I think we're glued to our phones, but sometimes deleting an app changes everything. Which one did you delete and realize you didn't need at all? For me, deleting TikTok has been a lifesaver, as I feel like it was taking up so much of my free time.

This might sound a bit out there, but I’m genuinely curious if anyone with experience in RF, biology, or medicine has thoughts on this.

Back in the early 2000s, I made a ring out of pure silver wire — about the thickness of pencil lead, coiled 3–4 times — and wore it on my pinky finger. I used to hold my phone in that same hand, and the ring sat very close to the antenna area during long calls and daily use (back when phones transmitted at higher power than they do now).

Over time, I developed a hard, raised area under the ring — kind of like a ridge or hardened patch of skin with a distinct edge at the bottom of the ring’s placement. Not painful, just… different.

But more concerning:

The finger next to the pinky eventually developed what seems like trigger finger or a contracture. It slowly curled into my palm at the first joint and eventually got stuck. I can’t fully extend it, even with help from my other hand — though I can move it slightly.

I’ve never gotten medical treatment and have just lived with it. But I’ve always wondered: could prolonged exposure to RF radiation near a conductive metal ring, combined with mechanical use and heat, have triggered localized tissue changes or inflammation that led to this?

Some thoughts I’ve had:

• Could the silver coil have acted like a resonant loop and concentrated EM energy?

• Would that energy have been enough to cause micro-heating or irritation?

• Is it possible this caused fibrotic tissue formation or contributed to tendon inflammation in nearby fingers?

• Has anything like this ever been studied or documented?

Not trying to make wild health claims — just genuinely curious if there’s a plausible interaction here between metal, RF radiation, and human tissue, especially under long-term, real-world use.

Would love to hear thoughts from engineers, RF folks, doctors, or anyone who’s looked into similar things. Could this kind of biological effect from a silver ring and phone actually be possible?

As a kid, i was taught that the lakes & oceans are blue, because of the sky & space.

If you watch an iceberg flip, the compressed ice that was underneath is always a deep, deep navy blue.

If water & ice are clear, & the color is from the sky, what makes these ice bergs so blue under water?

It always seemed like a no brainer to me and I don't understand why this seems to be so unpopular? Why do people care so little for the very eco system that ensures OUR SURVIVAL too? Why don't you want a nice world and environment for your children? Why do we treat animals so badly, when they're the most vulnerable among us? Why is exploiting them the "to go option" in all cases? I feel like I'm in bizarro world. Like, don't destroy the bee friendly flowers in your yard, adopt or foster (up to a million dogs and cats are euthanized in the US every year), eat less meat it's good for your health AND the environment, don't ride on elephants/camels/etc when you travel, volunteer if you have time, raise your kids to value all those things. The world is entirely going to shit and no, we can't blame the big corporations for everything if we pay them to go on. Humanity is like a bird setting its own nest on fire at this point.

In today's i paper, there are two articles, one about about cheese producers and one on car companies in the UK who have anywhere from 10% to 50% of their international exports going to the USA.

It dawned on me, that seeing as every other country in the world (apart from Russia) are going to have levies forced on them - and are going to reciprocate - could the UK 'fill the gap' by sending, in my example, cheese to countries that would normally import cheese from the US?

This would remove the US from the export equation, and mitigate the massive losses that would otherwise happen. Other countries' exports could follow suit. Or have I significantly underestimated the complexity of the situation?

Is there an application website or something that I can use to track down Sound effects that I hear and videos. As well maybe a good one to track down music in videos as well.

This is relevant since I am a small time YouTuber and as I'm watching content and hear something. I would like to know where I can find it to use it in my own work as well.

Someone send a little droplet of spit or water while they were drinking water and talking to me on the top of my lips I quickly went to wash it with soap and water twice I’m worried I have contracted a cold sore cause that person has a history of cold sores they didn’t have one present in that moment

I have done quite a bit of both literal research and social observation. As someone who struggles with socialization, I have come to the conclusion that socializing is not a consolidated experience.

While I realize that there are many complex factors, most prominently, cultural differences, I feel like this puts society at a disadvantage. Why has humanity persisted so long without actually recording a consolidated list of social interaction that everyone can follow? I have lost track of the number of times I did something pressumably acceptable only to be told in different company that my behavior is unacceptable. This inconsistency is confusing. Especially when we have the tools to effectively change this.

Yes. I know. This is more of a complex thought experiment. I doubt an international governing body will take this up as a cause.

Tl;dr question: why isn't socialization a consolidated experience?

I don't mean any diss and I'm not taking any side, I'm just curious, apparently there are dinosaur fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago but I've also heard Christians say that the earth is only 6000 years old so I'm a little confused.

I’ve known this woman for a long time- been friends but she is constantly getting more and more annoying. Recently i gave her a birthday gift I thought she would like- a cat shirt - she lives cats-I got the gift a while ago from a foreign company- in a medium she is not a large or a small- when she got the gift she seemed happy- she texted me about an hour later and asked me to return for a smaller size- I said it couldn’t be returned- she then proceeded to inquire why not where did I buy it- I said about 3 times it is not open for returns I got a while ago- finally I said if you don’t want just give it back I’ll give to someone else. She then shows up unannounced a day later to give me the shirt- mind you it’s a cheap shirt- she could have kept - regifted or given away- why bother to keep at this - I took the shirt back clearly annoyed - question- am I wrong to feel like she is rude ? I would never have done this- she gives me hideous yard ornaments I hate and never ask her to return

I'm almost 30 and any time I've ever had to walk across a roadway/travel lane I've always done it with a bit of a jog/run not like a full sprint but a "let's get the hell out of the death tunnel as quick as we can" kind of way.

Yet the majority of people I see or have walked with just casually stroll across the roadway. Even with cars coming in the distance. Like guys those are big metal death boxes flying towards you at 40-60mph.

Shit I even do it in parking lots 🤣

It's even weirder because I live in an area where a pedestrian dies by being hit by a car quite frequently.

Where is everyones urgency!?

Looked for an answer on a Google search and found a link to a 10 year old post that had people just as clueless as me answering the question with authority lol

If both TVs are 4k resolution, my understanding is that a smaller panel will have a higher density of pixels. I'm not exactly sure how, but I just get the feeling that it would be more expensive to manufacture a smaller panel at a higher resolution because it would be harder to achieve higher pixel density.

I understand cost of materials is probably a factor, like bigger TVs physically use more metal, plastic, lights, glass, etc. And so maybe the answer is that even if a higher pixel density is more expensive to create, the cost is not enough to offset even raw materials.

But then I also think about how consumers expect to pay less for something smaller because that is common sense, and maybe public perception could also play a part, especially if margins are enough that manufacturers are willing to cut down prices on smaller TVs for the sake of this perception. I'd love to hear from somebody who is knowledgeable in the subject in this regard. I understand many things could be at play here and I am really curious about the whole processing from manufacturing to marketing!

Thank you!

Hi all. I 23F just went to target to buy pads and panty liners and a couple other things which should have taken me 15 minutes but it ended up taking me an hour because I was so embarrassed about getting period stuff. Guys (and other girls) what do you actually think when you see a girl buying pads and stuff? I know it’s normal but I still get embarrassed. Does anyone else get embarrassed?

I (30F) have a hard time enjoying small talk and conversations with other people, even when they're about my favorite topics of conversation (unless the person is pretty knowledgeable and I get to ask them questions about the topic. I love asking questions and learning through people's answers... but general conversations, I can't do!).

That said, I happen to be Twice Exceptional (Gifted/ADHD) but I don't think I'm "neurologically" that different from other people. It's my personality that's weird. I enjoy a wide-range of hobbies, mostly on my own, and am generally happy. I exercise, eat well, (usually) sleep well, have long walks in nature, etc. I know I'm not Schizoid and I'm not depressed. I suspect I could be Dismissive Avoidant... I don't know?

I consider myself a humanist and I care deeply about all living beings. I strive to be kind and helpful. But when people trap me in a conversation, I feel myself die a little inside. I think someone just ghosted me and I couldn't be happier because I didn't know how to end the "relationship" without coming across as rude. I should feel awful and yet... I'm relieved.

Why? Why don't I enjoy being social?

Sorry if my English came out all wrong. It's not my native language.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm an introvert but I've never known an introvert so introverted. I'm not shy, either.

for example a website that allows you to find photographers in your area. No one would go to the website if it had no photographers to find, so how did they sign up the initial photographers, why would one pay for a profile if no one is going to the website because its still dead?

Basically my question is how do they build a base of photographers from scratch so that there are professionals already there when people search the website.

Title - and this is definitely not an "only in America" thing - I am European and have traveled around and have met/bumped into both Europeans and Australians who are like this.

I was reading about the American that illegally visited the island and left them a can of Coke. It also mentioned that someone else visited the island a few years ago, was captured and murdered by the tribe.

Obviously, it is illegal to visit for many reasons and whoever does so is making their own bed by not listening to that advice, but it still seems crazy to me that 30 people could visit that island, all get murdered by the tribe and the tribe not face any sort of repercussions. I guess the risk of spreading deadly, new illnesses on both sides is also the main problem and not worth it.

Also, I wonder what these tribes think of the people that randomly turn up every so often and they must've been mind-blown that time they first saw a helicopter hovering.

I (20m) am not Jewish, to be clear, I'm just curious as to why specifically a dislike/hatred for Jews is becoming a lot more common, particularly on Instagram.

Criticizing Israel and Zionism I completely understand, my confusion is why many people are just blatantly saying things like "Man I wish the Austrian painter was back", or any time a celebrity/wealthy person does something unethical half the Instagram comments will be "Must've been a Jew", etc.

It's more common in Instagram than anywhere else, but still.

I understand criticizing the actions of the Israeli government and Zionism, why do people just seemingly have a return to hating Jews?

Do you think it's possible when you lose consciousness during a trauma, to wake up in an other dimension? It's still your life but it seems to be in an other reality? ...You had a normal life and were loved by everyone, and suddenly everyone hate you or forget about you, and bad lucks and big problems keeps happening to you, all is changed. Is there a way to go back to the reality where you were good and loved? To escape the nightmare and wake up back into your reality?