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WarrenPuff_It t1_jdf383s wrote
Reply to comment by Mister_McGreg in TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain
Book takes place in England, I guess that's the connection they're making on top of the whole death grin and spicy lettuce.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j9k4xoj wrote
Reply to comment by KypDurron in TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee
Rugby/football. Not this local ball game.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j9j4tq5 wrote
Reply to comment by whynot246810 in TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee
This is kinda how rugby/football became a thing. But with way more deaths.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30ffl4 wrote
Reply to comment by fredsam25 in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
I'm sorry I thought this was America
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30e4us wrote
Reply to comment by fredsam25 in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
People pan for gold dust in the streets of NYC. You are underestimating how quickly that wafer thin gold will be pulled up by whoever is working it.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30d15v wrote
Reply to comment by Forgot-My-Name_again in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
Yeah a couple minutes tops would be my guess. Horrible experience but you'd be swimming in gold lol
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30cta8 wrote
Reply to comment by fredsam25 in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
Do you understand how easy it is to recycle gold off electronics? What makes you think a tennis court would be a difficult surface to separate gold from?
You dont need to remove it from the tennis court, you can dig up the whole tennis court and dissolve the gold in a solution and reconstitute it as a purified ball of gold. You can just shovel the whole thing into a smelter and melt it off. Everything not gold will float to the top.
This is a non-event, if people are willing to dig a mile underground through quartz and granite using explosives and mercury baths to get gold dust out of the ground, why do you think a tennis court will be any type of obstacle? It would be picked clean that day.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30auv6 wrote
Reply to comment by burplesscucumber in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
Yes you can. Will hurt like a bitch but gold can be melted down or dissolved, and you can swim in that for as long as your flesh holds up.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30ap1v wrote
Reply to comment by Zealousideal-Web5346 in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
One of the main qualities of money is it needs to be durable, you daft mustard packet. Having your coins not rust makes them more durable than other metals.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j30ah9e wrote
Reply to comment by fredsam25 in TIL that all the gold that has ever been mined in all of human history could fill about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. by westondeboer
You can still use it after.
Gold is easily recycled
WarrenPuff_It t1_j2cfknl wrote
Reply to comment by dohwhere in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
He was also a pioneer in furry porn.
WarrenPuff_It t1_j12cyby wrote
Reply to comment by ElfMage83 in TIL that The Specials singer Terry Hall was abducted by a paedophile ring in France when he was 12 years old by Disastrous-Spirit543
Way to demonstrate the previous commentor was correct.
WarrenPuff_It t1_iuhorv9 wrote
Reply to THE PHILADELPHIA UNION ARE YOUR 2022 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! FIRST MLS CUP APPEARANCE IN CLUB HISTORY! by ToffeeFever
Philly is the new Boston for sports.
WarrenPuff_It t1_iswgzh8 wrote
Reply to comment by fredandlunchbox in First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment by TechnologicalDarkage
We assume that a lot of ancient monuments that are built for (or assumed) aligning with celestial bodies were built directly from the ground up using markers and aligning things with your eyes. Not like making a map and then charting things out.
It's easier to place a stick in the ground and mark off seasonal elongations of a star or planet's path, directly on the place you want to build it, and far more accurate that way than using a hand drawn map for reference.
WarrenPuff_It t1_je1g5zt wrote
Reply to comment by i-kno-nothing in More Water Found on Moon, Locked in Tiny Glass Beads by LanceOhio
The moon is already radiated.
Solar winds will yeet any atmosphere away.