Schemen123

Schemen123 t1_ix2gbgb wrote on November 20, 2022 at 5:48 AM

Reply to comment by brock_lee in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio

Yep. you only need 5 blinks to define any letter and like autocorrect you only need a few letters per word.

Still a massive undertaking!

Schemen123 t1_ix2fup5 wrote on November 20, 2022 at 5:43 AM

Reply to comment by your_grammars_bad in Customs seize so much cocaine in Belgium that incinerators can no longer keep up by ILikeTasks

Should have called him 'Vaccum'

Schemen123 t1_itu1cl6 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:08 AM

Reply to comment by shingofan in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

Hmm Strawberry!

Schemen123 t1_itu1b4u wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:08 AM

Reply to comment by LiamtheV in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

Nope.. we don't...