Ilovethebomb @ Ilovethebomb @lemmy.nz

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I don't think anyone involved in this will be laughing right now, to be honest.

This may also have been a factor in the Ever Stuck blocking the Suez canal.

It sounds like they clipped it with the tail of the boat on the way out. It's directly across from their berth.

I just pulled the mulch plug out of the mower so it's spitting grass out the side and went to town.

I finally got my mower fixed after a few weeks, so my lawns are looking pretty scruffy after being allowed to grow for so long. It'll take a few weeks to get them back to where they should be.

I've had people argue tooth and nail with me that the guests knew the risks and nobody should be liable.

Absolutely mental attitude, you can't opt out of health and safety legislation.

Most of the people who do the Tongariro crossing are self guided, so nobody is responsible for them but themselves. Organisations like outdoor clubs are explicitly written out of the legislation for recreation.

This is explicitly a workplace safety ruling, so only applying to guided trips.

I was actually feeling hot today out walking around, it's been a while since that happened. Roll on summer.

It was actually hot today, I was wishing I wore shorts. It's been a while.

They're really taking a hammering right now, aren't they?

You do understand the "aerobic threshold" is the limit is your lung capacity, right? You need to be absolutely sprinting for this to take place.

Your body will dial back the autonomic functions to allow you to increase the conscious energy load, this is to stay inside your energy budget.

There is some evidence that the body will do that while you are undergoing intense exercise, IE at or above the aerobic threshold, but everything we know says it goes right back to normal once you slow down. The idea you will use the same amount of energy regardless is simply nonsense.

I assume they are not eating 7000 calories for months on end

That's exactly what they're doing. Michael Phelps, for example, would eat multiple whole pizzas a day.

For a proposal like this, which contradicts a lot of knowledge I already have about exercise and nutrition, my response would be to reject it unless either multiple sources confirmed it, or the source was extremely credible.

I've read articles about the diet etc of top athletes, they're often consuming 7,000 calories at the peak of their training regime, and clearly not getting fat.

The idea that a sedentary office worker is burning as much energy as an athlete is just nonsense.

In that particular instance, I'd say it's absolute bullshit, because it contradicts everything we know about exercise and energy expenditure.

As an example, have a look at what a top athlete eats when they're training, they're often eating more than twice the amount a regular person will.

How would you explain this?

Funnily enough, I just got an account banned from Lemmygrad. They're a sensitive bunch.

No.

It's amazing actually, the number of comments I've seen online from supposed green party supporters saying they don't like them having a race quota, don't support other aspects of their policies etc, but will still vote for them, is incredible.

Having said that, they do have some solid policies.

I disagree, a lot of people seem to think having equal rights to any other NZer is in their best interests, and I think that's a reasonable point of view.

I genuinely think they do their cause more harm than good.