Hello just imagine baby!DUM-E freaking out the first time Tony’s stomach rumbles because “Creator-Unit is damaged! HE DOESN’T HAVE PROTOCOLS FOR STRANGE RUMBLES? Will bringing Creator-Unit a screwdriver help? There is no access to fix the rumbles! Is Creator-Unit broken? Maybe he should bring Creator-Unit a smoothie? It doesn’t creak but maybe a covering will help? DUM-E NEEDS TO FIX!!!”
Tony looked at his creation proudly. Only a few days old and DUM-E was already acting, well, almost perfectly. Well, he was trying his best and that was what counted. He was turning to one of the other projects whose plans he had strewn across his desk, thinking of how much more he could accomplish now when his stomach rumbled, an annoying reminder that his body was long overdue sustenance, given the fact that he hadn’t eaten that day. Or the day before really. He was considering leaving in a few hours, maybe getting some pizza or something when DUM-E came rolling over. If a robot without a face could look concerned, this one did.
“Hey, DUM-E, what’s wrong?”
Tony looked around frantically, searching for the flames or smoke that was worthy of such concern. Was something exploding? imploding? spontaneously combusting?
DUM-E kept bumping against his arm gently, holding out a screwdriver.
“Uh, thanks?” Tony accepted it, and DUM-E looked relieved for just a moment until Tony set it down whereupon he got his concerned look again and sped off. Tony sat in a bemused silence, waiting to see where this would go before DUM-E brought back a smoothie, whose main component seemed to be motor oil. Tony was genuinely touched if very confused.
“DUM-E, I can’t drink this.” He set it down beside him and saw the bot speed off towards another pile of tools.
“JARVIS?” Tony asked, “What’s DUM-E doing?”
“Well, sir.” JARVIS answered, trying to communicate with the agitated bot. “He’s concerned that you’re malfunctioning.”
“Malfunctioning?”
“Your stomach was rumbling. He is afraid of the problems that may be causing it. And he has no protocols for this.”
Tony watched DUM-E try to mess through the tools on the desk, trying so hard to figure out which one could fix him and definitely did not tear up a tiny bit.
“DUM-E, I’m going to go fix myself, okay? Thanks for trying to help.”
Tony hadn’t planned on eating for another few hours but with DUM-E so concerned…..
JARVIS explained what had happened while Tony was gone. And yet, even so, whenever Tony hadn’t eaten in too long, whenever his stomach was particularly loud in protest DUM-E would come rolling over. And Tony would mumble something about how that was stupid, he was fine, one of these days he was going to donate that programming- but he would go upstairs and eat.
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Any opinion on CHE’s vs UTH’s? Obviously if they’re in a plastic tub the UTH would melt it, but for glass terrariums?
They both can be equally as effective and appropriate depending on how they’re used and what works best for you and your setup. A UTH needs to be on a thermostat. If properly used and set up with a thermostat, a UTH will not melt a tub. Those plastic bins are far sturdier than they’re given credit for. Out of curiosity, I actually hooked up an old pet store brand UTH (which get notoriously hot) without a thermostat and placed it directly under a plastic bin (without an animal in it!). Even without the heat being controlled and reaching well over a hundred degrees fahrenheit, it didn’t melt, warp, or scorch the plastic. That is, however, WAY too hot for your reptile. On the other hand, if you modify the lid of your tub to fit a CHE, that can be used as well. It has to be set up to simulate the way sunlight works to heat the ground, though, and you have to be careful that you still have a hot spot at the correct temperature. The exact same things go for a glass terrarium. You still need a thermostat for your UTH so you don’t burn your reptile and/or a careful set up with a CHE. Depending on where you live, you may actually need both. I, for example, live in Washington state currently and it doesn’t get warm enough for a UTH to create a safe hot spot while still keeping my ambients appropriate, so I have a UTH to create a hotspot, and a CHE to keep my enclosures at a proper temp overall.
Both heat sources have their pros and cons, it’s really just down to what works best for you.
Keep in mind that you can use a UTH on the side of an enclosure to create a hotspot over there. That’s what I’ve done with my domino roaches, the heater is on one side of the (glass) enclosure. It warms the entire thing just slightly and keeps the substrate right up against it nice and warm. I’m in Central Texas, though, so it doesn’t ever get that cold even in my un-insulated room.
Remember kids, always check drug interactions before taking anything! Guess who has two thumbs and is in the hospital for taking NyQuil with Zoloft?
Holy shit that’s one interaction I would have never thought of
I wanted to reblog again with more information because even as a medical professional I had no idea about cold medicine doing this. Dextromethorphan, a common cough suppressant in many cold medicines, when combined with SSRIs, MAOIs, or any medication or drug that raises serotonin levels, can raise serotonin levels too high and cause what’s called Serotonin Syndrome. I’m on mobile so I don’t think I can hyperlink, but it’s a serious medical emergency and if you take these medicines you should know the symptoms.
From Wikipedia: Symptoms include high body temperature, agitation, increased reflexes, tremor, sweating, dilated pupils, and diarrhea. Body temperature can increase to greater than 41.1 °C (106.0 °F). Complications may include seizures and extensive muscle breakdown.
Yep. I remembered reading about it like 30 minutes after taking NyQuil and then shrugged and went to bed.
Woke up an hour later with my heart racing, whole body shaking, muscles incredibly tense, dizziness, coughing, and panic.
It got worse on the way to the ER and while there I could barely walk and I was crying all over everything and my blood pressure was dangerously high.
Even with all this, they said I wasn’t having a full SS reaction and they gave me some meds that helped and sent me on my way. If this shit happens to you, go to the emergency room.
Keppra and decongestants like sudafed = BAD TIME, BAD, BAD TIME
Um WHAT. I took NyQuil with Zoloft once holy shit
More on seratonin syndrome from the U.S. National Library of Medicine here.
…….OH
THAT EXPLAINS SO MANY THINGS
Probably a good thing that the first time this happened I went “welp never taking NyQuil again” and moved on with my life, holy SHIT
Omg this is super important for literally everything. Also! A lot of 24 hour pharmacies will tell you if you can take them together. There have been many a times I’ve called at 2am crying asking if I can take this-and-this together and if I can’t what do i do. If one pharmacy isn’t helpful, try another. You don’t even have to be a customer at their pharmacy to have them help you. Hell I don’t even think you need to be in the same state as the pharmacy.
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