Woldan

I wouldn't have survived your childhood, eventually I would have died from cumulative head injuries. I don't know why you still haven't enlisted into the Swedish Navy to become a submarine sailor, you spent your whole childhood in one!

Went to a neighborhood-party. While it was the usual fun, having to attend to countless arm wrestling duels and fighting pit wrestling duels with people 150% of my own weight plus getting (harmlessly) ridiculed for my looks every 2 minutes is more tiring than flattering to be honest. And I nearly broke my skull on a low door frame. It never ceases to amaze me how small people were just a 100 years ago.

I mostly like the mountains, everything else is not so interesting around here, plus I've never liked most people around here either. Iceland is much, much better, hardly any urban sprawl, rel wilderness, I like the people much better, the climate is just about perfect, the landscapes and their variety are breathtaking, access to the sea. ..-.. plus the advantages I've mentioned in my previous post. Austria might not be that bad, but its got nothing on that little black island in the north.

I'm curious as to why this is offensive. Care to elaborate? Sure. Ok, you move to a new foreign country with the intention of settling there and you don't even learn to communicate properly with your neighbors? In my book thats not only offensive but also asocial, the first thing when moving to a new country should be learning the native language as fast as you can. Yes, most people in the Western world speak and understand at least basic English, but thats not the point. If you as a foreigner do not bother learning the way how people communicate in a given country, thats a sign of lack of respect, arrogance, laziness, lack of motivation for integration and ultimately asocial behavior. And language is just the tip of the iceberg, if I moved to another country I'd be eager to learn about its traditions, the general way of living and the societies mindset plus ''unwritten rules'' so I could properly respect them. I'd show the people that I'm not waltzing into their country like I own that place not caring about their opinions, instead I'd want them to know that I put great effort into my integration because I'd like to be accepted into their society. The last thing I'd want to be is a permanent annoying and ignorant tourist, because thats exactly what you are if you move to another country and don't give a F about the ways of the people who have been living there for a long long time.

Made some nice fireballs at the shooting range with a friends rifle, a 98 with a barrel shortened down to 16.5'' in 8x57mm. That thing was so loud I had to use both earmuffs and plugs to protect my ears. You cold feel the bass in your stomach, it was far louder than any other rifle on the range.

Don't pretend to know me as person through my presence in an Internet forum, lest you make a fool of yourself. Never heard of this before, I have a friend from Germany who moved to Iceland without being able to speak Icelandic. Though I'd take a crash course in the native language of that country immediately because I think there are very few things more offensive than moving to another country and not giving a sh!t about learning the language spoken there. I know people from New Zealand and GB that have been living here in Austria for almost a decade now and they can only speak a handful of German words because hey, anyone can speak and understand English so who cares! They even speak only English with their Austrian husband/wife and their families. I find that highly offensive.

I'm gathering truckloads of data of Iceland because I want to leave this god forsaken country that is Austria, before I turn 30. In my opinion almost everything is better in Iceland, I like the people, I like the wonky culture (Elves!), the climate, the weather, the landscapes, the legendary strongmen Viking culture, heck, even the gun laws aren't that bad and economy is good too. Also the language is awesome, since German is my native language I can pronounce all the words correctly. The grammar is a b!tch though, but I see it as a fun challenge. I think I'd fit right in with very little adjustment time.

Same here, whenever I read science articles about the free will of human minds, with science uncovering more and more about the uncomfortable truth that it all probably is a mix of illusion and lies, I want to make it stop. What would happen if we found the unshakable proof that there is no free will? That would have more impact on society than Aliens visiting earth in broad daylight.

A lot of people have the problem of fainting when they flex their muscles while having their arms over their head, its a common problem and I thought thats what you meant. About fainting when lifting weights, I lift weights in excess of 240kg / 530lbs yet I never felt like truly passing out at any moment, I think the main cause for fainting is when you lift something thats simply too heavy for you and getting the weight up takes too long. You don't breathe, your blood flow has stopped and your nervous system is going to overload - its only a matter of time until you faint. Also not doing any kind of warm up and going heavy on your first lift will increase the dangers of your body shutting down. Before I do my powerlifts I always make sure I have a sufficient amount energy in my system ( a good meal three hours before lifting), I pre-hydrate about an hour before touching any weights and before doing my max weight lifts I try to get oxygen into my blood via extra breathes. Served me really well so far. *edit* And whats up with the voice of the guy in the video?

For a while I was afraid of that happening again in more.....inconvenient situations, killing me in the process. But if I have learned one important lesson in my life its that ones life should not be controlled by fear. The only thing that makes sense is carrying on like nothing ever happened.

I'm a weight lifter, it would be really bad if I had tendencies to faint when I put my arms over my head. Especially in my case since my favorite discipline is shoulder pressing weights in excess of 120kg over my head. Plus the doc said my pupils did not respond from his flashlight.

Nobody knows. In the hospital they made me do epilepsy tests, checked my brain waves, checked my heart, made a CT of my brain - everything seemed normal. The final medical report says - cause unknown -. Never happened to me before and never happened to me again after. The creepy thing is, I remember what the conversation was about when my brain shut down, I had an interesting discussion with a friend about if demons really exist, talking about several paranormal happenings that could be linked to malevolent ghosts. I know it sounds like a lame joke but I swear I'm absolutely honest here, thats what we were talking about. I'm not a superstitious person but I've avoided that topic since that incident and try to think about something else when I have those thoughts. Like right now. MAybe it simply triggers something in my brain, who knows, but I don't want to find out.

I think my brain didn't have the luxury to make any complex fairy-dream thoughts because it was switched off immediately, there was no losing-consciousness process, in the middle of a conversation I dropped like a sack of potatoes and didn't even feel my head smashing on the desk while I was dropping which tells me my brain functions were gone before I hit the ground. When I woke up I continued the conversation until I realized people were freaking out, then I lost my consciousness again and woke up when a group of medics were gathered all around me. Like I said, I was shut off for several minutes and there was absolutely nothing, I did not suffer any memory loss or brain damage. I do not remember losing my consciousness because there is nothing to remember.

The catch is you will never know therefore you'll have to endure pain and suffering for all eternity because you always cling to that one life. Oh, but life is fun? A lot of people who weren't born in happy places might disagree. For its size there are actually very few happy places on this planet. And death? Two years ago I lost my consciousness for several minutes three times in a row, a complete brain shutdown and my heart stopped too a couple of times. I did not even know I lost my consciousness till I realized I was bleeding and laying on the floor and people were shouting at me. My brain was gone and there was nothing, nothing to be afraid of, nothing horrible just nothing at all.

You know what I'm terrified of? The concept of rebirth, because I'd have a ~75% chance of being reborn in a poor starving family in Africa or India. Now thats hell.

I'm so calm and focused today, its half past midnight and I'm working on a whole bunch of inquiries simultaneously without getting stressed out at all. I don't know why but at daytime I'm a completely and utterly worthless, irritated and incompetent human being, but as soon as the sun is gone I start to shine, I become someone else entirely. Hm, that sounds rather disappointing, I guess death is just as mundane as life.

Remembers me of a surgeon who put pictures of random places (Islands, deserts etc.) on the top of his OP-lamp, impossible to see for anyone. He said more than a few of his patients that were on the brink of death later asked him about the pictures. Hm. I'll try to find the article.

They run for about 150 bucks I believe. You can always go cheap and buy an army surplus gas mask. If you want to use it stay away from the Russian ones, they're garbage, the only surplus mask I can recommend is the Swiss SM-67. They're still in good shape and great value (They run for 30 bucks as far as I can remember), and they take 40mm's. But as always, before use check that it seals correctly, check the filter threats, inspect the rubber for cracks and rough spots and NEVER use the original decades-old filters that come with the mask, especially those form the 50's-70's. But remember, if your life depends on it the quality can't be high enough, buy a new one if you're planning to crawl around in nuclear fallout.

If you want a mask, get the German Dräger M2000, its by far the best you can get and it takes 40mm military filters (which is an absolutely essential feature, never by a mask that can't take 40mm's). With it you can drink water without taking it off too, which comes in handy when you have to wear it for a couple of hours.

Right now I'm working with stuff so poisonous I'm wearing a full face gas mask and three pairs of gloves. Wish me luck!

Wait, you don't have facehuggers lurking in the garbage where you live? You lucky bastard!

I'd be careful with dumpster diving, last time I did that to retrieve something very important I cut myself pretty bad with an old razor, even though I was pretty careful, nearly cut through my artery and tendons. Aha! Its been your fault all along! FEEL MY RAGE!!!

Armadillo wounds man. Kinda.. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33748027

Thats exactly how I feel whenever I see a pile of leaves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8MHWUMY4UQ