• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    It’s called orthostatic hypotension and the easiest way to combat the blackout effect is by squeezing your leg and butt muscles as you get up. It keeps more blood in your head that way. It’s the same principle as the high g suits fighter pilots wear when doing combat maneuvers.

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      That blood deprivation where I don’t have the cognitive functionality to be miserable is the best few seconds of the day.