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You think space travel is heroic. Your stomach thinks it is a horror story. In zero G a burp becomes a full system reboot you cannot undo. Sci fi skips this detail for a reason. The real version is worse. https://spacedaily.com/k-it-is-impossible-to-burp-in-space-because-in-microgravity-the-human-stomach-cannot-separate-gas-from-the-liquid-and-partially-digested-food-it-sits-inside-and-any-attempt-to-burp-expels-a-mixture-of/ #scifi #space #STEM

It is impossible to burp in space, because in microgravity the human stomach cannot separate gas from the liquid and partially digested food it sits inside, and any attempt to burp expels a mixture of all three directly into the astronaut's mouth.

The mechanism behind a burp on Earth is something most humans do not stop to think about. Food and drink enter the stomach. The act of swallowing brings air down with them. The acids and enzymes in the stomach break down the food and produce additional gas as a byproduct of digestion. The gas accumulates. […]

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Sibtodon Jun 8

Liverpool FC 🤖Jun 8

Divock Origi has announced his retirement from professional football.

Congratulations on a brilliant career and enjoy your retirement, Divock ❤️

Sibtodon Mar 28

#TILkingdomcome RT @todayilearned #TIL that the Nazi Party had a branch in the British Mandate of Palestine. It was predominantly made up of a local German community that had migrated to Ottoman Palestine in the 1800s believing the Second Coming of Jesus was imminent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party_in_Mandatory_Palestine
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s643em/til_that_the_nazi_party_had_a_branch_in_the/

Nazi Party in Mandatory Palestine - Wikipedia

Sibtodon Mar 27

RaspberryArduino Mar 27

Fairy Tale, n.:
A horror story to prepare children for the newspapers.

Sibtodon Mar 25

Art of War Quotes Mar 25

Humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance. Violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat.

#Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

Sibtodon Mar 20

Art of War Quotes Mar 20

A skilled general holds out baits, he keeps him on the march; then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him.

#Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

Sibtodon Mar 14

Stoic Teacher Mar 14

"It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." #stoicism #life #philosophy

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Sibtodon Mar 13

@prolrage @villebooks The #UnitedNothings meanwhile doing what they do best aka #nothing. It must be so hard to just sit around and #donothing while rallies are being bombed I guess that's because they're not oil barrels but human civilians involved

Sibtodon Mar 12

Petition to rename it the Unable (to do anything) Nations. For the sick and disgustingly incompetent #UnableNations, oil is more important than innocent human lives

Sibtodon Mar 6

In war, #truth is the first casualty.
Aeschylus
RT @villebooks @patricksudlow Lies, distortions, and propaganda: how the U.S. mainstream media coverage on Iran hides the truth https://mondoweiss.net/2026/03/lies-distortions-and-propaganda-how-the-u-s-mainstream-media-coverage-on-iran-hides-the-truth/
#usa #zionist #mainstreammedia #hasbara #fakenews #newspeak

Lies, distortions, and propaganda: how the U.S. mainstream media coverage on Iran hides the truth

Even those familiar with the biased U.S. mainstream coverage of the Middle East are shocked at how bad the reporting on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran has been.

Mondoweiss