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Cake day: July 9th, 2023
  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How did you hurt yourself in a very stupid way?
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    7 days ago

    I was going to carry a 5 gallon jug of water on my bicycle. I was just going to let the bicycle handle the weight by balancing it on the top tube between my legs, as I had already done a number of times before.

    But this time, as I lifted the jug to place it on the top tube, it came down just a little too far back and totally smashed my left testicle!

    “Five gallons of water weighs approximately 41.65 pounds (or about 18.9 kilograms) at room temperature. This is based on the weight of one gallon being around 8.33 pounds.” - DuckAssist

    OUCH!!!

    For the next few months, my left nut was misshaped, thank goodness it didn’t outright rupture!

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What to take care of when buying cheap clothes?
    6·
    28 days ago

    I’ve heard that basically all new clothing is treated in formaldehyde, so regardless of the source or the price, it’s best to wash all new clothing before wearing, especially for underwear.

    Side note: I would sometimes get discount clothes at Dirt Cheap (sadly they’re going out of business), and I’d usually notice some sort of harmless defect, like the pattern on the shirt would be off center or something, not like I care all that much.

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why Lemmy, Who Lemmy, How Lemmy
    37·
    28 days ago

    Lemmy, and the Fediverse in general, is an open source social media made by people that have evolved past the corporate overlords.

    The user base might be smaller than big social media sites, but the users tend to be more intelligent, far fewer bots, and no advertisements.

    That’s my take on it so far, I’ve been here over a year now.