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HandsOnGeek t1_je8s0qa wrote
Reply to comment by johnnySix in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless
Mushroom ketchup predates tomato ketchup.
Banana ketchup is apparently also a thing.
HandsOnGeek t1_je8rvmm wrote
Reply to comment by Practical_Cartoonist in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless
Those of us who grew up on a farm that raised corn definitely do not conform to that convention.
Unless you're talking about eating it, just 'corn' is definitely 'field corn'. Raising it, hauling it, driving by it in the field, grinding it into animal feed; it's just 'corn'.
Picking or buying it to boil or roast and eat? That's definitely 'sweet corn', because you aren't eating 'corn'.
HandsOnGeek t1_je7emr0 wrote
Reply to Fernando by chICken_oN_G-fUeL
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HandsOnGeek t1_jdaladx wrote
Reply to comment by patentattorney in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
That's easy you just pluralize the word for multiples of a single kind of fish.
So: fishes.
HandsOnGeek t1_jd6sib6 wrote
Reply to comment by Boondala in U.S. driver charged with stunt driving 'didn't realize' Canadian speed limits aren't posted miles by agaric
General motors cars with the computer controlled faux analog gauge packages display only one set of units at a time. You have to push a button on the dashboard to manually switch between mph and kph.
HandsOnGeek t1_j9m0sr2 wrote
Reply to comment by trucorsair in Putin: How much of the Russian population want to kill me? by FPSCanarussia
The ending I remember to that scenario involved being rescued by a boat and taken to the hospital.
Where he died of Shock.
HandsOnGeek t1_j6kp2it wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon
The seeds of canned cherries have been mechanically removed prior to being canned. Every one of those cherries grew with a seed in the middle of it originally.
The bananas we eat are technically seedless. We clone the plants to make more.
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Reply to comment by L0cked4fun in Is there any difference in efficacy when a vaccine is administered somewhere other than the upper arm (e.g. on the foot)? by MercurioLeCher
You see that's the thing, the Deltoid is the shoulder muscle. You definitely want the injection into the shoulder, because that is where the Deltoid muscle is. Just, into the muscle, not anywhere else like the joint capsule or whatever.
HandsOnGeek t1_j4zbv1x wrote
Reply to comment by L0cked4fun in Is there any difference in efficacy when a vaccine is administered somewhere other than the upper arm (e.g. on the foot)? by MercurioLeCher
The injection is not supposed to be into the bicep. It's supposed to be into the deltoid.
HandsOnGeek t1_j3j5dpt wrote
Reply to comment by Life-Cow-7945 in washer for toilet ballcock nut? by Life-Cow-7945
Did you check the making surface of the connector to the toilet before you coupled the line to it?
I once paid extra for a toilet flapper rebuild kit with the new seat because it was still leaking after I replaced the old one. It turns out there was just a hard water deposit stuck there that caused the new flapper to not be able to seal. I picked it off with a fingernail and cleaned it with white vinegar and it worked perfectly.
A quick scrub with a descaling cleaner like lime-away or CLR on a soft cloth could remove a nearly invisible deposit that is preventing a watertight seal.
HandsOnGeek t1_j3ittda wrote
Reply to comment by Life-Cow-7945 in washer for toilet ballcock nut? by Life-Cow-7945
I'm noticing you aren't mentioning a shut-off valve.
That's a problem. There should definitely be a shut-off valve between a supply line and a toilet. If you haven't got one, then you need to put one there. There will be a purpose-specific connector line between the shut-off valve and the toilet that will seal perfectly on both ends.
HandsOnGeek t1_j30zooa wrote
Reply to comment by TotallynottheCCP in [Image] You can do anything in your life by matronlyexmoor579
A genuine Spanish Doubloon is over six grams of gold, so probably quite a lot.
HandsOnGeek t1_j1c0tq2 wrote
Reply to comment by michaelcmetal in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
No, but there was once a mouse that doubled as a scanner
HandsOnGeek t1_j1b89eb wrote
Reply to comment by Acrobatic_Safety2930 in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum
Two feet is approximately 61 centimeters.
HandsOnGeek t1_j0le4iw wrote
Reply to comment by munttheasker in If I had a gun with 2 bullets and Hitler, Osama and Putin in a room, I'd probably shoot Putin twice. by ktssaiteja
A rifle or even a relatively heavy pistol becomes a club in the event that you run out of ammunition.
Use that information as you will.
HandsOnGeek t1_j05yoy3 wrote
It sounds like you may have already broken your bed.
It also sounds like you aren't the type of person who is competent enough to fix it, as it probably involves finding a crack that closes when you get off of the bed. And even a half assed repair of that involves drilling holes and putting screws in to hold the crack closed.
A proper repair might require disassembly of the bed to glue and clamp where you broke it.
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Reply to comment by pierrekrahn in TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982
Closer to 237ml, but yes: a cup is 8 fluid ounces of volume.
HandsOnGeek t1_ixwpjff wrote
Reply to comment by thatfreshjive in Record efficiency of 26.81% for large silicon solar cells by Wagamaga
Well, considering that articles like this are based largely on press releases from the responsible technology developers, the purpose of said article is to seek financial investors to develop said technology for mass production.
So it reads like an article for people who care about investment opportunities with the project because that's who it's for.
HandsOnGeek t1_ixqwzc0 wrote
Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: cat behind a cat by Scaulbylausis
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper.
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Reply to comment by quirkycurlygirly in A Medieval Gold Wedding Ring Found in the Mud Worth Is Thousands by max-venum
I am tickled that you think that a medieval peasant woman could afford a gold ring with a diamond set into it.
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Reply to comment by hotlikebea in A Medieval Gold Wedding Ring Found in the Mud Worth Is Thousands by max-venum
A flak jacket is not just a jacket. Flak is in fact the explosive shrapnel-generating anti-aircraft cannon fire that was used to defend cities from flights of bombers in World War II. A flak jacket is what you wear to protect yourself from that shrapnel.
So the flak jacket is the modernish to antique equivalent of a middle ages suit of armor.
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Reply to comment by JethroFire in Used coffin traded in at pawnshop as economy worsens by CCMcC
It's the mid terms.
Trump Voters are the current problems.
Them and foreign Trump supporters like Putin.
Edit: As long as Mitch McConnell controls enough of the Senate to prevent a 60 person supermajority, the Democrats do not "control the Senate".
Much to the country's detriment.
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Reply to comment by CantReadDuneRunes in I was in the supermarket with the wife today when completely out of the blue she said "You know something? You really are a lazy bastard!" by SionGest
Why would you assume that the rest of the world is just like England?
America tends to speak English the way that it was invented. Instead of fucking it up without even the excuse of moving across the Atlantic Ocean.
Seriously. American English tends to use Georgian or even pre-Georgian vocabulary instead of adopting the latest fashionable Victorian or Edwardian terminology.