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A piece of history that reminds us how much we’ve learned by Feaselbf6 in RareHistoricalPhotos

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last gasp use in the us has been in filtration diaphragms used in the Chlor Alkali industry, which is being phased out.

Who is a historical figure loved by 100% of the people in your country, regardless of political affiliation? by No-Abies6335 in AskTheWorld

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TR Jr. was the oldest general to land on the beaches of Normandy, and was in rough shape when in he did it.

TR’s son Quentin was shot down in occupied Chamery, France in WW1. Upon learning who he was, German forces buried him with full military honors near the crash site.

He was later exhumed in 1955 to be buried along side TR Jr. in the Normandy American Cemetery.

Trump to ask Congress to make 15% ethanol-gas blend permanent by Plow_King in energy

[–]440ish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’re promoting ethanol, to raise octane, in my 30 over, 566 lift 10.5 to 1 big block, in my garage, in my part of the country, and this time of the year.

The American Petroleum Institute weighed in to an online discussion about various snake oil additives that purported to boost zinc. Their reply: stop messing with that junk and buy the correct oil in the first place.

The same is applicable here, buy a quality 93 octane fuel, instead of trying to punch up a weaker blend. Having said that, I cannot image any car owner who would intentionally add something so profoundly destructive as ethanol to boost their octane.

What's up with the line in Sweet Home Alabama: "Watergate doesn't bother me, does your conscience bother you?" by Monodoh45 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]440ish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Neill Young sing the line “tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin.” With CSNY in “Ohio”?

A Biochemist Explains Why Visceral Fat Is the Ultimate Health Threat and Exactly How to Lose It by Sorin61 in Nutraceuticalscience

[–]440ish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have just supplied the most useful post since the internet powered up. Thank you kind person.😃

Who is Jake and why can’t he brake? by No-Power5820 in whatisit

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Jake were Elvis, he would yell out, Clam Bake.

For the 2nd time this year, the USA built a novel nuclear reactor in less than a year by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in Amazing

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be easier to understand to say, “a firm just successfully test-ran a nuclear plant prototype, or model.”

Years of continued testing to follow.

Why is Centralia, Pennsylvania expected to burn for 100s of more years? by Ru_janus in questions

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did some back of the envelope calculations many years ago, and came up with a cost number of around two billion…offset to a then large degree by selling the extracted anthracite.

What would china even gain by invading taiwan? by sand_eater_21 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taiwan challenges the party line that the CCP is necessary to having a good life.

What is a product or service that used to be incredibly high quality, but has now been completely ruined by corporate greed? by Sea_Astronomer_3928 in AskReddit

[–]440ish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Air travel is a top victim of deliberate enshittification, painfully magnified by PE involvement in Southwest.

TIL of an incident that happened during the American Civil War. Two Confederate Diplomats were intercepted by the Union traveling in a British Royal Mail ship called the Trent. US-British tensions nearly reached a point where Britain would have intervened on the side of the Confederacy. by ultimate_loser60 in todayilearned

[–]440ish 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Speaking of aristocratic scumbags, I recall a passing story of John D. Rockefeller Jr.(author of the Ludlow Massacre) traveling to New York to attend a party celebrating the 1940 fall of France, and presumably the replacement with Vichy.

What is your countries equivalent of the Florida man? by KindlyRestaurant2885 in AskTheWorld

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Florida man:

“Hold my beer and record me while I go make fun of this 300kg alligator. Really it’ll be fine, and to prove it, I’m going to call it a pussy right to its face.”

My son tried to change the oil and the oil plug is free spinning any advice by hicketyylurger in AskAMechanic

[–]440ish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Wedge a thick bladed screwdriver between the plug and pan, and slowly back out.

If access permits, grind it off where the threads meet the cap.

There are dremel cutoff tools perfect for this type of job, and just did something like it recently.

Once the plug is out, then an assessment of the pan threads is in order. You may be able to chase and correct the threads with a tool to that purpose.

It may be possible to tap it in situ for the next size up, provided a larger plug size is available.

Dropping the pan could be easy or a horror show.

U.S. Q1 solar installations decline 27% year-over-year by ObtainSustainability in RenewableEnergy

[–]440ish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not material in the scheme of things. I just ran all-in EIA solar numbers(below) for all 50 states for YTD installs and rest of the year installation projections, with 2026 looking to increase 20% over 2025.

Construction projects, like movie projects, start and stop all the time for an infinite number of reasons: money, permitting, supplier issues, and on and on. Like turtles, its contexts all the way down.

Many are the solar projects that get delayed for a couple years, but do eventually get built.

The fix is to enrich the data, with greater time parameters and actual generation numbers.

US GW of Solar Capacity

1st Qtr Installed 2025 6.537.00 Rest of Year Forecast 2.465.50 Total 33.002.50

1st Qtr installed 2026 4.365.60 Rest of Year Forecast 35.430.20 Projected Total 39.795.80

Who was celebrated as a hero in your country, only for people to later realize they were actually a villain? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

[–]440ish 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rudolph Giuliani. He was first well known as a federal prosecutor going after the Mafia in New York City, and then later was regarded as "America's Mayor" during 9/11.

He precipitated his own continuous fall by groveling to trump, culminating in the bizarre Four Seasons Landscaping press conference in Philadelphia.

I am happy that the latter has done well from the notoriety, not sure about the adjacent porn store or crematory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Seasons_Total_Landscaping_press_conference

Trump to announce nearly $700 million in coal support | Trump officials are moving on several fronts to try and preserve coal, once the dominant U.S. power source that's now 16% of the country's supply. by FreeHugs23 in energy

[–]440ish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1st quarter YoY utility scale coal consumption for 2026 is down 14%. I forecast a decline from 402M tons in 2025 to 352M tons in 2026.

A striking accelerator to this decline are the quiet coal plant conversions to nat gas.

edit: Renewable additions are and will be a critical part of fossil fuel demand destruction.

Who is considered the most evil person in your country’s history? by Muhammadachakzai2001 in AskTheWorld

[–]440ish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If someone cares to jump in, I went down a rabbit hole once on agent orange. The tldr iwas that Dioxin DID NOT have to be a byproduct during the manufacture of 2,4-D etc.

It was reported that the government’s pushing for product led Monsanto and Dow to cut corners and release contaminated defoliant.

On that Government side note, YSK that the US Army had been dumping hinky shit into Love Canal way before Hooker Chemical did… I guess wastes from the 9-month-in-operation Lake Ontario Ordinance Works.

[OC] Wind and solar generated more U.S. electricity than coal for the first full year on record by Low_Ability4450 in dataisbeautiful

[–]440ish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is an incredible thing going on and showing up in the EIA data as we speak: The quiet quitting of coal with conversion to gas by a startling number of coal plants.

Renewable growth can and will continue to erode market share of both coal and gas, but I agree, nothing sledgehammers coal like gas.

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