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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 112 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

She's an idiot. When I have a fever I tie an onion to my belt, which is still the style.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say.

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[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 98 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The annoyingly stupid part is that for most fevers that don't approach the "You need to go to the ER right now" point it's actually best to simply let it run it's course and not try to "break" it with drugs since a fever is your body's own defense mechanism.

But these antivaxxers will do this stupid shit, then go "see it works" and then try to apply it to everything else

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

102.6 in an infant was er territory I thought

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For infants it is usually recommended to seek treatment from your pediatrician for a temp over 100.4°F. (See link)

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/healthy-baby/art-20047793

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Gotta love that metric-conversion decimal dust.

100.4 F is 38 C which is the actual measurement.

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[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Yeah above 100 is doctor visit time, be it in C or F

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In Celsius, 40º+ deserves a hospital visit (35-36º is the usual body temp). If you somehow manage to get it to 100º, please take pictures, I'm pretty sure the body would glow

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm pretty sure the body would glow

Nah, boiling water doesn’t glow. But it would probably be pretty foamy, from all of the proteins in the boiling blood.

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[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

100 degrees C for 30 minutes, longer than that and the meat gets too stringy

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[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Above 100c I'm not wasting money on a doctor.

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[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I feel bad for the kids. They don't deserve to die at the hands of incompetent parents.

One of the downsides of disrupting natural selection is that now we are keeping some people alive that probably should be taken by natural causes before they were able to replicate.

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[–] fnrir@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For a second I thought that baby was boiling, but then I remembered Fahrenheit exists 😂

[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dropping onions in boiling baby makes more sense.

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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 39 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Remember, this person is eligible to vote.

[shudders]

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] archonet@lemy.lol 7 points 2 weeks ago

Might not be. Even still, how much intelligence do you think they'll gain by the time they are?

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If the baby lives, the onion worked. If the baby died, didn't use enough onion.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 35 points 2 weeks ago
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 32 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Unblinded study with n=1 test condition and no placebo / control.

All she needs to do is say that her conclusions haven't been evaluated by the FDA, and she's proved it enough to sell onion socks online.

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[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

The next time she checked the temperature it was 76F works really good!!

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

My child is near death. Can you make a grocery run?

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

the highlighted words have a message for you.

baby onions in socks

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

For sale: Onion socks, never worn.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

What a tearjerker!

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

You really want to add some rosemary and sage to the sock as well so it's a proper bouquet garni. Then braise in a slow oven until fork tender.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I think its kind of weird everyone just assumes this was posted by a woman, unless I'm missing something. Men are parents too, and they can also be dumb like this.

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wtf this comment just made me realise I always assume these "natural remedy" posts are done by a female oop

This can't be the way I find out I'm sexist

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

It's not sexism. Your brain naturally attributes probability from things it has seen in the past. The natural remedy of OPs sort is dominated by female sex so your brain just makes natural connection because it wants to be efficient in it's world building process.

Sexism is when you don't self reflect on initial thoughts that you do not control and pursue these notions further in thoughts you control or simply refuse this dichotomy all together if you're a wilful idiot powere by trauma.

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Mom groups are definitely a thing, and even where things don't have to be for moms specifically the mentality still exists. My daughter was a "nano-premie" and was on oxygen for a while. I'm on a group for parents that have to deal with that, and every week or two there will be a post starting with "any moms who _______"

I like to answer those posts and start by asking if dads can also answer (but also give a real answer too!)

It is kind of hard when you try to be an involved dad but then get ignored in different ways

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[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

It was done by a woman. Have you not kept up with us executive orders?

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[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've joked about onions in socks being a home remedy for stupid shit, but I never imagined that anyone would actually do it. I hope they didn't get it from me.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. The mastermind.

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[–] CCatMan@lemmy.one 16 points 2 weeks ago

My child instantly feels better when I supply vitamin TV.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

It amazes me that people are still this stupid.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 14 points 2 weeks ago

Dumbfuck should have given the child an Amethyst and Moonstone necklace.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don’t keep your baby at over the boiling point of water.

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What happened here is that some time passed. She could have rubbed her elbows with goose fat or did a rain dance and would have had the same result in the same time frame.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or... Ya know, you're full of shit or your thermometer also doesn't work.

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Child abuse.

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

Conversely, if you burn your onion while cooking, you can put a few baby slices in the pot to make it go away.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 2 weeks ago

Sock onions, of course, why didn't I think of that.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see how it's funny. This kid is definitely not getting the treatment that they need in the future.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Just imagine the baby with a socks full of onions instead of imagining a dead baby.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

Some people are so stupid it should be illegal.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

From the book "Medicine for Infants", 956 AD

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

She should have tried eye of newt and toe of frog first.

[–] Gort@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

A story that The Onion would be proud of. Could have been used as a form of self-advertising, too.

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