Garrison1999 t1_iy8av00 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Reply to comment by MemeWaff in A chemistry teacher is a bunch of atoms explaining what atoms are by IntelligentPassion7

And an economics teacher is a bunch of atoms explaining how a bunch of atoms behave in situations of scarcity.

Garrison1999 t1_iwn0fom wrote on November 16, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Reply to comment by angelicism in TIL Enya's music "Only Time" re-entered the Billboard Top 100 reaching number 43, thirteen years after the original release thanks to it being featured in Volvo's Epic Split commercial with Jean-Claude Van Damme by dont_mess_with_tx

Probs the trucks

Garrison1999 t1_issy4xj wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Reply to comment by OMQ4 in TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows

Okay fair, thanks for the info. My knowledge was out dated. My point still stands that it takes a while.

Garrison1999 t1_issxcrk wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Reply to comment by BigBobby2016 in TIL the Empire State Building opened during the Depression, and took 20 years to become profitable. by licking-windows

Yeah most businesses don't plan to become profitable immediately. Tesla is still not profitable after almost a decade. Even for small startups it can take several years. A project of this magnitude would require massive financing, so twenty years seems reasonable.