I bought a big pack of msg from the Asian supermarket and use it instead of normal salt for many things. My partner and I call it wonder salt.

(Of course, msg like normal salt or anything should be used in moderation lol)

I remember when I was looking up diet videos years ago everyone was VEHEMETLY advocating against MSG and how bad it was for you, especially for diabetics. I'm still not entirely sure what to believe, but I know MSG isn't as bad as everyone thought it was.

There's glutamate, although not MSG, in breast milk. Also sugar in the form of lactose. That's because that's what gets babies to keep sucking.

I remember reading something from Chef John being against MSG (he was commenting within one of his YouTube videos). But not for health reasons. He just felt the flavor punch it gave lead to addictive overeating.

I'm like bitch, that delicious food you showcase does the same thing, you don't hear me bitching about it.

I love the taste of msg, unfortunately over the past few years it seems to have become a trigger for my migraines. I miss eating noodles with msg.

That's actually a misconception within a misconception.

It's not that MSG allergies don't exist, it is that they are often downplayed for the same reason that Celiac's disease is downplayed. When a few people fake or overexaggerate their symptoms, credibility is taken from the rest of us who actually suffer from it. Now people are always quick to invalidate those who are symptomatic.

Yes, it's true that some of the rumors around MSG are racially motivated, and that some people who claim to be affected are lying. But that doesn't mean that MSG related symptoms aren't real for the rest of us. Speaking as someone who is from Hong Kong, grew up with MSG, and absolutely loves the taste of it, but developed health conditions that were comorbid with MSG intolerance.

As a chronic pain and migraine sufferer, large quantities of MSG is a common trigger for migraines (or headaches when I'm lucky). I've been blind tested before with someone else's help using the same quantities of salt vs MSG in a cellulose capsule. Each time, I would happen to be fine after taking the salt capsule with a glass of water. But after taking the MSG capsule with a glass of water, I would have have a headache or a painfully tense sensation around my head. This was done multiple times across separate days to rule out confounding factors.

It's likely true that for the vast majority of people MSG doesn't trigger a reaction. However, a few of us have an intolerance and we are frequently dismissed and medically gaslit. Please believe us. I'm so tired of people telling me that what I'm experiencing isn't real. I wish it didn't have to be real so I could go back to eating whatever I want and not worry about migraines.

I was confused at first how anyone thought that Madison Square Garden was dangerous, could it be all that ice-hockey they play there. Then I read the other comments and now I realize it's the basketball.

Careful, friend. Once you start giving a shit about people who don't have much money it's a slippery slope

Yeah...good trolling there.

First the gay agenda, now the trans agenda, when will the agendas end?!?

Speak for yourself, sis. I'm a dangerous homosexual. 💅🔪

What is death by fan supposed to mean? Like how would you die from a fan?

So do they think that CPAP machines are just suicide devices?

We have a similar one here in the US. People think if you go outside when it's too cold, you'll get sick.

Not only colds, but you also get stiff necks! According to my mother, it's almost instantly. Leaving two windows open makes here neck stiffer than a priest in a kindergarten, but only inside. Standing in the wind outside is perfectly fine.

Also Russia and probably most eastern European countries. One of my kids will catch a cold and the first thing my mother or grandmother will ask is if they were somewhere drafty.

Similar in France, also airco giving you all kinds of symptoms

God, on one hand, catching a draft makes you die and then on the other STOSSLÜFTEN!!

I've heard that cited in stories, usually older. A baby dies and they blame someone leaving the door open too long and letting in a draft.

I didn't know it's a thing in Germany too. 😊 Drafts are also blamed for pretty much any unexpected ailment, from rheumatism to toothache. And off course cold, flu and so on.

That's totally cultural, in the US it's dehydration

I don't know about that, I always get a pink eye and my sinuses start to hurt if I stay in draft for a longer period of time.

Oh, that kind of draft

Yeah, but then they go and open all the windows to "change the air" no matter the weather.

I used to work with a bunch of Germans in the US. I came in to the office one time at about 4:30am in February. One of the guys had all the windows open when the outdoor temperature was something like -20F.

Like Moritz, I think that avoiding the draft is more important than changing the air at that point. 🙄

I also had an old manufacturing guy tell me that drinking cold water in the summer would kill you because of the shock to your system.

Similar to "fan death" in Korea, where they think running a fan in your bedroom while you sleep can kill you.

Same in Czechia.

Living near a coal plant, on the other hand, is really, REALLY bad for you.

Woah, this one is actually surprising to me. Even though I am in favour of nuclear power, I do have some fear of living in close proximity of such plants, especially seeing how even the clothing used in the facility is mixed into the barrels of radioactive wastes.

it's not the background radiation that worries people, it's the risk of a Fukushima-type incident.

While true when everything works, people don’t want to live near a nuclear power plant because sometimes there are accidents. They are rare, but severe when they happen. Also because nobody wants to live in sight of one, it affects how easy it is to sell land and property.

I read somewhere that suggested that background radiation is actually (ever so) slightly lower near a nuclear plant, because all the shielding effectively casts a 'shadow' in the background.

Microwaves are harmful. Unless you mean the device. Which still can be harmful if it's broken. Edit: I see the good old Reddit behavior of downvoting facts is back.

Why did I read that like the Pokérap

Studies showed that MSG is entirely safe and only that some people may have "sensitivity" to it, akin to caffeine or any other food sensitivity. (note this is not allergy)

I've always wanted to try mixing my Bugles with a dusting of MSG, it could be so tasty!

2.4ghz WiFi is actually classed as a carcinogen by the WHO. There's some pretty interesting and heavily peer reviewed research supporting this. https://www.tandfonline.com/...

That fear is what happens when the only exposure people have to hostels in the US comes from horror movies. I didn't know that you can rent private rooms and get a kitchen - sounds like a nice setup.

Who thinks hostels are dangerous? lol I've stayed at hostels all over the world including places like La Paz and had a fucking awesome time every time. I could understand a single female not wanting to stay in a mixed dorm but other than that, they're fine.

This whole Japan nuclear wastewater thing going around the news has me shaking my head.

The word nuclear in general just scares people.

I think there is a Tom Scott video where he does exactly this

It doesnt even melt steel beams, so...

In case anyone is not aware, "upmost" is a word, but it's often substituted incorrectly for "utmost." https://www.merriam-webster.com/...

is current jet fuel even hypergolic?

That's what the drop bears want you to believe...

Sounds like something an Australian would say!

Cue this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrRAO_vG_K4 I've heard it described as the unofficial national anthem...

Nah man, my friend plays GTA and the next morning he got hit by a bicycle, that's very dangerous

It's not quite NO evidence. I would say that it's very weak evidence of a minor effect. For example: https://www.apa.org/...

It's a nuanced point where the people who complain that video games are ruining society should be completely ignored, but things like age ratings on games are probably a good idea.

Gacha games and addiction though.

More violent? No. But there are mountains of evidence that video game addiction is detrimental to people's mental and physical health.

Nothing wrong with spending some spare time gaming, but when it becomes something you arrange your life around it's not healthy.

Sorry, as an arachnophobe, Kevin better stay out of my house or have a faster draw than I do or he's toast. Castle doctrine applies to spiders that large lmao.

This is all true except I've met huntsmans with different names.

Also as you said, they are not completely harmless like OP requested. Going by these standards we could also list a lot of animals that occasionally bite or sting non lethally if provoked.

I sincerely hope you aren’t lying because I will accept this as fact and act accordingly should I ever see something I think is a huntsman spider

I'm allergic to actual bee stings ...

Here there might be a confusion between danger, and statistics.

all those examples are about events or things that are far more frequent than be near a shark

if the average person could be close to a shark as many time in life than leaving a bed, be close to something that can flip, or to people taking selfies, statistics might be very different

A shark killed my brother a few years back. He was just standing there minding his own business and this shark came out of nowhere and toppled a vending machine on top of him. Poor bastard never knew what hit him.

That's because people rarely are where sharks can kill them. If they were, sharks would quite often kill them. Much more often than vending machines, though I'd watch for those too.

Wolves are similar, but for more understandable reasons. They may leave us alone, but they really love our livestock.

I'd be interested in the death numbers relative to exposure. What percentage of people who tip vending machines die compared to those who swim among sharks at the beach? How about compared to those who sleep in a bed?

My favorite has always been that falling coconuts kill more people than sharks

Completely harmless? C'mon.

I'm simultaneously amazed by being able to vomit while diving and just breathing normally - and disgusted when trying to imagine how that' would look and feel like...

But thanks for the info. Never thought they're so Great

In the same vein, freediving is easy to learn up to a certain point and safe as long as you don't hyperventilate and stay away from caves. Most people can learn to dive to 10-15m and look around a bit before they have to resurface. That's far from breaking any records, but enough to have fun and see some cool stuff that you can't see from the surface.

Plus, you don't need any special gear, besides snorkel, mask and fins.

Oh, that shit is dangerous.

At high pressure it can cut through pretty much anything.

Heated to vapor can cause severe burns. (Steam)

A high percentage in the air when it's not enough will cause your body's cooling ability to fail. Killing you very quickly.

And that's just off the top of my head.

Dam I was hoping no one had suggested that one yet!

Dude one stole some Doritos from me once. Wtf do you mean "they can't hurt you"

One time, I was walking along the sidewalk next to some geese. They were so close that the intrusive thoughts won, and I tried to poke it. It hit me with its wing and left me with a nice bruise :(

I've heard stories that their wings are powerful enough to break an arm... But I've never heard first or second hand of that actually happening.

Considering how much denser our bones are than thiers, it always struck me as a risky proposition on their part to hit us that hard.

My nuts would like to disagree with you.

If you’re dependent on the drug that’s an addiction. You may feel that your addiction is more justified than others, and that’s ok. Humans have been using drugs for thousands of years both recreationally and medicinally.

I was just commiserating with my wife about how we both exhibit a bunch of signs of ADHD but can't get medicated because doctors are highly discouraged from prescribing them, because of the misuse associated with them.

GPs won't prescribe them because of societal pressure, and yet there is also a nationwide shortage of psychiatrists.

The end result is that people who need something to get them to baseline suffer because politicians need to make a hammer-style policy for a scalpel-style problem.

A similar thing with me. I am on Trazodone for sleep. If I miss one dose the next day I will have panic attacks where I’ll sit curled up in the shower and bawl my eyes out until I get another dose. I am chemically dependent on this medication. Whether the or not it even helps for insomnia anymore I don’t know.

I’m a climber and while yes, the gear is very well made and over engineered climbing is still quite dangerous. That rope could be rated for 500KN but if you repel off the end of it you’re still going for a fall.

I don't think it's the ropes that are used that make climbing dangerous...

I had a huge carabiner holding a free climbing rope fail on me at my local climbing gym. Dumped me at least 15’ and I broke my foot. Definitely a weird one off but it’s not always the rope that fails.

On the surface level, yeah. But if you dig a bit deeper a religious person upholds the idea that religious belief is reasonable. When people have the opinion that religious belief is reasonable it causes measurable harm to everyone on this planet.

An individual believer cannot be separated from the religion.

As an Icelandic guy in Palestine I confirm this is true.

I don't know about this one man.

I'm sure that most common day Muslims are fine normal people that live their lives as decently as anyone else.

And there are crazy ass Christians and Jews and Buddhists out there of course. But the kind of crazy levels Muslims can attain are astronomical!

I mean... The dress code of women alone are just out of this world...

Gay sex is fine, but they dare not try to ceremoniously demonstrate their love and devotion.

I was actually a bit disappointed when it wasn't as hyped up as religion makes it out to be. It feels extremely similar to having sex with women, lmao. I thought it would be super different and scandalous or...something? But yeah. Guys, gals, and everyone in between are basically just slightly different muscle tones, and slightly different pressure points.

Everyone gets excited by romantic dates and you doing the dishes out of love, remembering anniversaries, all the normal stuff. Sometimes boyfriends like to play videogames and do pedicures too, which are actually a blast and everyone should try them, haha.

Right? Jews aren't completely harmless

Like, the movie?

Not dangerous but definitely becomes more difficult the older I get.

I do this a lot (reading books on my phone before I sleep)

it does but damage the eyes?

How do you get the sharks to follow the rules?

To be fair, sharks have the statistical advantage of not being where humans are almost all of the time.

Why would anyone do that outside of a formula one race?

Hot exhaust and gas fumes don't seem like a good mix.

I saw my high school chemistry teacher do it and right then, I knew it had to be safe.

According to myth busters, smoking in and of itself is also not a problem when pumping gas. Cigarettes don't burn hot enough to light gasoline. A lighter CAN light gasoline tho (obviously).

Need more, though. We still have far too many billionaires.

must be the flames

To be fair, a lot of research had been held up by it being federally illegal.

I think enough people have used it for long enough that we can assume it's relatively harmless but we can't say it's completely harmless just because the studies haven't been done.

Weed does not agree with me at all, it sends me into truly horrifying attacks of paranoia. It effects people differently so yeah it's definitely not "completely harmless."

It is a softdrug, not a harddrug, but it's a drug nonetheless. It has the potential to destroy your life, but the potentiol is just very low. You should always treat it with respect. Saying "weed is harmless" is respectless. Think of the bullied nerd in highschool who is regarded as a harmless loser. He get's bullied every day, because he never fights back. Until he snaps some day and becomes a top ranking highschool shooter. If you abuse weed long enough, it will change you and it will ruin you.

It absolutely can burn you, especially if you're taking about when doing a quick release. I've burnt my hand numerous occasions trying to cover the steam vent with a tea towel.

Terrible idea. Steam will fuck your entire world up. I can put my hand onto a flat top, but steam is bullshit

I would look worried too, from what I've felt the steam from my Instant Pot is extremely hot!

Why do you put your hand into the steam blasting out?

I would guess that's hot vapor, not steam. Actual steam is invisible and will burn you