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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+72roflcopter is kind of like lollerskating/lollerblading or a blt with extra lmao or roflwaffles
or zomg - dpk87, on 10/12/2007, -2/+62natural selection.
- BlazeQ, on 10/12/2007, -3/+46In its natural habitat, the roflcoptr is reported to fly around its domain laughing much like the Hyena. Once captured and domesticated, it is used by unusual individuals who can't laugh themselves, thereby confusing the heck out normal people...
- darkzealot89, on 10/12/2007, -2/+39Agreed... but how akward would it be if...
Radiologist: We seem to have a slight problem with your CAT Scan...
Patient: What?
Radiologist: You dont fit into the machine...
=D - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+45i just roflcopt'rd when i read this.
i would also fall under this category ^_^ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+38Means you're out of touch with YTMND.
- SmeRndmGy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33It means his fingers are too fat to use the keyboard properly.
- buddylee415, on 10/12/2007, -3/+30You need to stop eating if an x-ray can't scan you. Just my thought.
- supanaturalhigh, on 10/12/2007, -5/+28I concur... people that big don't need to be helped in the first place. They need to help themselves lose the weight before they should expect others to do it for them.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Does this mean that paranoid people will stop wearing tinfoil hats and start wearing fat people hats?
>.> - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22yo momma so fat she went to the doctor for the xray and the doctor told that fat bitch she needed an XXL-RAY!!!
- SmeRndmGy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Exactly. I saw the fattest person I have ever seen yesterday. She was walking out of Arby's with 4 bags of food. People who are that fat should not be eating fast food. Needless to say, I don't think she will be reproducing any time soon.
- nailz420, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Yo momma so fat, even X-Rays can't penetrate her!
- BlazeQ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18That means that the obese poulation could be perfect terrorists. Deep within the recesses, one could hide all sorts of objects and an x-ray machine could never pick them up...
- wilf_brim, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Let me answer the problem of "too fat for xrays". The articles are a little bit unclear, because (as usual) the writers really don't have much of a clue what they are talking about, and the source article (in Radiology) is in a professional journal, where everybody reading it is assumed to know WTF is going on.
There are three ways that being really fat can interfere with imaging studies:
1) Ultrasound. This was referred to in the article. US works by sending waves off a transducer, though the skin, to organs, then getting the echoes of them. If a personan is obese, either a) they are so fat you can't get the transducer where it needs to go (like when doing an echocardiogram) or b) there is so much fat the signal is attenuated so the image quality is degraded to the point where you can't see what you need to.
2) Interference with technique. Mentioned obliquely. When a person is very obese, they can't inhale very deeply. This prevents getting a good view of the lungs, heart, and structures in the chest, in addition to obscuring anatomy in the neck and elsewhere.
3) Mechanical issues with the equipment. The standard gantry for a CT scanner when I was a med student (back in the day) was 250 lbs. Then it went to 350 because too many people were overweight, and there are still people too fat for it. Some hospitals have had to get extra large scanners made to accomidate very fat patient populations (like hospitals that specialize in bariatric (stomach stapling) surgery). Over looked at an MRI scanner? You are put inside a magnet that is about a meter or so wide. There are people (lots) who literally cannot fit inside the magnet. - Grimdotdotdot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18darkzealot89: How about:
Radiologist: We seem to have a slight problem with your CAT Scan...
Patient: What?
Radiologist: We can't get the last fat bastard *out* of the machine... - darkzealot89, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20@bleonard
Yo mama is so fat, X-Rays can't get through her! - bmson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17I was in Milan 2days ago, an the showers at the hotel were really small.
When I was checking out, American couple was complaining in the lobby, that they could not fit in the shower. They had to use the hotel swimming pool :/ - mozzer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18L33T is the new Ebonics
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18NO, WE EAT TOO MUCH. PERIOD.
- taylorhayward, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18Obese is the new fat.
- AlmostEvil, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18Too fat for x-rays? Do they eat lead or something?
Hmm, sounds like a good way to stop Superman using his x-ray vision from finding you if you're a badguy. Hide in a group of fat people. - afeitarse, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16@BDWong
You do realize that you're on digg.com, right? Like, on the internet? I think you went up the wrong tube or something. - Sirocco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15The minimum amount of radiation should be used during exposure, and most machines now have hard coded limits. Thus, if a person has too much fat for the machine to penetrate, the picture won't turn out. On those machines you can't crank up the exposure to compensate.
Also, many machines have weight limits, 300lbs is quite normal here in the US. - afex, on 10/12/2007, -7/+20if the paper turns clear, its your window to weight gain!
...seriously though i'm ashamed to live here. - Captbob007, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14I'm surprised there haven't been any stories yet about some really fat person dying and then their family sues the hospital or provider or whatever that they were being discriminated against by:
a) the hospital for not having equipment that could properly image their insides
b) the manufacturers for not making such equipment
c) something else that's completely frivolous
God Bless America, where nobody is responsible for their own actions! - redalert, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13@masamunecyrus
Scott Adams actually talked about something like this in his blog
"et me be clear that I do not approve of making fun of overweight people. Those that mock the hefty are delusional because they believe in the superstition of will power. They believe that some people have a lot of this non-existent will-power substance whereas overweight people have less of it.
I believe that will power is an illusion. Overweight people simply get more enjoyment from food than thin people do, at least relative to their other pleasure options. If I liked food more than I like playing tennis, I’d be the size of a house. Will power never enters into it.
You can see my theory play out with kids. Kids have no will power, yet many of them are skinny. The skinny ones get so little pleasure from non-candy food that they prefer starving and playing with a friend to eating. It’s a chore to make them eat. The overweight kids are the opposite. They also have no will power – just like every other kid – but for some reason they get more pleasure from food. It’s the same for adults. Some are passionate about food; some just see it as fuel." - ictoan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Er, I think the reason why Americans are growing fatter and fatter is because we rely on cars too much. For example, most people in Asian countries usually just ride bike or walk to places they want to go so they get a lot of exercise while we just sit inside a moving car.
Though this probably have to do w/ space and population issue too... since Asian countries have much higher population density per area so a lot of things are clustered together so cars are not necessary. A supermarket could be about a five minute walk in those countries whereas a supermarket in American would take abou an hr to walk there. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13We are not fat, we are just big boned.
- tidu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12...and learn how to spell.
- afeitarse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@BDWong
I like how idiots on digg follow a formula:
"blah blah blah (something totally illogical and trollish) and digging me down will just prove me right"
No, actually, digging you down means you just said something totally illogical and trollish. - CoffeeCup, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11How embarrassing. This reminds me of when I was at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab and one of the Russian astronauts was unable to fit in the extra large space suit because he was too fat. He must have been eating too much fast food in the good old US of A. I remember his "team" being really embarrassed and upset about it since he couldn't train until he lost the weight.
- pkulak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10@masamunecyrus
Yea, I don't buy it. Obesity has doubled in adults (and I bet even more in children) in the last twenty years. Are you telling me that our genes have changed in one generation? Or maybe people are just lazier and eating ***** food now. - kkubasik, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Agreed. We've removed almost every limiting factor from society, but at least we still have this =/.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9wow.
- qwickone, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10@mesa
"Most overweight and obese people don't do anything differently than anyone else who is skinny, their body is just naturally fatter"
Ok, excuse the pun, but that's a big fat LIE! most overweight/obese people eat unhealthy food and feel bad about being fat which makes them eat more food because they think it makes them feel better. And I saw the figure once that says less than 2% of people actually have medical problems that result in obesity. And as for genetics, if your parents are fat, youre more likely to be fat, so guess what, you have to work a little harder than others. So if youre not in that 2% of people with actual medical conditions, maybe you'll never be a size 2, but healthy diet and normal workout (meaning cardio 3-4 times a week, 20-40 min a day), means you have no excuse for being bigger than a size 8. - Daveecee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9"Well calling someone a nerd on a website is guaranteeing you will get modded down, because you will offend 95% of the people that visit it."
Those 95% (ridiculous statistic, by the way) probably know they are a nerd and don't care either way. I sure don't. - HoboMaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I've seen plenty of anti-nerd stuff modded up. As long as it's actually funny or interesting, it'll usually get modded up. Nerds are a surprisingly self-deprecating group. But somthing that's "OMG, nerds are stupid, lol" is going to get buried because it's stupid, not because it's making fun of nerds.
- kyleblind, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I work in radiology and large patients are at a MAJOR disadvantage because their x-rays (this includes CT scans as well) are nothing but grey due to all their extra tissue. This is going to become more of a problem in the comming years because I don't see America getting thin any time soon. *If you are reading this please go eat a salad, it's for your own good*
- HoboMaster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9"P.S. By clicking -digg to someone making fun of that nerd *****, you're only proclaiming how worthless you are."
I love how making some stupid "Oh, I know you're going to -digg me" addendum makes people think their stupid comments won't get buried. It pretty much guaranteed that your comment is going to be buried, regardless of its other content. - Nightfall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8More like exercise and eat better. It doesn't hurt to have ice cream, IN MODERATION. Same goes for fast food. The problem is that Americans aren't exercising enough. They want their cake and to eat it to.
- rastan, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13@TheAlphaOne
Traitor! We have a spy in our midst! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Wait dad, fish sandwich?
- steevo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6First of all how is that even remotely relevant to the current topic
secondly spewing crap like that is is just as biggoted, stupid and self centered as you claim they are - HoboMaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@TheAlphaOne: Cause those of us who are nerds find it funny.
- TheBigBrother, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Maybe this visual aid will assist in defining "roflcoptr'd"
http://www.funfreepages.com/games/roflcopter_attack.php - Daveecee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"Why don't you, I don't know, do something productive for your employer then?"
Have you not heard of a lunch break? I'd hate to have YOUR job... That is, assuming you have one. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11"Sir I'm sorry, you're just too large for the machine."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN BOUT DONT YOU KNOW WHO I AM? IM THE JUGGERNAAAAUT BITCCCCH" - collywolly, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Don't start your whining with us, and your "I am so dissadvantaged being tall". I hear that crap all the time from a tall friend. There have been studies done that show that taller people have significant advantages in life, and are more likely to be promoted than shorter people with equal skills. And in cinemas and concerts, there is certainly no disadvantage.
Well I just smile comfortably when I am on an aircraft / bus with more than enough legroom for my short arse.
The majority of fatties have no one but themselves to blame however, and I have even less sympathy for them.....(especially as my taxes are paying for their heathcare here in the UK).
:) - notbob, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8That was on Scrubs this past season. They had to send the fat guy to the Zoo.
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