PeachSnappleOhYeah

PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_jcl2ewi wrote

Reply to comment by DrastabTar in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson

i doubt they are rigged. but too many games are decided by a referee's interpretation of a rule. too many reviews. it happens in the playoffs, too. it just cheapens the game. close games are almost always decided by a borderline flag.

there's just too much referee involvement in the game, IMO.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_jb39ofj wrote

Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron

Most drivers are goddamn morons and respect no rules whatsoever. That's the real reason we don't have flying cars. big difference flying up curbs into walls at 40 mph than into the roofs (rooves?) of houses with children in it at 300mph.

Only when it can take off, obey rules all by itself, with no manual override, will we have flying cars.

because drivers are stupid.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j8ntj9c wrote

Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow

i like 'em served in copper mugs with what seems like too much ice 👍

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j6ftw9k wrote

Reply to comment by BigJayPee in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264

ok. that's fair. and to be fair to my point, it doesn't sound like you've had long enough history working in small business, which might not be your fault. i think your experience isn't typical.

how many Fed Ex little league baseball fields, or Amazon sponsored local parades do you know of? in my towns, local businesses do a lot for the community. Many people work good jobs and fair pay and hours.

but i don't disagree there are less than stellar examples out there, like everything else. sorry to hear about your story, because small business is so important to the middle class.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j6eafsf wrote

Reply to comment by BigJayPee in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264

what small business did you work for??

i grew up working in my family's small retail business, knowing all the other small businesses in town; and small business does far more for customers, employees, and community than Huge Corp 9/10

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j68daoy wrote

Reply to TIL about the Black Coffey Caverns. A series of caves in Pennsylvania that can only be accessed through a basement. by acrylicrainbow

> the cavern remained roughly unchanged for 100 years on the land of John Coffey.

my mind immediately went to Michael Clarke Duncan, who played one of my all-time, ALL-TIME favorite movie characters. RIP Michael.

PS... thanks for posting this OP, i thought i knew a lot of interesting PA facts and this blew me away!

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j65uqn2 wrote

Reply to comment by SatansMoisture in TIL the Eiffel Tower is over twice the height of the Tallest Pyramid of Giza by t0rden-X

haha! sorry to hear that but it's on brand.

since visiting Italy, whenever i'm in a European touristy area, i lock my backpack and keep my wallet/passport in a satchel like thing under my clothes. Not that all of Europe is bad, but i find myself in touristy areas and pickpockets are more prevalent than they are here at home.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j5wnrd4 wrote

Reply to comment by frntwe in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB

the styrene content (part that dries) in epoxies varies but at most is like usually like 40%. that's for resin epoxies, not epoxy paints. i think there's less drying agent in paints?

either way, if you figure on 10-16lbs for enamels and epoxies wet... i would make an educated guess that 2/3 of the weight remains after its dry. And oddly-- darker colors can be up to 25% heavier than white (extra pigment).

i would guess a warplane has a couple hundred pounds of paint on it, at least.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j5wk1bn wrote

Reply to comment by Zerstoror in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB

wow. they... don't use latex wall paint on airplanes.

and... the paint they actually do use, is enamels and epoxies... which are heavier per gallon.

this says it can require up to 1100kg of paint (i'll let you convert it)

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