Consensual non-consent (CNC for short) is a form of sexual role-play where one of the willing partners is going to resist the sexual activity; part of the thrill for that person is being overpowered and forced to do something against their will. They may fight back, try to get away, tell their partner to stop, even though they don't actually want their partner to stop because it's all part of the role-play. The purpose of a safeword is to have an unambiguous word (almost always non-sexual, e.g. "pineapple") the resisting partner can use to indicate they really do want the activity to stop.

> The irony of all the panic is that if it DID reach the Mississippi, it would be diluted even more by billions of gallons of water as it went through the state and country, making it less radiation that eating a banana once a year...

The sad irony is that the Mississippi is already so polluted if the radioactive water actually did reach it it would probably reduce the pollution on a whole.

> other times they perceive real differences in quality between name brands and store brands. So if people really want Ritz crackers and not an off-brand, they'll stop shopping at a place that doesn't sell Ritz.

Off-brand Cheez-its are trash. I will die on this hill.

Correct. Consider that in Fahrenheit, 212 is boiling and 32 is freezing. 212-32 - 180. So the halfway point between freezing and boiling in Fahrenheit is 180/2 + 32 = 122 degrees. 122 degrees Fahrenheit is in fact the same as 50 degrees Celsius.