Post #440,385
11/30/21 8:12:44 AM
11/30/21 8:12:44 AM
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Of course it was the answer, how could it be anything else?
I was trying to figure out how many paces it would take for me to cross an acre.
It started off with I needed to know how many square feet were in an acre and then figure out the square root to determine what the edge numbers are and then divide by my pace size.
I rounded up from the number I got from Google to 4840 sq yards to 4900, sq root = 70, * 3 (feet) = 210, divided by 5 (pace size) =
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Post #440,387
11/30/21 10:06:05 PM
11/30/21 10:06:06 PM
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Yep! :)
But, the pace size varies depending how quickly you walk. It definitely is true for my walking. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,388
12/1/21 6:49:35 AM
12/1/21 6:49:35 AM
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You think I walk quick? Ever?
I have a very distinctive gate.
It's because my hips are going to dislocate if I move the wrong way but if I move the right way I can swing them along and hopefully keep going. I am very aware that walking is a constant attempt to fight gravity and not fall. Gravity sucks. Literally.
I can't maintain this exact movement at a faster pace. My hips will dislocate.
I've been doing this my entire life by default without being aware of it up until about 10 years ago.
When I was a kid a renowned orthopedic surgeon who was essentially my primary care physician for about 10 years told me that my ball joints on the end of the my thighs were going to grind my hips out and I was going to be in a wheelchair by the time I was 40. He was full of s***. He didn't know about EDS.
I'm sure my ballet lessons from age 9 to 12 added a bit of flair to it.
My wife tells me that that's why all the women comment on my ass as I walk away. They are always looking because this walk attracts their vision. I've been told it's either feminine or feline.
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Post #440,390
12/1/21 10:54:22 PM
12/1/21 10:54:22 PM
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Well, I'm glad you proved your orthopedic surgeon wrong.
At normal temperature, i.e. 70's to mid 80's F temperature I can walk 3 mph indefinitely if I didn't have to go pee. Usually, that walk is 3 to 4 miles long. Then, I do another walk or two that are shorter. With about a mile a day of just normal walking around the house, I've walked a total of 7 miles a day for most days.
When it's cold, i.e. in the 40's F, I walk about 10% faster and in part it's because the steps are longer and the step rate is higher.
I'm don't know what you meant by EDS. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,392
12/2/21 12:08:12 AM
12/2/21 12:08:12 AM
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Here you go
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Post #440,406
12/2/21 11:49:16 PM
12/2/21 11:49:16 PM
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It's definitely not Erectile Dysfunction Symptoms. :)
I had no knowledge of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Fortunately, it is relatively rare.
But, looking at signs and syndromes listed in the "Joints" section, a number apply to my wife. And, only last week, one of my daughters suggested that my wife drink some organic bone broth that has collagen in it to help her recover from back pain. EDS makes the creation of collagen difficult. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,408
12/3/21 1:07:49 PM
12/3/21 1:07:49 PM
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Does drinking it actually help with that?
Lots of what we consume doesn't simply move somewhere in the body and stay that way. Sugars are broken down and transported into fat cells. Proteins are broken down and converted into muscles, or into sugars which are used for energy. So I wouldn't assume that drinking collagen will actually increase collagen production in the body, or be added to the current supplies.
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Post #440,412
12/3/21 11:01:09 PM
12/3/21 11:01:09 PM
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Well, you have a point there. Drinking is not an injection onto the bloodstream.
The digestive process brakes the incoming protein down into amino acids. The amino acids are then linked up again to form a protein. The combinations of amino acids that go into forming a protein don't have to be the same as the protein they came from.
But, at least the parts are there. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,414
12/4/21 12:18:09 AM
12/4/21 12:18:09 AM
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Collagen
Years ago I had very serious, painful, even crippling foot and knee problems, very often. Due to a joke about research doctors, I learned that Chicken Cartilage was so effective, the doctors started calling it a drug.
I ordered Chicken Sternum Cartilage Collagen Type II (the type for joints) from Swanson, a reliable outfit. I started with 4 capsules a day, and when things seemed to settle down I dropped back to 3. I have not had serious foot or knee problems now for many years.
A friend had heard my story, and sent an email saying the doctors wanted to give injections and schedule surgery on his shoulders, and asked what I was using. I told him. A couple months later he emailed me that the treatment was amazing, and no injections or surgery were now needed.
Of course, he didn't order from Swanson, he found a cheaper source. He and his wife (yes wife now, after 60 years of "living in sin" (better Social Security benefits)) are among the most determined and expert penny pinchers in North America.
And, while we are on the subject of effective treatments, at a much earlier time I had severe bouts of gout. I eventually figured out what was causing it, but in the mean time I'd found an incredibly effective treatment (only medically approved in South Africa). Celery Seed Extract.
When I first learned of this I had very serious pain and swelling. To assure delivery I ordered the extract from two supplement vendors - but it turned out pill peddlers in those days thought 2 weeks to ship was very fast. I was used to my technology vendors - order by 5pm, on my doorstep by noon. The orders didn't come in, and I couldn't wait. I put a heavy knitted sock on the worst foot (no possibility of getting it into a shoe) and managed to struggle into my car and go over to Sunland Produce. I bought three large heads of celery, the leafiest ones they had.
I figured if this stuff was in the seeds, it might be in the stems and leaves too. Within a day and a half I had completely eaten all three large celery heads, raw, leaves and all. By time the pills came in, I didn't need them. Now I keep plenty of capsules on hand, because they are effective for other inflammations as well. Of course, I order from Swanson, they ship same day.
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Post #440,415
12/4/21 9:56:16 AM
12/4/21 9:56:16 AM
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Thanks for posting this!
I’ll get that collagen item and get my wife to try it. Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,421
12/4/21 1:51:56 PM
12/4/21 1:51:56 PM
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It isn't an instant cure . . .
. . but in my experience, results were noticeable within a month. The guy with the shoulder problem took less time.
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Post #440,422
12/4/21 3:36:38 PM
12/4/21 3:36:38 PM
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Good to know.
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov
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Post #440,393
12/2/21 1:33:32 AM
12/2/21 1:33:32 AM
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Depends on the shape of the acre, dunnit?
I mean, notwithstanding the use of medieval units, an acre can be long and thin, or it can be square-ish.
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Post #440,394
12/2/21 2:22:59 AM
12/2/21 2:22:59 AM
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And which way - across the shortest, or along the longest dimension? - one crosses it. Hm, diagonal?
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Post #440,395
12/2/21 9:34:15 AM
12/2/21 9:34:15 AM
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The land I'm thinking about is measured in acres
Internal acres are square, edge cases are a irregular, I couldn't give a s***. This was "close enough".
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Post #440,398
12/2/21 10:02:27 AM
12/2/21 10:02:27 AM
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An acre is defined as 1 chain x 1 furlong
It's definitely not square.
Also, we can swear on here. It's fine to say "shit" if you mean "shit". We promise not to get a case of the vapours.
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Post #440,400
12/2/21 10:53:54 AM
12/2/21 10:53:54 AM
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He dictates, pretty sure it auto-bowdlerizes when converting
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Post #440,403
12/2/21 11:39:14 AM
12/2/21 11:39:14 AM
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Fairy snuff
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Post #440,401
12/2/21 11:01:33 AM
12/2/21 11:01:33 AM
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Re: An acre is defined as .4046 of a hectare nought to do with chains or orses
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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Post #440,405
12/2/21 11:36:33 PM
12/2/21 11:36:33 PM
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Well it is *now*.
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