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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| DirtySanchez wrote: |
| Those mid-section gliggly thingies were all the rage in the u.s. in the 50s. They thought that you could lose weight, or at least displace some cellulite. In reality, they do nothing, and you will never see one in a reputable north-american gym. |
They actually do work, but rather the results are very slow to be found. A certain number of fat cells will be destroyed by the process, never to return, and a percentage of the floating fat will be collected and expelled from the body. Same as sitting in a sauna, some fat will be expelled with your sweat though that is a much faster process.
Cosmetic surgeons specializing in weight loss with use a highly localized tool which essentially shatters fat cells through vibration, generally as a supporting procedure. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:23 am Post subject: Re: Koreans beating their muscles - does it work? |
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| RachaelRoo wrote: |
So I see Koreans hitting themselves when they are hiking or at the gym. I was told that this is to loosen the muscles.....wtf? Does this work and have any real value?
Also, at my gym, they have this vibrating machine that shakes the body's midsection (no jokes please  ). Is this machine also supposed to 'loosen muscles'? Seems pretty stupid to me, so I'm just wondering what the logic behind this is. |
Well, it's not even half as stupid as leaving doors and windows open in the winter. Where's the logic in that? A guy at my school goes around closing all the open windows in the place. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| At my school, we don't have central heating, just space heaters. If all the windows and doors are closed, people get carbon monoxide from them. ( I've got the headache to prove it) |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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I just got back from a jjim jil bang where I laid on a massage table with little hammers buried inside. I have never invested W1,000 so wisely. My back feels great.
So yes, banging away on muscles does work. |
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| DirtySanchez wrote: |
as much sense as turning off your headlights and putting on your parking break at a red light. |
Anyone know what the deal is with this practice? Probably doesn't need it's own thread, but what is up with the lights off, parking brake on? |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| At my school, we don't have central heating, just space heaters. If all the windows and doors are closed, people get carbon monoxide from them. ( I've got the headache to prove it) |
Well, at my school we have radiators, but all the windows and doors are still open. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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as much sense as turning off your headlights and putting on your parking break at a red light. |
Anyone know what the deal is with this practice? Probably doesn't need it's own thread, but what is up with the lights off, parking brake on? |
I think its to reduce the glare in the eyes of oncoming drivers.
-HE |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
Location: Elsewhere
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Hyeon Een wrote: |
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| DirtySanchez wrote: |
as much sense as turning off your headlights and putting on your parking break at a red light. |
Anyone know what the deal is with this practice? Probably doesn't need it's own thread, but what is up with the lights off, parking brake on? |
I think its to reduce the glare in the eyes of oncoming drivers. |
I assume that's a joke! As if Koreans care about oncoming drivers!!!!
They believe that having the lights on burns too much gasoline, that's why they like to drive around at night with headlights off. They have no consideration for the fact that if the lights are off, it's hard for others to see them... what do they care if some pedestrian is crossing the street and gets run over? Won't damage the car too much.
As for setting the parking brake, that's just normal obsessive-compulsive behavior, I know a lot of Americans who do it too. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| joe_doufu wrote: |
| Hyeon Een wrote: |
| JeJuJitsu wrote: |
| DirtySanchez wrote: |
as much sense as turning off your headlights and putting on your parking break at a red light. |
Anyone know what the deal is with this practice? Probably doesn't need it's own thread, but what is up with the lights off, parking brake on? |
I think its to reduce the glare in the eyes of oncoming drivers. |
I assume that's a joke! As if Koreans care about oncoming drivers!!!!
They believe that having the lights on burns too much gasoline, that's why they like to drive around at night with headlights off. They have no consideration for the fact that if the lights are off, it's hard for others to see them... what do they care if some pedestrian is crossing the street and gets run over? Won't damage the car too much.
As for setting the parking brake, that's just normal obsessive-compulsive behavior, I know a lot of Americans who do it too. |
Actually, my wife and I saw Korean taxi drivers demanding on TV that the government compensates them if a law was passed that would make it illegal to drive without the headlights on. They claimed doing so would drain the battery.  |
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