In endurance sports, particularly cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which manifests itself by precipitous fatigue and loss of energy. Milder instances can be remedied by brief rest and the ingestion of food or drinks containing carbohydrates. The condition can usually be avoided by ensuring that glycogen levels are high when the exercise begins, maintaining glycogen levels during exercise by eating or drinking carbohydrate-rich substances, or by reducing exercise intensity.
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Bender Is Our Robot Lord.
BENDER IS MADE OF:
An Iron-Osmium alloy with a 5% nickel impurity
20%Zinc
40%Titanium
40% Dolomite
BENDER SAYS:
"Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
BENDER SAYS:
"I came here with a simple dream. A dream, of killing all humans. And is this how it must end? I ask you, who's the real seven billion ton robot monster here? Not I... Not I.
BENDER SAYS:
"BITE MY SHINY, METAL ASS!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Amen.
BENDER IS MADE OF:
An Iron-Osmium alloy with a 5% nickel impurity
20%Zinc
40%Titanium
40% Dolomite
BENDER SAYS:
"Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
BENDER SAYS:
"I came here with a simple dream. A dream, of killing all humans. And is this how it must end? I ask you, who's the real seven billion ton robot monster here? Not I... Not I.
BENDER SAYS:
"BITE MY SHINY, METAL ASS!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Amen.
FRY: Wow! A real live robot! Or is that some kind of cheesy new-years costume...?
BENDER: Bite my shiny metal ass!
BENDER: Bite my shiny metal ass!
by Skinny Pierre February 20, 2005
Get the Bender Bending Rodrieguez mug.When an internet connection (specifically in online gaming) is lagging to the point that one's character will jump from one place to another, as though it were being snapped around with a rubber band.
Joe: Dude, I think that guy is hacking. He's teleporting!
Adam: Nah, his ping's 834. He's just Rubber Banding.
Adam: Nah, his ping's 834. He's just Rubber Banding.
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by I, Wreckerrr November 12, 2016
Get the Honing and boning mug.Painful tradition in China of binding young girls feet to keep them from growing, and maintain small sized feet.
In extreme cases, foot binding was done by breaking the toes in several places and folding the broken toes under the sole of the foot, then breaking the arches of the feet, effectively snapping the feet in half. This was of course intensely painful for the girls who had it done to their feet.
Once the feet had been broken they would be bound, by wrapping in a cloth strip ten feet long and two inches wide. The binding cloth was wound repeatedly around the feet, at each pass being pulled tighter, bringing the ball of the foot and the heel gradually closer together. At the end of the binding the cloth would be pulled very tight, by this time the girl's toes would be almost touching her heels.
In extreme cases, foot binding was done by breaking the toes in several places and folding the broken toes under the sole of the foot, then breaking the arches of the feet, effectively snapping the feet in half. This was of course intensely painful for the girls who had it done to their feet.
Once the feet had been broken they would be bound, by wrapping in a cloth strip ten feet long and two inches wide. The binding cloth was wound repeatedly around the feet, at each pass being pulled tighter, bringing the ball of the foot and the heel gradually closer together. At the end of the binding the cloth would be pulled very tight, by this time the girl's toes would be almost touching her heels.
Once the foot binding was complete the girl would have to walk on her broken and bound feet, this would cause her devastating foot pain, but would ensure that her body weight crushed her feet into the correct shape.
The bound feet would then require lots of care throughout the binding process, which lasted several years. Over this time, the girl's life would essentially revolve around her feet, and she would suffer from constant debilitating foot pain. Each day the feet would be unbound and massaged. While they were unbound the toenails would be trimmed to keep them from injuring the toes, and then the feet would be re-bound tightly. When bound the girls would have to walk long distances on their feet to crush them further.
Girls from poor families would have the binding done by an elder female family member, whilst those from richer families would have a professional foot binder to do it. The professional foot binder would tend to bind the feet more tightly and relentlessly as he would not listen to the girl's cries of pain. The result would be exquisitely painful feet of less than three inches in length, which was seen as the ideal size.
The bound feet would then require lots of care throughout the binding process, which lasted several years. Over this time, the girl's life would essentially revolve around her feet, and she would suffer from constant debilitating foot pain. Each day the feet would be unbound and massaged. While they were unbound the toenails would be trimmed to keep them from injuring the toes, and then the feet would be re-bound tightly. When bound the girls would have to walk long distances on their feet to crush them further.
Girls from poor families would have the binding done by an elder female family member, whilst those from richer families would have a professional foot binder to do it. The professional foot binder would tend to bind the feet more tightly and relentlessly as he would not listen to the girl's cries of pain. The result would be exquisitely painful feet of less than three inches in length, which was seen as the ideal size.
by John Cove December 12, 2009
Get the Foot Binding mug.adj. - qualitative statement used to express the idea that one is about to, or is close to being subject to, be abused or beaten for an offense deemed punishable by the speaker.
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