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f youve ever washed out a wound with saline instead of tap water or requested an
x-ray for lower-back pain, youre a fool. According to a list drawn up by the Academy
of Medical Royal Colleges, both practices are pointless; doctors only go along with
them because theyre terried that you will turn on them if they dont. The list of
useless procedures runs to 40 items, covering everything from wrist fractures to
palliative chemotherapy, and has been released in the hope that medical professionals
will eventually reconsider using the treatments.
But medicine isnt the only area where were coerced into taking action unnecessarily.
Here are 40 more things you shouldnt bother doing.
3 Flossing
In August, the British Dental Associations scientic adviser declared ossing to be
pointless, adding that all oss-based studies of the past 25 years have been of very low
quality. If youve never ossed your teeth, you were right all along. Go out there today
and ash the world that foul-smelling, grey-green smile of yours. Youve earned this.
5 Having a landline
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No one calls your landline telephone. You never call anyones landline. No one will have
a landline at all 10 years from now. They exist purely to complicate the act of changing
your broadband provider.
17 Peeling vegetables
Most of a vegetables insoluble bre is in its peel. Stop throwing away delicious bre, you
weirdo.
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25 Napping
Last month, a doctor from the University of Tokyo claimed that regular, hour-long,
daytime naps can boost the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 45%. So, basically, its been
nice knowing you. (That said, many studies have extolled the benets of a quick
snooze.)
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when you can just rub coconut oil and baking powder on your armpits? Why buy
toothpaste when you can basically wipe your homemade deodorant on your teeth?
37 Learning to drive
The driverless car revolution is only a few years away. You can get the bus until then.
39 Maintaining a CD collection
CDs are expensive and bulky. I have no idea why Im moving house with all of mine.
Youre right, Ill just bin them.
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