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At 3/9/10 05:07 PM, Proteas wrote: Anything interesting going on?

Managed to force a pay rise out of my work. Turns out they do in fact appreciate my efforts when I decided I was going to leave them soon. Negotiations went well :)

Going to Ireland this Easter, and Ireland is always good during Easter! Easter rising in 1916 which formed the Republic gets celebrated along with a number of other fun things.

DRINK FATHER

At 3/9/10 07:22 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Doesn't some food expand more because of digestion and that's why you need to fart?

Flatulence is caused by bacteria in your intestines which produce gaseous waste while consuming substances your body can't digest.

Didn't anyone else here take basic high school biology?

At 3/9/10 08:10 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/9/10 07:22 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Doesn't some food expand more because of digestion and that's why you need to fart?

Flatulence is caused by bacteria in your intestines which produce gaseous waste while consuming substances your body can't digest.

Didn't anyone else here take basic high school biology?

I took chemistry instead of physics, biology or ecology. They let us choose after a year of earth science and a year of physical science (which were honestly pretty much the same, but since one had a regents exam....)

At 3/9/10 09:00 PM, Malachy wrote: I took chemistry instead of physics, biology or ecology. They let us choose after a year of earth science and a year of physical science (which were honestly pretty much the same, but since one had a regents exam....)

Still, is it not completely ludicrous that flatulence might be caused by the "expansion" of certain foods in the body? The laws of thermodynamics and general properties of matter would not permit it, even if human biology somehow could.

I threw one of my work shirts in with some of the wash my mom had started, and little did I know that she had the blanket our daschdunds sleep on in the wash as well. So my shirts are nice and clean... and covered in fine little doggy hairs. :-\

Where's my damn lint roller when I need it?

Duct tape works too!

At 3/9/10 09:49 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Duct tape works too!

God knows I've got plenty of that lying around. :-D

Just be careful to move quickly. If you leave duct tape on fabric for more than a few moments it can leave gummy stuff behind.

At 3/9/10 09:11 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/9/10 09:00 PM, Malachy wrote: I took chemistry instead of physics, biology or ecology. They let us choose after a year of earth science and a year of physical science (which were honestly pretty much the same, but since one had a regents exam....)

Still, is it not completely ludicrous that flatulence might be caused by the "expansion" of certain foods in the body? The laws of thermodynamics and general properties of matter would not permit it, even if human biology somehow could.

as far as I'm concerned my food can be broken down by a combination of pixies and magic. But I do agree, some urban myths about the science behind anatomy are a little weird.

I have found a suitable cure for my pink eye...
plain ol' Neosporin.

well, not exactly... I just had the Target generic brand.

After some reluctance, I decided to try it once... did it nearby a sink to be sure to rinse out my eyes.

No sting, no pain... blurry vision, but that was expected.
Did this twice, and the pink eye is significantly better.

I read this on the net, and although the label says not to put in eyes... I had to risk it. I don't have insurance, I'm in debt, and I just finished paying off my classes in cash. Clinics don't have any subsidized plans or deferred payments for people who are struggling. And unless this was an emergency... or an STD... they said, "Too bad, next..." Being sick in America is a luxury...

In better news--
I finally am in good enough standing to apply for the master of fine arts in creative writing. And I got good recommendations (like... one person is famous writer, a name you would recognize if I told you guys... but I can't say anything because that's my promise.)

I have 2 produced plays under my belt... I'm the creative consultant and script developer for the adaption of Tortilla Curtain... and if my first major play gets picked up... that would be good enough for me to get in.

At 3/9/10 08:10 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote:

At 3/9/10 07:22 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Doesn't some food expand more because of digestion and that's why you need to fart?

Flatulence is caused by bacteria in your intestines which produce gaseous waste while consuming substances your body can't digest.

Didn't anyone else here take basic high school biology?

A took chemistry also, even managed to melt glass one day making stuff react. I worded that wrong. I did mean to say expansion cause by food digesting not food expansion. Anyway gases are still being produced here, thats what it comes down to.

Can birds fart?

At 3/10/10 05:55 AM, Jon-86 wrote: Can birds fart?

I don't think so, and I have a reason for making this statement.

A friend of mine (one of the deacons at my church, actually) recounted the tale of how back in his youth he once walked one of the beaches of lake Michigan one morning with a box of Alka-Selter tablets. He'd wait until the seagulls were swooping in close to him, and he take one, unwrap it, and throw it in mid air for the birds. The bird would then fly off a little ways (probably no more than 100 yards) and drop out of the sky.

One might think it would be because of an aspirin overdose (extremely poisonous for most animals), but given the amount of time between when the bird ate the stuff and when it expired, I'd be really surprised if the aspirin was the culprit and not the rapidly expanding gases from the bicarbonate of soda.

He also informed me you could this with hamsters and pigs, as well. I didn't ask for specifics on the hamster, but he knew of a guy who's neighbors kept pigs (in a residential area, no less) and this guy, extremely frustrated by living next to a pig sty, took several pounds of baking yeast, hopped the fence while the owner was sleeping and mixed the yeast in with the pig's slop. Next morning; dead piggies everywhere.

I could be a menace to society if I had the mind to be.

At 3/10/10 05:21 PM, Proteas wrote: One might think it would be because of an aspirin overdose (extremely poisonous for most animals), but given the amount of time between when the bird ate the stuff and when it expired, I'd be really surprised if the aspirin was the culprit and not the rapidly expanding gases from the bicarbonate of soda.

This is exactly what I've been told except it was rice and not Alka-Selter. The explanation of exploding birds is its their insides that pop because they cant fart. The pig one sounds interesting.

We need someone who knows their biology to settle this....

I don't know about farting, but I know rats can't belch.

At 3/10/10 06:34 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: I don't know about farting, but I know rats can't belch.

my fish will blow bubbles soemtiems. Is that a burp?

At 3/10/10 05:31 PM, Jon-86 wrote: This is exactly what I've been told except it was rice and not Alka-Selter. The explanation of exploding birds is its their insides that pop because they cant fart. The pig one sounds interesting.

We need someone who knows their biology to settle this....

I thought the thing was that the rice swelled to the point of distending the stomach (or digestive tract) and causing it to rupture, thus killing the bird by internal hemmoraging. Alkaseltzer would do essentially the same thing, but with obscene amounts of gas instead of rice.

At 3/10/10 06:34 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: I don't know about farting, but I know rats can't belch.

A belch is just the same kind of gas going up the digestive tract and out the mouth, instead of going down and out becoming a fart.

So if they can't belch, they might explode. :-D

At 3/10/10 09:16 PM, Proteas wrote: A belch is just the same kind of gas going up the digestive tract and out the mouth, instead of going down and out becoming a fart.

So if they can't belch, they might explode. :-D

This is why rat owners are advised never to let their pets get into anything carbonated - it can literally rupture their intestines.

Of course, rats love beer, and will do ANYTHING to get some, even though it could bust their guts open.

At 3/10/10 09:32 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Of course, rats love beer, and will do ANYTHING to get some, even though it could bust their guts open.

Home brewed beer kit?

I don't they include the carbonation gas, you could always try that. Or just open a bottle, set it in your fridge overnight and let it go flat.

Giving rats beer is bad for them in other ways than just the danger from the fizz. I was in no way looking for a "safe" way to give my rat beer - he stood up on his hind legs and knocked over a bottle and I had to snatch him up to keep him from drinking it.

Yeah, I could see that. The yeast and whatnot, dead piggies, bad scene altogether.

Although I do find the idea of a drunk rat very amusing.

At 3/10/10 09:49 PM, Proteas wrote: Although I do find the idea of a drunk rat very amusing.

My stepson let van Buren drink some Goldschlager once. He mostly got super hyper and bitey and then curled up in his house and passed out.

At 3/10/10 05:55 AM, Jon-86 wrote: Can birds fart?

Well... no, and yes.
They don't "fart"-- but my doves certainly make a farting like noise when they're crapping in the morning. Of course, they've been sitting on their eggs all night. And dookie has been storing up. After they've gone to the restroom, I let them roam around the house until I'm done showering and getting ready for either work or school.

Birds, by nature, just crap and crap-- they got to. It keeps them light and able to fly.
But the worst offenders are the cockatiels. You can never tell when they're gonna crap, whereas the doves are house trained (except for one, who refuses to be house trained.)

At 3/10/10 09:44 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Giving rats beer is bad for them in other ways than just the danger from the fizz. I was in no way looking for a "safe" way to give my rat beer - he stood up on his hind legs and knocked over a bottle and I had to snatch him up to keep him from drinking it. :

well rats and beer may not mix but seeing that my father and his father both are/ where in the field of pest control. They would with out any thought reply with the thought of poison and the rat getting very chumy. i on the other hand would find that cruel and yet mildly humorous.. (not a rodent fan) beer = poison so dont go pooring it down a pets throat red wine is way better...

Maybe flat beer would be okay.
I give my birdies treats every other long while, and they have favorites.

The doves LOVE pasta.
They also love rolled up pieces of bread-- one of them literally shakes with joy. Well, It's a big deal to them. I hardly give treats to the birds. Birds in general are picky eaters, and if you get them accustomed to a certain food-- they will literally starve before going back to the regular stuff.

The cockatiels like anything crunchy, so plain cornflakes or plain cheerios is a big treat for them. Of course, I don't give them that frequently. But they can tell the difference between pallets versus a treat.

Hmmm... to take us a bit away from the discussion of rodent and avian flatulence, in the ever-swirling realm of graduate school inquiries, it is looking now like RPI and Virginia Tech are the frontrunners, with UCSD a distant third.

Ironic, of course, because I learn this after I book a 3-day stint in San Diego to visit the school. Still going to take a look around and visit with professors, but I suppose I'll just have to find something else to do while I'm there to make it worth my while. Anyone know of a good place to visit in or around the city? :P

you may now resume your regularly scheduled rat-fart discussion

At 3/11/10 05:32 AM, fli wrote: Maybe flat beer would be okay.

I don't know about birds, but alcohol is extremely dangerous for small mammals. It's a system depressant, and it doesn't take very much at all for them to go into respiratory failure after ingesting it. The couple of laps of Goldschlager my rat had was enough to make him act crazy as hell, but even as much as a tablespoon would potentially be enough to kill him.

Different subject beyond animal farts.... okay....

Am I the only one around here who has seen the Jeff Bridges movie "The Big Lewbowski?" Because I would have put money on somebody here recognizing the Walter Sobchack outfit I gave my Dual-Pistols character a few back, or at the very least, cracking a joke about the infamous scene that inspired it.

What gives?

At 3/11/10 09:02 PM, Proteas wrote: Different subject beyond animal farts.... okay....

Am I the only one around here who has seen the Jeff Bridges movie "The Big Lewbowski?" Because I would have put money on somebody here recognizing the Walter Sobchack outfit I gave my Dual-Pistols character a few back, or at the very least, cracking a joke about the infamous scene that inspired it.

What gives?

I never saw that movie. It's like a right of passage I've thus far missed out on. But when I see dual-pistols I think first of the Punisher and then to that sharpshooter special I saw that showed how insanly hard dual weilding actually is.

At 3/11/10 09:45 PM, stafffighter wrote: I never saw that movie.

*anneurysm*

There are so many jokes you'll finally get if you watch it, Dude.