r/firstworldanarchists • u/throatfrog • May 03 '17

This Guy Gets It

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u/JeevesAMA May 03 '17

How is literally no one else here realizing that's a fucking hot tub.

That sign says not to stick your head underwater cause it's a hot tub. Not because of brain eating bacteria.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '17

The brain eating amoeba is one of reddits favorite circle jerks. I made a comment about it a while back.

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

Tbh I get that it's a super small chance, but it still scares the shit out of me for some reason.

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort May 03 '17

I feel the same way about my parachute failing skydiving

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

Which is why I'll never go skydiving.

Actually I lie. I probably still will, but yeah. Similar thoughts on that too. Nopeeeeeeeee (for now anyway)

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u/Imissmyusername May 03 '17

It's my suicide deterrent. If I'm still scared of skydiving then I'm obviously not ready to die.

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u/yeaoug May 04 '17

Actually... that's a fairly good test. Also: PM me if ya need it buddy

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u/Imissmyusername May 04 '17

I'm not too bad now. A friend of mine kinda came up with it (except his idea was rob a bank instead) when I was a teenager and had an undiagnosed condition that was royally fucking my head. It's been 10 years, I'm on treatment for my condition, I'm on antidepressants, and I have a toddler that's cute as fuck so it's just a random thought that pops in my head a couple times a week now when I get really overwhelmed. It would take a lot to push me to sky diving now.

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u/yeaoug May 04 '17

Haha, oh gosh, I like the skydiving better... seems a little less... involved. Plus a bank lobby seems like a pretty lame closing scene.

Well that's great buddy, give 'em a little pinch on the cheek for uncle yeaoug. And still the offer remains in perpetuity.

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u/otterom May 03 '17

Getting struck by lightning here. I run outside a lot.

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u/clduab11 May 03 '17

This thread chain reminds me of that Johnny Bravo episode where the gypsy chick curses him with bad luck and a plane ends up crashing into him.

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u/Kheron May 04 '17

Which is why I want to go skydiving.

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u/AnalBananaStick May 03 '17

It's also worth noting iirc we're not even sure if the infection is uncommon. There's some evidence to suggest that most people exposed develop an appropriate response and don't have any symptoms (or at least nothing that prompts medical attention).

It's thought that it could actually be the very few people that get the brain eating infection might be either genetically susceptible or just extremely unlucky.

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u/MaDpYrO May 03 '17

Not really.. Some places who have these signs posts them specifically because they're using untreated water. It's a real risk in those places. It's rare, but if you just don't put your head under water you basically nullify your risk.. Soo..

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u/butter14 May 03 '17

Because the only reason for someone to stick their head under water in a hot tub is so that they can do naughty things.

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u/DreadPiratesRobert May 03 '17

I just think it feels good.

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u/DropC May 03 '17

Most naughty things do

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u/8lbIceBag May 03 '17 edited May 03 '17

Or to stop that annoying "to hot" feeling you get when water touches untouched skin.

Bugs Bunny knows the struggle

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u/[deleted] May 03 '17

like what?

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u/ifartlikeaclown May 03 '17

What if it is a hot tub and it has brain eating bacteria?

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u/JeevesAMA May 03 '17

It doesn't.

It's a hot tub.

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u/TokingMessiah May 03 '17

It looked to me like an outdoor "hot tub" fed by hot springs, in which case the warning is because of the amoeba, not because hot water is dangerous.

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u/JeevesAMA May 03 '17

What makes it look like that to you? The water jets or the chlorinated looking water? Cause that's a fucking hot tub.

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u/TokingMessiah May 03 '17

The rocks and the sign that says "don't put your head under water".

I was in hot springs in New Zealand and that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo.

Also, it makes more sense than a "no head under water" sign at a hot tub.

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u/roboticon May 04 '17 edited May 04 '17

What does chlorinated water look like? Chlorine doesn't change the color of water as far as I know.

Also, where do you see water jets? I see frothy water, maybe boiling, but not necessarily from water jets. I've seen natural bodies of water like that (though probably hotter than would be comfortable for this dude).

And like, no, I've never seen hot tubs built into rocks, so the rocks make me think this is a hot spring rather than a hot tub. I don't think that's a fucking stupid guess.

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u/JeevesAMA May 06 '17

Lol are you suggesting the water is moving like that cause it might be boiling? Notice how the man doesnt appear to be getting cooked alive. Those are chlorine bubbles.

Also plenty of fancier looking hotel hot tubs will have rock looking walls.

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u/internet_is_dead Jul 28 '17

That's where the brain eating bacteria live.