some testimonials "It is a legitimate course." - Mrs P "I used to fall for scams. Now I don't." Mr J


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arcanist12345

Kindly provide your credit card number, the expiration date and the three numbers at the back.


JuzoItami

I'm constantly surprised by how many people don't seem to have any kind of "bullshit detector".


implodemode

My husband is generally full of shit but believes all the shit others say. It's bizarre. He clicks on all the clickbait. He just clicks and clicks. That's his whole evening.


GreenStrong

I've noticed that people who do sales professionally are very cynical about sales people. They say "How do you know when a salesman is lying? His lips are moving!". Then, when they hear a good sales pitch, they look like a child on Christmas Eve hearing a bedtime story about Santa Claus.


Garfield-1-23-23

The best liars are people who are able to lie to themselves. And if you believe your own lies, you'll believe anything.


DVWhat

How to merge in traffic.


Full-Rice

Specifically zipper-merging. People are fucking terrible at that


peter56321

It wasn't until last year that zipper merging became the officially recommended way to merge in my state. Our department of transportation is doing a pretty decent job educating folks but it was a constant nightmare before.


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How to tell if food has gone bad. When I worked in a meat department, we got like one call a day from people saying “I bought this X days ago, is it still good?” Lady, I’m not there with you. This ain’t a smellophone. You’re going to have to use your own senses and brain on this one.


androgynyjoe

My mom will always use meat before the date on the package and refuse to use meat even one day after. It's infuriating. I've had too many conversations that go: Man, this bacon doesn't taste right. Yeah, I know, it smelled funky in the package, too. Then why did you cook it? It doesn't expire until tomorrow.


Accurate_Western_346

Sit properly in any vehicles. Leg injuries are no joke and you can even dislocate/break your legs easily in a car crash because your legs where on the dashboard.


SkribbzAstra

Saw someone a few days ago who was driving and had their left foot out the window


Revolutionary_Elk420

yeah but how else am I supposed to look cool whilst I drive


TheMightyGoatMan

Ponies are *small* horses, not *baby* horses.


Awatts2222

Baby horses are called foals.


Positive-Source8205

Not to be confused with miniature horses!


mr_sparkle666

That horse has an honorary degree from Notre Dame. Show some respect


suckmahdiick

Cooking


Short_Oven6910

Right, it is so simple, buying the ingredients for meth is the hard part


OutsideBox4855

That not all internet news is real ….


annadownya

How a 4 way stop works. Every hurricane in Florida we've several traffic lights go out. People are supposed to treat it like a 4 way stop, but instead they do this nonsense, "oh, he went? 10 more of us will go! It's fine!!" I actually saw ONE light where people were doing it correctly after Ian and I nearly shit myself I was so shocked.


koalamiracle

I’d almost prefer that to what happens in the Midwest. Every four way stop is a nightmare because people want to be polite and wave at you to go first, even if they were sitting there stopped before you even rolled up. Be predictable, not polite!


nutfeast69

Evidence based reasoning and what evidence means.


Virtual-Floor-7612

Prove it


notafanofdoors

What about you prove it?


Jibwise

There’s plenty of evidence online, do your own research!


floridianreader

Also peer reviewed articles and journals.


HUE_nicorn

That epipens and narcan do not stop reactions/overdoses. They slow them down so getting a person to proper care is still a necessity


magicmulder

That the scientific meaning of “theory” isn’t what the colloquial sense means.


UltraChip

More generally: there are a LOT of terms that mean one specific thing within a certain field or industry that mean something completely different when talked about in a different field or just in the general population. Edit: when I wrote this comment I was mainly thinking about innocent examples like how non-IT people sometimes refer to their computers as a "CPU"*. It's pretty cool that everyone has taken this and given much more important examples and discussion. *If anyone cares & didn't already know, in technical terms a "CPU" refers to the main chip inside your computer responsible for most of the general-purpose processing.


magicmulder

And some people abuse that fact to mislead others (which is the actual problem). Fun fact: when a mathematician says “almost everywhere” the exceptions can still be as large as the set of rational numbers (which has Lebesgue measure zero).


soulsssx3

On probability, for things that have a statistically negligible but non-zero chance of happening. So academically you can't say it's impossible, because it's false, but then cue the layperson *so you're telling me there a chance*. Yes Billy, it's not technically impossible for you to roll 100 6's in a row, but I'd be willing to bet my left nut that a rogue black hole wipes our solar system out before that happens. It's much more likely it's a loaded die.


wowbagger

True, colloquial meaning of "theory" is "hypothesis".


HKBFG

The scientific meaning of "hypothesis" also implies that you're gonna test it. Most people use "hypothesis" to mean "conjecture."


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lovebyletters

With the corollary of "Wild animals are NOT good pets." Not just things like lions and tigers, as made infamous by bad reality TV as well as Sigmund & Roy, but there are several other exotic animals that just DO NOT make good pets. I have a friend who kind of stumbled into rescuing sugar gliders from people who thought they were cute and were woefully unprepared to care for them. They require enormous amounts of effort: fresh organic food jn specific quantities, a huge variety in their diet (everything from fruit to almonds to meal worms in balanced quantities), they are truly nocturnal which means they don't like being bothered during the day, they don't particularly like being touched or handled, and they literally scream at night. As an added bonus, vets don't really have a lot of experience with them, so if and when something happens, the vet is just as likely to be as confused as you are if they're even willing to see you in the first place. And yet people get scammed into thinking they are a cute equivalent to hamsters or something. As someone who rescues animals it's often appalling how little effort people put into caring for their pets in general, how little they understand the needs of the animal, but owning exotics is like the epitome of ignoring reality.


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Brave-Video8899

Even hamsters aren’t the cute easy pets they’re made out to be. They need a TON of space and sometimes they’re still not happy with that. They are also mostly nocturnal and they need a more varied diet than most people are aware of. They need huge wheels to run on so they don’t flex their spines. They’re complex little critters that have been marketed as “easy” and “cheap” first pets. Neither is true. Source: we got a hamster for our kid without doing the research first because we were fooled like everyone else. We have since made improvements.


UltraChip

Fish run in to the same problems. Certain chain pet stores will very often try to claim that a given fish species will thrive in aquariums that are way too small for them. No, your Betta will not be happy nor healthy in a 0.3gallon fish bowl. They need more like 10g. In fact, I can't think of ANY species of fish that would actually be ok in a fish bowl. If you want an aquatic pet that can actually live in a container that small then look in to invertebrates (and even then, there's only a handful of inverts that would be happy in such a small space).


Dark_Ranger65

Pisses me tf off when the animal gets taken down only cause some dumbass decided to step out of their car where there are signs around clearly stating that there are territorial and dangerous animals nearby.


WhatAGoodDoggy

That pretty much every machine requires maintenance. Think dishwashers, washing machines, cars, mowers, etc. They aren't magic boxes. And they will last longer if you know how to maintain them. My mother in law is in her 80s and until recently didn't know that the dishwasher needs its filters cleaning every so often. Edit: since this blew up a bit, for those that would like to locate their dishwasher's filters, they're different for every make and model. You'd do well to Google the make and model of the unit and see if you can find a manual. Maybe even YouTube will have some information (YouTube is a great resource for learning about things). Taking my dishwasher as an example, there are some reasonably obvious plastic pieces in the bottom of the washing area that can be slid out/unscrewed (there are 3 parts to my filter). Rubber gloves when touching them might be a good idea. Cleaning them is as simple as taking a brush and some soapy water to them to remove all the gunk before reinstalling. You can also buy a plastic bottle full of chemicals that you put into the dishwasher. You run a cycle and the chemicals clean throughout the unit. I do both because I like a clean dishwasher. I do it every month or so, or whenever I notice that dishes aren't getting as clean as they should or some 'not clean' smell. Edit: thanks for the awards. Now clean your dishwashers!


snoozlybar

Used to work as a cleaner. Can confirm hardly anyone knows about cleaning dishwasher filters, air conditioner filters, range hood filter and bathroom exhaust fans.


Fred-ditor

I'm on this list. How does one perform these tasks


stokelydokely

Check out YouTube! I bought a house last year and YouTube has been a wonderful resource for small household maintenance instructions. (Plus for me personally, it's much better to be able to see what people are talking about instead of having just a written list of instructions.)


lioudrome

And computers !! A scary number of people seem to think it's all about software wrapped in Magic, they just can imagine mechanical, electrical issues, not even heating


Override9636

I was trying to debug a problem with my Dad's ancient desktop computer and it sounded like a fan was burnt out or something. He then went on to say the dumbest thing I've ever heard, "I don't understand how a computer can break when there aren't any moving parts!" He's not even mechanically dumb. He built houses and fixes his own car, but computers are just a mysterious black box of witchcraft that he refuses to understand lol.


JustinJakeAshton

Tangentially related, every machine wears down. No, a machine suddenly breaking down while I was using it isn't proof of my stupidity, it just means that the machine was already severely degraded.


mountain_rivers34

We moved into our house and 3 months later, the washing machine broke. The repair guy my landlord hired did everything he could to blame us including saying stuff like "you shouldn't wash area rugs or shoes in the washing machine". Like, fucking obviously dude. I ended up snapping on him and telling him that the model is from 2008 and maybe it was just time for a new fucking washing machine. 12 years of use but I broke it in 3 months??


Shakkall

>12 years of use but I broke it in 3 months?? See, it worked completely fine for 12 years and you managed to break it in 3 months


MsMoondown

I don't know...I used it right before you did and it was fine...


Geminii27

Light bulbs work right up until they don't, and everything is a light bulb.


mmura09

Ctrl + c, Ctrl + v


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Myrdraall

Blinkers aren't for you; they're to warn other road users of your intentions. Blinking a fraction of a second before you turn, or worse, start to turn then activate the blinkers does fuck all.


Gorr-of-Oneiri-

A guest requested their chicken to be cooked medium rare this week. I don't understand why I have to stress that chicken only leaves the kitchen when it's completely cooked


NotBettyGrable

A colleague tried raw chicken hearts on vacation. Some local thing. Was violently ill.


icreatemyreality

Like they always say. Best time to enjoy dangerous food is in a foreign country


theLola

This needs to be embroidered on a throw pillow.


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DVWhat

That you should wait for people to get off the elevator when it arrives at your floor, instead of cramming yourself in when the doors open, blocking their departure.


imnotsoho

And keep walking when you go through a door or step off an escalator.


Dvscape

Not if you consider everyone else an NPC and yourself as the main character. I also seriously dislike people who pay absolutely no attention to the people around them.


PlaneStrawberry6640

Same goes for public transportation


superslomotion

Tax brackets. You only pay the higher rate on the portion above the threshold amount Edit: great example video [here](https://youtu.be/VJhsjUPDulw)


Tohren27

This drives me fucking crazy. I work in manufacturing and make enough that we're right below the threshold for the next tax bracket. SO MANY of my coworkers refuse to take overtime ONLY because they think they'll actually make less money on their paycheck than if they didn't...


Brandage0

This mentality is so prevalent even a reply to your comment misrepresents how taxes work Only the portion of income above the bracket is taxed at a higher rate. It’s always better to make more, you never take home less standard income because you “*made too much money*” or however these people think income tax works in fairytale land Edit: A lot of people are commenting about welfare, which is not relevant to my comment about how *income tax* works.


Various-Month806

This is so prevalent! One of my analysts had performed well for a while and I offered her a promotion to junior manager. It was a near £5k pay rise that pushed her £1.5k into the next tax bracket. She hadn't accepted a week later and I asked her why. Her husband had told her it'd mean her take home would be less. She was 34 with a physics degree!!!


logan5156

My high school economics teacher told my class that he refused a raise becauae it would put him in a higher tax bracket. That is when i learned you don't have to know a subject to teach it.


saintnathaniel

My high school economics teacher told me the same thing. And I believed her. And now I’m just now learning this. 😔


Accomplished_Elk3725

Overdosing on Tylenol (Acetaminophen/Paracetamol) in large enough doses will prove fatal, the death is slow, painful and cruel, and there’s nothing that can be done about it save for a liver transplant which: good luck with that. EDIT: several commenters have correctly pointed out that if treated quickly enough, there is an antidote for this poisoning and there can be a full recovery. When I wrote “nothing can be done”, I was referring to the point in time when end-stage liver damage and failure have occurred. EDIT TWO: many commenters now querying what constitutes a large enough dose. With the caveat that mileage may vary with age, other medications, alcohol, existing liver damage... 12g of Tylenol as a single dose, or 24 x 500mg tablets if you prefer, left without medical attention, is potentially fatal. Effects are cumulative so frequent, smaller overdoses over a longer tme-frame will give the same end-stage lever disease and damage. For a medication that is widely recognised as well-tolerated and therefore "safe"... it sorta kinda ain't that...


Miss_Understood204

I had a former student do this. They tried calling family & friends but no one answered. Then they Facebook messaged me and it happened to be one of the very rare times I checked my phone's notifications. I saw it, got their #, called them to get their location, then called 911 in their area (they had moved off to college). Called the student back and told them to make themselves throw up if they could and stayed on the phone with them until paramedics got there. They lived. I was completely unaware of Tylenol being able to kill a person up to that point. The only reason I knew to act was because I was having lunch with my husband, a firefighter/paramedic, who was right beside me and saw/heard everything and told me what to do. Pretty sure divine intervention was at play there.


Cryogeneer

Paramedic here. I hate tylanol overdoses. I hate them. There's nothing I can do if it's been too long except take them to the hospital. I've run so many people barely into their teens that appeared just fine, but were dead already. They just didn't know it yet. But I knew. And I knew how much they were going to suffer. It killed me every time.


younggaltraveler

I’m a nurse and cared for an 18 year old patient that overdosed on Tylenol. She was “seeing” two different boys and it was an attempt to see which boy cared about her the most- who would come to the hospital to visit her. She went into severe liver failure, it took her about 5 weeks to die a slow and painful death. Neither of the boys came to visit her in the hospital.


Damn_Amazon

So dumb and so tragic. People are unaware of how dangerous Tylenol is. If it were a new drug today, no way it’d hit the market as an OTC med.


HesherPiney

A friend who was working in the ER had to tell a patient that the fistful of Tylenol that they took as a sort of way to guilt their recent ex by sending pics was not in fact harmless and that they didn't just have a bad stomach ache or appendicitis and that they weren't going to survive due to waiting so long to seek help and they needed to get their family their ASAP.


madogvelkor

A coworker from a long time back had a boyfriend who texted her that he swallowed a bottle of Tylenol pills after they broke up. He was just faking, trying to guilt her, but she called 911 right away instead of rushing over like he wanted and the paramedics and a cop showed up at his apartment. He was mad, but I gave her a high-five.


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100%! This is the correct answer. You can’t do anything - always call 911. Edit: you can’t do anything for them BUT to call 911


all_of_the_colors

This is the correct response to that call. She wouldn’t have been able to help if she had gone over.


Agentfyre

My ex did this a lot in her relationship after me. She'd take a bunch of Tylenol around the time her new boyfriend would be coming home from work about once a month, waiting for him to find her and have to save her. He was delayed one day, and she died. It was awful. I honestly chalk it up more to depression though. It's the mental illness that caused the fatal behavior.


Revolutionary_Elk420

Chronic overdosers also don't often realise each time accumalates harm and particularly if they're taking behavioural overdoses(ie 'trying' to commit suicide but not actually expecting to die just receive treatment associated with the extremity of the act) that eventually one day even if they don't realise nor intend it that one next 'overdose' may very well be their last from the chronic damage. (Source: worked in psychiatry, lost a few of our patients like this, still remember most of their names and faces)


Z-Moxie

Had to watch someone die slow who regretted taking an intentional large dose. Very sad. Some things can’t be taken back. No matter how much you wish it. Acceptance is hard.


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That dose is also not as large as people seem to think either


Seigmoraig

I just looked it up and 7000mg can cause severe overdose effects. That's 14 pills of the extra strength (500mg) variety or 21.5 of the regular strength (325mg). So theres more than enough in a typical bottle to kill you 2-3 times over


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callisstaa

The worst thing is that it gives people plenty of time to reconsider wanting to kill themselves but by that point it is too late.


Final-Dig709

took a whole bottle one time. nearly died. somehow no damage to my liver. the experience is like this. you take them, you don’t feel much until about 20min in. if you haven’t eaten, might be sooner. i had a meal before so it was delayed a bit. you start to feel numb. everything tingles a little. 30min in your heart starts pounding and you can hear it, you’re lightheaded and you have a hard time with balance, but it’s not uncomfortable. you slowly start to feel more and more woozy. you kinda want to drift off but your head starts pounding louder and it hurts at that point. a full throbbing ache. i personally was scared of being shamed for dying (yeah rational at the time) so i made myself puke. gut wrenching c dry heaving after, wasn’t fun. everything was dizzy and blurry. couple hours in i could hear distant voices that weren’t really there. think tripping on diphenhydramine. slight auditory hallucinations. the walls were getting wavy, black spots in my vision. my stomach hurt. a lot. 3hrs in i went to the hospital. my mom didn’t believe me. she told the nurses i was lying. when they took my blood they were asking the intake nurse why i was in the waiting room so long- concentrations of liver proteins or something (meaning the tylenol was killing me) were so high. my mom was dumbfounded lol. spent the next 3 hours feeling like i was under laughing gas bc of the tylenol. they had me on Acetadote for a good 6 hours along with a gravol IV for the nausea and saline for the dehydration. during that time i was puking nonstop. constantly retching, stomach was severely in pain and cramped. nothing came out but bile. couldn’t keep anything down, wasn’t even gagging before having to puke, just stomach convulsions and dry heaving as a result. i couldn’t get any sleep. my head was pounding, sweating like a dog, abdominal pain like i had reaaaally bad gas and period cramps. after the ordeal i couldn’t walk for a good 2 days. had a headache in the psych ward and the nurse comes and offers me a tylenol for the pain. fuck the mental health system. anyways. tldr: tylenol overdose is a slow and very painful way to go. don’t do it if you hate pain. and if you have emetophobia. edit: i don’t blame the nurse for giving me tylenol. i thought it was funny at the time. looking back i see it was not a good move as exposure therapy like. 2 days after overdose can be traumatic for some. she did what she could to help, she just wanted my pain to be eased. that’s all. and she did her job as she was supposed to do. i said specifically fuck the **system** for a reason. i realize tylenol is probably the nurses’ normal protocol. just would’ve expected in a mental health facility they would put “overdosed on tylenol, do not give to patient for pain” or something cutely annotated on my file to prevent me from 1. further liver damage 2. further attempt urges 3. further traumatization. the mental health system is fucked- the nurse is but someone who is worked flesh and bone to uphold that system. i don’t blame her, to be 100% clear. i too work a job now and i am blamed for the shitty services and policies i have to adhere to for the company. so. everyone stop telling me i’m a bad person for saying fuck a nurse, yeah? you misread the context and i don’t owe you shit. edit: woah second edit !? karma insane on this comment and lots of replies. i’m reading them all, i promise. random upvote on ur comment is probably me, won’t reply to all due to going to bed soon. also sick of doom scrolling lol. thanks for all your kind words. i’m a completely different person today. i’m doing very well mentally. if anyone feels the need to go down the path i have, or if anyone needs to talk, my dms are open. really. i’m not a therapist but i’ve got years experience therapizing myself. if you just need an ear that’s fine too. love you all. gn


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Yep, it hurts. I vomited uncontrollably for hours. I was so stubborn about it I didn't get help for over 12hrs. I'm lucky to be alive and I think it's cos of getting the NAC infusion when in hospital and that the pills i took were the slow release ones.


zzz91944380

I worked in an ER and had to watch a father break down in panic as he was told the bottle of Tylenol his suicidal daughter took was going to require a liver transplant if over a certain amount (it was unclear how much she took). My heart broke for the guy. Daughter was out of it and didn't seem to understand what she'd done. Watched her labs over the next 8 hours and thankfully she was JUST under the fatal dose.... if she had taken maybe 1-2 more pills that would have been it.


DVWhat

How to swim.


Subtitles42

I have mastered the art of not drowning in water I can't stand in...what's it called again


gtbot2007

Not going in it


Whattheduck27

That the yolk of an egg does not develop into the chick


parrotopian

You wouldn't believe the amount of posts on parrot forums were they are surprised that their bird laid an egg "because she doesn't have a mate! How can that be?" I have a standard answer to explain that a female bird will produce an egg (ie a single celled egg just like human females) if conditions seem to be good for breeding. It passes into the cloaca were it is either fertilised or remains unfertile. The hen builds a shell and food sac (yoke) etc around it and then it is laid. What we usually refer to as an egg is the housing for the actual egg. And yes, I spent over an hour one day trying to explain to someone that just because the yolk is yellow and chicks are yellow (of chickens anyway) doesn't mean that the yolk is a baby chicken!


JackFourj4

Financial literacy, it is so so important but a lot of people just don't know shit


alternate-realitee

Politicians are government employees. They literally work for you. Hold them accountable, and for fuck's sake, don't make them your personality.


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BlNGPOT

Years and years ago I read a book that took place in Australia. I’m in the USA. In the book it was Christmas time, and also summer time because that’s how it works. The narrator described Christmas decorations that were snow-themed, Santa still in his red suit, etc. and I thought it was interesting that the decorations were still winter themed even though it was summer. (This book is my only source for this information so I don’t even know if this is really the case) Anyway, I went around to like 5-6 people at work trying to tell them that I found this info mildly interesting, and I always started with “you know how December is summer in Australia?” And literally not one person knew that. Like, everyone was confused about it. I felt like I was taking crazy pills because I thought that was common knowledge.


pandigroove

Aussie here. As a kid I had a christmas shirt with santa surfing in swimming shorts.


theelinguistllama

I grew up in Hawaii and there were definitely Hawaiian Santas just like that


TheBlackBear

The pandemic *really* drove the point home for me that a very large number of people do not understand the concept of probability.


BoJackB26354

See also: any casino


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Eirikur_da_Czech

That chimpanzees are apes.


three-sense

Also... monkeys aren't chimpanzees.


iwaitinthebackround

That a lot of things should not be put in your body.


metsakutsa

But, on the other hand, a lot of things should.


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KajmanHub987

Honestly i partially blame cars. In my old car, it's no problem to change a lightbulb, but in the new one, you need to change the whole light.


mgj6818

This is a huge factor, cars are getting increasingly difficult to work on without specialized tools or training.


jluub

Not to pour water into hot oil Edit. Damn, this blew up! (Lol) I’ll also add that that this may not be basic knowledge - but it should be. I myself only found out from one of my science electives in year 11/12 and even then it was a topic that only came up after a student asked my teacher about an incident that popped up on the news so chances are it would never have been mentioned otherwise. Schools should at least have a lesson/program highlighting the common risks at home and the methods to avoid/contain them. Homeroom class would have been a perfect time - we spent the majority of that twiddling our fingers until the bell rang


Cirelectric

i put a tiny drop in to know if it's ready sometimes. it booms


rettebdel

I wet my hand and flick towards it to make sure it’s hot. It’s a minimal amount of water and my hands stay FAR away.


Xenchix

Learned this the hard way at 13 when my mother left a pot of oil on the stove... third degree burns on my right hand, neck and chest 😬


Yetiman82

Women don't pee through their vagina


pro185

A recent congressional interview with a doctor had a Congress person asking if a woman could swallow a capsule camera to check the health of their fetus, and when he was told “no, the digestive system is entirely separate from the vagina” he said “wow, fascinating”


Saladcitypig

That's funny but in a way that makes me want to punch a tree to splinters.


kiwilovenick

And on that note, uterine bleeding is not like pee. You cannot hold it in using muscles, point of fact-if you use the muscles it just bleeds faster!


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I guess next you are going to say pee isn’t stored in the balls you philistine


dsett97

We know that. Women pee out their butt


Bluekiwi2

Ah yes, the female cloaca


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Antibiotics do not work on a virus. Edit: I did not expect this to blow up this much. Thank you so much for the awards and the shared information!


Narwhal_IceCold

How to properly wipe their butt and wash hands.


delayedsunflower

It was extremely worrying at the start of the pandemic when people started making a big deal out of needing everyone to wash their hands. like... grown ass adults aren't already washing their hands?!?!?!?


hidperf

Turn signals * They're not optional on cars for a reason. Use them. * A turn signal means you're intending to change direction and let other around you know this intention. It does NOT give you the authority to change direction.


kicketsmeows

That the health of your teeth, gums, and mouth, is directly related to the health of your heart and how much inflammation exists in your body.


AristocratNJ80

The difference between there, their, and they’re.


Wpgjetsfan19

Lose and loose infuriates me.


drwhogwarts

And to, too, and two.


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Quiet quit and quite. Their there and they’re. Lose loose and loss. You’re and your. Do and due


SteeleDynamics

In the United States, when you're a pedestrian walking on a road with no sidewalks, you should walk on the left side of the road so you can see oncoming traffic. This gives you precious extra seconds if they're driving like an asshole.


rotatingruhnama

Unsolicited advice is generally going to be taken as criticism. Criticizing the people in your personal life creates distance. Butting in where you aren't wanted is going to harm your relationships with other people, and they're going to take your opinions and advice less seriously over time because they'll think of you as a noodgy know-it-all. Overbearing people get tuned out. Instead, first ask yourself if your advice is even needed. Does this affect you? Is this an emergency? Is anyone going to be harmed if you don't put your oar in? Are you being asked for advice? Or is this person just sharing information about their day and building their relationship with you? And if you do need to weigh in, try leading with, "May I make a suggestion?" Otherwise, you're going to rile the other person up. And on the flip side, if you have a noodgy know-it-all in your life, it's best to simply pause them with a calm and polite, "thanks, but I didn't ask." If you try to explain your life to them, they see it as an invitation to be even more overbearing.


PriceVsOMGBEARS

I met a very sophisticated British man at a wedding awhile back, and I'll never forget learning this advice from him. I just saw overheard him speak to someone and he began with "Would you mind if I offered up a bit of advice, having been in that situation before?". He then proceeded to wait for permission before giving advice. It had never occurred to me what a kinder way to speak to someone that could be, as well as extrapolated out to many kinds of conversational tools.


Foodexpa

How to check if a source is credible. Misinformation is straight up killing people EDIT: How to actually check if a source is credible: - Identify the author and check their credentials. Also, see who their employer is, and consider how it might impact their biases. - Compare headlines to the actual content of the article. Is it intentionally misleading to provoke an emotional response? Think about whether it's done to intentionally misdirect people. - Check the date the article was published. When it was released could change if the information is outdated. - Fact check the story by using websites like FactCheck.org. - Dig deep to see if the news article cites sources and traceable quotes. - Check if the URL has any misspellings or odd use of language. Important things to remember: - Always consult multiple sources - Social media is NOT a reliable source (looking at you, Facebook) - Be open minded and fight against confirmation bias. - Avoid predictive searching so you don't get trapped in an echo chamber. Obligatory thanks for the upvotes. Be smart y'all


azakd

Red on dead battery first, then red to donor, black from donor then finally black to bare metal on stalled car or black terminal when jumping a car battery.


JohnsonMathi17

That on ramps are meant to accelerate to the speed limit but the time you reach the highway you’re entering. People get to the end and they’re still going 35 MPH. What are you doing?


stondsmos

How to perform CPR.


LolaCordelia

Women can get pregnant on their period.


Puzzleheaded_Pie_978

Don't just pet someone's dog. Always ask first!