Okay I guess the mystery is solved. I originally crossed that idea off my list because one set was found deep in the Willamette National Forest nowhere near a raft/kayak-able river and the other in Humboldt county, CA also nowhere near a river.
this reminds me of the time me and my sister found a little plastic sword in the cupholder at a cinema so we were play fighting with it and then my mom took it and let us know that it was not a tiny plastic sword, it was some stranger’s discarded disposable flosser
Wild that people wear them while doing physical activity…
Like, it would fuck my breathing up.
Can you not do that thing where you seal your nasal cavity at the back of your throat? I imagine it’s like wiggling your ears or making your eardrums “rumble”, you can learn it’s just hard to explain to someone else how to do it.
I think for a lot of people, myself included, water in the nasal cavity feels terrible no matter what. I feel it’s less about preventing water from entering your throat and more about keeping water out of your nose entirely.
Eh, blowing air out after is kinda the same reflex. And decent seawater is basically netty potting yourself everytime you go under. I was in a situation to go to the beach every day for a year straight, and it was the best my allergies have ever been because at least once a day I was flushing it out with warm seawater.
Keep in mind, the alternative here is wearing nose plugs during prolonged physical activity. Restricting breathing during physical exertion is going to rub a lot more people the wrong way.
So I’m surprised people would deal with that, over the chance of some water going up their nose.
You don’t wear them the entire time you are on the river. You put them on just before a big rapids then take them off after the rapid while you paddle to the next one. I have had water forced past my nose plugs going over in a rapid before, that is how forceful it can be.
I actually really struggle with that, and hate the feeling of water up my nose hence the plugs. Some white water kayakers I know don’t bother, but most do because if you’re play boating or running something class 3 plus the torrent of water is being forced up your nose and that sucks. If I’m just swimming I can manage with out nose plugs but it took me a couple of years in my late teens to get used to not holding my nose. And even still if I’m jumping from something higher than the edge of a pool/low diving board I physically hold my nose
Yeah, I can do all three. And you can also stick your tongue up your nose from the inside of your mouth, I can do that too. I was quite bored as a child.
You have to practice a little but it’s possible. Feels pretty weird at first but that goes away quickly. Just use the tip of your tongue to try and get it as far backwards on the top of your mouth. If you reach far enough it feels softer, that’s the start of the little bit of flesh hanging down in your throat. As soon as you are there don’t be afraid to push up and the tip will go right above the bone in the top of your mouth, right into the nose. With practice you can find the entrances to you nasal side passages as well as stick the tip of the tongue into one of the two openings leading out of your nose. Stick a qtip in your nose and you can touch and wiggle it. Very fun to show kids. X)
I don’t understand either, I can’t do it manually my brain just does it anytime I go underwater. I can jump in water with my mouth open and nothing enters my body 🤷
Nose plugs for kayaking and similar activities
https://www.paddlevex.com/product/harmony-smiley-s-nose-plugs/
Okay I guess the mystery is solved. I originally crossed that idea off my list because one set was found deep in the Willamette National Forest nowhere near a raft/kayak-able river and the other in Humboldt county, CA also nowhere near a river.
this reminds me of the time me and my sister found a little plastic sword in the cupholder at a cinema so we were play fighting with it and then my mom took it and let us know that it was not a tiny plastic sword, it was some stranger’s discarded disposable flosser
This is correct, I’ve lost many a pair cause I don’t like how they feel though soooo
Wild that people wear them while doing physical activity…
Like, it would fuck my breathing up.
Can you not do that thing where you seal your nasal cavity at the back of your throat? I imagine it’s like wiggling your ears or making your eardrums “rumble”, you can learn it’s just hard to explain to someone else how to do it.
I think for a lot of people, myself included, water in the nasal cavity feels terrible no matter what. I feel it’s less about preventing water from entering your throat and more about keeping water out of your nose entirely.
Eh, blowing air out after is kinda the same reflex. And decent seawater is basically netty potting yourself everytime you go under. I was in a situation to go to the beach every day for a year straight, and it was the best my allergies have ever been because at least once a day I was flushing it out with warm seawater.
Keep in mind, the alternative here is wearing nose plugs during prolonged physical activity. Restricting breathing during physical exertion is going to rub a lot more people the wrong way.
So I’m surprised people would deal with that, over the chance of some water going up their nose.
You don’t wear them the entire time you are on the river. You put them on just before a big rapids then take them off after the rapid while you paddle to the next one. I have had water forced past my nose plugs going over in a rapid before, that is how forceful it can be.
Do you like a sinus headache? Because I don’t.
Same reason you’ll only see me use a nasal rinse when I’m seriously stuffed up.
Water gets in my sinuses and causes a major headache.
It got even worse after sinus surgery.
I actually really struggle with that, and hate the feeling of water up my nose hence the plugs. Some white water kayakers I know don’t bother, but most do because if you’re play boating or running something class 3 plus the torrent of water is being forced up your nose and that sucks. If I’m just swimming I can manage with out nose plugs but it took me a couple of years in my late teens to get used to not holding my nose. And even still if I’m jumping from something higher than the edge of a pool/low diving board I physically hold my nose
And on top of that you look like a character from the movie Battlefield Earth
life goals right there
Holy shit, I forgot about that… What a disaster of a movie, Hubbard was such a hack.
“mAn aNiMaL!”
By chance, I read the book a few years before the movie came out, and really liked it – So I’ve never watched the movie.
It was widely regarded as a turd of a movie that was so bad it was funny when it was not supposed to be a comedy, at all.
Yeah, I can do all three. And you can also stick your tongue up your nose from the inside of your mouth, I can do that too. I was quite bored as a child.
Is it possible to learn this power?
You have to practice a little but it’s possible. Feels pretty weird at first but that goes away quickly. Just use the tip of your tongue to try and get it as far backwards on the top of your mouth. If you reach far enough it feels softer, that’s the start of the little bit of flesh hanging down in your throat. As soon as you are there don’t be afraid to push up and the tip will go right above the bone in the top of your mouth, right into the nose. With practice you can find the entrances to you nasal side passages as well as stick the tip of the tongue into one of the two openings leading out of your nose. Stick a qtip in your nose and you can touch and wiggle it. Very fun to show kids. X)
There is a Wikipedia page with pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khecarī_mudrā
I don’t understand either, I can’t do it manually my brain just does it anytime I go underwater. I can jump in water with my mouth open and nothing enters my body 🤷