Von_Cheesebiscuit
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_j2ebv0x wrote
Reply to comment by The_Karaethon_Cycle in TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa
You mean a black that goes to 11?
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_j2ebse4 wrote
Reply to comment by kelldricked in TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa
Or, in a hell of a lot less words: You can see the very dark black thing. You would be able to notice if you couldn't see the very dark black thing.
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_ix1gh05 wrote
Reply to comment by Zaber_fang in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio
Probably not. Would require much more blinking with greater room for error. Likely it was a modified alphabet broken into sections for often used letters.
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_ix1g6ad wrote
Reply to comment by ElTontoDelPueblo in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio
Fine, fine. Al you had to do is ask. Let me grab some paper. Ok, you ready?
A... B... C... um, I can't tell if your blinking. I think we're gonna have to meet up at a local coffee shop or something to make this work...
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_ix1flsc wrote
Reply to comment by Test_subject_515 in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio
Body my holding cell
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_iug2moa wrote
Reply to comment by Jerzeem in TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws. by Alabussy
Subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_iu4pc7n wrote
Reply to comment by Odd-Block-7922 in TIL Chester Bennington, lead vocalist for Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots, hung himself in 2017 because of depression stemming from SA as a child 😔 by rpaul9578
After Scott Weiland was kicked from STP in 2013.
Von_Cheesebiscuit t1_j9o78e0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
You say that like illegal alcohol operations weren't in full swing during prohibition. Sure, shitty stuff like this went on too, but there were plenty of folks making alcohol too.