I HATE these guys, what’s the most affective way to kill em?
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use a banana peel and the problem is solved.
1. Preparation: Pick ripe bananas with dark spots. Eat the fruit and save the peels.
2. Prepare the solution: Mix half a liter of hot water with 10 grams of boric acid in a container.
3. Soak the peels: Dip the banana peels in the prepared solution and let them sit for several hours.
4. Place the peels: Once soaked, take out the peels and cut them into small pieces.
5. Distribution: Place the peel pieces under the bushes and along the paths where you see ants.
6. Elimination process: The ants will be attracted by the soaked peels. They will carry the boric acid back to the nest.
7. Result: Although they don't die immediately, the boric acid will build up in their bodies and eventually wipe out the entire colony, including the queen.
8. Additional benefit: Banana peels, when decomposed, act as a natural fertilizer for plants.
This method is safe and effective for controlling ants in your garden without harming other beneficial insects.
I get mad when I bump my head and think back to this thread >>332897
Then remember articles like “”man missing 90% of his brain who leads a normal life” and come to appreciate neuroplasticity
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.3679117/scientists-research-man-missing-90-of-his-brain-who-leads-a-normal-life-1.3679125
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In the 90% example the man’s IQ was (depending on the source) anywhere from 85-75 so he was about as smart as the upper
Intelligence kohlchan users.
Unrelated
I made this thread because I saw it on kohl saying “the brain is a lie” so I wanted to pay tribute to the actual science behind the human body.
>I have come away from these experiences with the conviction that the best starting hypothesis in dealing with most killers is that they are “untreated traumatized children inhabiting and controlling the dangerous adolescents and adults that stand accused of murder.”
>Approximately only 0.01% of Americans (1 in 1000) report an ACEs score of 8, 9, or 10.2 The scores reported by the last 10 killers I interviewed had an average score of 8.
ACE = Adverse childhood experiences
This had been on my mind lately
People usually explain away criminal behavior with genetics, but tbh this stat really puts things into perspective
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>Umm... Being able to make an assumption based on your looks isn't proof of genetic determinism
But you get what I’m saying. How certain characteristics determined by genes can alter who they are around thus altering the person.
>Being able to predict if someone's a feminist based on their gender is a bit of a far cry from genetic determinism
It’s not being able to predict something (that a stereotype) it’s the certain features that they grew up with that can change who they are. Think how much different things could’ve been, if feminists was black, if funpark had a working eye.
>phrenology
phrenology Is ultimately wrong, how you look, genetic or not determines the environment and place you are in.
>some random dude
Funpark Bernd you mean.
Decided to start take a bit of Magnesium and eat more salt cause I couldn't sleep. I feel better and much more lucid in a weird way, but now I also wake up with a headache and my hands get dry sometimes.
So turns out now I am lacking Potassium or something.
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Several days ago, I had shared with my friends the video of the pastor who claims to revive the dead. Exactly that video that another Bernd posted. Then my imagination took off, and to cut a long story short: Okay, Bernd, how would you discover you're not part of a set-up?
I want real arguments. Going to a psychologist or a psychiatrist isn't a refutation, nor is saying you let your imagination run wild. Just think, if they can raise a child from one of those terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda or the Colombian rebels to believe that (a) they're in a chronic war and (b) there's no escape and that only that path exists. Why couldn't they have raised you to believe your life is normal and that you're actually part of a gigantic circus?
>Hurr durr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Show_delusion
>But
YouTube: hpcGWkORCJo?si=7_j51qPOLMSvJZ6b
>Why couldn't they have raised you to believe your life is normal and that you're actually part of a gigantic circus?
I see something similar happening all the time. As someone interested in solving mental illness and issues, I often notice how abused people get raised to believe the constant mistreatment they received as a child or young adult is normal. It takes years of work and actual deprogramming to unlearn everything, but generally speaking you just have to force yourself to accept new environments and share your experiences with other people. You can see this experience simulated in children who were raised up in American cults, for example.
(I even googled "truman show cult" just now and there's a lot of ex-cult members relating to the show apparently)
That's a good example. They do the same thing with many children in the Middle East and Africa. Also here in Latin America.
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_control
But I'd like to take it to its most radical level. Have you ever seen or heard about a topic and suddenly places you frequent or people you talk to bring up or mention that topic as if they've always known about it or been there?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
Experts will say it's because when we touch on a topic, we're more attentive to when it reappears. It's like you've been walking past that Coca-Cola billboard your whole life, but only when you drank the drink did you begin to realize it was advertising for that company. However, you still have a strange feeling that everything now revolves around your interests or vision. (A strategic deception of the brain, they'll argue.)
Well, The Truman Show would take it to the radical level that it's not an accidental topic, nor a change in perception.
With what arguments, in the Cartesian style, could we refute that we are not part of a show or something worse? (I honestly find that impossible.)
>The truth will set you free
Oh, I made a huge mistake with your post. Bernd, especially your pics. But anyway, here's the thing:
But I take it to the most psychosocial (not physical) extreme. What if what surrounds us is a staged scene? Like The Truman Show, The Matrix, or The Island.
But especially The Truman Show. Could you rationally escape that?
I know you see moving on as an option. But I don't know if that answers my question.
KEK is an Organization for Research in High Energy Accelerator Physics. One of the laboratory sites is in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. Nobel Prize-nominated physicist Makoto Kobayashi, an expert in CP-violations, once worked there.
Other lines of research have been pursued. This remains one of the most important laboratories.
Reference material:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEK
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Kobayashi
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_violation
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I’ve been obsessed with looking up the professors in my videos and in my articles. It’s fun too see random people I don’t know talk about things.
For example as a KC reference Igor Soszyński a Polish astronomer.
Note this is different form the sci YouTuber thread because this is more professional environment. If you watch something with an name or read an article please post the funny people in this thread.
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my sources say a chimp cannot, in fact, be impregnated by a human
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https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/15/international-team-creates-first-chimeric-human-monkey-embryos/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-monkey-hybrid-china-organ-transplant-stem-cells-embryo-a9037506.html
https://sentientmedia.org/growing-human-cells-in-monkey-embryos-is-problematic-but-not-for-the-reasons-people-think/
https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/scientists-create-first-human-monkey-embryo/
https://www.newsweek.com/could-chimp-humans-mate-tales-humanzee-hybrids-murky-likely-impossible-796646
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-possible-for-humans-and-chimpanzees-to-interbreed
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/humanzee-chimp-human-hybrid
Examples:
>Space Settlement
A space settlement refers to a permanent human habitat located outside Earth—on the Moon, Mars, or in orbit. Unlike temporary space stations, these settlements are designed for long-term living, with life-support systems, artificial gravity, and even agriculture. They reflect the ambition to make humanity a multi-planetary species and could one day serve as backups for civilization or stepping stones for deep space travel.
>Arcology
An arcology (from “architecture” + “ecology”) is a massive, self-contained structure that combines housing, workspaces, food production, and public spaces into a single building—essentially, a city within a building. Arcologies are designed to reduce urban sprawl and environmental impact, making them ideal for crowded or ecologically fragile futures.
>Floating Cities
Floating cities are large, mobile or anchored platforms designed to float on oceans, built to address issues like rising sea levels, overpopulation, and urban sustainability. These cities would be self-sufficient, powered by renewable energy, and equipped with vertical farming and closed-loop waste systems. They’re like science fiction made real, with some prototypes already in development.
>Space Elevator
A space elevator is a theoretical megastructure that would stretch from Earth’s surface into orbit, allowing materials and people to travel into space without rockets. The idea relies on an ultra-strong cable, anchored to the planet and balanced by a counterweight in space. If built, it would revolutionize space travel by making it cheaper and continuous.
>Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine involves using nanoscale technology (typically under 100 nanometers) to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases at the cellular and molecular levels. Imagine tiny machines moving through your bloodstream, targeting cancer cells or repairing tissue without invasive surgery. It holds promise for personalized medicine and longer, healthier lives.
Each case is hypothetically feasible.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_settlement
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/04/oceanix-city-floating-big-mit-united-nations/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanomedicine
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Hey, bros!
Since we're on the subject, I forgot to talk about: Space mining.
Some rich people are speculating on this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_Invest
https://builtin.com/articles/top-space-mining-companies
https://www.startus-insights.com/innovators-guide/space-mining-companies/
Also:
Elon Musk is heavily advertising his Mars colonization, but his rockets will likely serve as tourist freight and logistics (for mining).
Your neurons stop going through mitosis at the age of 4, so with no neuroplasticity you would have the metal capacity of a four-year-old.
>That being said how important is different experiences shaping us?
<there BO, a way to talk about the brain in a appropriate manner (but less of an important topic)
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No, that’s how neurons work, that’s what happens when post-mitotic cells go into Growth 0 and no longer have enough centrioles to complete anaphase
>https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:LabXchange:1e9fa55c:html:1
>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4418291/
>https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/80619/apart-from-nerve-cells-and-muscle-cells-what-types-of-cells-do-not-undergo-mito