I just went to my first Drag Show with my stepmom for her birthday (which was actually in early November – that’s when we presented her with the tickets). I have never been before – nor seen a Drag Queen in-costume, even – and this was certainly an experience!
The tickets were VIP passes, which included a meet-and-greet along with photos (I look terrible in the photo – no make-up or anything so i look pasty, pasty white in comparison to the Queens XD). While we were getting ready for the photo though, I swear I felt some of the Queens play with my hair! Just… wow! Yeah, that made me a little happy 🙂 I love having my hair played with. By the way, my hair is really long – like two feet long. And I’ve noticed some of my friends like to play with it.
Anyway…
It was a fun show, though since we were right under the speakers I think my hearing is a little bit hurt (so much BASS – my heart wouldn’t have needed to beat on its own because the bass was just vibrating my entire body). I should have brought earplugs (you’d think someone on the autistic spectrum would carry earplugs, but eh… It’s not a habit of mine since i’m an introvert. I should get some though…)
I also got a keychain signed by Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, since I thought it was the cutest one at the merch table (I still don’t know much about the Queens who performed – but so far Latrice Royale is my favorite).
crows have been documented holding ‘funerals’ for many years. however, researchers suggest that they may not be mourning; evidence indicates that crows may be examining the body & surrounding area for potential threats to the rest of the flock.
1. Doctor finds anecdotal evidence that people are passing kidney stones after riding on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World
2. Doctor makes 3-D model of kidney, complete with stones and urine (his own), takes it on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 60 times
3. “The stones passed 63.89 percent of the time while the kidneys were in the back of the car. When they were in the front, the passage rate was only 16.67 percent. That’s based on only 60 rides on a single coaster, and Wartinger guards his excitement in the journal article: ‘Preliminary study findings support the anecdotal evidence that a ride on a moderate-intensity roller coaster could benefit some patients with small kidney stones.’”
4. “Some rides are going to be more advantageous for some patients than other rides. So I wouldn’t say that the only ride that helps you pass stones is Big Thunder Mountain. That’s grossly inaccurate.”
5. “His advice for now: If you know you have a stone that’s smaller than five millimeters, riding a series of roller coasters could help you pass that stone before it gets to an obstructive size and either causes debilitating colic or requires a $10,000 procedure to try and break it up. And even once a stone is broken up using shock waves, tiny fragments and “dust” remain that need to be passed. The coaster could help with that, too.”
SCIENCE: IT WORKS
Update:
“In all, we used 174 kidney stones of varying shapes, sizes and weights to see if each model worked on the same ride and on two other roller coasters,” Wartinger said. “Big Thunder Mountain was the only one that worked. We tried Space Mountain and Aerosmith’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and both failed.”Wartinger went on to explain that these other rides are too fast and too violent with a G-force that pins the stone into the kidney and doesn’t allow it to pass.“The ideal coaster is rough and quick with some twists and turns, but no upside down or inverted movements,” he said.
I just love this because it’s HILARIOUS and yet also a perfect archetypal example of The Scientific Method:
1. Hypothesis
2. Experiment
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. GOTO 1 (the scientific method is iterative, don’t forget that part)
was this like… done in cooperation with disney management or did some random scientist go through bag check with a 3d printed kidney and a bottle of piss and start looking for big thunder mountain fastpasses
Of course, the researchers had to get permission from Disney World before bringing the model kidney onto the rides. “It was a little bit of luck,” Wartinger recalls. “We went to guest services, and we didn’t want them to wonder what was going on—two adult men riding the same ride again and again, carrying a backpack. We told them what our intent was, and it turned out that the manager that day was a guy who recently had a kidney stone. He called the ride manager and said, do whatever you can to help these guys, they’re trying to help people with kidney stones.”
*nods* Okay then. If you’re sure. *he puts the tissues back in his pocket*
*he loosely hugged himself, unsure what to say*
*Carlos put a hand on his shoulder.* Why don’t you head to your tent and take the day off?
*he flinched slightly when Carlos brought his hand up* o-okay..
Alright. Would you like me to walk you there? *he notice the flinch, but he’d acted too quickly to abort the touch that was meant to be reassuring. He thought that Max would probably appreciate it if it weren’t pointed out.*
*he hesitates before nodding slightly, glancing towards his tent*
Alright. Let’s go, buddy. *he stands up and offers Max a hand to hold, if he wanted it*
*he started walking, not noticing the offered hand*
*Carlos followed after Max silently, watching the child closely as they walked.*
*he quietly sniffled a few times before they reached his tent, looking up the door*
*Carlos moves to open it for him.* Here you go, buddy. Need anything? A snack or some water?
*he took a slight step back as Carlos moved to open the tent* n-no i should be fine…
*Carlos frowned apologetically* Yeah, okay. Um… I’m sorrry. I didn’t mean to startle you.
*he took off his seat belt and pushed his door open before hopping out*
*Carlos locked the car and led the way to the store front.* So, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Am I forgetting something?
((sorry i haven’t responded to threads as quickly as I could have. I’ve been busy getting ready for tonight. I’ll get to replies as soon as i can, but at the moment I have things to do. -w-;
The Perfect Scientist 