Life is full of randomness. One second you're confidently walking down the street, and the next, your feet are tripping over absolutely nothing. So why not embrace that and laugh at the absurd? The Instagram account 'Satisfy Daily' is packed with funny memes that are so relatable, they make you feel seen. No, really—who's watching me to create these? It's like someone has a front-row seat to my most ridiculous moments, and honestly, I'm not even mad for it.
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Psychologist Dave Smallen studied emotional patterns of the ways we relate to one another, and he found that:
Happy Connections (62%): Most people felt happy and appreciated during these moments, with few negative emotions like sadness or anxiety. Think of the joy you feel catching up with a friend over coffee.
Vulnerable Connections (17%): Some people felt vulnerable emotions like sadness, anxiety, or anger, balanced with relief, happiness, and compassion. This might be like those times when sharing something personal makes you feel a bit lighter afterward.
Supportive Connections (21%): This group mostly felt compassion and sadness, especially when supporting someone else. Picture comforting a friend through a rough day—not exactly joyful, but deeply meaningful.
"From this example, we can see that people generally have complex emotional experiences when they connect, often experiencing more than one identifiable emotion, sometimes both positive and negative emotions at once," Smallen said.
"Our gratitude, or appreciation, is a useful signal that we’ve had a meaningful interaction. Even if all we did was wave with a passerby on the street, we feel appreciation that our mind just encountered another mind in a satisfying way. Indeed, people in all three groups ... were fairly likely to have said they felt appreciative regardless of the kind of interaction they had."
The owner will be ecstatic to find his expensive leather wallet in the lost-and-found.
I AM the brokest I've ever been...AND about to be homeless.
Smallen believes the key to connecting meaningfully in everyday life isn’t having an interaction that feels happy or even comfortable at that moment, nor is it required that we face vulnerable emotions alongside everyone we want to feel connected with. "Meaningful connections happen when we meet one another where we both are ... emotionally in that moment, within the particular context we are in," he explained.
So what matters is responding adequately to the needs of the moment—is it a time to laugh? Or is it a time to put your hand over your friend's shoulder? Is it time to have a heart-to-heart with our family members? Or is it time to join forces with them in our righteous anger? Every now and then, things can get a bit messy before we find our flow with other people, and that's OK.
"Regardless of the kind of situation we are in, if we enter an interaction with openness and curiosity, and try to show one another that we understand, validate, and care about the feelings that we each express, we are on the right track to meaningful human connection," Smallen said.
Real answer: It depends. The first photo is the Brage Drilling Facility in the North Sea, a fixed rig with a frame that go 140 meters deep to the bottom of the ocean, built on pontoons and sunk until it reaches the bottom. The second one I can't identify, but is clearly a semi-submersible platform. It is just floated to the place and partially sunk to make it stable.
"Okay kids, Normally we would be showing you the nuclear reactor... but Bob sent it away to be cleaned. Bob is no longer with us which takes us to why you should never anger the boss"
Everyone instinctively knows that spider is getting ready to jump down your throat.
This was a really traumatic experience because my palate is different than normal (not flat but as if stepped, I don't know the right term). It hurt really badly and the mold didn't fit in my mouth properly, which caused the mold material to run down my throat and finally I had to sit up suddenly and threw up in my lap. A memorable day indeed and I'd rather step on broken glass than put that mold in my mouth ever again.
I have a defective palate as well! Only discovered that everyone else's was smooth or at least vaulted about 2 years ago. The newbie hygienist said the lump in my mouth might be cancer, but dentist said nope, unusual but normal. It must have been awful with that mold in your mouth, rubbing as it must have done :(
Load More Replies...if there is too much mold and it reaches your palate, it causes a gag reflex. My dentist had "gagger" in big letters at the top of my chart
OMG. They always had to sit me up when doing those dam impressions. The stuff they use smells exactly like the old green Palmolive dish detergent and makes me gag any time I smell it and I'm 63 now. Braces at the UNC Dental School was a long time ago.
Oh god, I hated this so much. I've always had a sensitive mouth. This would cause physical pain that would go up into my head and cause a massive headache that would last for hours.
Both of my eye teeth had to get pulled, presumably thanks to my dad’s genetics. The same went for both of my siblings. All of us went through these same struggles.
They are having a mould of their teeth made. I have to have one done every 3 years or so of my bottom jaw as I have Bruxism (I grit my teeth when I sleep) but it's done for all sorts of reasons like dental restoration, prosthetics and "oral appliances".
Load More Replies...I've had a mold made for a crown, but thankfully it wasn't the full mouth like this.
Five minutes before guests arrive: me shoving stuff in the cupboard under the stairs, Mr Auntriarch starting to polish the silver cake forks and I'm not planning to serve cake.
That's has to be one of the most American things I've ever seen. I'm American, btw. Haha
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Come on now. The majority of articles posted today are repeats.
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