#Distal

[felix-conlangs]

Pasomi demonstratives

this (proximate) (close to speaker): baso /ˈbaso/

that (medial) (close to addressee): yavi /ˈjaʋi/

that/yon (distal) (far from both speaker and addressee): tigu /ˈtigu/

these (proximate): dasu /ˈdasu/

those (medial): yava /ˈjaʋa/

those/yon (distal): tigo /ˈtigo/

[beatsforbrothels]

Crash of Rhinos - Big Sea

[johniac]

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 13th, 2025

[gertlouw]

TRT and Bicep Tendon Injuries: What the Latest Science Really Says

Hey guys, Gert Louw here, and today I want to tackle a really important topic that’s been coming up in the fitness world – especially for us older guys on TRT. You all know I’m a strong advocate for testosterone replacement therapy, but there’s been some buzz around a potential link between TRT and tendon injuries. So, let’s dig into it. TRT: The Benefits Are Real First off, let me make one…

[ciaervo1]

Literally I'm DJ Krazypants

[bobette-virtual-pets]

Distal (Crystal Fighters) 2nd Gen Guide

Thought it'd be easier to compile random oddpet stuff on tumblr instead of insta

I dont own any other distal vpets (didnt interest me enough) so unfortunately no guides for the others, but they should play pretty much the same without the extra connectivity and download features the 2nd gen has.

[quasi-normalcy]

It seems kind of weird from the vantage point of the 2020s that an original movie could ever get the same degree of cultural penetration as 'Star Wars' or 'Jaws' or 'Alien'. What do you suppose was the last original movie that came out such that everyone was kind of familiar with it, its characters, its settings, it plot beats, even if they hadn't personally seen it? When will we ever see the like again?

[gwynedd-chronicles]

Cosmic Witch Aesthetic

[dailyperkele]

Day 25 - Small

Smallest Per'kele I could draw, you're welcome. Also bonus first attempt being plagued by Rher.

[disappearinginq]

10 + slow horses (or fandom of your choosing!)?

Ok, I realize I already PM'd you about a different number since I did 10 for Outer Banks in another ask, but I decided to challenge myself:

“I can’t find a pulse!”

Someone not so gently tapped his cheek, rousting him back to awareness.

“River – can you feel your hand?”

He didn’t want to think about it. If he thought about it, the pain would no longer be distant, it would be all he could feel, and right now, numb was preferable.

“Talk to me,” Louisa demanded. “Say something.”

No words came, and he could feel the pull of blissful oblivion as his eyes slid shut again.

“River, darling – I know it hurts, but try...” Catherine was harder to ignore, and harder to refuse.

“Not anymore," he admitted.

[demigod-of-the-agni]

runs back into bromantic flight. eyo does that mean Lloyd has a saddle (not actually a saddle, but something that connects to both him and Kai that is) that Kai can use to move Lloyd's arm in dragon form while traveling around on him?

I made a doodle just for you, dear anon

(lloyd is extra noodle-y now)

(also not tumblr eating the quality again god im so sorry)

Anyway what you're seeing here is that, yes, Kai has a saddle that he uses to connect the prosthetic to. The little glowing yellow things around Kai's leg? They're supposed to represent the straps that Kai fastens around his thigh to connect him to Lloyd's prosthetic (but i grew lazy and did not draw them in properly lmao)

Kai's thigh would be strapped to the radioulnar portion of the prosthetic, and the "stirrup" Kai's foot rests in is bolted into this sliding piston in the carpal portion of the prosthetic (which i also did not draw (forgot to) so you'll have to imagine it).

The main idea behind the self-regulating pistons is actually based on a real-life phenomenon called the perching reflex, which is found in birds! A series of "flexor tendons" are attached from the bird's femur and stretch all the way down to the back of the leg and the underside of the toes. When the bird extends its legs, the toes extend as well because the tendons relax; and when the the bird flexes its legs, the toes curl up because now the tendon is stretched around the bones and prevent free movement. This is actually how birds can sit in trees and sleep all night without falling.

(from Bird Vet Melbourne)

Similar thing is happening with the prosthetic, but instead of tendons it's pistons. When Kai flexes his leg, his thigh draws up the upper portion of the prosthetic and his flexing ankle (dorsiflexion) curls up the prosthetic's fingers, so to speak; and when Kai straightens his leg, his thigh pushes the upper portion downward, and his foot extension (plantarflexion) also extends the fingers.

I know this sounds like an absolute workout for Kai, and it is, and you may think by the time he comes back after numerous test flights everyone is very aware of his bulging quads, but it's not that obvious; it's like riding bicycle, if you think about. a really long bicycle. with one leg. while flying in the air. It's pretty much the same thing.

TLDR: there is a saddle that connects to the prosthetic. Kai sits on the saddle and uses his leg to adjust Lloyd’s prosthetic

[disassemblyfactory]

distal arthrogryposis awareness post

so i have a physical disability called distal arthrogryposis! a rare, but less severe version of arthrogryposis. and i have the even less severe form of damc which makes it hard to even find any doctor wanting to take me on. i still have contracted hands and feet, but i can "use" them for a short period.

chronic pains are the worse when it comes to my disability due to the fact my bones are contracted. i also have less bones in my feet with the addition of no achilles tendon!

there is nothing to fix it. the surgeries they did on me as a child practically worsened my chance to get better. so i am a forever wheelchair user and may end up degrading over time until i am permanently in one and no longer ambulatory.

[cleocatrablossy]

Thinking about how there are multiple different major arteries in the human body that a vampire could potentially bite, but they always are shown going for the neck. We all know that vampires prey on people, but the fact that the depictions while usually treated as at least somewhat erotic are first and foremost hunting had me thinking. Most terrestrial predators will go for the neck because 1: faster kills and 2: real hard to do anything about it. It’s especially hard for people to do anything about considering a lack of claws and having your head tilted back fucks up your balance horrendously.

But blood is blood and arteries are arteries so vampires Could bite other places. So what if the location of a bite was indicative of how they’re feeding/their relationship with who they’re feeding on?

Like the neck is hunting. The person being bitten knows nothing of this. A more direct puncture to the artery will kill them and so is typical if the vampire has no attachment to the person(see Viago in What we do in the Shadows). But elsewhere in the neck, still near the artery but not on it so as to keep the person around are much more the sort of thing you see when the vampire… at least wants them around. Be it out of lust, companionship, possessiveness, or just wanting reliable food sources to come back to— the key is that they have not told the person. This is still an assault. Perhaps the need for blood has been more curbed but the victim is none the wiser. Especially if it’s in a place typically hidden by clothing and/or closer to the heart(see Carmilla with Laura, both hidden under Laura’s dress and seemingly around the aorta).

But what about if the person being bitten is fully in on it? Sure they could still be bitten on the neck but that can go horribly wrong and also assuming the above there would already be connotations in vampire society about bite placements. So they go for the arm(likely brachial artery but the ulnar and radial are more easily accessible). It could be anything from acquaintances to lovers but the key is that an arm can easily be wrenched away but no such action was taken. Both the vampire and the person being bitten agreed. Having the bite on the person’s non-dominant hand is probably more of a buddies thing so the vampire can feed and you can still do stuff, like read or play games with them. A bite on the dominant hand would be a lot more intimate in this case then, because that really does restrict what the person could do both while the vampire is feeding and while waiting for the wound to heal up. It’s not strictly romantic or platonic, just that the two are really really close. So it’s probably usually assumed to be romantic the same way cuddles are but that’s just people being stupid. Brachial vs ulnar/radial also probably has had some connotations in the past, but it’s probably more down to 1: does the person like wearing short sleeves(and are they cool showing the wound) 2: if they’re doing something in the meantime how much arm movement and 3: does the person’s day-to-day life require them to lift heavy things especially above their head.

But there is one more real big artery spot: thighs. The good old femoral artery. It is WAY in there, deep to everything but the damn femur. That’s one that is probably just sexual. It is so close to the crotch and unless they’re in short shorts, pants have to come off. And if your head’s already down there you may as well. Also it’s by far the hardest of any of the ones I’ve mentioned to reach, because again. It’s deep everything besides the femur. So just a lot more time, a lot more damage, and a lot more care to reach the femoral all without causing any potentially fatal wounds. Also I’d imagine sometimes someone fucks up and takes a bit of a chunk which while fucking horrifying for the person, also is considered by other vampires to simultaneously be the equivalent of both thinking you get your dick within the uterus to get someone to orgasm and saying you can do a backflip only to fall forward and break your nose. If care for their partner doesn’t get vampires to be careful down there then social stigma and embarrassment sure does.

I’d bet at parties and stuff where vampires bring along people there’s all sorts of gossip about why the humans are wearing what where and who has bites where and from whom. Like did you see Stacey at last night’s ball? She was wearing long gloves, she never does that. Do you think she isn’t getting bitten there any more? Like— are they OFFICIAL official or did she and Rebecca break up and they’re pretending they didn’t? Oh? Well— it could be fashion, apparently 3-something year cycles are a thing so maybe gloves are back in finally. Hmm, do you see her limping any? People do that when their legs get hurt you know. It’s hard to tell with the long dress and how Rebecca always has an arm around her. They are SO sleeping together, when do you think the stork’s gonna bring them their baby? That’s literally not how people work. There’s no stork and Stacey got an IUD, I ran into her while I was getting my blood bags last month. Well don’t blame me! It’s not like I was taught much about that back in the 1670s!

[ghoulodont]

actually feeling ok with how these arm bones turned out. next up is sewing in some thumb loops. right now i just have these safety pins that baby ghoul is obsessed with

[unwastelandunbaby]

I hope Nicky gets splattered by that car so I can finally get some real fucking answers about how their immortality works with scattered body parts

[puddox]

thank you internet archive for having a paper avaliable to download that was restricted on the university website i will love you forever