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njormrod t1_j1oqrvi wrote

The criteria:

  1. It is not something you usually do
  2. You like it
  3. It is above your normal lifestyle

You get your first professional massage. "I could get used to this". You drink expensive wine. "I could get used to this". You get showered with chocolates and flowers. "I could get used to this".

It's an understatement. You like the thing.

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Lunacat247 t1_j1nx04u wrote

So there are several different "levels" of female circumcision, the least invasive is the removal of the clitoral hood, which is most analogous to male circumcision. The most invasive procedure involves the complete removal of the clitorus and labia, and the vagina is almost completely sewn shut aside from a small hole to allow for her period to bleed through. Like I said, there are many levels and each level is indicative of a different procedure.

As for why its done, there's no supposed health benefit to it like male circumcision (whether there is any actual health benefit to male circumcision is a whole different question, but supposedly it decreases the risk of infection) and its primarily done to control women and ensure they receive no pleasure from sex

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Ravioverlord t1_j1nrhjl wrote

As the other replier said, it mainly happens in countries where women's rights are far less. They don't want women to have any chance at pleasure/control over their sex organs.

Just fyi, you cannot 'tighten' a uterus. That is fully internal.

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Kemel90 t1_j1nqjrw wrote

Labia and clit get cut off, and labia sewn shut. Why? Just like with men, religious zealots mutilating kids so they can feel better rhan the rest.

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Thoughtfulprof t1_j1nli0o wrote

The phrase you're looking for is "bubble nucleation." Bubbles don't really just form spontaneously. They need something to start the process, after which they grow larger until they are big enough to float upward. If there's a single place where they seem to form more consistently, it's because there is something different about that spot. Most likely, there's a small irregularity in the glass there... probably a small bump. That irregularity makes it easy for bubbles to form.

In a similar vein, when you're doing lab chemistry, there are many chemicals you want to boil in the most controlled way possible because they're dangerous if they get out of control. One way to do that is to deliberately introduce something into the beaker that will allow the bubbles to form smaller, faster, and more easily. "Boiling chips" are added to accompany this. They are small pieces of an inert substance that have lots of edges and points (much like the glass irregularities in the champagne bottle or cup that you observed.)

Here is a YouTube video that shows some boiling chips in action.

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skibear2 t1_j1niqv9 wrote

it's made using a process called the "Champagne method" or "méthode champenoise" which involves adding sugar and yeast to the wine and then bottling it before fermentation is complete. the yeast consumes the sugar and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide, which gets dissolved in the wine and can't escape because the bottle is sealed. this increases the pressure inside the bottle, making the wine bubbly. when you open the bottle, the pressure is released, and the carbon dioxide bubbles rise to the surface!

those bubbles appear to come from a specific spot because that is where the pressure inside the bottle is the greatest, which is typically the spot on the bottom of the bottle. hope that helps!

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