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Dr. Gordon definately died. Although it wasn't directly shown in the first one, it was pretty strongly implied (died of blood loss.) However, when Amanda and the teenager enter the bathroom from Saw in Saw II, the bodies of both Dr. Gordon and Adam are seen.

http://www.speedye.com/archives/2004/05 ... stest.html I think that's the old lady you were talking about. The noob can only do 212 WPM, not 226. :P http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2000/ ... typer.html That's the best I could find (although I didn't look too hard) for a QWERTY keyboard typing record. 145 WPM. The layout for a Dvorak keyboard. It's supposed to make typing faster, more accurate, and with less stress to your fingers/wrist since the most commonly used keys are in a more conevenient position. Apparently takes an average of 100 hours for a QWERTY touch-typer to switch and type on a Dvarok keyboard efficiently. But once you do learn how to, your typing is supposed to become significantly faster and more accurate. Here's a page on the history of Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard. http://www.dvortyboards.com/about.html

Anyone that ever says this obviously has never tried this experiment themselves. lol It wont dissolve :P I never said it would dissolve, but ok. I was trying to get more at the stain it would leave on the tooth and how the enamel would become rough. That might be enough to get someone to stop drinking so much. However, if you still don't believe I've done an experiment like that before (3 times actually), I'll take a picture of the tri-board I made for a presentation for a science symposium. I immersed a bunch of teeth (given my dad's profession, getting my hands on pulled teeth isn't too hard) in various liquids and then brushed them. Recorded the color of the teeth at various times using a tooth-color chart. The board is on display at the moment but I should be able to get it out of the case for a picture.

:lol: Oh man... I don't really remember my dreams too well even an hour after I wake up. Only bits and pieces of them. The weirdest thing is, I always have the most random people in them, at least the ones I remember. People I haven't spoken to in years or people that are in my classes that I don't really talk to show up in my dreams. Weird. :?

If you can somehow manage it, get a pulled human tooth from a dentist or orthodontist or something and completely immerse it in a glass of coke. Check back on it in about 36-48 hours and you might change your mind about drinking so much. :wink: But yeah, besides the damage to your teeth, all that soda is pretty harmful to your stomach and overall health. Surprised that your stomach hasn't been bothering you. Soda is a pretty strong acid and too much of it will "eat away" at your stomach lining and give you GI problems. Better quit while you're ahead and start moderating the amount you drink. [EDIT] And on the Mountain Dew causing shrinkage/lowering sperm count rumor: http://www.snopes.com/toxins/yellow.htm Just bs. :P

Darn, looks like no computer check-up for me. :( Did you scan that yourself?

I've never cheated with a "cheat sheet" or anything like that. A few times throughout high school, I've compared answers with people sitting next to me by taking a peek at their paper. I rarely changed my answers though, even if they didn't match. I've "helped" a bunch of people cheat though. Sometimes, if the teacher wasn't paying attention or something, someone would whisper a question to me and I'd tell them the answer. Other times I'd just catch them looking at my paper and wouldn't really try to cover it up. I mainly did this with friends though, if some random person in class asked me the answer, I'd either ignore him/her or say I don't know. Or if I caught them looking, I'd try to hide my paper a bit more. Helping is arguably just as bad though. I'd never cheat on any important standardized tests or midterms/finals or anything like that. And I'd never cheat past high school. Here, if you're caught cheating, you're immediately thrown out without question. Not a fun mark to have on your record.

That would be the American system for ya. Both my parents are surgeons and they've had some pretty silly suits filed against them. My dad's an oral surgeon. He was working on a patient's teeth after the guy was in a gangfight. He did a great job; the patient's teeth/gums looked about as good as possible. However, the guy also needed to get his eyes checked out since they were messed up pretty badly. My dad told his patient about this ophthalmologist he knew that worked in his old hospital. If the guy wanted to go to him, my dad said he could get him a free examination. So the guy said sure and went to the hospital. When he got his eyes checked out, the doctor said that there was not much that could be done about the bruising or bleeding, it would just take time for it to heal itself up. He gave the patient some drops for the pain and to make the healing process go a little quicker. However, during the examination the doctor also found that the guy had cataracts (a clouding of the lens, resulting in poor vision) in both his eyes. Keep in mind this had absolutely nothing to do with the gangfight, just something that had been developing over the years and the guy just never had it checked out. The doctor told him that if he wanted, he could choose to get cataract surgery done at this hospital or go back to his regular optometrist and have the optometrist refer him to a different ophthalmologist. The patient chose to get it done by the guy my dad told him to go to for his fight injuries. So about a month later, the patient goes to get his surgery. Left eye goes well. Right eye, complications start happening. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but his one week post-op examination showed that his right eye had a very sharp [bleep]e in pressure and that his optic nerve was damaged. Basically, the guy had acute glaucoma. So what does he do? What every great American would do of course. He sued the ophthalmologist. But wait, he wouldn't stop there; wouldn't be much of a story if he did now would it? In addition, he also filed suit against my dad for "convincing him to go to a discreditable surgeon." (his/his lawyer's words) When my dad told me about this, I was like are you kidding me? First of all, my dad did not try to convince him, all he said was that he could arrange a free examination since my dad knew the doctor. Secondly, the patient receieved surgery for cataracts, something my dad knew nothing about. He told him about the ophthalmologist for his fight injuries, nothing else. Thirdly, the patient made the choice to go to this ophthalmologist himself, he was clearly given the choice to go to his optometrist and get referred to a surgeon that the optometrist knew. Still, the guy sued my dad. And won. The ophthalmologist got a malpractice lawsuit filed for something like $550,000 and my dad got sued for $150,000. 150g for having nothing to do with the surgery whatsoever. Gotta love how legal medicine works. I am going to learn more about it next year in med school, but I've taken some legal courses in pre-med. Most precautions are great, but some of the things patients do are just...makes you want to slap them. Oh and insane, I'm a "she." :wink:

Oh, didn't mean to make it sound like it doesn't work. Believe me, I'd be the first to say it does. I've seen plenty of friends go on it with bad acne and come out with skin smoother than marble. It's like a miracle drug, IF (and it's a pretty big if) your body can actually handle it for 6-12 months. Usually, each month the treatment becomes a bit more intense as the dermatologist prescribes a stronger pill. It's a very powerful drug. I'd only recommend it for severe acne and when everything else (and I mean EVERYTHING) has failed to work. But who knows, I've seen a few patients who have been on an Accutane regimen for 12 months and only complained about minor dry skin. There are those who get lucky. I wouldn't count on that though.

Don't worry, this page should help you clear it right up. Haha, I was thinking the same thing. Different STD in mind, but same idea. Happy Birthday. Go enjoy it. Spend your cash wisely. :P

When I said Alka Seltzer, I was talking generally to the drinks found in vending machines like Canada Dry and such. Kind of like referring to all sticky pads as "Post-Its" or referring to making a copy as making a "Xerox." Anyway, there is not a chance that a cup of Alka Seltzer would have given this girl Reye's syndrome. First of all, Reye's is a rare disease even in children. Although it is described as affecting people under the age of 20, it's main demographic is infant to around 11 or 12. A healthy girl the age of 17 coming down with Reye's is incredibly rare. I don't know how much you know about it (I don't know a lot, but I studied it two years ago, don't remember TOO much), but Reye's comes around only after a viral infection was treated with aspirin. Reye's happens during the recovery period; a child seems to be getting better from something like influenza and then he starts getting worse rapidly is the most common sign of it. Another major disease that Reye's may happen after is chickenpox. Antacids do not have enough aspirin in it to be considered a serious possibility for inducing Reye's anyway, unless like a 9 year old overdoses on it. It would have to be something more like Advil or something that is primarily used as an aspirin. You wouldn't give Alka Seltzer to someone who needs an aspirin. Also, this girl had no viral infection or cold or anything. A 17 year old girl with GI problems for about half a month being treated with Alka Seltzer triggering Reye's Syndrome is something that is pretty much unheard of. Like I said, Seltzer, found in vending machines, should hardly be considered a medication. It definately cannot be considered as aspirin. Talking to the people here, they are saying it would have been fine to give her Alka Seltzer tablets, even moreso some Canada Dry.

Her life wasn't in danger or anything, she was just in a lot of pain. If it was a matter of life or death, I would have given it to her regardless of what he said. I'm at work right now (hospital) and I just asked some of the doctors and med students whether Alka Seltzer is classified as a drug/medication and it looked like they were going to laugh at me. It's a drink that makes you burp, letting you get rid of gases inside your stomach and breaking up acid. It's not much different than Sprite or something. In fact, it's not much different than giving Listerine to your friend because her breath smells. :P Even on the commercials for Alka Seltzer, they advertise some guy at a restaurant having some digestion problems and then his wife gives him some Alka Seltzer and he continues eating. Same thing with Tums, and more people probably buy Tums as candy rather than for heartburn. Lionheart, I also asked some doctors if there were any serious side-effects (again, associating Seltzer and side-effects sounds ridiculous) or any allergic reactions to it, and they said there were none. It's very similar to drinking unflavored, uncaffeinated, sugar-free soda that's much more carbonated with a bit of other things in it (the most medical being aspirin without ibuprofen.) Nothing more. They said the certification needed to "administer" Seltzer is the same certification needed to "administer" a piece of chocolate to your friend. In fact, it's probably more dangerous to share chocolate because more people have allergies to chocolate rather than an antacid. :lol:

So this morning I'm coaching a high school lacrosse team when I notice that one of the players doesn't seem to be performing as well as she usually does. I don't think much of it other than it was early and she was just tired or something. A bit before practice ends, she falls to the ground with her hands on her stomach. I rush over to her and ask her what's wrong. She tells me that she's been having these major stomach aches for the past two weeks and that she thinks it's because of the Accutane she started about a month ago. Now, if you have ever had to take Accutane or seen the little pamphlet that comes in the box with it, you'd know that the list of side effects is long enough to be a short novel. It's an incredibly powerful drug with massive side effects that range from vomitting to suicidal thoughts to depression. One of the most common is gastrointestinal (GI) disease. Basically, acids and enzymes in your stomach start "eating" away at the stomach lining. I've been fortunate enough to never have to take Accutane, but I have had to take the active ingredient (isotretinoin) in small doses in a different medicine. That enough was too much for me; for about a month I suffered through GI disease. It was horrible, one of most painful experiences of my life. It comes and goes throughout the day and stays for hours at a time sometimes. You can't sleep or walk or do much. If you lay down, the pain gets worse. Many nights I've had to just sit up in my bed and wait for it to go away so I could get some rest. Not a fun time of my life. Anyway, I realize that this is what was happening to her. I called her parents and they said they were coming to pick her up and take her to the hospital. It was going to be at least 45 minutes before she got there though. I also happen to know that Alka Seltzer eases the pain a bit for a while. It's not any miracle cure or anything, but it provides temporary relief. And that would be enough to stop the poor girl from feeling like she was dying. So I gave another kid a dollar to go buy some alka seltzer from the vending machine. By the time she came back with it, the manager of the team had gotten to the field. I opened up the seltzer, and the guy stops me from giving it to her. Says that I'm not allowed to do that. I tell him that I know it'll help her because that's what Alka Seltzer is meant for. I ask the girl if she wants some and she says yes. Still, the moron won't let me give some to her. He starts going on about how it's protocol not to give any substances and how he is responsible for all the coaches and how he might get sued if anything happens. At this point, I felt like slapping him. Alka Seltzer is hardly a "substance" that would be against any protocol. Anyone with a dollar can get it from pretty much any vending machine. Some people drink it just for the taste. Also, this girl was a bit more than just one of my players. I've known her and her parents for a few years now. Tutored her for school, even ate dinner at their house a bunch of times. She even said she wanted some. There is no way her parents would have done anything except give their thanks if she drank some of it. I told him this and the idiot kept saying stuff like "sorry, but I can't take the risk." She even consented to taking it, but he said it did not matter because she was a minor (16 or 17.) Unbelievable. So the girl had to sit there in agonizing pain until her parents came, which is when I gave them the can to give to her. She drank it and started feeling a little better within minutes. She was able to walk to the car herself without much trouble and they were off to get her checked out. Seriously, this paranoia some people have about getting sued is ridiculous. Can anyone actually relate to the guy or anything? Maybe if I wanted to give Tylenol or something, I could understand. Also, if anyone knows anything about what certification you need to have to be administering Alka Seltzer (that phrase sounds rediculous...) I'd like to know. I've been looking around for it, but can't find anything. It's an over-the-counter "drug" and is more "food" than anything. :?

Where in NYC do you live? :D Couldn't take any vacations this year. To graduate from pre-med, I am required to do a certain amount of internship hours. I figure I'd finish that up this summer instead of next summer, since I'm going to want to relax a bit more next summer as it's right before med school. The best I'll be able to do this summer is go to Atlantic City for a weekend. I stay in New Jersey for school though, so that's hardly a "vacation."

For some random reason, this game that I played a few years ago just popped into my head today and I got the urge to play it. It was this stick figure fighting game. It wasn't an internet game or anything, you had to download it and it was full screen. It was pretty simple, but a lot of fun. Basically, it was a white background, with little "floors" of black and the stick figures were black. Various guns and grenades and such dropped or appeared onto the screen, and you had to go over to it to pick them up. You controlled one of the stick figures and the point was to kill as many of the other stick figures. When you shot them, they would shoot a bit of blood. Their circular, solid black heads would also fall off and roll sometimes. :P Each game was 8 or something like that minutes long, and there was a frag count thing so you could keep track of how many you killed. I am next to positive you didn't play against other people online, only the computer. I am like 95% sure I was introduced to the game back on Scapeboard. It was a great time waster when you were bored. I really don't remember why I took it off my computer. Might have been lost when I reformatted. Anyone have any clue what I'm talking about?

If you aren't looking at ipods, I'd say the Dell DJ would be your best bet. 12 hours of battery life, 20 gb, and right under 200 USD (about 246 CAD). Also looks very nice. :D http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Prod ... furbished= I don't have any experience with one, but my friend always complains about how her Creative Zen is skipping or that the buttons aren't working. I am not sure whether it's a Zen Micro or not though. An iRiver is also nice. I've got a friend who's had one for a long time, and he's got no complaints with it.

Not that hard to figure out the "trick" behind it. Pay attention to the symbol-number arrangement. All possible answers have something in common, mathematically. :wink:

That's not as much embarassing as it is disgusting and just plain wrong. There's not enough money in the world to make me do something like that. I figure the most embarassing thing in the world involves three fundamental things: being naked, a large crowd, and a videocamera. :wink:

If it was a random $3,000 cash and I was just a guest, I could see where the "do I take it or not" decision comes in. However, in your scenario, there is no way I would take it. Like you said, it wasn't in cash and to redeem it, you'd have to get someone to go into a game with it. Also, as a employee who was cleaning up after the party, you'd be one of the first people suspected. $3,000 is not worth those risks, at least to me. :?

8) :P Not very hard at all. First game, got like 80 something (needed to warm up :wink: ). Second game, I got that 94 you see on the table. Third game, got 91. Fourth game is what my screenshot is of, score of 96. All of this on and off within 15 minutes, making sure my boss doesn't see me playing. :lol: Note: My last name is not Dymed, I just put that in there to show that Karisma really is me. :P

Most people also don't know that the word "data" and "criteria" are both plural. Singular is "datum" and "criterion". :wink:

Hmmm, someone might want to tell the stores that I redeem the indian wrappers to that they are getting jipped. I've redeemed a bunch, especially a few years back when I used to eat them more often. Oh well, it's only 25 cents, not like it makes a difference to them. :P And looks like my experiences have been right. 1 in 3 is roughly 30%.

Wouldn't take much. I'd probably do it for a couple thousand dollars. I can't even think of what the most embarassing thing for me would be. I've done some pretty embarassing things that have been caught on tape or photographed by people anyway, without any pay. :lol:

Some places around here give you a free Tootsie Roll Pop if you present a wrapper with a full star on it. They are not very rare at all, I get them about 1 in every 3 sticks. I usually chuck the wrapper, not worth it to save it and get my pocket all sticky for a free 25 cent piece of candy. The only time I redeem it is if I buy it and open it while still in the shop. :P

The heat index today is 108 here. I have my air conditioning and my fan blowing, and it still feels like I'm going to melt. Too humid for my liking. Especially since I had to take the subway today. Burning down there...