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feor1300 t1_je35ox8 wrote
Reply to comment by ktka in TIL the majority of ancient Greeks and Romans that were literate read out loud. Reasons for this include a lack of space between letters and no formalized system of punctuation that helped with pauses in reading. by Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse
I see us that weren't replaced by vs, not authentic enough. :P
feor1300 t1_jd5tydc wrote
Reply to comment by slower-is-faster in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
We probably could but the practicality of it would depend on how deep and wide the vein is. If it's 100m deep and 50m wide it's probably too expensive to dig a suitable trench out to completely cut off the vein. Also, it wouldn't stop the fire, it would just prevent it from spreading any further.
feor1300 t1_jd5tda2 wrote
Reply to comment by zachzsg in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
It's Australia, when they're done they can just tow the saltwater out of the environment.
feor1300 t1_jd5t4o3 wrote
Reply to comment by Charlotte_D_Katakuri in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
>The Aborigines named the mountain Wingen, which means 'fire'.
I'd say they asked the locals but this is probably more of a "great minds think alike" situation. lol
feor1300 t1_j9mrlkl wrote
Reply to Like father like son. by JarvSpark
Missed opportunity to title that "Like my father before me." lol
feor1300 t1_j5rr1mc wrote
The disco is now calm.
feor1300 t1_j210lco wrote
Reply to Whoever first observed the red-eyes camera flash effect must have thought the subject of the photo was possessed or something. by StaleTheBread
There's lots of funny stuff you can imagine people discovering. Like imagine being the guy who discovered popcorn. Sitting around one evening and all of a sudden supper explodes.
feor1300 t1_j1x1hgh wrote
While typical industry is down, scrap metal reserves are way, way up...
feor1300 t1_j0984rt wrote
Reply to Studying Together! by maxt0r
"Yes, yes, I will learn all the hooman's secrets and then all the catnip will be mine!"
feor1300 t1_iycowmb wrote
Reply to comment by dr_jiang in TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982
I'm not trying to be right, it's called a joke.
feor1300 t1_iyb27bt wrote
Reply to TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982
Not to mention that with conservation of momentum you'd be at risk of giving yourself a concussion with a strong enough jet. lol
feor1300 t1_iyb022u wrote
Reply to comment by thetrollking69 in TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii
"The fuck did they cut this with?!"
feor1300 t1_iyavnzz wrote
Reply to comment by Kalikhead in TIL That M*A*S*H episode ''Lend A Hand'' (Season 8, Episode 20) starred not only the main character Alan Alda, but also his father Robert Alda and his brother Anthony Alda with the three of them sharing the screen at the same time. by greatminds1
His mother was a beauty pageant winner and his step mom (his brother's mother) was an Italian actress. They cover it in the article.
feor1300 t1_iy6g4hy wrote
Reply to comment by StillBurningInside in Mothers and wives of conscripts from Russian Far East to be sent to east of Ukraine by HarakenQQ
I doubt it, the mothers and wives of the men sent to die unwillingly are the most likely to speak up against the government, this gets them out of the country so if they do complain there aren't other Russians around to hear it, and lets Putin double down on "We're defending Russians who are living in the Ukraine!" rhetoric.
feor1300 t1_iy6725r wrote
Reply to comment by mcshadypants in Someone must have died while watching porn. Finding them must have been really awkward by Dreamweaver_21
Why do you assume it's a loved one? You know some poor usher/janitor's found a heart attack victim in the back of a porn theatre at some point.
feor1300 t1_ixav52m wrote
Reply to comment by DonLindo in After five years of use my pizza stone looks like the moon. by chestertravis
No.
When an eel bites your knee while you swim in the sea,
that's a moray.
feor1300 t1_iugcmok wrote
Reply to Stop. Looking. At. Me by rr_all_01
Sure you look intimidating now, but don't make me get the hose. lol
feor1300 t1_iufv7yq wrote
Reply to comment by big_throwaway_piano in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom
I don't think location should be the question, it should be the purpose. I'm fine with self-driving buses, taxi cabs, and freight haulers, because they're being operated by a company, someone who can be subject to oversight and inspection.
Basically I don't trust the average private user to maintain a self-driving car to a standard that would keep that vehicle road worthy and operating itself in a safe fashion (I do technical support, I know how little care most people will give to their computers, and I've seen many cars that should by no means be on the road), but I do trust them to find ways to bypass whatever safety interlocks companies try to put on the cars to keep them from being used in unsafe conditions (I also know many people who sit on their seatbelt just so the car will stop dinging at them while they're driving)
feor1300 t1_iubqb5v wrote
Reply to Dressing up as LinkedIn Michael Myers has still been my best office Halloween costume. Check out Michael’s resume in the comments. by matthewgdick
So... Michael from the office? lol
feor1300 t1_irov9ep wrote
Reply to comment by Regular-Cranberry-91 in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot
On top of what others have said such a mesh would also disturb airflow going into the engines, think about the difference between water coming out of the end of a hose and water coming out of your kitchen tap that has that little mesh bit on the end of it. Turbulent air entering the engines increases the risk of the engines surging, and can potentially cause them to damage themselves or even fail entirely. That's a good chunk of why wake turbulence is such a big deal.
feor1300 t1_je7f2mt wrote
Reply to It's the only logical explanation by EeK09
So did BoTW Link get to Hyrule through a Stargate? lol