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On February 25 2016 04:35 Oshuy wrote:Show nested quote +On February 24 2016 07:49 Ghostcom wrote:
Without PEDs, there is no chance for the strongest woman to ever be as strong as the strongest man (testosterone is a hell of a drug). I'm unsure if a women on PED is unable to achieve same levels as a male though. She might have to start before the puberty, but considering that i.e. endogenous testosterone production is pretty much zero in those abuse testosterone.
EDIT: That is not to say that testosterone is the entire solution if you wanted to boost a woman, nor the currently most optimal if you want to avoid detection in doping controls. Unsure ... on average there is no contest. If you take "the strongest" man or woman, you have to deal with abnormality anyway. The strongest woman could have higher testosterone levels than any man alive. Not sure any difference measured on averages actually applies. Currently alive, strongest man is almost certainly stronger than the strongest woman. Strongest being considered human female that could be born from existing population might well be stronger than current strongest male. Strongest being considered human female that could be biologically engineered (not that we would know how) is certainly stronger than him.
Just look at almost any sport where physique is important though and you'll see men outperforming women significantly. And these are statkstical outliers already so I think it's safe to assume the strongest man will he stronger than the strongest woman.
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On February 25 2016 07:19 RvB wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2016 04:35 Oshuy wrote:On February 24 2016 07:49 Ghostcom wrote:
Without PEDs, there is no chance for the strongest woman to ever be as strong as the strongest man (testosterone is a hell of a drug). I'm unsure if a women on PED is unable to achieve same levels as a male though. She might have to start before the puberty, but considering that i.e. endogenous testosterone production is pretty much zero in those abuse testosterone.
EDIT: That is not to say that testosterone is the entire solution if you wanted to boost a woman, nor the currently most optimal if you want to avoid detection in doping controls. Unsure ... on average there is no contest. If you take "the strongest" man or woman, you have to deal with abnormality anyway. The strongest woman could have higher testosterone levels than any man alive. Not sure any difference measured on averages actually applies. Currently alive, strongest man is almost certainly stronger than the strongest woman. Strongest being considered human female that could be born from existing population might well be stronger than current strongest male. Strongest being considered human female that could be biologically engineered (not that we would know how) is certainly stronger than him. Just look at almost any sport where physique is important though and you'll see men outperforming women significantly. And these are statkstical outliers already so I think it's safe to assume the strongest man will he stronger than the strongest woman.
There are still those who argue that men having 50% more upper body strength on average than women is a social construct and women are conditioned not to work on their upper body strength. That does a poor job explaining why a slob like myself still has more upper body strength than a vast majority of women who don't have an intense upper body training regiment or some such... but hey it's an opinion 
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On February 25 2016 09:01 JimmiC wrote:
The biggest factor for non drug users is hormones with the main one being testosterone. Its like why a out of shape 40 year old can toss around a ripped looking 16 year old "man strength".
Its also why there is super concern about transgender men competing in female sports Esspecially fighting.
Has this happened recently? I mean I think that it is pretty apparent that an male to female transgender individual would be at a marked advantage in a women's league in a combat sport.
How has it been handled and how would you handle that?
For me I guess it would come down to their opponent agreeing to the fight under those circumstances. I don't know how/what kind of point structure there is in combat sport competitions though.
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On February 25 2016 09:05 ThomasjServo wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2016 09:01 JimmiC wrote:
The biggest factor for non drug users is hormones with the main one being testosterone. Its like why a out of shape 40 year old can toss around a ripped looking 16 year old "man strength".
Its also why there is super concern about transgender men competing in female sports Esspecially fighting. Has this happened recently? I mean I think that it is pretty apparent that an male to female transgender individual would be at a marked advantage in a women's league in a combat sport. How has it been handled and how would you handle that? For me I guess it would come down to their opponent agreeing to the fight under those circumstances. I don't know how/what kind of point structure there is in combat sport competitions though.
Yeah, it was quite the discussion in the MMA thread I believe. Ronda refused to fight Fallon Fox.
EDIT: Source:
http://www.advocate.com/sports/2014/09/22/ufc-womens-champ-refuses-fight-trans-athlete-fallon-fox
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Rachel Dolezal, to me that "the why is one ok and the other not," seems like the gay marriage thing where opponents would say, "well what is next, 3 men marrying?" or taking it to some other extreme for the sake of hyperbole.
It is a fair question though I don't know how to answer it though I'm sure the terms cultural appropriation wold be used though.
EDIT: Took a look at some of those articles you linked, I think that transracial as a function of say an adopted child who isn't the same race as their adopted parents is interesting. I think it gets fuzzy when you were socialized as a white kid in suburbia and then identify black in the case of Dolezal.
I have a cousin who is Mexican while both his adopted parents are pretty much spokespeople for Wonder Bread and Mayonnaise, my cousin could be their latin spokesman.
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Any point to buying the more expensive low sodium soy sauce when I can just dilute the cheaper regular one with water?
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On February 26 2016 12:33 riotjune wrote:
Any point to buying the more expensive low sodium soy sauce when I can just dilute the cheaper regular one with water?
Depends on how dedicated you are to full soy sauce flavor.
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On February 25 2016 09:01 JimmiC wrote:
The biggest factor for non drug users is hormones with the main one being testosterone. Its like why a out of shape 40 year old can toss around a ripped looking 16 year old "man strength".
Its also why there is super concern about transgender men competing in female sports Esspecially fighting.
It probably doesn't count because those players didn't complete their sex change operations but it's the first thing that came to my mind where I read your posts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11903290/Eight-of-Irans-womens-football-team-are-men.html
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On February 25 2016 10:30 ThomasjServo wrote:
Rachel Dolezal, to me that "the why is one ok and the other not," seems like the gay marriage thing where opponents would say, "well what is next, 3 men marrying?" or taking it to some other extreme for the sake of hyperbole.
It is a fair question though I don't know how to answer it though I'm sure the terms cultural appropriation wold be used though.
EDIT: Took a look at some of those articles you linked, I think that transracial as a function of say an adopted child who isn't the same race as their adopted parents is interesting. I think it gets fuzzy when you were socialized as a white kid in suburbia and then identify black in the case of Dolezal.
I have a cousin who is Mexican while both his adopted parents are pretty much spokespeople for Wonder Bread and Mayonnaise, my cousin could be their latin spokesman.
Its mainly about what we, as a society, use to define race.
If race is a social construct (We are all humans, yay!) then transracial would just be the adaptation and assimilation into a culture. An example would be the British and their tea simply being transracially Chinese.
If race is a heritage/bloodline/etc... then the specificity of your lineage is what matters, not the culture you represent. The "one drop rule" would be a negative (but most popular) example of this.
Most people who are upset with Rachel are upset with her because she breaks the norms of race as a heritage, even though she believes she is breaking norms of race as a social construct.
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on a scenario of wearing a dress shirt..
is it true that you will look more attractive while rolling up your long sleeves of the shirt vs wearing a short sleeves shirt ?
I read it on a pinterest link so probably there is no real data to back up that claim.
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On March 01 2016 12:17 miky_ardiente wrote:
on a scenario of wearing a dress shirt..
is it true that you will look more attractive while rolling up your long sleeves of the shirt vs wearing a short sleeves shirt ?
I read it on a pinterest link so probably there is no real data to back up that claim.
I mean I'll be honest here
There should be no such thing as a short sleeves dress shirt. It's really not aesthetically pleasing, leave short sleeves for T-shirts and polos. Long sleeves shirt is way more natural, and if you feel like you look too formal/want to add a bit of a casual look/have to fix your car that doesn't want to start, you can just roll up your sleeves.
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Isn't there a men's fashion thread for that kind of questions? Somewhere... I remember it being pretty active at some point.
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On March 01 2016 12:17 miky_ardiente wrote:
on a scenario of wearing a dress shirt..
is it true that you will look more attractive while rolling up your long sleeves of the shirt vs wearing a short sleeves shirt ?
I read it on a pinterest link so probably there is no real data to back up that claim.
100% subjective, but I agree with OW that dress shirts = should keep long sleeves (and the only time you might roll them up is if you're on the dance floor and getting sweaty imo), while polos/ t-shirts = short sleeves.
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Hello guys, real questions, don't know where to ask:
Is this company legit?
http://www.eucargotruck.com/
I am about to buy an expensive item online, seller suggest delivery with this company, but everything seems like a scam. (seller, AND company).
If the company is legit, then it is worth the try I guess.
Thanks for the help 
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On March 01 2016 21:52 SChlafmann wrote:Hello guys, real questions, don't know where to ask: Is this company legit? http://www.eucargotruck.com/I am about to buy an expensive item online, seller suggest delivery with this company, but everything seems like a scam. (seller, AND company). If the company is legit, then it is worth the try I guess. Thanks for the help
What are you trying to ship exactly? I work a fair bit and occasionally glance at what we call third party logistics websites and this seems lacking. Also, I may be crazy but aren't the verisign or security deals usually clickable if they are actually a verified site?
Also, what about the deal is giving you suspicion?
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