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for background, I shaved my forearms for practicing methods of shaving my legs. low-key a mistake, don't think id recommend shaving arms lol

I picked up a pizza after getting a shower and to dry out my hair faster I didn't turn on the AC, was in a hot car in Florida for like 5m while it cooked and this is what happened. Pretty cool!

Edit: also it's interesting to visualize how much water is lost when you sweat

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[–] altphoto 3 points 6 days ago

First of all I did not shave that particular extremity. I don't know who's it is. I'm assuming its a leg.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 119 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The other day I had a weird experience with pores and sweating.

I was given a family-sized bag of chips that were "too spicy" for my parents. They were spicy, sure, but not painfully spicy.

However, my body's reaction was not the usual sweating... It was to excessively sweat from a square inch spot just above my temple.

I could literally FEEL the sweat coming out of the pores. I went to the mirror and watched it pour out like a damn faucet. It was fascinating but very uncomfortable, both physically and psychologically

Super weird.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jokes aside, it was nearly a steady stream off my head. I had to make a bath towel turban

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Wow, that is super weird actually.

Reminds me of an incident I had a few months ago. I arrived at work, by bike. I hadn't taken the bike for a good while, and I biked harder than I should have. Anyway, I sat down by my desk, and I started salivating.

It wasn't too much at first, I could keep up by swallowing. I immediately attributed it to the biking and wrote it off, and thought it would pass soon.

But it didn't. It kept getting worse. More saliva, and faster. I was swallowing mouthfuls at this point, and it was uncomfortable. Like I was being forced to drink lots of water, or being waterboarded.

At last I reached my breaking point and I swiftly walked to the bathroom, locked the door, and just stood with my mouth open and tongue hanging, over the sink, and it was just running, like a faucet opened just enough to be running yet not dripping. This is the part that was similar to your experience—I could feel my saliva... glands? excreting the saliva.

Anyway, this went on for about a minute or two, then it stopped, and I went on with my day.

Have never had something like that happen before, and not since.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Kinda sounds like the beginning signs of nausea. Were you overheated? Hung over? Did you skip breakfast and only have coffee?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Definitely was some sort of variation of (exertion?) nausea; but no, not hung over (I don't drink), I never skip breakfast, and I don't drink coffee.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's even more bizarre than my story lol

Usually excessive salivation is a sign that I'm about to vomit so I think I would have wound up in the stall as a precaution

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 107 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It does that when you don't shave too.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No, it does not for the hairs distribute it. This beading is unusual on arms.

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 week ago

I find your water discipline lacking. May Shai Hulud forgive you.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 51 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Where did you think sweat came from?

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 20 points 1 week ago

The eyeballs. I only sweat when I'm sad.

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[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait... How old are you? And where did you go to school? (Country)

[–] MrRazamataz@lemmy.razbot.xyz 26 points 1 week ago (77 children)
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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This also is a cautionary tale: hairs make sweating more efficient as the water distributes better.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

preposterous! hairy girls are way hotter.

[–] Jakule17@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They’re not, better distribution of sweat means that they’re cooling more efficiently

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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Turning the ac on with heat will help pull moisture out of air! Ac is a natural dehumidifer.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (17 children)

AC... Natural...

Dehum-idifier...

Need I say more?

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It also beads up when you don't shave. Had that yesterday with my hairy gorilla arms when sitting still and trying to cool off.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sweat is stored in the balls.

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[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Mid-key no. Sweat always comes of of pores.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

was in a hot car in Florida for like 5m

Dang, must have been really hot for you to start sweating like this after just 5 meters. 🙃

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