th3h4ck3r t1_jefy7f2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone

Here in Spain, the largest meal by far is still lunch. Breakfast is a coffee and a couple of biscuits, and dinner/supper is very light (sandwich, omelet, etc.)

th3h4ck3r t1_jee0wjl wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:09 AM

Reply to comment by TheBestMePlausible in eli5: Why do seemingly all battery powered electronics need at least 2 batteries? by OneGuyJeff

You absolutely can, but by now it's standardized that A-series batteries (AA, AAA, even AAAA) will put out 1.5 V, same as C and D batteries. It's societal inertia that prevents it, nothing else; why change if it ain't broken?

Button cells, however, commonly work at 3 V, and are standardized at that voltage.

th3h4ck3r t1_jdzhc1w wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:50 AM

Reply to Is this what French people look like? by Ajxyn

I remember that book from my high school days xd

th3h4ck3r t1_j96c6u3 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Reply to comment by fack_yuo in Why are fevers cyclical? by Key-Marionberry-9854

That just sounds like a second-degree differential equations with extra steps.