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I had this happen to me at work a few years back. My doctor tried putting me on Metformin to help lose the excess weight that all the anxiety meds I was on were causing me to put on. I was only able to take it for one day because it gave me the worst diarrhea I have ever had. I had to go home sick from work because I couldn't stay off the toilet for longer than 15-20 minutes. By the time I left the office my ass was so raw from all the wiping that it hurt quite a bit to sit or walk.
Thankfully, by the time I finally didn't make it to the toilet in time the only thing coming out was a little bit of slightly tinted water. So I didn't have too much of a mess to clean up or hide.
ePluribus
#8 Yes, definitely. And the dog's cool too, even though he's looking at the camera operator with an expression that feels like "And you think I'M STONED? You're the one putting baby basil plants on my head."
WebMaka
#10 - Yep, metformin does that. I'm on a slew of drugs thanks to having a "widowmaker" heart attack and CABG surgery last year, and I'm pre-diabetic, so metformin is one of them. However, one of my other drugs causes constipation so it and the metformin get to battle it out. So, as a result of their warfare I get really strong fast "bathroom NOW!" urges, but poop almost disappointingly normally. Doc thought that was hilarious when I told her about it.
BratwurstPanzer
#8 It's basil but nvm...
Beefkins
I have several diabetics in my family and metformin did the same thing to all of them. It has some interesting off-label uses too, like aiding weight loss and treating PCOS.
jemappelletosca
#16 My parrot does the same
NotasbigasmediumsizedJock
So does a toddler π
zeusfdelta
#10
ILDL
#2 https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world coincidence?
RichardPenne
#12 Not really. You can only write off the value that you actually paid for it. Of course, you can try it. Just don't use that one phone call to call me and tell me I was right. I already know.
NLOVNI
#17 More definitions
MrWalker78
Hey! It cuts off early. The dog attacks him!
powerrangerpl
#2 Wat?1
Kigliwoth
Whats the problem here?
Arenlor
#14 We can see stress markers on bones that provide a fairly good idea of what was going on.
BeelzebobRoss
#2 we even have rank insignia for the Sauna-Gollum.
DrSleepyPhZzz
Are you in gold league? Is there a match finding system? And a ladder?
FinnTrollen
I'm still Private Gollum rank.
j4wolfe
I...I don't know if this is a joke or not...
BeelzebobRoss
It's no joke. We also have Grill Sergeants and Sauna Majors.
Sechran
#18 - Deploy the ππΌπΎπππΎπΌπ π½ππππΎπππππ.
Tomigami
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raisarevolt
#5 the guy is a pedo
SailorPupitar
Yeah actually had a slight whiplash seeing it.
raisarevolt
Never thought that info would be relevant again honestly
FallWind
#14 A sperm whale can get away with a tiny skeleton because it doesn't have to support its own weight. A land-based dinosaur doesn't have that luxury. Thus, we know they can't be *that* chubby since their bones couldn't take the weight. Also, we have found a few dino fossils with clearly visible soft tissue.
gobblinal
We ALSO have living animals with bones and muscle and skin that we can use to extrapolate from. Yeah, we don't have anything the size of dinos, but scientists and especially science artists are SMART and able to do a lot of calculations to get "approximately" the right look.
My favourite theory (that I 100% know is completely wrong) is that T-rex crowed and clucked like a chicken.
FelonyRaptor
Yep, and the more soft tissue they had the more of it had to be muscle that could support the weight, not fluffy flab. I read this article about the Cube-Square law that his Kosemen fella apparently has never heard of, that pretty much limits the size of land animals. https://www.iflscience.com/the-cube-square-law-why-well-never-get-a-creature-the-size-of-godzilla-82748
AdrianDunne
The strength of the skeleton depends on the cross-section of the bones; thicker bones support more weight. But the weight of the animal increases with volume. Square-cube rule.
IAmAnjelen
Unfortunately the soft tissue thing is a myth. What scientists like (initially) Dr. Mary Schweitzer found were microscopic remnants; fragments of proteins such as collagen and blood vessel structures, preserved by the iron of no-longer present hemoglobine effectively 'tanning' these remnants into incredible decay resistance, much like leather.
Even Dr. Mary Schweitzer herself disavows and sharply disapproves of the way the 'soft tissue' is represented elsewhere.
Sensiblyinteresting
Yes, but what about super poofy feathers?!?
trigaranus
We have decent amounts of soft tissue from two edmontosauri, one borealopelta, and a triceratops. And afaik there is also one tyrannosaur with its stomach outlines clearly preserved. And at least for those species, there was nothing to indicate that palaeontologists' modern estimates are way off. But, of course, on the other hand, it took a while before the first ichthyosaur with a preserved dorsal fin turned up -- so there will likely be interesting soft tissue features that we'll never know.
Bukoden
Are we sure that is the "soft tissue" previous poster is talking about and they aren't meaning "impressions" of soft tissue, such as can be seen with some fish fossils, or the impressions of feathers?
This is how I'm reading it when they said visible soft tissue (visible remnants of how the soft tissue was), rather than the cross-linking stuff that you are referring to.
OnlyWantToSayOneThing
Scientist: "in this physics experiment, I found that every test results in a 0.05% energy imbalance and proved it is not a sensor error. We dont know where this energy comes from but we suspect it may be due to quantum interactions." The news:"Scientists invents perpetual energy machine?!?!"
reichstein