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joethebro96 t1_ixt6f75 wrote

The Ascendence of a Bookworm is a fantastic anime with this premise!

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Tepigg4444 t1_ixtezi8 wrote

can confirm, burned through all the light novels in like 2 weeks

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mafiaknight OP t1_ixti1ov wrote

Can also confirm. Desperately hoping for another season for the anime

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Devil_May_Kare t1_ixt0iex wrote

Nitroglycerin causes migraines. Ergot alkaloids treat migraines. Do they affect mana capacity or mana generation? Or do they bypass the mana mechanism and cause the same symptoms by an alternate route?

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mafiaknight OP t1_ixt48sy wrote

Nitroglycerin is an extremely energetic explosive. Ever wondered why?

Ergot Alkaloids are mana sinks. They absorb some of the mana in your body and allow it to be passed like food.

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Devil_May_Kare t1_ixtoohx wrote

Nitroglycerin is an explosive because it has oxygen and fuel in the same molecule. Benzoyl peroxide is another fuel/oxidizer mix and is also explosive, even though it doesn't cause migraines.

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mafiaknight OP t1_ixtyfp3 wrote

Work with me here. I’m making this up as we go

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Devil_May_Kare t1_ixu0hsg wrote

Maybe mama is stored in arterial blood but not venous blood, and when there's a lot of mana the body expands blood vessels to make room. That'd make mana overload one of the multiple vasodilators that can cause migraines.

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NealCruco t1_ixvewif wrote

Interesting. So where does the mana go between arteries and veins? Would it be distributed throughout the body via capillaries, like oxygen is?

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50sat t1_ixtfp07 wrote

Oh my god, I just got home from work with a HUGE headache.

Seeing this prompt at #1 gave me a perfect laugh, thanks reddit.

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mafiaknight OP t1_ixti7eg wrote

My friend canceled on DnD night because migraine. She’s a Druid, so we joked that it’s been too cold for gardening. That lead me to this.

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ph30nix01 t1_ixsfi3m wrote

Unless you use a pressure release valve. 😏

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claricia t1_ixtm9hf wrote

This reminds me of The Halfblood Chronicles! Migraines were a side-effect of using too much magic. It was one of the things I loved so much about it, because I have had chronic migraine since I was a child. So I pretended that I was using magic subconsciously and that's why I was getting migraines. 😆

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Oookulele t1_ixtsxpk wrote

Good news, I can now tell my neurologist that I actually am just an extremely powerful sorceress or smth. No more need for treatment! I'm gonna get rich off performing actual magic and won't be in pain every other day anymore.

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