mafiaknight

mafiaknight t1_jeg1zvb wrote

Reply to comment by Tregonial in [WP] Humans are the proverbial "Sleeping Giant," and make remarkably good deterrents. A common tactic is to simply call in a human warship, such as the USS "Fuck Around and Find Out," and simply let it sit nearby. Peace Talks happen within the week. by Rattrap2474

It WAS a pretty good prompt, but it ain’t right to just steal it 3 weeks later.

Wait AT LEAST 6 months (preferably a year) and repost it then WITH CREDIT!

(Thanks for finding the original mate)

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mafiaknight t1_j6kk9v5 wrote

Reply to comment by greywingspan in LPT Request: I feel as though I have no motivation anymore and struggle waking up. by greywingspan

Ask for some weights then.
You don’t need a gym to exercise. Go run. Do push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, mountain-climbers, bicycle kicks, squat/curl a bag full of books...plenty of workouts that can be done at home.

This definitely sounds like the thing that’s missing in your daily routine.

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mafiaknight t1_j6kjadg wrote

Reply to comment by BurnOutBrighter6 in ELI5: Why can't people let go when they're being electrocuted? by TheRadNinja46

That’s only half right. All muscles ARE controlled via electric impulse from the brain/nervous system, but it isn’t the “squeeze” command being given. ALL affected muscles are told to contract. Your hand has much stronger muscles for closing/gripping than for opening. (It has to overcome much greater force to hold things than to release them, so this makes perfect sense.)

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mafiaknight t1_j4tthyw wrote

Reply to comment by galdu in [WP] You are The Chosen One™. You have to follow your Destiny™ in order to defeat the Evil Emperor™ and Save the Princess™ and go down as the Hero of the Realm™, yada yada. This is your sixth reincarnation in this goddamn role and this time you're going to do something else, story be damned. by TrollerPilotXV

This was great! I love where you took it! (Absolutely respond as The Hero^(tm))

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mafiaknight t1_j4ttc00 wrote

Reply to comment by EndorDerDragonKing in [WP] You are The Chosen One™. You have to follow your Destiny™ in order to defeat the Evil Emperor™ and Save the Princess™ and go down as the Hero of the Realm™, yada yada. This is your sixth reincarnation in this goddamn role and this time you're going to do something else, story be damned. by TrollerPilotXV

Who cares!? It’s a fun response that was prompted by this prompt. Have an updoot. Pass it on.

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mafiaknight t1_j4t8rgu wrote

Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] Humans finally met an advanced interstellar alien civilisation. They are friendly to us: they help with political stabilisation and tech, they invest in us. Humanity becomes their protectorate. Turns out we're now a protectorate of galactic rogue state that is in a war with every other race. by PhilosopherActive677

As a protectorate, we CAN stay out of it. It’s also possible that we get diplomatic overtures, if other nations think we’ll be helpful.

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mafiaknight t1_j2bvz96 wrote

Reply to ELI5: Why do we say that all life known is carbon based ? by Responsible-Big-2644

Because all the things that we’ve ever found alive and all the corpses we’ve ever found were carbon based. I’d think it would be a bit self explanatory. We have yet to find anything that ever lived that was based on any other element. It is one of the 5 most abundant elements in the universe after all.

You ARE made of carbon. Humans are almost completely water and carbon

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mafiaknight t1_j2ap0ry wrote

Reply to ELI5: How do venomous snakes avoid being poisoned by the venom they inject into their prey? Are they somehow immune? by booksandteacv

Poison is ingested. Venom is injected.

Remember: if it bites you and you die, it’s venomous. If it bites you and then dies, you’re poisonous.

Poison only effects creatures that eat it. It has to be digested.

Venom only effects creatures that are injected by it. It isn’t harmful when digested.

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mafiaknight t1_j1y1il5 wrote

Reply to ELI5, Why can't STDs be cured/irradicated by isolating the disease through infected people? by AnanomusMan

They can. That would absolutely work.

The question you should be asking, however, is “why won’t people with STDs isolate themselves from the rest of the population?”.

Many don’t want to. They’d rather enjoy their lives as much as possible and don’t care how it affects others. Furthermore, there are few consequences for spreading these diseases, and even fewer ways to prosecute them for it.

Edit: some don’t even know they have one!

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mafiaknight t1_j1v26ji wrote

Reply to LPT Request What are some strategeies you all use to reduce work-related guilt when doing something fun? by Other_Account_6435

Work is work, and fun is fun. If work is fun, good for you, but when fun starts becoming work: tell work to fuck off.

You get paid to do work for a certain period of time. Outside that time period is yours to do with as you please. Work doesn’t get to dictate your fun time. Work isn’t important when you’re off the clock. Don’t worry about work unless they’re paying you to do so.

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