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ivanthemute t1_j8yuiqb wrote
Reply to comment by 1955photo in Are Corelle dishes/plates/bowls produced recently safe ? by thehumanbeing_
Even that's unlucky. I use nothing but Corelle bowls and plates for daily use and have dropped them on tile a lot, and even on a concrete patio. Only one I've broken was dropped on said patio and it hit an uneven piece. It asploded as you described.
ivanthemute t1_j4elxsr wrote
Find a metal fab shop near you, tell them what you're looking for. Might cost a few hundred, but it's better than spending a slightly smaller amount for junk
ivanthemute t1_ixb7s6k wrote
Reply to comment by jwill602 in TIL a type of film first produced in 1912 is still in production today. by rgrwilcocanuhearme
No doubt. Should have been clearer by saying Kodak 135 format instead of just 35mm, especially considering (as you said) there are other 35mm formats.
ivanthemute t1_ix6rzdj wrote
Reply to TIL a type of film first produced in 1912 is still in production today. by rgrwilcocanuhearme
Not surprising in the least. 120 format was first introduced in 1901 and is still around and available, and the common 35mm format is coming up on a century (first released in 1934.) And that's if you just look at Kodak. Fujitsu still makes limited runs of 101, which Kodak discontinued in the 1950's for use in medium format cameras.
ivanthemute t1_iwpixg6 wrote
Reply to comment by Bad_Mood_Larry in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
Updated. Not sure why my damn phone changed the acronym.
ivanthemute t1_iwo4x4w wrote
Reply to comment by pupsinpajamas in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
Not just that, but his unit was given orders to stand fast, don't advance, don't retreat, repel any attacks but don't attack further.
He disobeyed a legal order and could have caught a court martial (NJP didn't exist back then) had he survived.
ivanthemute t1_iwo4m9k wrote
Reply to comment by pupsinpajamas in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
Gunther was a suicidal moron. He was ready to die, or kill someone , against orders to stand fast, for no tactical or strategic gain. He shouldn't have "been remembered" except as an object lesson in what a stupid, incompetent, and overall worthless soldier is. The fact that he was awarded the DSC for pulling this stunt is even more abhorrent.
I saw action in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Yes, different world than the trenches of WWI, but not that different.
ivanthemute t1_iufu66v wrote
Reply to comment by Dimantina in [WP] You are a barista in a 24 hour coffee shop. Every night at 3:33am a demon appears for the Dark Lord's latte. by WarturtleWitch
I go panning 2 or 3 times a year for fun. Biggest nugget I've found was a whopping 3 gram piece (actually considered large.) For mines, ore that produces 1 ozt (31.1 grams) per ton (1000kg) is considered high yield ore.
Hell, it's estimated that all the gold mined in all of human existence, if put in a single place, wouldn't fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.
To Op's statement, that's a great reference size!
ivanthemute t1_irqxax6 wrote
Reply to comment by mrturtleballs in durable headphone for sleeping by janicewa
That's fair. I'm a side sleeper myself, so I can see (hear?) where you're coming from.
ivanthemute t1_irpy6p8 wrote
Reply to comment by joelnesmith in durable headphone for sleeping by janicewa
Wouldn't a quality external speaker be better for that then?
ivanthemute t1_ja9owpp wrote
Reply to TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
Pedantic nitpick: 321 officers, or "uniformed officers." You don't "enlist" officers.