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[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 160 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Swimming's really good for losing weight, no sweating and less knee pain involved. Wish I had a private pool too, you can definitely tell the public ones are 30% filled with piss.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My private pool would be 70% filled with piss.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

20% cum, 10% shit and 100% drinking from it

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And a 100% reason to remember my name

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[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find it funny that there is an acceptable level or urea in a pool and it's like 10% lol

[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is sort of how everything works, unfortunately! Guaranteeing 0% of something is really hard. Your flour probably has a small percentage of bugs in it, for instance. Urea is a relatively small molecule that I imagine you can find tiny amounts of pretty much anywhere. I would be unsurprised if there was at least one molecule of urea in literally anything you eat!

That said, dear god I hope I’ve never been in a pool that’s 10% urine :(. Those kiddie pools at the water park are probably like 90% urine, though. Sometimes I wonder if by volume adults pee in the pool more than kids, though. I have a suspicion a good chunk of adults think it’s fine or will do it secretly anyway.

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[–] stockRot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

You definitely sweat when you swim. People need to rehydrate while swimming, even indoors

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[–] woobie@lemmy.world 137 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your metabolic rate can be several times higher in a pool or other body of water than it is on land without any exercise at all. Body heat is lost at a much higher rate when you are submerged in water and your body will burn more fuel to maintain core temperature.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (7 children)

So why isn’t “a long cold bath every day” the trendiest weight loss method??

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is something fighters do when they're going extreme weight loss before a weight in. I'm addition to dehydrating themselves and eating clean, they have several different cold exposure methods that causes the body to burn more calories.

[–] trafficnab@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

several different cold exposure methods

"Cough in my face, I need to lose weight!"

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, get sick, increase that body temp, increase that thermogenesis , burn those calories. Don’t be weak.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Because it still isn't going to make that extra large pizza disappear.

[–] xor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well, it cures ALS at least...

[–] hakobo@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was wildly successful, raising over $200m and leading to identifying 12 genes that play a critical role in ALS

https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/the-money-raised-by-the-als-ice-bucket-challenge-will-give-you-chills/

[–] xor@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

yes, that is indeed what i was referring to

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I've had that theory for years, but you just articulated it much better than I could.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago

This is why they say find an activity you enjoy.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 88 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Swimming is amazing for the elderly as well as the heavily obese. Buoyancy takes all the load off joints/cartilage and significantly reduces wear or arthritic pain while still providing consistent, firm resistance to movement that burns calories.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

In Iceland all the public pools are full of old people. Due to geothermal energy, all outdoor pools in Iceland are heated, even in winter. I think it's a really great public health program honestly.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 81 points 1 year ago (22 children)

All you need is rich parents

[–] jak@sopuli.xyz 43 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Or the wherewithal for and availability of a public one

[–] 1371113@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Or to live near a lake or beach.

[–] Baketime@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AGD4@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~Like your mom~~

^I^ ^had^ ^to^ ^sorry^

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[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When did it change from .jpg to .webp?

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Killer@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Webp is just a more data efficient format, lots of sites are switching to it because it can greatly decrease bandwidth and storage costs.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 year ago

I don't think anyone here was unfamiliar with what a .webp was besides maybe @VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world. OP was just pointing out it's weird to see a greentext using anything besides .jpg

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only problem is that basically no software supports it, so if you're saving pictures for a slideshow or something, webp is impossible to use.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, what is up with that?

Most photo software supports so many formats, and it is not like webp is a brand new one. It is also widely used on the internet by this point.

Why does it take so long to get support on any of them without installing a separate plugin?

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[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm on the upper end of generation Z and I've never heard or seen webp at all. .jpg is the one I've seen used.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well I would hope there aren't any 290 pound 13-year-old gen alphas out there

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[–] Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] LolaCat@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was going to reply with a .jxl meme, but it turns out Lemmy doesn't support it, which is a genuinely better .jxl joke than anything I would've made.

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[–] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Jokes aside now anon's gotta make sure to use sunscreen, or he's only trading in one killer for another.

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[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd argue the most difficult part about losing weight is boredom.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah. You can’t outrun your fork, but you can’t mindlessly snack because you’re bored on a bicycle.

You underestimate my power

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[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

30lbs in 2 weeks using this one neat trick.

Ok anon.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, they never mentioned they ate anything in those two weeks, just bobbed around in the pool

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