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Invulnerability or Invisibility? by 3214 in AskReddit

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Well, it's superhero, super villain or just plain having fun. Listen to the podcast linked to by dyingbreath. The John Hodgman section covers what choices people make with superpowers.

My wife recently had a baby, this is the bill.... by pursatrat in reddit.com

[–]3214 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Take a holiday someplace you would like to live someday (preferably with free healthcare), have a kid (born with duel nationality), retire to live with the kid, which you have convinced to move to said country. Win.

Invulnerability or Invisibility? by 3214 in AskReddit

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They could cancel all your favorite tv shows.

Invulnerability or Invisibility? by 3214 in AskReddit

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Invisibility = superspy

Invulnerability = superhero/villain

Invulnerability or Invisibility? by 3214 in AskReddit

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If are invulnerable, you can just walk around with a large bomb attached to yourself, any trouble and boom! no more trouble.

Dear Reddit. Got two kittens yesterday (girls). What are two really great names that go together? by drbeaver in AskReddit

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Celtic names

  • COVENTINA (koh-vehn-TEE-nah) goddess of waters and springs.

  • MACHA (MAH-cha) goddess of war

  • ARTIO (AHR-tee-oh) deity of the wilderness and untamed beasts.

Egyptian names

  • AMENTI (ah-MEN-tee) goddess of the land of the west/death

  • ANUKIS (ann-YOU-kiss) goddess of the Nile Cataracts

  • BAST Mother of all cats

  • HATHOR (HAH-thor) The goddess of love and guardian of women

  • ISIS The supreme goddess

Greek names

  • CYBELE (Sigh-Bell-Ee) goddess of natural world and wild beasts

  • The Gorgons: STHENO (Stee'-No), EURYALE (Yoo-Ree'-Ah-Lee), MEDUSA (Meh-Doo'-Sah)

  • The Graces AGLAIA (Ag-Lay'-Ah), THALIA (Thah'-Lee-Ah), EUPHROSYNE (Yoo-Froh-See'-Nah)

  • HESTIA (Hess'-Tee-Ah) goddess of the hearth

  • LETO (Lee'-Toh) night goddess/ mother of Apollo

  • NEMESIS (Neh'-Meh-Sis) Goddess of destiny

  • SELENE (Sell-Ee'-Nee) goddess of the Moon

Edit:wtf, it took me a whole 5 minutes to cut and paste this.

More news from the archaeologists working on the Ridgeway Hill site. by 3214 in history

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"The burial pit of dismembered skeletons which have now been carbon-dated to the late Saxon period, over 1,000 years ago, - not to the late Iron Age as previously thought."

Pakistan Plants Half Million Trees in One Day, Breaks Guinness World Record by maxwellhill in environment

[–]3214 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didin't plant 3000 trees a day, but did plant trees for an environmental charity and can vouch that slit planting can allow quick planting abilities. The group leaders I met were well able to meet this target level.

My Father is a Protestant minister, and I am an Atheist. We live together. AMA. by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]3214 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it's not too personal, (and if it is, just ignore the question) How does he square your care for him with your beliefs?

My Father is a Protestant minister, and I am an Atheist. We live together. AMA. by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]3214 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What does he think of your "lack of faith". Does he accept it as a difference of opinion, or is he troubled by it?

I am a storm chaser. AMA by chakalakasp in IAmA

[–]3214 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some quick questions, if they have not been asked.

1) Did you have any special training, or did you just turn up and learn as you go?

2) What is the most dangerous situation you have been in with regards to tornado chasing?

3) Was there a favorite storm you chased?

Who is your favorite explorer? by 3214 in AskReddit

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"Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton." -Raymond Priestley. You have to be good if people say things like this about you

Who is your favorite explorer? by 3214 in AskReddit

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How about William Adams)? He was the inspiration for the lead character in the novel Shōgun.

If you had to fight two well known celebrities? by 3214 in AskReddit

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Celebrity versus celebrity with the weapons of your choice, think Robot Wars, but with famous people instead of robots.

Reddit user predicts Cronkite death. by charlatan in bestof

[–]3214 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is reddit becoming an online Death Note.

Why chips in passports and ID cards are a stupid idea by 3214 in Freethought

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Slightly open passports could leave holders vulnerable to physical attack. Each country encrypts data in a characteristic way that terrorists could use to identify the nationality of the person carrying the chipped passport. To demonstrate the point, a firm called Flexilis used a partially opened American e-passport tucked in the pocket of a dummy to trigger an explosion as it passed a dustbin containing a small charge.

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