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Gnonthgol t1_j62z3cp wrote
Reply to Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113
Technically all your excrement was at one point stomach acid. But when the stomach acid is leached into your upper intestines it gets neutralized and is no longe an acid. This reduces any acid burns on your more sensitive intestinal walls.
barugosamaa t1_j62ynwr wrote
Reply to comment by Pocok5 in Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113
>Stretched out, your intestines are about 3 times as long as you are tall.
The length of the small intestine is roughly 9–16 feet (ft), while the large intestine is shorter, measuring about 5 ft long.
Just here to add numbers to make it more visible!
16ft (4,8m) !!!
Pocok5 t1_j62yj3p wrote
Reply to Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113
Stretched out, your intestines are about 3 times as long as you are tall. Even if you have the runs, it works well enough to digest food most of the way - at least it shouldn't be just chewed sandwich coming out, if it is, you might wanna hop over to the ER yesterday -, which includes reclaiming the acid.
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Ok_Teach110 t1_j62uo3f wrote
Reply to eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
If you want to understand sleep I highly recommend Matthew Walker - Why We Sleep. Also rated by many many health professionals.
Ratnix t1_j62ubkq wrote
Reply to comment by yet_another_pervert in eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
For me, it is because i have to force myself to sleep on a schedule that isn't what my body wants to be on.
I'm a night owl. If i let my body set its own sleep sleep, I'd be going to sleep sometime between 6am-9am. If i ever get an extended period of time off from work and just sleep when I'm tired, instead of going to bed at a time that i can get a good night sleep in order to get up for work, that's the schedule I'll be on within a week.
I unfortunately have to leave for work at 5 am, so i simply can not let my body set its own sleep schedule. I have to go to bed at the same time 7 days a week. Just staying awake 2-3 extra hours, say on a Friday or Saturday night, means that when i need to go to bed in order to get up for work Monday morning, I'm simply not tired enough to sleep. And it'll take me 2-3 days to get back onto my forced sleep schedule, during which I'll be a zombie until I'm able actually get a good night's sleep in the schedule I'm forced to sleep.
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ShootingPains t1_j62rs6e wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: How is donating equipment to participate in war, not considered going to war? by lloyd705
Plus it’s pretty clear that the Afghan Government didn’t have the military capacity to do what the US wanted. After all, it took the combined might of the west ten years to ferret out Osama.
[deleted] t1_j62rc4f wrote
Reply to comment by Target880 in ELI5: How is donating equipment to participate in war, not considered going to war? by lloyd705
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gregory_rorschach t1_j62qpni wrote
Reply to comment by Lithuim in ELI5: How is donating equipment to participate in war, not considered going to war? by lloyd705
in addition, russia did not declare the war on Ukraine. It is still a special military operation from their perspective.
popClingwrap t1_j62plji wrote
Reply to eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
I think this is probably just down to the individual. Personally my sleep patterns are pretty flexible. A couple of nights ago I met up with some friends and we drank some wine, talked nonsense till the early hours of the morning and I ended up sleeping on a sofa. This is pretty unusual for me, especially on a week night, and i was a bit groggy the next morning but I just went to bed a bit earlier the next night and was back on track. I'd imagine that all kinds of things will influence your sleep though - diet, fitness, age, stress levels. Not to mention immediate stuff like whether you have a full belly, a full bladder, a blocked nose.
SonovaVondruke t1_j62jy1c wrote
Reply to comment by nhorvath in ELI5: Foods we eat like bread, biscuits, croissants has yeast in it. Sugars are already in the body. Does yeast produce alcohol in the body? by ddr1111
You’re not my real dad, I’ll do what I want.
bimbles_ap t1_j62iso1 wrote
Reply to comment by ComesInAnOldBox in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
But that's true about pretty much any church, Catholicism just happens to be the biggest.
Theres always going to be a few who flaunt their wealth after death.
danklordgaston t1_j62i7jk wrote
Reply to comment by yet_another_pervert in eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
Meanwhile the lack of sleep would mean I’m struggling to stay awake the next evening, finally giving in at 22:00 only for my body to wake me completely at 01:00 leaving my sleep routine fucked for weeks lol
explainlikeimfive-ModTeam t1_j62hoke wrote
Reply to ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
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ComesInAnOldBox t1_j62hf2y wrote
Reply to comment by bimbles_ap in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Talking about the opulence of the Catholic Church versus the whole "easier to stuff a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man entering heaven" thing, especially some of their tombs.
kinnaq t1_j62hd51 wrote
Reply to comment by subscriber_360 in eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
The thing you want most when you get old.
Blood11Orange t1_j62hbxy wrote
Reply to comment by explainlikeimfive-ModTeam in [ELI5] What exactly is the difference between DUI and DWI?? by [deleted]
This was a genuine question that was ultimately answered. There was no need for it to be removed.
bimbles_ap t1_j62h83y wrote
Reply to comment by ComesInAnOldBox in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Im not sure what you mean by the Catholic Church missing the boat in this context, can you elaborate?
subscriber_360 t1_j62fo4s wrote
Reply to eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
What’s a sleep routine?!
ComesInAnOldBox t1_j62fi9c wrote
Reply to comment by FriendlyCraig in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
This is the answer, right here, especially Christianity (although the Catholic Church kinda missed the boat).
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j62fb9v wrote
Reply to comment by FriendlyCraig in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Some of the better answers so far. Doesn't even have to be money, just the act of burying your relatives with material things
skizzybwoi t1_j62f9lj wrote
Reply to eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
It could depend on age and how much exercise you get. Younger folks who exercise can sleep late one night and be fine the next. A 40 year old who hasn’t worked out in a decade will have trouble readjusting.
Preston_of_Astora OP t1_j62f8k5 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora
Common Sense isn't really a sizable factor when it comes to belief or tradition. There are an absurd amount of things that people still do despite not making sense in the slightest
Exhibit A: The Philippine belief that a boy must be circumcized so they can become stronger, taller, and more masculine. Does it make sense? Fuck no. Do people still believe in it? Bet your ass they do
simojako t1_j62ze2u wrote
Reply to Eli5: how does stomach acid not exit with feces when we have diarrhoea? Isn't it just a sphincter which should in theory not be infallible? by Thtanilaw1113
Your stomach acid is neutralized, by the pancrease releasing bicarbonate, when it enters the small intestine. Your intestines are not a straight line from your stomach to your anal sphincter, so there is plenty of mixing going on.