I’ve used it for conceptualizing what I want, because I do my own art and also have aphantasia.

1000 calories of pizza and 1000 calories of broccoli is the exact same from a weight gain point of view.

They are not the same because different bacteria eat different things, and some of those bacteria are associated with weight loss and gain. We can quite literally feed mice akkermansia muciniphila and cause them to lose weight without changing their caloric intake.

Also 2000 calories of pizza is doable in one sitting, and you won’t feel very full so it would be easy to eat more, but good luck eating 2000 calories of broccoli in a day, the volume of food is much higher.

With this you admit that there’s more to it than just CICO. If you eat 2000 calories and still feel like you’re starving then of course you’re going to fail your diet. What you eat is extremely important for a variety of reasons.

I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a dietician that recommended counting calories for weight loss or health. They all say to eat healthy foods, avoid junk, and to eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re not. And it turns out eating healthy is exactly what fosters the gut bacteria associated with healthy body composition.

It isn’t just what you’re saying with not counting soda, etc, though. CICO is pretty complicated, especially with newer research about how gut bacteria can alter body weight without changing caloric intake. Burger and pizza calories really aren’t the same as broccoli and lentil calories.

It’s not really possible to accurately count calories burned either, as metabolism is all over the place. People with energy to spare will engage in more NEAT, and people in a deficit will conserve energy.

A comma can be used to improve readability, but it can also indicate a pause while talking. I feel a pause after “and that” is as common as no pause. That said, I cannot know if that was the poster’s intent; it’s only my interpretation of the usage.

They are unfortunately being used by children, who understandably think they look sick as shit, to murder each other. Here are some “highlights”:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czddg1zvl34o

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-66187503

It’s not legal to carry a water pistol full of acid either.

If they’re blunt or made before 1954, you’re good.

yeah, decoration/recreation (or do you want to ban the bow and arrow too? maybe ban boxing gloves?)/historical preservation

Blunt weapons and historical items are not banned per this legislation.

Hope he remembered his seeds.

The edge you’re taking about is normal for a decorative blade. It’s not good enough to be a real weapon or tool, but too dangerous to be played around with. The “zombie knives” being used by kids in the UK are real blades. The sites I’ve seen use it as a selling point that they aren’t just for show. They’re sharp enough for a kid to stab another through the chest.

e: Generally also the build quality of decorative blades is very poor, because they’re for decoration. The blade snapping or coming out of the handle altogether and then flying unexpectedly is often how one becomes injured with them accidentally, trying to make a cool video cutting up cardboard or whatever. They’re not practical for any purpose other than as decor.

This ban is in response to a large number of teenagers harming and killing each other with mall ninja shit in the UK. It’s been legal for adults to purchase and own them in their own homes, but the sellers have not been diligent, so children are buying them anyway, hence the ban.

Look up “zombie knife” if you want visual examples, but know that generally the blades are real and not blunt for decoration as a reasonable person might expect.

The ban doesn’t apply to historical items (which these are not) or legitimate uses (of which these have none).

This is pretty obviously satire.

Sounds like The Stand. Are they any good?

I think the implication is a manufacturing defect in that one box specifically. But I also don’t know much about hard magic systems, so I can’t even begin to speculate about whatever valves or compression format they’re using.

Okay, but now I need to know how long room temperature and refrigerated semen are safe to eat. How’s the flavor and texture upon reheating from the freezer?

I’d always assumed that was an unlucky pube.

I hate this because it’s beautiful and I can’t share it with anyone I know.

They could vote against Trump if only they didn’t refuse to become a state, so this is their fault, really. u_u

I can’t click those right now, but very much look forward to them. Have one of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/_N66Hud_Tq4

These are fantastic, thank you. To be honest, that there exist knives outside kitchen knives hadn’t really occurred to me, lol.