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lorddoa t1_jadgh7x wrote
Reply to comment by demigodxl in Usb hub manual, felt it needed to tell people what kind of connector is on it. by demigodxl
If you make something idiot proof, only an idiot will be able to use it
lorddoa t1_j6o5p2n wrote
Reply to One of my outdoor feral cats warm and cozy in a heated shelter I built. by i_am_fear_itself
I don't know you OP, but if this is real, I love you. Thank you <3
lorddoa t1_iyeacv9 wrote
Reply to TIL The inventor of the television was a 15 year old farm boy who got the idea for scanning an image in rows from the back and forth motion of plowing a field. by chapstickninja
This is why I think it's important to be "well read" or well studied. The more information you have in your melon the greater pool of points of view you hold to view life situations from.
lorddoa t1_iy9r071 wrote
Reply to comment by Prindagelf in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Yep. Us po' rednecks used mercury in straws as the trigger to make our parachutes deploy in our homemade rockets. Like you said, it was about completing the circuit as opposed to thermal expansion
Just be sure to wait until the fucker is on the launchpad before hooking the wires up ;)
lorddoa t1_itmocye wrote
Reply to Somewhere in rural Pennsylvania by mystyry
I remember back in the 90s when using the ATM card as a college student wasn't much different than playing Russian roulette. You might live to party that night; you might not.
lorddoa t1_jeg1oix wrote
Reply to comment by grease-beef-patty in TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply. by GeoJono
Back in the early 2000s, Texas prisons had two types of coffee. Foldger's instant for like $4.00 a can and a brand of Chicory I can't remember for $1.00. I only made the mistake of getting chicory once.