if you own k distinct colors of sock, you can draw k+1 arbitrary socks from your sock drawer and, by the pigeonhole principle, be guaranteed at least one matching pair. this is the only known application of combinatorics to the real world
pennant winged nightjar
Oh, that’s an odd name, what’s the bird look li–
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idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol
One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine
scientist when you don’t take the medicine they developed to help your pain
As long as you are taking a SAFE dose of it, then it’s *good* for you. Pain is bad for the body. The inflammation from prolonged pain can worsen chronic issues and make it harder to heal.
Ibuprofen is best for pain that has inflammation, while acetaminophen doesn’t help with inflammation but is more broadly effective on other types of pain. As long as you are taking the recommended dose, you can even take them TOGETHER, since they have different mechanisms of action.
You do need to be aware of how much and how often you are taking any pain medication. Overdoses can be very painful (even lethal.) And if you are in chronic pain often enough that you need more than the safe dose, then you need to look into other medications to manage that pain.
(Also, if you are specifically taking Acetaminophen/Tylenol for your go-to pain management, getting some NAC and taking that with it reduces the risk of overdose AND may strengthen the effect.)
One other thing: NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen being the three big ones) can cause digestive issues with chronic use, including stomach ulcers. That doesn’t mean “don’t take them,” it means “if you’re at the point where you’re on them all the time, every day, constantly, you should talk to a doctor about either reducing that risk or switching to another medication that doesn’t have those side effects.”
Additional notes for pain meds: if you have pre-existing conditions like auto-immune diseases that are inflammatory, digestive based illnesses causing pain (crohn’s/colitis/related), and other chronic illnesses PLEASE ask a doctor or fellow community members what medications actually work and what might make your illness worse!
I have autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in my digestive organs and learned from a specialist that taking NSAID’s actually makes it much worse, and can increase the already damaging effects of my disease. Many people unfortunately don’t know this and cause worse damage taking the wrong medication.
unfortunately, also in my experience, most emergency doctors jump to using NSAID’s for pain unless you explicitly tell them you can’t have them because they’re not familiar with inflammatory/digestive illnesses and their reactions to them.
make sure you research what’s safe for your condition, because a lot of times doctors need to be told explicitly by you or a specialist if you have intolerances to specific pain meds. Obviously not everyone can afford a specialist, which is why communities of people with similar illnesses are very helpful; they’ve saved me many times!
Spooky
Crows in Winter by N.C. Wyeth (1941)
i went to a tiny counterserve diner once and accidentally poured sugar instead of salt all over my hashbrowns and was eating them sadly anyways. the waitress took them away and started making me another one and I tried to protest, but she just snorted and said “we’re not catholic here”. now every time i’m doing something painful out of obligation i think about how that is not repenting, this body is not a catholic establishment, there is no nobility in suffering.
Trans men and transmascs and butches and masculine gnc folks and masc gays show the world that masculinity can absolutely be beautiful and freeing and fun and is an important part of the queer community and experience and I wanna personally thank all y'all for that. You’re not less queer or toxic or gross or bad for being masculine and I love you so so so much
Everyone tagging this with bears is double correct and I love you
easily the funniest single letter typo is p to o. why he ourple
We’re in for it now, gang
ID: Bugs Bunny meme reading “I wish all people with upcoming AP Exams a very good luck”