JawnBewty t1_ixcmhdo wrote on November 22, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Reply to comment by Saerali in Just how dark is deep space? by ArmchairSpinDoctor

The combined mass of everything in the asteroid belt is only about 3% of our moon. And 60% of that is tied up in the four biggest asteroids.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belt

Insaaaaaaaanely sparse.

JawnBewty t1_it2lzx3 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Reply to comment by makesomemonsters in What actually makes an athlete durable? Or alternatively, why are some athletes "injury prone"? by RIPEOTCDXVI

There was this guy, who was absolutely dominant in college (thanks in part to anabolics) and then couldn't compete at the pro level once he was off the juice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Mandarich

He was the most egregious example - I mean, the guy just looked like he was on steroids, lol.

https://roidvisor.com/tony-mandarich-stopped-using-steroids-starting-abusing-painkillers/

But it's not like amateur athletes aren't tested. In America, the NCAA tests for steroids and such.

https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2016/7/20/ncaa-drug-testing-program.aspx

I think nearly all steroid-enhanced amateur athletes get filtered out, quite honestly. It's pretty obvious when a guy is juicing, quite honestly, especially to his coach and teammates. They know each others' bodies and they know who is putting in time in the weight room and who is showing gains that are totally unrealistic.

NOBODY wants them on their team. First of all, nobody wants to compete for jobs against those guys. And guys like that on your team are a huge risk. You don't want to build a team around a guy who is one test away from getting a lengthy suspension. Pro teams don't want to invest money in a guy like that. Etc.

There's also the fact that only a few sports even benefit from bulked dudes. You never really hear about steroids in basketball, hockey, or soccer because those aren't sports where you would benefit from looking like the Incredible Hulk and in fact carrying extra bulk would be a detriment. Only certain football positions and certain baseball positions.

JawnBewty t1_isz83w7 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Reply to comment by GeriatricZergling in What actually makes an athlete durable? Or alternatively, why are some athletes "injury prone"? by RIPEOTCDXVI

I agree with all of the above, although any major sport has a pretty solid testing regimen at this point and I don't imagine there is too much anabolic steroid use.

I think there is lots of cheating and near-cheating, I'm just saying steroids in particular seem pretty obvious to spot both with testing and with the naked eye.