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MOS95B t1_je635ds wrote

Reply to ELI5: How are scopes (like for sniper rifles) accurate? by CRTScream

Training. No scope (or hard sight) is 100% accurate at all ranges, because bullets don't travel in a straight line. Gravity will always have an effect. Bullets actually travel in an arc. Usually leaving the barrel (most notably in long guns/rifles) at a slightly upwards angle, and then start falling after a bit. Like this --

https://ke-courses-production.s3.amazonaws.com/asset_files/production/3766/attachments/original/muzzleloader-trajectory.jpg

And experienced/trained marksman (hunter, sniper, etc) knows how to compensate for this at various ranges

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MOS95B t1_jae7caf wrote

Reply to ELI5: why do insurance rates go up? by Upper_Fig3303

Insurance companies are a "for profit" business. As their alleged costs to cover customer expenses go up, the rates we pay to be covered also go up. Just because you or someone you know hasn't had any claims, there are probably hundreds per day (or more) that do. With the costs of materials and labor going up, the have to charge us more to cover repairs and losses for all of their clients

That's the official/legal explanation anyway. In reality, it's more along the lines of we have to pay what they charge, or we're not allowed to drive. And since many, many of us need to drive in order to get by, they will charge what the market can bear

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MOS95B t1_jad4hgy wrote

Reply to Canada bans TikTok on government devices by agonhaziri

Doesn't this fall into "Well, no shit!" territory?

Why would any government agency allow this sort of app on a government owned phone? Twitter I can pretty much see. Facebook, maybe, depending on your job. But Tik Tok? I see very little official use for tik tok in a government position, regardless of any alleged security risks.

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MOS95B t1_jacmb4d wrote

Reply to VW wouldn’t help locate car with abducted child because GPS subscription expired by DontDoDrugs316

The number of people who didn't actually read the article and immediately fell for the click baity title is, sadly, not surprising...

>"Volkswagen has a procedure in place with a third-party provider for Car-Net Support Services involving emergency requests from law enforcement. They have executed this process successfully in previous incidents. Unfortunately, in this instance, there was a serious breach of the process. We are addressing the situation with the parties involved," the company said in a statement provided to Ars and other media outlets.

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MOS95B t1_ja7oy4b wrote

Reply to ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright

One of the basic concepts others haven't mentioned is - for some items, it's much more efficient to store them on hand than rely on, or spend money on, shipping less product more often. Most non-perishable items can be tucked into a local (on site) storage area and just sit there waiting to be used at basically no cost. Moving that same product when it is needed has fuel and manhour costs, and risks delays if something unexpected happens.

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MOS95B t1_j9jc2hw wrote

Reply to ELI5: Why do non North American countries push the idea of bikes and public transit? by Vyalkuran

Most places in Europe just don't have the space/luxury to "spread out" like North American cities (which were built much, much later than those in Europe were). There is still a lor of land available for development in North America (specifically the US). Or, the places that have parking and/or large multilane roads were built fairly recently on open land. For parking lots and multilane highways in places Europeans want/need to go, they'd have to tear down what's already there

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MOS95B t1_j6niwwb wrote

Reply to Hardwood flooring on particle board subfloor? by No-Nobody-273

(Unless the construction/formula has changed recently) You don't want particle board anywhere where you might even think water can get. Even if you manage to nail it down well enough that it doesn't eventually work loose, particle board does not handle water damage well at all. Particle board is glued together "scraps", that are them compressed. Nails don't work well in it, and it doesn't take much water for it to start to swell and crumble. And the thinner it is, the worse it is

Follow the manufacturer's recommendation, and spring for real plywood. It may cost you more now, but in the long run you'll spend a lot less

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MOS95B t1_j243agn wrote

Reply to ELI5: If I "break my back" due to over-flexion (as opposed to sheer impact), what's actually happening? Given the vertebrae are connected by soft tissue, shouldn't that tear before any bones do? by Potatopolis

"Breaking your back" often isn't used in it's strictest medical definition, so doesn't necessarily mean breaking a bone. It can mean dislocating one of the bones/joints to the point that it affects or damages the spinal cord. That, in layman's terms, means "something in your back is broken" (aka "spinal injury"), which loosely translates to "breaking your back". Same way a "broken" ankle or wrist can actually just be a dislocated bone. It's just easier/more common to say "It's broken" for most people who don't need an exact medical breakdown/explanation to get their point across

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