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"Every 14 days: 480.2 seconds. That’s 8 minutes (!!!), 0.2 seconds. Congratulations! You’ve scrounged and saved, and you’ve managed to accrue enough shower-seco

"Every 14 days: 480.2 seconds. That’s 8 minutes (!!!), 0.2 seconds. Congratulations! You’ve scrounged and saved, and you’ve managed to accrue enough shower-seconds to take an average American shower! You’ve sacrificed your health, well-being, social life, and potential future job prospects, but you can enjoy a truly obscene amount of shower, guilt-free." I'm a bit sceptical about the "sacrificed your health" part, I don't have any sources (which is always a good way to start a debate - joke) but I don't think much physical harm can come to you if you don't shower for more then 14 days. Sure, people around you probably won't appreciate it and will probably say something, but I do believe that not showering for extended periods of time is physically safe. Do correct me, if I'm wrong.

nezirus 4y ago
You saved me from stating the same thing. As for the daily hot showers, they aren't good for your skin anyways. If I was living down there, I'd chose the interval approach, taking oportunistic showers to manage smell :-D
throwawaaarrgh 4y ago
There's a range of potential things that could develop, like fungal infection, clogged pores, bacterial infection in unknown cuts, etc. Likelihood depends on a number of factors.
- joshvm 4y ago
  This is relatively unlikely at Pole. While you aren't supposed to take regular showers, you're still expected to maintain general hygiene - hand washing, sponge/cloth baths on other days. If you had a cut that was serious enough that you'd worry about infection then you would probably visit medical anyway. Otherwise clean the wound and bandage as you would otherwise.
  - throwawaaarrgh 4y ago
    Trench foot? Athlete's foot? Ringworm? Ingrown hair picked and infected with staph from fingernail? Sure you can deal with it, but regular cleaning is the best way to avoid a problem.
TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
Every 14 days, two weeks pass. Together we can stop this!

nezirus 4y ago

You saved me from stating the same thing. As for the daily hot showers, they aren't good for your skin anyways. If I was living down there, I'd chose the interval approach, taking oportunistic showers to manage smell :-D

throwawaaarrgh 4y ago

There's a range of potential things that could develop, like fungal infection, clogged pores, bacterial infection in unknown cuts, etc. Likelihood depends on a number of factors.

joshvm 4y ago
This is relatively unlikely at Pole. While you aren't supposed to take regular showers, you're still expected to maintain general hygiene - hand washing, sponge/cloth baths on other days. If you had a cut that was serious enough that you'd worry about infection then you would probably visit medical anyway. Otherwise clean the wound and bandage as you would otherwise.
- throwawaaarrgh 4y ago
  Trench foot? Athlete's foot? Ringworm? Ingrown hair picked and infected with staph from fingernail? Sure you can deal with it, but regular cleaning is the best way to avoid a problem.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago

Every 14 days, two weeks pass. Together we can stop this!