TommyTuttle
TommyTuttle t1_j6kbenq wrote
Reply to comment by redditlurker67 in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
I’ve been in 787s with dual jacks. There aren’t any old 787s.
TommyTuttle t1_j6k3j6j wrote
If you’re going to do substantial work anyway, why not just wait til the current opener fails, and replace it with a stronger one that’s meant to lift the amount of weight that it’s lifting?
TommyTuttle t1_j6551ot wrote
Reply to AP Stylebook includes 'The French' in list of 'general and often dehumanizing 'the' labels. by wewhomustnotbenamed
Stop calling them The French.
They are people. People With Frenchness.
TommyTuttle t1_j60qjqm wrote
Reply to Could I take the European plug end, cut it off the cord, and wire an American plug end to a light bulb on a wire? by Randomhero360
You probably need a 120 volt light bulb; European power is 240 volts. The bulb that’s in there may work ok or not, depending on its type. LED is often set up with an internal solid state regulator so it’s pretty likely to work well. Incandescent will be dim. Fluorescent will probably not work.
Totally fine to swap the plug tho. Just make sure you can get a 120v bulb to fit that socket. If you can’t, you might replace the whole cord/socket assembly. They can easily be picked up on Amazon or eBay or wherever.
TommyTuttle t1_j5roxpm wrote
Reply to TIL that the European Union developed a satellite navigation system called Galileo, which can provide an accuracy of up to 20 cm (0.7ft) on smartphones, while GPS only reaches around 3 meters (10ft) by apeowl
Precision of GPS is intentionally limited. It was created by the defense industry after all.
Edit: this info is out of date.
TommyTuttle t1_j5qa6nf wrote
Reply to comment by bikerlegs in Why does hot air cool? by AspGuy25
But I’m confused about one thing: wind chill does not reduce actual temperatures. If water is in a chamber at one degree above freezing with a wind chill of 20 below, that water will not freeze. Because the temperature is still above freezing. The only freezing you’d get is due to evaporative cooling, ie an actual drop in the real local temperature of the water.
Metal is not subject to evaporative cooling. So I’m confused as to how wind chill might lower temperatures in a hot chamber. You’d think the wind would bring everything rapidly to the air temperature.
TommyTuttle t1_j2srpf5 wrote
Reply to comment by starkmatic in [image] My YoY weight since switch to Mediterranean diet in April by KnightCPA
You know, I’m usually okay with people who ask these kinds of questions when they could have googled. Sometimes the specific thing might not come up at the top and it’s easier to just have someone explain. It’s normal.
But this is asinine. There’s only one thing that comes up when you google Mediterranean diet and it’s the fucking Mediterranean diet. Its not a diet plan you buy, it’s just a kind of food. The type of thing that people who live by the Mediterranean Sea tend to eat.
TommyTuttle t1_j1zuba1 wrote
Reply to New study suggests that music and dance may have evolved (in part) to deter potential predators: these "highly synchronized visual and auditory displays" signal to the predator that a) they have been detected, and b) the targeted group can mount a well-coordinated defense. by fotogneric
We’re not telling them that they have been detected. We’re telling them that we’re the biggest badasses around and we’ve got no reason to hide from the likes of them.
We’ve got a fire pit over by that drum circle and the drums are made of animal skins. We hunt in packs, and on that fire you’ll notice we’re roasting a creature that’s bigger than you are. We didn’t eat it where we killed it. We carried it for miles. Come and get it if you can. We’re right here.
Imagine a lion with the balls to attack that camp. Not gonna happen. They’re not stupid.
TommyTuttle t1_j1uy2ns wrote
Reply to Parking in Unfinished Basement by DirtyScoobie
Winter in Washington, not a problem to park a wet car inside. The humidity indoors is lower than you might guess, thanks to the difference in temperature. Things will dry out just fine. The concrete will be undamaged; it will not be subject to freezing or anything. The portion of your garage that is below grade will be the cause of all your water troubles; a few drops on your car will be nothing.
TommyTuttle t1_j0hanwa wrote
I feel like this artwork is not valid unless I can climb inside and roll it around like a hamster ball
TommyTuttle t1_izlymh2 wrote
Reply to comment by NaoPb in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence
Because you are. You are complete, and whole, and perfect. And you don’t even realize it. And that, is perfect.
TommyTuttle t1_izlp1wp wrote
Reply to comment by rrsafety in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence
Projection at its finest. Nobody mentioned race until you brought it up, you divisive communist shit. The quick brown fox is the only one who can save our country! Why do you hate our freedom?
TommyTuttle t1_izlc2bi wrote
TommyTuttle t1_izl0u9y wrote
Reply to comment by Si_more_nalgas in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence
Yes you can. But an argument isn't just contradiction. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
TommyTuttle t1_izjhpjc wrote
Reply to A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence
You can also hang out on Reddit and learn to type by getting into stupid arguments with perfect strangers 💁♂️
TommyTuttle t1_iz32q9w wrote
I like how the solve time improves again from .180% to… uh… the second .180% — the chart maker’s BAC tracks with the chart itself apparently 💁♂️
TommyTuttle t1_iyeb5qk wrote
Reply to comment by M0RALVigilance in LPT: Don't post LPTs that you yourself have never tried. by giblfiz
It would be very difficult to enforce a “try it before you post it” rule on ILPT.
TommyTuttle t1_iy8mljc wrote
Reply to You only ever hear like father like son, like father like daughter, like mother like daughter but never like mother like son by Olovpob
This is because we don’t want to teach our sons to be kind nurturing and helpful 💁♂️
TommyTuttle t1_iy60qw1 wrote
Reply to comment by ZekDrago in Randy Smith hoists 203 pounds of machine off the ground. c1970s by MyDogGoldi
The caption can’t be right. That’s a Harley. A small stripped down Harley but still. It is more like 500 lbs.
TommyTuttle t1_iy60k05 wrote
Reply to comment by ToMorrowsEnd in Randy Smith hoists 203 pounds of machine off the ground. c1970s by MyDogGoldi
It is, frankly, wrong. That’s a Harley. They never made a street cruising bike anywhere near that light.
TommyTuttle t1_iy5zrtt wrote
That vintage Harley-Davidson is waaaaaay more than 203 pounds. Probably more than 203 kilos. My 2001 Sportster weighs 562 lbs for example.
203 lbs is incredibly light for a street cruiser. I used to have a little Yamaha 400 that weighed more than that, and not by a little.
TommyTuttle t1_iy089cw wrote
Reply to Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test by Sorin61
Here we go, game on. One little improvement after another, before long you’ve got something real. This one improvement will quickly lead to more research and more improvements, and practical fusion will be a thing before we know it. I didn’t think I’d live to see it but it sure looks likely at this point.
TommyTuttle t1_ixv4xbh wrote
Reply to [Help] My exhaust setup by Onlyhereforthelaughs
Those will happily hook up to a dust collection system and can also hook up to a shop vac. Some fans simply haven’t got the power to push against a pressure differential such as a breeze blowing the wrong way. Shop vac is noisy but will definitely do the job. I know you don’t want to leave a shop vac outside (nature abhors a vacuum) but the basic theme here is you need to really move a decent amount of air with a purpose built suction system of some kind. A more powerful fan would be a good place to start.
TommyTuttle t1_iwn7yqj wrote
Reply to Woman caught wearing sex toy with boyfriend's ashes inside at airport security by Dr___Krieger
Caught? It’s not illegal now is it? I don’t see that anywhere in the list of prohibited items
TommyTuttle t1_j6kdxjj wrote
Reply to Removing dishwasher air gap-bad idea? by capnsmartypantz
High loop is fine, though air gap is required by code in some places