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Keep them Adidas noticeably hwite [+] |
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Does it have an integrated dryer or do you have to step into a second box for that? |
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Could have these lined up at pedestrian crossings so you get your shoes washed while you wait for the green man. Or in lifts. Or anywhere that people have to stand and wait for a minute or so. |
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Beats sneaking into hotel lobbies to user the brushalizer. |
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I've seen (somewhere on the internet...) a "step on" device
that sprays water (+ detergent or whatever) up under your
sole. I've gone digging but can't find it. |
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I just saw a video on Facebook yesterday for a machine
you step into that wraps some sort of film around the sole
of your shoe, presumably for entering a home or business
and keeping it clean. I wish I could link Facebook videos. |
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I bumped into that shoe wrapper while searching. It's pretty
clever. |
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^^ I wonder if, instead of plastic wrap one might have a clearish
biodegradable material. Corn starch comes to mind. Probably not
cornflakes. |
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Interesting link 4, but it brings up the question
whether you're better off taxing your immune
system by exposing it to pathogens and
strengthening it or isolating it as much as possible.
Does the latter do the equivalent of putting your
immune system in a wheelchair so it never has to
walk? If you did that with your legs they'd atrophy
and never be usable again. |
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I'd think our natural state is living in filth from a
very young age. Feces, both human and animal,
dust, dirt, mold. We evolved in this stuff no? |
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Dhunno, but seems like exercising our defense
mechanisms might have its advantages. |
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Yes, but infant mortality rates are mitigated by the
same technologies that allow the mothers formerly
dying
from
childbirth to survive at a much greater rate than at
past times in history no? And that's not something
that's particularly affected by dirty living
conditions. |
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Plus there are issues that kill
newborns before they're even really exposed to
dirty
environments. death in the first few days after
birth
sort of things before incubators and such no? |
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Ugh, just reading the top ten causes of newborn
deaths and realized I'm not in the mood for this
downer stuff right now. Got some positive things
going on, don't need dark stuff like that. |
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There is some evidence (citation needed) that the upswing in
allergies etc is because we are too clean, especially as
children. 1 simple thing for a start: never buy anti-bacterial
hand soap (& it's also really bad for your skin). |
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//(antibacterial soap is) really bad for your skin// |
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Neutrino's right. Pretty well documented that any
physiological mechanism that never gets used
atrophies, and being too clean might have its
drawbacks. (link) |
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Case in point, I believe the treatment for allergies is
injecting the patient with the allergens, a little like
vaccines. |
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Statement #1: "Pretty well documented that any
physiological mechanism that never gets used
atrophies," <--- Well documented. Not debatable. |
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Statement #2: "and (a secondary somewhat related
statement, but a new contention) being too clean
MIGHT have its drawbacks. (link)" |
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Too clean? Well, we could put a baby in a sterile
environment while its developing, boy in a bubble
style. Then when they're an
adult, let them go into the world to see how well
their body defends against viruses, bacteria, pollen
and other stressors to the immune system. I think
it's highly probable that immune system, that had
never been used before, might be highly
compromised through lack of exercise for lack of a
better term. |
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But MIGHT is the operative word here. |
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As far as documentation of physiological system
atrophy from inactivity, such as muscles of a
person in a coma, studies in an otherwise healthy
population have shown that the loss rate is
between 4-5% every week of immobilization. |
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"Y'know, it's a mistake to say something is "pretty
well documented" and then link to a disputed
hypothesis to make your point." |
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This referring to two related but distinct
statements. One about something that's well
documented and one about a theory. |
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Assuming I didn't make any spelling errors, let's
move on. |
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