Kevin_Wolf t1_j9r0mb2 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:06 PM

Reply to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on new criminal charges, including campaign finance violations | CNN Business by spatenfloot

That bank man is getting fried.

Kevin_Wolf t1_j3oc12f wrote on January 9, 2023 at 11:15 PM

Reply to comment by usrevenge in TIL that according to a Children's Sugar Consumption Survey, children eat 22.862 sugar snacks a week on average on Pennsylvania, the most of any state in the United States (Lowest: Utah, 4.830) by B0rtles

I'm pretty sure that soaking is just a meme created to make fun of moral panics and religious stereotypes, in the same vein as rainbow parties and Jews having sex through a hole in the sheet.

In reality, Mormon teens who want to bonk will probably just bonk like everyone else does.

Kevin_Wolf t1_j1e67s2 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Reply to comment by Mandrijn in TIL that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong apparently filled out and signed customs forms when returning from the moon in 1969. by The_Critical_Cynic

The middle of the Pacific where they were picked up by Navy ships. Then they got brought to Hawaii.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iyjq9ks wrote on December 1, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Reply to comment by drdrewpschlong in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859

No, it's not. They're called engineers because they operate an engine car. The engine car is the car at the front or rear of the train that provides the motive force.

Kevin_Wolf t1_ivktv6o wrote on November 8, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Reply to comment by dnap123 in TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC by Wendals87

Instead of saying they confiscated 36 bitcoin, they said they confiscated 36 bitcoin worth 130000 Krona. Over the two years that the case took to go through, the value increased to 1.3 million Krona. Because they were ordered to recuperate the value of the 36 bitcoin at the time of confiscation, 3 bitcoin will be sold to cover the penalties and the rest will be given back.

The government is complaining that they should have noted the seizure value in bitcoin, not Krona. Had they done that, the 36 bitcoin would be kept by Sweden. However, because they did it the way they did, the culprits have to cough up the penalty and the state is obligated to give the rest back.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iuie3rz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Reply to TIL - Contrary of what everybody thinks, if you park your car at a dark spot at night, the chances of theft are smaller, because thieves don't like to use lights. by JosZo

Because dome lights don't turn on automatically when you open the door or anything.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iuhy3ak wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Reply to comment by jaggervalance in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

We're complaining about carob being substituted for chocolate. Carob is fine, but it doesn't work as chocolate.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iufofoh wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:34 PM

Reply to comment by zholo in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

Not really. They can doctor it up to make something kind of resembling chocolate, but it's like saying Nerds are a substitute for Sour Patch Kids. They're both sour candy, but that's about where the similarity ends.

You can't really use carob chips like you can use chocolate chips, and the taste is drier, and nuttier/earthier than chocolate. That's also not saying it's bad, it's just not chocolate.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iuf1x0k wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Reply to comment by snowflake247 in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

I grew up with crazy hippy parents that insisted carob was a chocolate substitute. IMO, it's not, they just say that it is.

Kevin_Wolf t1_itr02ed wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Reply to comment by Fluid_Lingonberry467 in Argentine Patagonia experts determine cause of death of whales found on shores by hernannadal

Military sonar did not cause the red tide that killed these whales.

Kevin_Wolf t1_it3ixsk wrote on October 20, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Reply to comment by chadenright in Air quality around Seattle ranked worst in the world by SounderBruce

>Which was killing enough people that the nearby prison had to shut down; inmates kept dropping dead.

Which "nearby prison" are you talking about? As far as I can see, all of Kern County's prisons that have been open for years are still open. Kern has 5 or 6 state prisons. If one prison had inmates dropping from valley fever badly enough that they had to close, then they all would.