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picrewpirate

Picrew!

Use this to make yourself, and tag a friend!

ramtiger

pansexualkiba

環になった　台に立った　勘違ったって踊りましょうよそうしちゃった　そうしちゃったった

Pssst…. hey, kid….

Want a Pokémon egg?

Everybody who reblog this, and I mean EVERYBODY will get an egg. I’ll design a brand new Pokémon based off your blog, but first, the egg will be gifted to you in your PMs.

So, enjoy!!

blitzstormy

Yeah, why not.

politishaun-deactivated20230409

London-based student Lewis Hornby is a grandson on a mission. When he noticed that his dementia-afflicted grandmother was having trouble staying hydrated, he came up with Jelly Drops—bite-sized pods of edible water that look just like tasty treats.

Each of these colorful “candies” is made up of mostly water, with gelling agents and electrolytes making up just 10% of their composition. Available in a rainbow of colors and presented in packaging reminiscent of a box of chocolates, Jelly Drops are an easy and engaging way to avoid dehydration—a common problem for those suffering from degenerative neurological diseases.

“It is very easy for people with dementia to become dehydrated,” he explains. “Many no longer feel thirst, don’t know how to quench thirst, or don’t have the dexterity to drink.” With this in mind, Hornby set out to find a solution. In addition to seeking advice from psychologists and doctors, he opted to “experience” life with dementia himself through the use of virtual reality tools and a week in a care home.

Once he was familiar with what dementia patients need, he brainstormed what they want. “From my observations, people with dementia find eating much easier than drinking. Even still, it can be difficult to engage and encourage them to eat. I found the best way to overcome this is to offer them a treat! This format excites people with dementia, they instantly recognize it and know how to interact with it.”

Case in point? Hornby’s own grandmother’s reaction: “When first offered, grandma ate seven Jelly Drops in 10 minutes, the equivalent to a cup full of water—something that would usually take hours and require much more assistance.”

actualaster

@thebibliosphere

thebibliosphere

What a fantastic helper.

fuckingrecipes

First of all, this is an amazing invention.

Second of all, I’d like to remind everyone that Jell-o counts as a fluid.

That is, many doctors prescript Jell-o, and Gelatin treats to children and adults who, for whatever reason, have trouble keeping hydrated. Maybe they have jaw issues. Maybe dementia, or they are on a fluid-only diet and drinking broth for weeks is mind-boggling boring.

Jell-o brand in particular has a lot of sugar added to the packets, however it’s quite straightforward to buy plain gelatin and make low-sugar jelly blobs to snack on for that sweet fruit-pop of hydration.

Soo~ Here we goooo~

2 cups juice – Orange juice, grape juice, whatever you want. Fuck, you could even use your favorite blend of tea, or coffee (though coffee, in my experience, needs a little more gelatin to set properly)

Low heat until juice is hot, but before it starts to boil – once you see a bit of bubbles rising, add 2 tablespoons gelatin, and stir gelatin into hot juice until totally dissolved.

Turn off heat

Add another cup and a half of juice (or whatever), stir for another minute or so, then pour into a mold.

You could pour it into ice cube trays, a Tupperware container, or any sort of silicone candy mold.

Cover it, stick in the fridge overnight, and viola~

Bite-sized taste snacks, full of water.

Gelatin is broken down very easily and put to use once in your gut, so it’s fine to eat loads of it, and otherwise you’re just taking mouthfuls of juice… or tea or whatever.

If you want it a bit more sweet, feel free to add sugar or honey to your hot juice… or hot…whatever…

I was pondering about the guy’s electrolytes worked and now I’m paralyzed with the idea of turning Gatorade into jell-o.

whynew

Don’t use pineapple juice for this!!! The enzymes break down the gelatin and you’ll be left with soup.

fuckingrecipes

Right on, forgot about that! Kiwi, Pineapple, Figs, Ginger, Guava, and Papaya have an enzyme that flips the bird to gelatin.

Apple, Grape, Strawberries, Orange, Cherries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Lemons, Peaches, Raspberries, and Cranberries all make great gelatin snacks, though.

abyss-tidalpunk

i firmly believe that information like this needs to be shared, especially in any situation where the future is brought into question. as someone who’s grandfather had advanced dementia, i know first hand how difficult and devastating this can be.

seeing inventions like this come into existence is uplifting!

~ mod abalone ~

darkbookworm13-deactivated20240

reblogging for both this amazing inventor’s story, and for the DIY alternative that anyone who struggles with hydration needs can utilize.

blitzstormy

Reblogging simply for the fact that, those that wanted to know how electrolytes might be placed into the mix. Well, I used to work at the shithole of Amazon in the warehouse, and occasionally I'd have to go around and pick up a couple tinctures of this electrolyte water "enhancer". So, I bought some for myself when I worked there as they made us walk almost nonstop for 11 hours a day. Turns out this stuff is quite salty, so take that into consideration when using it in the DIY mixture above.

cursedcatimages

what he doin

blogfromwheniwasakid-deactivate

lgbt people reblog with your sexuality and all the colors of converse you’ve owned

#pan #black and white #black

I believe this is the best thing I've found at 5 am.

Since everyone is doing it...peer pressure! Yeah!

#soul color #personality quiz #everything was true except the preferring to be single part

hjartasalt

Mods are asleep post forbidden tits

Huh

Huh

Huh

Hhhhhhh

Perfectly balanced as all things should be…

Damnit... balance.

Times are changin' Tumblr. My porn bots have started showing me gay porn now.

transpondster

blitzstormy

This, so much....Wait...Sept. 11th, 2001?!

pacificrim-archive

Amazon is the fucking evil megacorporation from every near-future cyberpunk story they have warehouses full of wage slaves that can’t even take a piss or fall behind their ridiculous expectations without getting fired on the spot while their CEO is nearing trillionare status day by day while quite literally making local governments pay them to determine which city they install their next slave warehouse in and now their wiretap HAL 9000 bots that are in millions of houses all over the country are doing evil laughs and reading off names of cemeteries and funeral homes completely unprompted I know anger at amazon in general is very outrage-of-the-day basic entry level american leftist reaction but Jesus fucking Christ people

blitzstormy

God working for Amazon was pretty shit... you know, they framed me for stealing my own headphones because I forgot to put them in my lunch box with my phone? Yet some of the higher drones got to keep their phones and headphones.

Well...episode one and I already feel the need to protect the Devil.

izuqu

Reblog if you believe in All Might

carnival-phantasm

Wait are you telling me retail workers can’t SIT in the US!?

carnival-phantasm

Yes people are usually allowed to sit instead of standing up for no purpose, even in third-world countries like mine, I’m so sorry american retail workers…

battlecruiseranthracite

Like, do you have seats at your station or????

carnival-phantasm

Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s how it works in most countries, if not every country other than the US. I’m sorry.

natalie512

Standing is healthier

carnival-phantasm

@nate2247 No. Standing for many hours in a row is usually healthier than sitting many hours in a row without being allowed to get up, but in places where cashiers are allowed to sit they can also stand, and often do to pack stuff and such.

The human body isn’t prepared to stand up for long periods of time without moving. It results in a massive venous pressure raise at the lower body, specially legs and feet, which induces swelling, development of varicose veins and such. It affects your entire blood circulation negatively and forces your heart to work harder than it should making you more likely to develop heart disorders too. Not to mention there are several disorders, specially back pain related to pressure over nerve roots, where standing up for so long can result in awful pain later. Even ignoring all that, it’s very uncomfortable.

Either way, the most fucked up thing about this is that there isn’t any practical reason to stand up here like in some other jobs. It’s just a big “fuck you” to retail workers and it’s sad most americans don’t seem to know this is not how cashiers work in most countries.

blitzstormy

This is partly why I absolutely abhorred being a cashier in the US, where I still live. But what's worse is in some companies like Sam's club, you actually can get scolded if people don't take everything out of their cart, and as such we had to sometimes lift 35-50 lbs of dog/cat food. Just to place it on the conveyors to be placed onto a new cart. All to prevent the customers from stealing or accidentally forgetting something under thr 50 lb dog food they didn't want to lift at the store three times. (One to get it off the pallet, once to get it on the conveyor, and once into their vehicle.)

bajn

on this day one year ago someone sewed a fried egg to a tshirt

actualsupreme-deactivated201503

this is your only day to reblog this for a year

hostileworkenvironment

i missed my chance last year so this has been in my queue for 364 days

blitzstormy

Welp ...almost missed my turn.

rainnecassidy

If you’re old enough to remember it, you just lost The Game.

raggedyanndy

revengar

I have no idea what’s going on here

witchaj

Back in the early aughts, when many millenials were in high school, before Facebook and Youtube, The Game began. No one knows who started it, but the moment we learned we were playing it, we began to lose. The goal of The Game is to forget you are playing The Game for as long as possible. The rules of The Game are as follows: Everyone is always playing The Game all the time; at school, during breakfast, at night when you are asleep, etc. The Game never ends. The moment you remember that you are playing The Game, you lose and must immediately announce to those around you, “I just lost The Game!” thus making them remember they are also playing The Game and causing them to lose as well. Upon losing, you begin The Game again. Sometimes players could go weeks or months without losing, sometimes only minutes. At the height of The Game’s popularity, it became common to see people at events such as Comic Con or midnight movie premieres, wearing t-shirts proclaiming “You just lost The Game!” Once they were noticed, groans and shouts of “Fuck you!” could be heard for miles. These people thrived on the chaos, taking great pleasure in the cries of their victims. Most people eventually grew bored of The Game, and many began to claim they won by choosing not to care about it anymore. Some rely on a particular XKCD comic strip or Tumblr post to lend a sense of legitimacy to their feeling of victory. They are fools. It is impossible to win The Game. There is only losing. Only a few diehards remain loyal to the rules. The drop in popularity has allowed many to keep from losing The Game for years at a time. The growth of social media has caused a minor resurgence, although without the satisfaction of real time auditory feedback when causing others to lose, The Game will likely fade back into obscurity once again. Someday when we are old and gray, our grandchildren will innocently ask us to play a game of checkers, and we will shriek and shout until the whole nursing home joins us in defeat. Death is the only release from The Game.

blitzstormy

Fuck...I remember this... so... I lost the game...

amateur

shut-up-zack-deactivated2021010

@an0nymz In response to your tags, this was a cord used to hook up a PlayStation or PlayStation 2, with RCA heads on one end, and that rectangular head on the other end. It could also be used with a PS3, but PS3 also had an HDMI output, so most people used that.