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Mental_Cut8290 t1_jeen73a wrote
Reply to comment by SherifGames in Woman hospitalized after being pranked for TikTok video in Target store by GaryOaksAlcoholism
Difference there is the teachers and administration do see the instigation. Same outcome though.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_jeebxq1 wrote
Reply to comment by urzu_seven in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff
The only people who correctly use batteries are Philadelphia Eagles fans who used a barrage of "cells" in their battery.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_jec7lpc wrote
Reply to comment by Mental_Cut8290 in ELI5 How Zeno's Paradox is a paradox? by TheFlaccidCarrot
An infinite series of mathematics walk into a bar.
The first orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The next orders 1/4 of a beer. Next orders 1/8 of a beer.
The bartender cuts them off, pours 2 beers and tells them "you should really know your limits."
Mental_Cut8290 t1_jec73wh wrote
Reply to comment by SG2769 in ELI5 How Zeno's Paradox is a paradox? by TheFlaccidCarrot
Tortoise has a head start, but moves slow.
Achilles will overtake and win despite starting behind.
The problem is an infinite series.
Achilles will run, for some amount of time, and eventually reach the tortoise's starting point. But the tortoise has also advanced during that time and Achilles is still behind.
The race continues a lesser amount of time and Achilles reaches the tortoise's last checkpoint, but again the tortoise has moved on.
EVERY time Achilles reaches where the tortoise was, the tortoise has moved a little bit farther. This will be true for infinite points.
How can Achilles reach the infinite number of checkpoints and ever pass the tortoise if the tortoise is always a little bit further away for infinite points?
Mental_Cut8290 t1_je8l9ei wrote
Reply to comment by urzu_seven in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless
Do not know what to do with that.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_ja7zix7 wrote
Reply to comment by navenarf in ELI5: What is the fastest way to stop a car with a manual gearbox ? by navenarf
From a physics standpoint, you can only brake with 100% of your tires' grip. If your brakes are capable of locking up the wheels (or triggering ABS) then you already have more than enough braking power. Engine braking won't help unless your brakes are weak.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_ja7ymnk wrote
Reply to comment by racecarthedestroyer in ELI5: What is the fastest way to stop a car with a manual gearbox ? by navenarf
It needs to have multiple drives. D, 1, 2.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j9q4vcn wrote
Reply to comment by LTVOLT in ELI5: Why do people wear different types of helmets when skiing and bicycling? by LucasUnited
Honestly a fair question since all helmets are designed for hits to the head.
They all protect for a specific type of hit to the head. Simplifying your example to a bicycle helmet vs. hockey helmet: A bike helmet is likely to be hit directly from the front, it is lightweight for ease of riding, and it will sacrifice itself to absorb as much impact as possible, making it single use only. Hockey helmets are designed for multiple hits, and protection from a projectile. H hockey puck might punch a hole through a bike helmet.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j9og3vi wrote
Reply to comment by Spiritual_Jaguar4685 in ELI5: Why do people wear different types of helmets when skiing and bicycling? by LucasUnited
I hadn't considered the heat, but was going to say the second part.
Different helmets for different falls.
BMX / skateboard helmets are also very different from road-bike helmets.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j99cas8 wrote
Reply to comment by UberWilly in A man walks into a bar and asks for the bill by Queasy_Doughnut7507
A likely joke: A monkey, an alligator, and a tiger walk into a bar...
Meta joke: A zookeeper walks into a bar. " I heard about a monkey, an alligator, and a tiger coming in here...
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j99bxd2 wrote
Reply to comment by Nonner_Party in A man walks into a bar and asks for the bill by Queasy_Doughnut7507
Got any nails?
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j99bwm9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in A man walks into a bar and asks for the bill by Queasy_Doughnut7507
Why?
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j6mwbdk wrote
They mean the same thing, they're synonyms.
Interface
verb
- interact with (another system, person, organization, etc.).
"his goal is to get people interfacing with each other"
But there are multiple definitions for interface so it can also be a noun. Interact only has one definition.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j2apovk wrote
Reply to comment by Slime_Giant in ELI5: Why is the recoil of a gun not nearly as bad as getting hit with a bullet while wearing a bullet proof vest if they are both the same force? by Tratakaro
It would be like holding the gun at your chest. Pretty painful.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j273snc wrote
Reply to comment by pickleer in Seattle tech worker charged for theft inspired by the movie 'Office Space' by thesunbeamslook
Yeah, but I don't predate the '80s, so I'm not even going to bother suggesting that I was influenced by '50s greasers. And nobody but Mike Judge was ever influenced by Superman III.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j26yhsg wrote
Reply to comment by pickleer in Seattle tech worker charged for theft inspired by the movie 'Office Space' by thesunbeamslook
It only matters which one influenced the person.
I say "grinds my gears" because I liked that bit on family guy, not because I hung around gear-heads in the '80s.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_j21oone wrote
Reply to ELI5 Why does eating food that is "off" make you sick, when you are essentially putting it in an acid bath that should destroy any greebies? by anti_queue
There are two forms of food-poisoning: too many pathogens that then grow in your body and make you sick out both ends while your immune system fights the growth, and toxins from spoilage that will have a more immediate rejection from the body.
The ones that grow in you have pretty good resistance to acids. (All are slightly different) And toxins just are, so acid won't necessarily break them down.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_izfcc1w wrote
Reply to comment by MyNameIsRay in Gun stockpile in hospital closet leads to $63K in fines from NJ health dept. by J-W-L
Thank you for clarifying.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_izfao3y wrote
Reply to comment by MyNameIsRay in Gun stockpile in hospital closet leads to $63K in fines from NJ health dept. by J-W-L
Federal firearms license.
What's to reevaluate now?
Mental_Cut8290 t1_izf7jun wrote
Reply to comment by MyNameIsRay in Gun stockpile in hospital closet leads to $63K in fines from NJ health dept. by J-W-L
>Most FFL's will store guns for you.
Like I would ever trust someone with a badge to hold on to something valuable.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_iyw3lh2 wrote
Reply to comment by Ogre_face in Mass. woman among group suing Sig Sauer, saying gun goes off by itself by tjerome1994
The whole post isn't relevant. News happened and OP is lost.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_iugj7y8 wrote
Reply to comment by MagnificentBastard0 in ELI5: How exactly do we get some much power from engine now, than we did 40, 50, 60 years ago? by Micromashington
Ducking autocorrect
Mental_Cut8290 t1_iug47i6 wrote
Reply to comment by RTXEnabledViera in eli5. why is snow white but ice is clear?? by Divide-Pretend
Vacuum is nothing, therefore statement is accurate.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_iu56dz9 wrote
Reply to comment by jados112 in TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed. by The_Critical_Cynic
Yeah the yellow countdown makes it out a lot easier to anticipate.
Mental_Cut8290 t1_jeencee wrote
Reply to comment by 7HauntedDays in Woman hospitalized after being pranked for TikTok video in Target store by GaryOaksAlcoholism
Punching usually kills people because of the... fall!