This is my dead name that I used. Lmao true though.
probably this but there were so many good ones for Tyler ugH
My first name is Sara
I don’t know who this person is, but this is literally the only gif for “Dominic,” and there isn’t a single one for “Dom”. As usual, there is nothing with my name on it in the gift shop.
According to the CDC, in 10 percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch the child do it, having no idea it is happening. Drowning does not look like drowning—Dr. Pia, in an article in the Coast Guard’s On Scene magazine, described the Instinctive Drowning Response like this:
“Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled before speech occurs.
Drowning people’s mouths alternately sink below and reappear above the surface of the water. The mouths of drowning people are not above the surface of the water long enough for them to exhale, inhale, and call out for help. When the drowning people’s mouths are above the surface, they exhale and inhale quickly as their mouths start to sink below the surface of the water.
Drowning people cannot wave for help. Nature instinctively forces them to extend their arms laterally and press down on the water’s surface. Pressing down on the surface of the water permits drowning people to leverage their bodies so they can lift their mouths out of the water to breathe.
Throughout the Instinctive Drowning Response, drowning people cannot voluntarily control their arm movements. Physiologically, drowning people who are struggling on the surface of the water cannot stop drowning and perform voluntary movements such as waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment.
From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with no evidence of a supporting kick. Unless rescued by a trained lifeguard, these drowning people can only struggle on the surface of the water from 20 to 60 seconds before submersion occurs.”
This doesn’t mean that a person that is yelling for help and thrashing isn’t in real trouble—they are experiencing aquatic distress. Not always present before the Instinctive Drowning Response, aquatic distress doesn’t last long—but unlike true drowning, these victims can still assist in their own rescue. They can grab lifelines, throw rings, etc.
Look for these other signs of drowning when persons are in the water:
Head low in the water, mouth at water level
Head tilted back with mouth open
Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus
Eyes closed
Hair over forehead or eyes
Not using legs—vertical
Hyperventilating or gasping
Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway
Trying to roll over on the back
Appear to be climbing an invisible ladder
So if a crew member falls overboard and everything looks OK—don’t be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them, “Are you all right?” If they can answer at all—they probably are. If they return a blank stare, you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents—children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why.
Can I just say thank you to OP for putting such a detailed description on this?
I’ve been a lifeguard for 6 years now and of all the saves I’ve done, maybe two or three had people drowning in the stereotypical thrashing style. And even those, like the save I made last weekend, it was exactly like OP describes where the person’s head is going in and out of the water but it isn’t long enough to get any air. Mostly you recognize drowning by the look on someone’s face. If someone looks wide eyed and terrified or confused, chances are they’re drowning. That look of “oh shit” is pretty easily recognizable. And even if you can’t tell for sure: GO AFTER THEM ANYWAY. I’ve done “saves” where a kid was pretending to drown and I mistook it for real drowning, but that’s preferable to a kid ACTUALLY drowning.
Also please remember that even strong swimmers can drown if they have a medical emergency, get cramps, or get too tired. If your friend knows how to swim but they’re acting funny get them to land. And even if someone can respond when you ask them if they need help, if they say they do need help? GO HELP THEM.
However . If the victim is a stranger, I can’t recommend trying to get them. Lifeguards literally train to escape “attacks,” because people who are drowning can freak the fuck out and grab you and make YOU drown as well. If you do go in after someone, take hold of them from the back and talk to them the whole time. IF YOU ARE GRABBED: duck down into the water as low as you can get. The person is panicking and won’t want to go under water and should release you. Shove up at their hands and push them away from you as you duck under. Don’t die trying to save someone else.
Please guys, read and memorize this post. Not all places have lifeguards. Being able to recognize drowning is such an important skill to have and you can save someone’s life.
In the lifespan of the human species, horses are a relatively new thing. We only domesticated them between 4000 and 2000 BCE in Kazakhstan.
i bet people have been trying to ride every big animal just for shits and giggles since there have been people. because that’s just the kind of dumb thing people do. so a few millennia ago on the asian steppe, which is a boring place with not much to do, probably some people with no hobbies, who maybe were not having much sex and not good at crafts, got really into riding on horses. for the same reason that people get into frisbee golf or pole dancing: they’ve got energy to burn and it’s fun.
and then it turned out to be kind of not that weird after all and actually pretty useful, so it stopped being a goofy passtime and became a practical part of daily life.
that’s my theory.
imo, archaeologists and historians vastly underestimate the amount of innovation that results from people being young, hyperactive, and bored.
imagine young humans jumping on random animals for like a hundred thousand years of shits and giggles until all of a sudden we jump on one that’s like ‘hey…. this is pretty alright!’ and then we had horses
people think just having your physical dick out is enough, you need to have your mental dick out too. and your spiritual dick? absolutely needs to be out. otherwise you’re just holding yourself back
Okay, but…..do you want a friend? Are you worried about not having any friends because you’re feeling isolated and lonely, and aren’t sure how to make connections outside of high school/college? Or because Friends and How I Met Your Mother paint your early 20s as an era where you basically live out of someone else’s apartment?
I mean—look, am a big proponent of having the social life you want. For me, I really don’t need that much social interaction. I have my colleagues at law school or at work, my family, and then a couple close friends from college who I mostly talk with by phone. That more than covers my bases. More social interaction than that and I am exhausted and cranky and have to curl up and be alone for a few days. I have to talk myself up to networking, and I tend to make very shallow friendships.
On the other hand, my best friend is a consummate networker—she’s always happy to meet new people, get together with them for various reasons, do little things with them. (She once offered to go grocery shopping with me. Not because she needed anything, just because I was going grocery shopping and we could spend time together. I swear, I stared at her like she’d offered to perform a tracheotomy with a rusty spoon.)
Both of us would be miserable if we had to switch places.
I just mention this because you didn’t actually say whether you genuinely want friends, if you’re interesting in putting in the work it takes to actually find new people and spend time with them. “I feel like I should have more/deeper friendships,” when you’re content with the relationships you have isn’t actually a good reason. And if you are content, then there’s your answer—you’re not in a place where you’re going to develop deep friendships right now.
just moving along like everyone else 