AmidFuror
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- Comment on If it were suddenly revealed that a significant number of questions posted in this comm were ai bots would that bother you? 1 week ago:
Nice try, Claude.
- Comment on Why it is that in the USA for most people the default color for a casual sock is white but in most other places the default is black? 1 week ago:
Because of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and systematic racism.
- Comment on Why do tires have the width and diameter they do? 1 week ago:
This is perhaps an easier to understand explanation:
https://www.physlink.com/Education/Askexperts/ae140.cfm
Although a larger area of contact between two surfaces would create a larger source of frictional forces, it also reduces the pressure between the two surfaces for a given force holding them together. Since pressure equals force divided by the area of contact, it works out that the increase in friction generating area is exactly offset by the reduction in pressure; the resulting frictional forces, then, are dependent only on the frictional coefficient of the materials and the FORCE holding them together.
If you were to increase the force as you increased the area to keep PRESSURE the same, then increasing the area WOULD increase the frictional force between the two surfaces.
Answered by: Paul Walorski, B.A. Physics, Part-time Physics Instructor - Comment on Toothbrush heads 2 weeks ago:
Or have Parkinson's.
- Comment on Why can't I apply SPF50 sunscreen twice to get SPF100 protection? 2 weeks ago:
Everyone knows that Societ sunscreen was the pinnacle of effectiveness and issued according to need.
- Comment on Why can't I apply SPF50 sunscreen twice to get SPF100 protection? 2 weeks ago:
Acceptable blackface.
- Comment on Welcome to New York City 2 weeks ago:
Streets are for emptying chamber pots.
- Comment on Why are we so afraid of cockroaches? 3 weeks ago:
TIL! Hyenas (some species) inhabit a much wider range than I knew.
- Comment on Why are we so afraid of cockroaches? 3 weeks ago:
I'm curious if you encountered hyenas when you were on the ground or in a Land Rover. Possibly you live in Africa but have visited Asia or Europe and run into bears?
- Comment on Planted chillies, neighbouring tree infested the planter. 4 weeks ago:
It can get chilly down there.
- Comment on How did we get "bike" from "bicycle"? 4 weeks ago:
Ask the Dutch about dycicles.
- Comment on Planted chillies, neighbouring tree infested the planter. 4 weeks ago:
How many years until you can harvest a helicopter? Then you could fly to the store and buy chilies.
- Comment on Can energy be associated with/related to spacetime ? 4 weeks ago:
Woo boy.
- Comment on Why do people say "my taxes" 5 weeks ago:
Language differences always have deep cultural explanations and aren't just due to minor historical contingencies. Once a language change has locked into place, the associated cultural connection infects future users.
Next up: Why do Americans say things like "I wash my hands" while Spanish speakers say "Lavo los manos" (meaning wash the hands)? Probably something to do with end-stage capitalism and ownership.
- Comment on Find Cow 1 month ago:
Easy. Now find cooocwcoc.
- Comment on Why do I lose my temper if I'm blocked from a community or by a user? 1 month ago:
Blocked and reported.
- Comment on What a good Lenny community to talk about teaching kids at home? 1 month ago:
I would just sit him down by the river and have him imagine seeing a family of his favorite animal, bunnies. Whether you draw the line at mice, puppies, or women, something has to be done.
- Comment on When a judge tells the jury to ‘forget XYZ,’ how can the jury possibly do that? 1 month ago:
Username checks out.
- Comment on Moving to the USA could be the Most Expensive Mistake of your Life 1 month ago:
Now both left and right are trying to discourage immigration.
- Comment on How is RAM size measured? Why doesn't it match the marketed size? 1 month ago:
That sounds mostly harmless.
- Comment on How is RAM size measured? Why doesn't it match the marketed size? 1 month ago:
Zaphod showed up in another comment thread. What is going on?
- Comment on How do you pronounce 'Niche'? 1 month ago:
That damn downvoter is always getting me too! And a lot of the times his friends join him.
- Comment on Are the fish self-conscious? One mans fight to expand the mirror test. 1 month ago:
The world’s built on a wall that separates kind. Tell either side there’s no wall: you bought a war or a slaughter.
So what this guy saw didn’t happen.
- Comment on “You are the most hated demographic at game events.” A major Japanese indie game showcase is waging war on “unsolicited advice dudes” 2 months ago:
The article is saying that's what the users are doing, and the developers don't want them to.
To rephrase, tell us what doesn't work, but don't tell us how we should fix it. We'll figure out an appropriate fix.
- Comment on Window alignment 2 months ago:
This was done so that if an archer approaching the tower nocks 5 arrows at the same time, he cannot hit guards in all 5 windows at once.
Later, purposefully-designed bows rendered this defense useless.
- Comment on The Third Shift, a Game Boy styled horror game that combines first, second, and third person perspectives where you play the newest employee in a Museum on night shift, released on Steam 2 months ago:
Fourth person perspective is when you see you character with a camera over its shoulder. You can control the camera, but all it does is move it around the character. You need a third thumbstick to control the fourth person if you want to change the view.
- Comment on If you were to generated a completely random sequence of sounds, how long would it take to produce music or a voice? 2 months ago:
I'd heard of beer goggles, and now I've heard of psilocybin ears.
- Comment on If you were to generated a completely random sequence of sounds, how long would it take to produce music or a voice? 2 months ago:
About 10 minutes to get to Yoko Ono.
- Comment on Why do I almost never see people flying drones? 2 months ago:
I hear you. I'm the same way when someone brings up a hobby they enjoy, but I think the hobby is dumb. I would feel like a right asshole for going off on a rant about how stupid that hobby is.
- Comment on What impact is the whole vegetarian/vegan diet having on the price of meat? 2 months ago:
What about horse meat?