Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
markmullen said:
When I was shooting internationally our coaches always taught us to have a look at the colour of our piss as it could indicate if we were getting dehydrated, the darker the more dehydrated we are.
Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
It still needs to get rid of the waste & toxins.Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
marshalla said:
markmullen said:
When I was shooting internationally our coaches always taught us to have a look at the colour of our piss as it could indicate if we were getting dehydrated, the darker the more dehydrated we are.
Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
It still needs to get rid of the waste & toxins.Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
On this morning's news on beeb 1 there was an interview with someone in the Westminster studio.
The backdrop was a view of HoP from the other side of the river. The clock faceon the Big Ben tower was out of focus, you could see the band where they had edited the photo. Fair enough one thought it might avoid the challenged from taking the time from the clock ignoring the digital time at the bottom of the screen and then complaining to the beeb.
But below the clock face there was a band in focus then the section of windows at the right were all out of focus again. Why? Was there some chance of the unwashed getting some info?
The backdrop was a view of HoP from the other side of the river. The clock faceon the Big Ben tower was out of focus, you could see the band where they had edited the photo. Fair enough one thought it might avoid the challenged from taking the time from the clock ignoring the digital time at the bottom of the screen and then complaining to the beeb.
But below the clock face there was a band in focus then the section of windows at the right were all out of focus again. Why? Was there some chance of the unwashed getting some info?
What causes that weak feeling that makes you a little jittery when you haven't eaten in a while? If its the blood sugar then ok... But if that is the case, why do I not get that feeling throughout the morning until lunch time? I haven't eaten since dinner the night before.
Today I felt the weak/jittery feeling at around 6-7pm. I had my lunch at 1pm (two fried chicken burgers). i tend to have dinner aroun 10pm.
Today I felt the weak/jittery feeling at around 6-7pm. I had my lunch at 1pm (two fried chicken burgers). i tend to have dinner aroun 10pm.
Ayahuasca said:
marshalla said:
markmullen said:
When I was shooting internationally our coaches always taught us to have a look at the colour of our piss as it could indicate if we were getting dehydrated, the darker the more dehydrated we are.
Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
It still needs to get rid of the waste & toxins.Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
It'd take 30 minutes to get back to normal hydration.
When I was dining out with Kate Moss and Dave Rowntree just before attending a Blur gig with access all areas passes during their Think Tank tour back in 2001, it was pointed out to me by Kate that it was raining outside. Which got me thinking, how do they make windscreen wipers?
But seriously. We have piss charts in the toilets here which range from "lemon squash" to "very strong tea" colours, and next to each one is the level of body hydration and action needed - from "No further action" to "Drink a litre of water NOW" to "Dehydration is NOT the problem - See a doctor now". I'll try and get a photo.
But seriously. We have piss charts in the toilets here which range from "lemon squash" to "very strong tea" colours, and next to each one is the level of body hydration and action needed - from "No further action" to "Drink a litre of water NOW" to "Dehydration is NOT the problem - See a doctor now". I'll try and get a photo.
Edited by OpulentBob on Thursday 23 July 04:28
The 'drink more water' stuff is all bollards. You have a perfectly good mechanism in place for knowing when to drink; it's called "feeling thirsty". If that mechanism isn't working you probably aren't alive to read this. As for the 'slight dehydration affecting performance' bollards - as if the population at large is within a glass of water of their genetic potential or about to compete for a medal!
It's all just to make you buy more bottled water. Something that used to be free, then a governmentmonopoly racket, now a very lucrative private product.
It's all just to make you buy more bottled water. Something that used to be free, then a government
grumbledoak said:
The 'drink more water' stuff is all bollards. You have a perfectly good mechanism in place for knowing when to drink; it's called "feeling thirsty".
Doesn't always work as expected, I spent some time living virtually on the equator some years ago, regularly 35C+ and high humidity, it was very easy to become dehydrated as for some reason especially at first I just didn't feel that thirsty and had to make the effort to drink when I didn't feel like it. It's not just that I'm weird either, others were affected in the same way.Athletic performance is affected apparently when you go 2% below normal body weight of water (so I read once) for a 70kg person this is 1.4L of water or 2.5 pints. In those circumstances you could down a pint and that will deal with your thirst, but hasn't even dealt with half the problem.
When scientists are talking about animals and they say, although A looks like B, it's actually in the C family. How can they say that? They were able to say this before DNA testing etc.
Is the whole thing of grouping species / families not a bit subjective? Sometimes it's obvious that the animals are related but there are times where you'd expect two animals to be related but apparently they are related to some other animal that doesn't bear as much of a resemblance.
Can't think of an example but u come across it
Is the whole thing of grouping species / families not a bit subjective? Sometimes it's obvious that the animals are related but there are times where you'd expect two animals to be related but apparently they are related to some other animal that doesn't bear as much of a resemblance.
Can't think of an example but u come across it
There's often other things in the background that you wouldn't notice, things like number of bones or teeth etc.
eg-
That shows the ornithischian and saurischian hipped dinosaurs, aka bird hipped and lizard hipped.
Whilst the two dinosaurs underneath might look similar, that shapes of their hips is a sign they come from different groups.
A plot twist is that birds came from the lizard hipped dinosaurs, not the bird hipped ones...
eg-
That shows the ornithischian and saurischian hipped dinosaurs, aka bird hipped and lizard hipped.
Whilst the two dinosaurs underneath might look similar, that shapes of their hips is a sign they come from different groups.
A plot twist is that birds came from the lizard hipped dinosaurs, not the bird hipped ones...
Shaolin said:
Doesn't always work as expected, I spent some time living virtually on the equator some years ago, regularly 35C+ and high humidity, it was very easy to become dehydrated as for some reason especially at first I just didn't feel that thirsty and had to make the effort to drink when I didn't feel like it. It's not just that I'm weird either, others were affected in the same way.
Athletic performance is affected apparently when you go 2% below normal body weight of water (so I read once) for a 70kg person this is 1.4L of water or 2.5 pints. In those circumstances you could down a pint and that will deal with your thirst, but hasn't even dealt with half the problem.
In Asia that's the cause of many young tourists and expat deaths. Too much alcohol and then complications which are exacerbated by dehydration. Athletic performance is affected apparently when you go 2% below normal body weight of water (so I read once) for a 70kg person this is 1.4L of water or 2.5 pints. In those circumstances you could down a pint and that will deal with your thirst, but hasn't even dealt with half the problem.
Last night it was 29c and 50% humidity, and it's the rainy season!
torqueofthedevil said:
When scientists are talking about animals and they say, although A looks like B, it's actually in the C family. How can they say that? They were able to say this before DNA testing etc.
Is the whole thing of grouping species / families not a bit subjective? Sometimes it's obvious that the animals are related but there are times where you'd expect two animals to be related but apparently they are related to some other animal that doesn't bear as much of a resemblance.
Can't think of an example but u come across it
DNA has helped. Whales are hippos closest relatives, and they don't look like each other at all. But looks can be deceptive. As said, internal skeleton, teeth, reproductive system, etc. are often better clues. I know a woman who looks like a parrot but at the end of her pregnancy she didn't lay an egg, she had a baby. Is the whole thing of grouping species / families not a bit subjective? Sometimes it's obvious that the animals are related but there are times where you'd expect two animals to be related but apparently they are related to some other animal that doesn't bear as much of a resemblance.
Can't think of an example but u come across it
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