"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Wow, that's really cool! So this can then be used on humans in order to put their life on "pause" while the doctors can heal their wounds and what not, and then "resume" them when they are healed, which buys precious time during which the patient could have died.

Not to mention people that have an incurable disease such as Cancer or AIDS. They can be put in that hybernation state till a cure is found, then brought back to life and be cured. Or better, till the secret of eternal life is discovered. Uuuuu, the thought of that is really exciting. Ok, i am getting carried away:p
 

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Was it in a place called Raccoon City?
 

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Originally posted by flyinshark
Wow, that's really cool! So this can then be used on humans in order to put their life on "pause" while the doctors can heal their wounds and what not, and then "resume" them when they are healed, which buys precious time during which the patient could have died.

Not to mention people that have an incurable disease such as Cancer or AIDS. They can be put in that hybernation state till a cure is found, then brought back to life and be cured. Or better, till the secret of eternal life is discovered. Uuuuu, the thought of that is really exciting. Ok, i am getting carried away:p
the worlds already overpopulated.
lets keep more people alive even longer, that'll be great for the world economy.

the truth is, people live too long as it is. but the earth has a way of sorting itself out everytime something like this happens.
 

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Are they sure the dogs weren't just PLAYING dead? Cause my dog does that when I give him a treat or something.

But I guess the scientists already thought about that and have some method of figuring out if the dog is just playing.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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flyinshark

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Originally posted by McKindley
Are they sure the dogs weren't just PLAYING dead? Cause my dog does that when I give him a treat or something.

But I guess the scientists already thought about that and have some method of figuring out if the dog is just playing.
I hope you're kidding.:D In case you aren't, well, those scientists have machines to see the brain activity and heart activity. When your dog plays dead, his heart and brain are still functioning...i hope! In any case, the zombie dogs in the article were declared clinically dead, meaning that they had zero brain and heart activity. DEAD!:up:
 

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Originally posted by quest
the worlds already overpopulated.
lets keep more people alive even longer, that'll be great for the world economy.

the truth is, people live too long as it is. but the earth has a way of sorting itself out everytime something like this happens.
True, we don't need overpopulation. Yet, i believe many people are so afraid of dying that they would line up at the lab door if this technology was to be proven efficient on human beings. I am curious as to how that problem could be solved...
 

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Are they sure the dogs weren't just PLAYING dead? Cause my dog does that when I give him a treat or something.
It's a little hard to play dead when you blood is pumped out of your body. For the lazy, the blood is pumped out of the dog's body and replaced with a near-freezing saline solution (salt water). This keeps the brain and the rest of the body from being damaged by oxygen deprivation (because they are almost frozen). The dog is now dead. Then, three hours later, they pumped the blood back into the dog, shocked him, and he came back to life. Brain scans indicated that no brain damage occured, and the dogs resumed a normal life.
 

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That's messed up. After my time is done, anyone who brings me back to life better be ready to have their brain eaten...
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Originally posted by Nocturnal
How's that?
Because the media says so.


I thought this was pretty interesting

During the procedure blood is replaced with saline solution at a few degrees above zero. The dogs' body temperature drops to only 7C, compared with the usual 37C, inducing a state of hypothermia before death.
Seems kinda messed up, I'm sure animal rights people are going crazy about that.
 

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I thought it was quite interesting how they could apply this technology to military combat field. Just imagine...

soldier: Ah shíte, medic!!! me arm has been blown off again

medic: ffs, here ye go, lay back and drink this ice-cold ocean water...

*medic brings soldier to doctor to sew it back on, 3 hours later*

soldier: aw thanks doc, I don't know what I'd do without ye, since I'm left handed and all...
 

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There is another issue about bringing people back from the dead. What happens if they discover no heaven, no god(s) or no afterlife?

Would it mean the end of religion? Would more people start living for the moment at any cost with no fear of retribution in the afterlife?

I believe that scientists already know what lies beyond the grave, but it's top secret as to avoid mass panic.
 
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