Explicate the inexorable, fucker.

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  • qualia@lemmy.worldtome_irl@lemmy.worldMe_irl
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    1 month ago

    I was gonna say they’re: “Spelled differently (true) and are distinct, unrelated materials (false!)”. So I ended up correcting myself.

    Silicone is literally made from silicon. Manufacturing starts with silica (SiO₂, found in sand/quartz), which is reduced to elemental silicon, then reacted with methyl chloride to form methylchlorosilanes, which are then polymerized into silicone.

    The name “silicone” was actually coined in 1901 by English chemist Frederick Kipling, who thought the compounds R₂SiO resembled ketones (hence “-one” suffix): the naming turns out to be a bit of a misnomer chemically, but it stuck.



  • This person does it. Overdoing it being the enemy of consistency is the most important takeaway.

    I try to simplify everything by working up to six sets of ten (I’m basic) until exhaustion but with low weights. Then next time I increase the weight slightly. As your endurance slowly builds you can add more exercises to your routines. You’ll eventually learn about cycling muscle groups to let them build on off days.

    Also creatine monohydrate is an option as long as it’s from a brand that gets their purity and potency verified by a respected third party lab (USP, NSF, etc). It’s been shown to help build strength/power as well as muscle-mass benefits in aging populations with strong, high-confidence data. Cognitive benefits are also plausible and mechanistically sensible (creatine plays a role in brain cellular energy metabolism), but the certainty is only low-to-moderate. Plus if you’re investing in a supplement you’ll want to get the maximum benefits from it so it’ll help motivate you.