flossmaster's comments

On: Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence

[flossmaster]

My most recent trip to the dentist include a brief recommendation to floss, but they weren't really pushing it like they used to.

On: Robot dentist performs first human procedure

[flossmaster]

Gummy bears are delicious.

[77pt77 → flossmaster]

He also crushed ice with his teeth.

On: How Nestlé gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries

[flossmaster]

It's best to wait a while. But then, when you do brush, go ahead and floss too!

On: $899 device could help you ditch flossing forever

[flossmaster]

Now this looks impressive!

[sizzle → flossmaster]

wow... love the username... and comment history focused squarely on your love of flossing! hah

What's the story behind it? Are you a bot that was coded by a DMD and forgotten? The world may never know....

[flossmaster → sizzle]

Just making HN a happier and healthier place.

[2Gkashmiri → flossmaster]

beetlejuicing on HN. i like it

On: Engineering students create edible adhesive tape to keep burrito wrapped tightly

[flossmaster]

And some dental floss for after!

On: Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?

[flossmaster]

Just thinking about Jolly Ranchers makes me want to floss my teeth.

On: Winning Wordle

[flossmaster]

If I win in two guesses, am I good or lucky?

  FLOSS
  TEETH

Instant win!

On: I'm common as muck and spent £150 to try a Michelin star restaurant

[flossmaster]

Even at such top-tier restaurants, you probably still need to bring your own dental floss.

On: 2,400-year-old baskets still filled with fruit found in submerged Egyptian city

[flossmaster]

Dental floss has only been around for about 200 years. I wonder if the texture of fruit has changed such that 2400 years ago it was easier to extract from between your teeth than it is today.

[samatman → flossmaster]

A toothpick is very old technology indeed.

It is perhaps 90% as good as dental floss at liberating fibres from between teeth, perhaps 95%.

Not much selection pressure, in other words.

[asdff → flossmaster]

Before floss people used sticks. Some people still use sticks for dental health while hiking.

[scohesc → flossmaster]

I wonder if they alternatives like longer hairs from animals to get stuff out from between teeth.

On: How to stay motivated, according to the Internet

[flossmaster]

And you probably didn't make time to floss your teeth either!