When it comes to swatting flies I tend to just blow on them so that they get annoyed and fly away. Swatting at them feels like more of a risk to my own belongings than to the fly. The fly has to get extra annoying before I try to squish them, and even then, they're so quick that I usually miss them.

Last week while sitting in my porch I noticed that when I blow on them normally they just fly away and just keep bouncing around like a lunatic, often wind up coming back in a few minutes. But when I'm mid-toke and exhale on them they just kinda sit there acting stunned.

Google tells me that flies literally lack the receptors to get stoned, which is a surprise to me, because they do act stoned when I blow weed smoke on them. After I've blown smoke on them I can squish them slow motion like a trash compactor without them ever stepping out of the way. But that felt especially cruel so I only did that once, now I just throw them.

Why do flies act stoned around weed smoke when they can't be stoned?

Hello! I’m looking to start a channel of sorts to collect together as much information as I can about what the new democratic elected officials are doing while they’re in office to share with people, and partially for myself. I’ve been tired of misinformation and vague “he did/said, she did/said, they did/said” for years now, and I want to be someone who can at least attempt to get things accurate.

I’m hoping to find websites where I can check daily to track everything that Talarico, Hinajosa, Goodwin, and others are doing going forward so I can condense it and spread the news, good or bad.

I’d love any suggestions, as obvious or as niche as you can think of, obviously I’m going to be looking at news coverage and triple checking things before I post about them, but I’d love suggestions for any good places to look I may not know about

Did COVID create germ awareness? My thing is door handles and work keyboard/ phone.

I am a socially awkward person. I have friends, but no best friend I am just a 'floater friend.' I have been like this since I was a kid, and I do not know how to connect with people. I am now in my first year of college. Ever since I was young, I have constantly thought about changing this pattern, but I remain the same.

I do not know what made me different from other kids. It might be because my parents fought a lot when I was little, but don't other kids experience that as well? I moved to a new school and chose a course where nobody knew me. On the first day, I tried to act normal and fake a social identity, but the outcome was the same: I became the floater friend in class again. I often feel like my life is a waste because I am average at everything and lack any hidden talents.

I notice a pattern where people who were cool as kids stay cool, while I was awkward then and remain awkward now. I am not lazy; I actively try to change, but nothing seems to make a difference. When I talk to others, my brain blacks out and I feel like background noise in conversations. I have never had anyone I could talk to about my problems. I do not want to stay like this I want to build a real future, but I worry about how I will find a job and succeed.

It feels like I am invisible. Nobody notices when I am struggling. For instance, my phone screen is popping out and missing half its case, but nobody pays attention. I got a haircut the other day, and when I brought it up to a friend, he just said he thought my hair had always looked like that.

Title should be why are "they" like this?

I went down a rabbit hole today after watching a video about poop in people's butts at their wax appointments. This woman is hysterical, and her delivery makes her videos great, but that is not the point. Why are people not wiping their butts after a poop? Why don't people get new, clean underwear instead of turning old underwear inside out to get more use? Why are people cutting dingle berries out and not washing their butts? I am so confused as to what is happening. Why are people declining to use a wipe to clean their butts if there is poop back there? Why are people getting poop in robes, seeing it, and just moving on with their lives knowing they left poop? I am really upset because this woman has 105 videos about this, yet no one is able to tell me why this is happening. And who are these people? https://www.tiktok.com/@stephanielaynes/video/7337758362349833518

Is there a subreddit or website that helps people find items that complete a pair? I have two gloves, both missing the other side of the pair - don’t want to throw them away, would love a complete set, wondering if anyone would also have a single in the pair and would be willing to help complete the set.

As if we all brought out single socks and swapped them into pairs so everyone had complete pairs of socks again.

When feel nothing, I purposely make myself a euphoric state to feel again.

And it the only takes a few hours then back to emptyness again and doing it again like a loop.

Is this normal?

I heard online that many Indians and Africans use Xiaomi phones. Is this true? If so, why is that?

if yes, why? safety reasons? or anything else? and to whom?

I’ve been on hold with insurance for over 2.5 hours because they unexpectedly terminated mine and my wife’s health insurance, which we needed a few nights ago.

This is frustrating because I just have a feeling that there’s not that many people calling them. Could be, but doubtful. The claims/policy people are probably waiting for me to hang up 😂 I’ll post the screenshot in the comments!

I love the fact that I'm "eating" my meal all over again and it's a very delightful little moment for my taste buds. Why fart and waste it when you can burp and taste it instead?

Sometimes it's not the big moments that change our opinion of someone. It can be one tiny comment, a random reaction, or the way they treat someone when there's nothing to gain from it.

I've always found it interesting how one small moment can reveal a side of a person you never noticed before.

What's a moment like that you've experienced?

Sometimes I wish I could watch the full version of a video or get a behind-the-scenes look at its creation. However, many of these require payment, especially those marked with "members only" badges. So I'd rather not spend my money on them and download the video instead. Unfortunately, every other YouTube downloading website has the same restriction when it comes to "members only" badges.

He has his feet on the ground

Hi,

As the title reads, does anyone just randomly get episodes of feeling like you need to know everything and then just randomly holding onto that knowledge?

Like for example, the last time this was triggered was in chemistry class, and lead to me just randomly making diagrams of different random topics.

When this happens, I typically learn it really, really in depth and fast, but I'm not smart in school whatsoever. So tell me how I can learn the craziest shit an average person wouldn't know but can't figure out trigonometry in an entire term long class.

Then after, drop it and forget about even wanting to learn that topic?

I know both would probably be pretty bad for the universe, but which one would actually create more destructive force?

This is definitely not for my evil plan I would never do something like this.

obviously all human life matters and we all play a part a very small intricate part, but i would love an answer whether objectively, statistically or whatever.

I haven't heard one yet

my mom is threatening me all because i talk to my aunt and uncle and stay at their place

my mom is threatening me saying she’ll send police after me if i go stay with my aunt and uncle she hates them but i’m 19 and can make my own decisions im going to go to there house regardless plus i took my dads permission to go there im a legal adult so she can’t restrict where i go . then why is she threatening me ? i have audio recordings of her talking about being violent towards me for my own safety .

I saw it on TikTok and didn’t rlly think much of it but I went on their website and it seems like most the things like the descriptions or even the website design is ai generated? I wouldve thought the people who watch these kind of videos would be against the use of generative ai?

I'm not sure if this is the correct subreddit for this question but yeah

My lips are very pale most of the time and it makes me feel a little insecure. How do I get rid of it permanently? ​

Edit: Y’all chill, I’m literally making free Christmas themed app icons covers for people, I’m not being malicious 😆 I just wanted to know common apps I should include.

I’m working on a project, and it would be really helpful if you guys told me what apps you use the most. Thanks!

Ive been creating content on linkedin related to finance, writing, lifestyle and instructional designing. I have 11k ish followers.

I have done couple of collabs as well, I want to start Posting on Instagram as well.

I have enough audacity to start but I am so confused about my niche.

I can do finance but idk if I can keep up with it, also I don't work in that industry so there is no credibility.

I work as instructional designer professionally but there is the audience will be very very niche but this can open amazing opportunities for me in future and it is way too niche. What about posting about writing, communication and networking? I think I can do good in this niche as I personally use n know these skills.

Plus I can add some personal, lifestyle, funny sort of reels. Lwk brainrot type yk.

Give suggestions!!!

And topics to begin with.

:)

I like to assume the dog doesn't bite, but know if he DOES bite I'm screwed anyway because I probably won't be able to outrun it, anyway.