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    Interesting.

    Did you take these pictures, or could you mention their source? I want to make sure the author(s) get credit.

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    132 months ago

    How long does something need to stay still for a CT scan and can you send water through, just thinking about aquatic animals if you could just send the tank through.

    Looking at my axolotl who can happily sit there not moving for hours in the hope of ambushing prey, staying still should be easy enough.

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      42 months ago

      Depends what imaging technique they’re using. X-ray CT might work ok with a little water in the way. Nuclear magnetic resonance might not be so good.

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      On OkCupid, I once briefly courted a woman with the username “RazeTheAxolotl.” One of my opening questions was whether she meant “raise” or “raze.” She meant “raise.”

      I don’t think asking that helped with my chances. We didn’t end up going on any dates.

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      Yeah, they’re usually found in the grasslands of Africa and a few other places in the world in addition to zoos and such.

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          112 months ago

          They have very long necks. The rest of it is still standing in the lobby, where a nice old lady with poor eyesight is telling one of its legs about her grandson.

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            22 months ago

            This whole thread has been a hoot, but your comment properly sent me into fits of giggling. I can picture the nice old lady perfectly.

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      I hate to read any post on the internet that involves both the words “animal” and “consent.”

      Human beings are inexplicable, contradictory species that don’t know how to view the world through anything other than our momentary feelings about things, and the universe suffers for it.

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        722 months ago

        Thanks for sharing. How does the fish one work? The dolphin I get because it breathes oxygen, but don’t all fish have gills? I feel like it should be in the water.

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          It can be out for a matter of minutes.

          Humans are just ludicrously overdependent on aerobic respiration, our brain metabolism is overcharged to the point of being broken.

          Most other animals have a lot more room to function sans oxygen, they’re more limited by stored energy reserves.

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              Can’t speak for op but it usually adds cheek. Sans’ use was revived a few decades ago. It tends to alter one’s tone to sound slightly stuffier, like putting on a top-hat and monocle. I’ve also seen it used more randomly by younger people who recently learned its meaning.

              Edit: disclaimer and use case

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                I’m old, from when it was first revived, it’s slightly snarky and removes seriousness from a topic in the middle.

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            I’m in a yoga teacher training at the moment, and a biologist by background. It’s been amazing seeing how the different yogic breathing techniques impact mental and physical states.

            Those crazy folks in the Indus valley civilization made a serious study of this, at least 4,000 years ago according to current evidence. Some techniques, like yoga nidra (alternate nostril breathing for several minutes) have significant impacts on nervous system function.

            You can measure this directly with a cheap heart rate monitor and an app that can interpret and returns stats on heart rate variability.

            Those old yogis made a study out of exploiting our brain’s dependence on oxygen and developed some pretty cool biohacks.

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              52 months ago

              Does

              alternate nostril breathing

              mean holding lefty closed with your finger for a few minutes then righty, or does it mean back and forth… surely you can’t do this without manual intervention, right?

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                Yes that’s the method. It’s improperly called yoga nidra, but the correct term for the method is Nadi Shodhana Pranayama.

                I’m not exactly sure what you mean. You describe the method that is used. One holds their own hand to the face with the nose between thumb and index finger. On alternate breath cycles, you direct the breath through alternating sides.

                Did I understand your question correctly?

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                52 months ago

                Do you mean the syndrome that causes lightheadedness when standing up?

                I found a 2021 research article that shows 6 months of regular cardiovascular exercise improves the condition. Some forms of physical yoga practice are vigorous and get into the cardio range.

                I can’t find yoga-specific studies on POTS, but there are many on other conditions that include dizziness and syncope as main symptoms. That’s what a quick google scholar search revealed.

                POTS and cardio

                Yoga emphasizes attention and breath awareness during the movement practices. I personally have a job that requires a lot of stooping and standing. At first I was often dizzy standing up, but as my practice has intensified and progressed that has gone away completely.

                I don’t know, if your physician clears you for the activity, there are many benefits to it. Maybe worth a deeper look?

                And as for general awareness, hell yes. That is the entire focus of yoga philosophy, to quiet the busy mind. The scientific studies on that are plentiful.

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    42 months ago

    That horse one reminds me of a drawing of how a horse was hung as a form of execution for crimes, they had it strung up by it’s hooves

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    62 months ago

    That CT scanner is like a D&D magic item that lets you conjure up to 2 hit-dice worth of medicated animals…