eclectic_electron

@eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My ex wants me back⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the worst part. The fact they keep doing it means it probably works. I just don’t understand how.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My ex wants me back⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They even ambush me every time I go to the grocery store. And they’ve doubled my bill since I signed up. Why bother marketing when you can raise rates whenever you want? They could save so much money by not mailing every day and hiring people to hunt me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4202 g⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Surprisingly relevant lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4202 g⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think chickens raised for meat live anywhere near 2 years. Yeah, a quick google shows around a 2 month harvest time for chickens raised for meat. That’s a big part of why chickens are such amazing creatures and make such an affordable protein source, they can be sustainably* harvested year round. (Sustainably as in without decreasing the size of your flock.)

  Laying hens are productive for two to three years. They rarely make it into the human food supply though, after that long the texture and flavor of the meat changes and American consumers don’t prefer it. You can probably get them through a local butcher shop, though they might have to order it for you.

  In a small and well managed flock, chickens can live 6 to 8 years. In the wild, I don’t think modern chickens would exist at all. Ask anyone who’s kept chickens, keeping the hawks and foxes and raccoons etc. out of them is a constant and eternal struggle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨the Perks of ownership...⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Getting rid of a toilet might be easy. My trash company accepted one as my once a month “large item”. I just had to dry out all the water and bag it up with the tank and bowl in separate bags.

  Upgrading to a modern toilet with a good MAP score was a huge upgrade and not terribly expensive compared to other projects. I think we’ve plugged it maybe once since we got it? The old toilet needed to be plunged regularly.

  If you decide to take it on just give your trash company a call first and see what their policies are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Works in anyplace that serves fried chicken⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  White meat is “fast twitch” muscle and is used for short powerful bursts of activity, like the breast muscles, which are used for flapping the wings

  Dark meat is “slow twitch” muscle and is used for longer duration activities like walking, hence the legs and thighs are dark meat.

  Dark meat contains more fat and can be cooked longer without becoming dry. White meat becomes dry and tough very quickly if overcooked.

  This only really applies to birds, mammals are made of red meat, which is like a combination of both fast and slow twitch and can do both sort and long duration activities