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ash_274 t1_j5x3d7a wrote

Reply to comment by NetDork 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

That was specifically for the atomic-bomb carrying planes (and the Doolittle Raid B-25s) that had to shave all possible weight in order to accomplish their missions.

Silverplate B-29s also had redesigned bomb bays and wing mounting in order to accommodate the physical size of the bombs

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ash_274 t1_j4zyzar wrote

Reply to comment by Neb_Djed in Woman sues concert venue after getting so drunk she blew up a home, caused $15M in damages by EyeWantItThatWay

Even if you are paying your own bills, a no-seatbelt-driver-took-a-ballistic-path-through-the-windshield-and-into-the-grill-of-the-oncoming-truck accident will require a full freeway shutdown and hours of investigation and cost tens of thousands of people time and the local agencies’ time and money to deal with, instead of a much simpler no-fatality crash.

It’s the same argument in favor of motorcycle helmet laws. Not wanting to wear a helmet doesn’t bother me (though I think motorcycle licenses should be organ donor opt-out instead of opt-in by default) but when your scalp is shaved down to gray matter or your skull and a road sign attempt to occupy the same space, the extra effort to deal with that affects everyone else.

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ash_274 t1_j0fmc83 wrote

Reply to comment by beornegard in TIL Over 35,000 Children Receive Emergency Room Treatment Each Year from Bunk Bed Associated Injuries. by Geniunelad

Also: “emergency room treatment”. Kid falls and a reasonable parent takes them to the ER, even if there aren’t any obvious injuries or symptoms. A big majority of those would end up with “put some ice on it, don’t go to sleep for a few more hours, and quit jumping off the top bunk with a pillowcase ‘parachute’, because that’s not a thing.” Actual severe injuries from them are probably a few thousand per year, so safer than trampolines and most playgrounds, especially considering the kids are in contact with the bunk beds daily.

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ash_274 t1_j0eblj6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy by DaRedGuy

That's more of a management problem than a renewables problem. Coal and oil are several orders of magnitude slower than old-growth forests.

If you're saying that without the renewable energy credits that the deforestation rate would be slower, then that's a positive that would have to be weighed against what I asked about.

If the lack of energy credits don't have an effect on the rate of deforestation, then it could be worse for the environment than maintaining the status quo. If the deforestation is the problem then work on directly stopping it through legislation.

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ash_274 t1_j0e8592 wrote

Reply to Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy by DaRedGuy

Technically it is renewable, but not low-carbon or otherwise "green". However, it's the waste after timber processing, so without its burn value is it just going to be dumped somewhere where it releases carbon dioxide gas, anyway?

Edit: Based on where this is happening, the wood was supplementing coal burning; so if the wood scraps are made uneconomical because of the change, wouldn't more coal be burned to maintain the same electricity supply? Seems like this is a good-feeling but actually bad thing to do.

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