It’s called a hustle sweetheart

Court: 20 something, forensic toxicologist. Sparkly space dragon.

[ladyintheattic]

on her own again

[argumate]

A seemingly silly gesture is done for the sake of safety.

doctors should do this, although perhaps with less yelling.

[arundelo]

I liked this a lot and was going to tumbl it myself but you beat me to it.

“In the rail context, when train drivers wish to perform a required speed check, they do not simply glance at a display. Rather, the speedometer will be physically pointed at, with a call of ‘speed check, 80'—confirming the action taking place, and audibly confirming the correct speed.”

[arundelo]

Reginald Braithwaite:

If you don’t point to the knot on your harness when calling out that you are tied in, and we don’t audibly call out “On belay… belay on” to each other, we aren’t climbing together.

These exact same rituals have been developed for climbing because everyone, experienced, and inexperienced, can make mistakes.

The greatest climber of her generation (of any gender!), Lynn Hill, opens her autobiography with the story of how she was distracted while tying in, and nobody thought to check her, because, well, she’s LYNN HILL.

She climbed 75’ up an easy (for her) warmup climb, called for tension on the rope, sat back, and fell the entire distance to the ground. She was very lucky to survive.

[isaacsapphire]

Rituals are an important part of safety.

[fireleaptfromhousetohouse]

My theory is that this extends to subtler forms of safety, like ‘not burning out from overwork, shooting up your office and taking a bus full of tourists hostage’. The coffee/cigarette break gives an opportunity for decompression and self-reflection in much the same way as prayer.

[apricops]

Writing “CORRECT LEG” on a patient’s left leg before surgery might seem silly but it’s a lot better than the alternatives

[argumate]

“what idiot wrote RIGHT LEG on the left leg? stupid nurses…”

[shacklesburst]

a lot of pilots often do this as well, though it’s not quite on the same level of being a general rule as with Japanese train companies, but it totally helps

[eightyonekilograms]

Yeah, if you listen to actual pilot radio chatter, the popular conception of it in media is totally wrong. Pilots/ATC almost never say “roger” to affirm a command, they always repeat the command back with their callsign to be sure they got it right, e.g.

ATC: “United two-one-four, turn heading one-eight-zero, climb and maintain four thousand”

Pilot: “Turn heading one-eight-zero, climb and maintain four thousand, United two-one-four”

That way if the pilot heard it wrong they can be corrected, instead of just saying “roger” when they could have the totally wrong idea of what to do and no one would know. Safe system design is all about including rituals like this.

[fairy-anon-godmother]

The call-and-response is important. Two people can have a conversation and think that they are agreeing but have completely different takeaways. 

[argumate]

DJ: all the ladies in the house put your hands up!

ladies in the house: *verbally confirm that their hands are indeed up*

[earnest-peer]

I recall a story from the daughter of a military pilot, whose dad would always say the words “you have control” when he handed her back her baby - and wouldn’t actually let go of the baby until she said “I have control” back to him.

[razzlleberry]

This is absolutely crucial in certain dangerous workplaces, like theatre stagecraft. Hollering back a summary of the command (e.g. “line set 16 coming in midstage” “thank you line set 16”) helps confirm not only that you heard it, but that you know what is happening AND repeating the call in case there’s someone who didn’t hear it. Also, many theatre folks have also worked in kitchens, so we have inherited calls like “corner!” and “point!” for rounding corners while carrying large props and furniture pieces. Not as big as flying planes or trains, but safety is absolutely crucial at every turn.

[futureevilscientist]

This should absolutely be implemented in every rail system around the world

[mamoru]

okay not sure how to approach this gently but say that, hypothetically, you own some essential oil sprays purchased from a huge department store chain. and there is a recall because they contain deadly disease causing bacteria that has confirmed deaths and has infected and killed who knows how many people because of how rare and difficult to diagnose it is in the united states:

do not throw out the bottles. do not dump the product in the toilet. do not allow the deadly bacteria into the soil, water supply, or landfills. it is an extreme biohazard. do not throw it out. do not throw it out. do not open the bottles.

put on gloves, double bag it tightly in resealable bags, put it in a cardboard box, and give it back to any of the chain's stores. disinfect everything in the room where it was used while wearing gloves. wash sheets and blankets on hot. consider using bleach.

[mamoru]

Walmart Recalls Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones Due to Rare and Dangerous Bacteria; Tw

Customers will also receive a $20 Walmart Gift Card upon return. Consistent with CDC recommendations, consumers should immediately stop usi

Recall Date:

October 22, 2021

84140411420 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Lavender & Chamomile 

84140411421 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Lemon and Mandarin

84140411422 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Lavender  

84140411423 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Peppermint

84140411424 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Lime & Eucalyptus

84140411425 Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) Gem Room Spray Sandalwood and Vanilla 

these products are being recalled for burkholderia pseudomallei contamination, which causes melioidosis. it can infect pets.

without early treatment, melioidosis caused by the bacteria in these products has a higher than 40% mortality rate. it can easily kill you and will hurt the entire time even if you survive. treatment takes several months and involves intensive intravenous (IV) antibiotics and potentially surgery. there is a high rate of recurrence, long term injury, and disability even with survival. this is not a condition with simple diagnostics or treatment, this is not a painless condition, this is not a condition that is easily survived, and survival involves spending weeks to months in a hospital. in the best case scenario, with immediate diagnosis and treatment, mortality rate is 10%. it can cause growths on organs, septic shock, sudden paralysis, solidification of the lungs, pneumonia, sepsis, joint infection, bone infection, and so much more.

melioidosis can also remain latent for decades after bacteria exposure.

the bacteria infects people through inhalation, cuts in the skin, and ingestion. since this is an air spray, that is very bad. this is a bacteria so deadly that it and related bacteria have been used in war. do not fuck around with this

[richardsikenpdf-archive-deactiv]

a list of s*xy things:

- cellos

- sword fights

- hands

- setting things on fire

- “make me”

- brushing someones hair behind their ear

- hoziers discography

[wylanvnneck]

head not empty. too many fictional characters wreaking havoc in it.

[guerrillatech]

[luckycavy117]

As an asthmatic, this was critical advice. It can also be helpful to splash cold water on the back of your neck or forehead, which helps distract you from the panic. 

[undaria]

If you are having issues with what it feels like breathing in a mask, practice in a calm environment where you feel relaxed, and if you can’t get it to be ok, try different masks.

[headspace-hotel]

yeah it's absolutely important that we talk about how masks can make people feel like they can't breathe, and that is itself difficult. my mom has straight up developed some sort of agoraphobia during the pandemic and has had to skip out on events because she can't be in a crowded room with a mask.

good idea to check in with your body and what you're feeling, what exactly is it that's causing that suffocating feeling? is it contact with the material or the way it traps warmth near your face? try different fits and materials

[girlnumbersix]

ladies we need to start frantically and obsessively reading books in less than 24 hours again..remember how happy we were

[captaindelafere]

Andy + 6000 years of being done

[rars]

kind of gay for women to wear button-up blouses/shirts. why are you wearing a shirt with buttons on it? to have your buttons loosened by another woman’s tender hands?

[prokopetz]

The ultimate power move in a vampire/fairy rivalry would be the fairy inviting the vampire over for tea. The vampire has natural dominion over anyone who invites them into their home, the fairy has natural dominion over anyone who violates the laws of hospitality, and neither can refuse the appointment without showing weakness, so it’d just be a constant headgame of the vampire trying to manoueuvre the fairy into a position where the obligations of hospitality allow the vampire to eat them, and the fairy trying to trick the vampire into doing something that would allow the fairy to declare them a poor guest.

[lynati]

You know EVENTUALLY they’re going to get hit with the magical equivalent of being snowed in together, right?

[guardiankarenterrier]

is

is that not the point

[brunhiddensmusings]

next paradox -faeries have power over those who eat fey food -vampires have power over those they feed on even should the vampire successfully bite the faerie theyre still at square one

[krystal-prisms]

Schrodinger’s hospitality rules

[soundsof71]

[shithowdy]

“polls show that 34% of americans will vote for–”

what polls? whomst is being polled? i have never once in my life been polled. what is the sample size? what is the sample demographic? is it really 34% of americans or is it 34% of americans who answer random numbers on their landline??? poll this dick

[thegnomedruid]

As a statistician, these are EXACTLY the questions you should ask when interpreting a poll.

In fact, you shouldn’t HAVE to ask. A data scientist doing their JOB will provide that information UP FRONT. How the random sample was taken, who was polled, and what demographics were potentially left out of the poll.

If that information isn’t there, don’t trust it.

[fantastic-nonsense]

Tim Drake had more girlfriends in 25 years than Dick Grayson did in 70, but sure, Dick's the womanizing playboy that takes after Bruce

[bigscaryd]

Tim dates like Bruce seems to date: lots, conventionally pretty, drama

Dick dates like Bruce would like to date: women who are entirely capable of hilariously kicking his ass

Jason dates like Bruce actually dates: rarely, doomed and/or villainous

[anonymousarson]

Ok but Jay also only dates women who are entirely capable of kicking his ass.

[cheapfilling]

college is catered towards the able bodied and able minded. school applauds people who can stay up all night, skip meals, and work endlessly. that kind of extreme contribution is expected. why are disabled people being squeezed out of academic institutions? why should I feel inferior because of some arbitrary and ridiculous standard?

[sickly-tired]

The undying truth.

[sylveon-trender-deactivated2019]

Not to mention, every college campus Ive ever been on is MADE of stairs and hills.

[captainamerica-inmiddleearth]

I tried to talk to one of my college professors about my ADHD once and he literally stopped me and said if I couldn’t handle it I shouldn’t be there

[closet-keys]

Read the book Academic Ableism on this subject. It’s an excellent read and I genuinely think about it all the time still even though I read it a couple years ago.

[holllanov]

big stretch & big yawn 

[gaal-dornick]

narrator voice: they were totally together, but she’s going through a bad case of The Nerves

original here

[unprettyextra]

[unpretty]

Walmart is recalling nearly 4,000 bottles from a line of aromatherapy spray products linked with a bacterial disease outbreak. A bottle of “Better Homes & Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones” tested positive for B. pseudomallei, a rare and sometimes deadly bacteria that causes melioidosis.

[tundrakatiebean]

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Walmart-Recalls-Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Essential-Oil-Infused-Aromatherapy-Room-Spray-with-Gemstones-Due-to-Rare-and-Dangerous-Bacteria-Two-Deaths-Investigated

Walmart Recalls Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones Due to Rare and Dangerous Bacteria; Tw

Customers will also receive a $20 Walmart Gift Card upon return. Consistent with CDC recommendations, consumers should immediately stop usi

Current as of October 22, 2021

[garbage-empress]

When I saw the headline I thought it would be something like Staph, not fucking Burkholderia pseudomallei. B. pseudomallei is put on the “tier 1 select agent” list because it has strong potential as a bioterror weapon. Also on that list are Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) and Yersinia pestis (black plague).

[suinicide]

I really appreciate the 20 dollar Walmart gift card in exchange for being exposed to that