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On April 30 2014 00:20 Prog wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2014 23:59 Nos- wrote:
You know college students actually get scurvy because all they eat is like ramen and pop for months on end, it's a weirdly uncommon thing that does happen. Although I don't think TOO was in a financially binding situation or something so that's maybe a bit funnier. Most obvious urban legend ever.
confirmed legend on snopes
http://snopes.com/college/horrors/scurvy.asp
5-7mg of vitamin c (a single slice of tomato or quarter-cup of potatoes daily) will fend off scurvy, and it would take 20-40 days with no consumption of vitamin c/ascorbic acid to contract scurvy
(i'm not saying oddone didn't contract scurvy. i suppose it's possible - though the listed symptoms that he had don't match the symptoms of scurvy very well i suppose. my point being that it doesn't look like college-student-scurvy is even an uncommon thing, more or less a never thing)
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On April 30 2014 00:59 Goumindong wrote:Show nested quote +On April 30 2014 00:04 Alzadar wrote:On April 29 2014 23:43 Swords wrote:On April 29 2014 21:18 Scip wrote:
I dont think it was scurvy, I don't think they said what exactly it was, but his skin was peeling off and I don't think that's what scurvy does. wikipedia says "skin changes with roughness"
It was some kind of lack of something in food though I'm pretty sure it was two different things. His diet resulted in scurvy and he was taking lots of showers in scalding water which gave him a skin condition. He's a pretty good jungler, but I don't really understand how he's alive. How do you shower in scalding water? Don't you notice "oh ow ow the water is scalding me"? Personal preference. It could also have to do with skin types. For instance have eczema and people with eczema are much more susceptible to itching. Itching however is an "opposite" nerve reaction to pain in that pain shuts itching down and that people who susceptible to itching don't feel as much skin pain. I take very hot showers because I prefer it that way.
I've taken showers hot enough to have steam rolling off of me when i get out. And thats on a daily basis but never had anything happen to my skin lol
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Pitcairn19291 Posts
Let's be real. A meal at Mickey D's nets you that amount of Vitamin C lol.
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i remember getting kidneys stones when i was like 12 or so from doing nothing but drinking pop/eating popcorn and fastfood, shit was terrible
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On April 30 2014 01:59 aurawashere wrote:
i remember getting kidneys stones when i was like 12 or so from doing nothing but drinking pop/eating popcorn and fastfood, shit was terrible
2sang is that you?
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On April 30 2014 00:59 Goumindong wrote:Show nested quote +On April 30 2014 00:04 Alzadar wrote:On April 29 2014 23:43 Swords wrote:On April 29 2014 21:18 Scip wrote:
I dont think it was scurvy, I don't think they said what exactly it was, but his skin was peeling off and I don't think that's what scurvy does. wikipedia says "skin changes with roughness"
It was some kind of lack of something in food though I'm pretty sure it was two different things. His diet resulted in scurvy and he was taking lots of showers in scalding water which gave him a skin condition. He's a pretty good jungler, but I don't really understand how he's alive. How do you shower in scalding water? Don't you notice "oh ow ow the water is scalding me"? Personal preference. It could also have to do with skin types. For instance have eczema and people with eczema are much more susceptible to itching. Itching however is an "opposite" nerve reaction to pain in that pain shuts itching down and that people who susceptible to itching don't feel as much skin pain. I take very hot showers because I prefer it that way.
You're both an economist and a doctor? Such wowe :o
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Why would you take super hot showers if you have eczema?...
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On April 30 2014 02:14 Nos- wrote:
Why would you take super hot showers if you have eczema?...
he was pretty clear lol... the super hot water causes pain, which stops the itching. itching makes eczema worse, and although dehydrating your skin by steam-blasting it isn't optimal either, it's better than scratching your skin off
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can we please keep this a hate free zone where we don't question each others' life choices
some take hot showers with eczema, some main nidalee, and apparently everybody majored in econ or stats
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Easily the weirdest conversation in GD in some time.
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On April 30 2014 02:31 gtrsrs wrote:Show nested quote +On April 30 2014 02:14 Nos- wrote:
Why would you take super hot showers if you have eczema?... he was pretty clear lol... the super hot water causes pain, which stops the itching. itching makes eczema worse, and although dehydrating your skin by steam-blasting it isn't optimal either, it's better than scratching your skin off
Taking really hot showers irritates my skin even worse but whatever works I guess
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I like to begin my showers hot, then as I acclimate I inch up to "oh my god I can't believe I I'm taking a shower that I could cook ramen in."
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Hi. What's hot atm in LoL ?
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On April 30 2014 03:03 mr_tolkien wrote:
Hi. What's hot atm in LoL ?
apparently showers.
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Bearded Elder29903 Posts
On April 30 2014 03:03 mr_tolkien wrote:
Hi. What's hot atm in LoL ?
Feral Flare jungle abuse, Ryze and Jax top. Also Twitch for godly adc.
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On April 30 2014 03:00 ticklishmusic wrote:
I like to begin my showers hot, then as I acclimate I inch up to "oh my god I can't believe I I'm taking a shower that I could cook ramen in."
And now the correlation between OddOne's poor diet and skin condition becomes clear.
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