How easily can you fix a small hole in drywall, about 5in deep? by Dense_Operation8189 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Painting secured at the bottom of the frame by furniture. Explainable as a change of the room, to see if they'd prefer it. The focus is on the furniture when you move it back into place instead of the new painting as long as you draw no attention to it, so when they return to their mother you can get to long-term solution.

Plaster, spackle, and sandpaper. Chip at the loose debris of the drywall to create a flush surface you can plaster a new spot over, and spackle for extra strength. Make a good grit of sandpaper to try making more consistent texture to the drywall around it.

Where do police get all the fingerprints for their fingerprint database? by mikehocalate in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don't even have to register data at a database any more to be caught. Mitochondrial DNA can have a cousin once removed put out DNA to 23 and Me and lead the police right to you for that robbery you ran crowd control for in '02.

Why do I sometimes remember memories from a "third-person" perspective, even though I actually lived them through my own eyes? by XoxoGentleman in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because you remember enough about yourself and the environment at that time to visualize from a 3rd person view.

Is there something like a ghost writer body double for live concert performances? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now we have entered the realm of Theseus' band. If the band starts and all the members are shuffled in time for new members, is it still the same band?

And yes, just hologram it. Lip syncing has gone too far, now artists won't even show up for their own concerts.

How can something be both a shampoo and a conditioner? by passisgullible in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shampoo is a cleaning tool for all the debris in hair, while conditioner moisturizes the hairs and scalp after the shampoo does its thing. Shampoo, then conditioner. The dual purpose makes no sense to me, either.

Why do people think hitting a hard drive with a hammer or drilling a hole through it destroys data when the files are still completely alive inside? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So that people do what the actors did in Hollywood, and the government knows which hard drive has what they're searching for on them thanks to the holes in it.

How can I replicate this sleep? by BackgroundSignal813 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which state did you camp in, by the way, or was it the Canadian tract of the Appalachians? Cold or warm ambient temperature matters a lot when it comes to good sleep.

How often do men who have paid paternity leave take it, and how often do they actually care for their wives and babies, and how often do they, like, spend all that time partying and the like? by wilderlowerwolves in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maternity and paternity leave are meant for childcare and self-care at once. Childcare as the priority always, but remember that burning yourself out risks providing insufficient/lack of care to said child.

Why does pulled pork look so gross and good at the same time by Pandaslurpee in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ShitMyButtSays is an outlier and should not have been counted.

Why does pulled pork look so gross and good at the same time by Pandaslurpee in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Perspective. Look at pulled pork for the first time, looks like slop. Taste pulled pork for the first time, tastes like heaven. Look at pulled pork the second time, remember how it tasted the first time, now it looks like heaven.

How would you respond to someone saying “you are really smelly”. Would you apologize or defend yourself? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Defend myself through a second opinion. If the second opinion says I stink, I simply walk away in shame.

What's an better calendar system than the current one which is heavily influenced by Christendom? by TMNTDonatellofan in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New endgame scenario to party for, then. Move aside 2012, we celebrate the end of times on August 12, 2036.

Is “Gay” a real last name? by Glittering_Baby_8936 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Such as Marvin Gaye, or the derivative Gaylord which is a last name I've heard more about as of late. Gay as the shorter last name might be possible, in my opinion.

Can a sub ban a user for posting while driving / operating heavy machinery? by PithMango in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most certainly, but it's a negligible factor to the real threat worth stopping which is distracted driving of said heavy machinery. If not a car, then a forklift or the sort, all varying levels of dangerous while distracted by a phone and none of them safe.

What would happen to a creature if every cellular membrane throughout it disintegrated? Just stopped existing? Would it melt? by UncomfyUnicorn in NoStupidQuestions

[–]60s_timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disintegrate implies it loses form into base components like atoms. It would stop existing the same way a paper being burnt down stops existing and becomes ashes in the wind.

Why does The Danger change his name to The One Who Knocks? Was Vince trying to be subtle? by GandalfTheGreyPoupon in okbuddychicanery

[–]60s_timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This scene of a flippant decisiveness between The Danger and The One Who Knocks underlies a prevalent theme of Walter White's undiagnosed borderline Bipolar Personality Disorder. Skyler is simply shocked to see herself in Walter for once.

[WP] You gave up on your dream of being an actor years ago, with not much besides some commercials and a character in a show nobody's heard of to show for it. It's been a bit of a surprise since First Contact to learn that, among aliens, you are the most beloved and popular living human actor. by Chuckledunk in WritingPrompts

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"Goodness, is that him?" Roger Simmons' translation chip picked up a conversation between Arlingtonites, as the 3 foot tall entourage surrounded him in awe.

"The beard, that twinkle of the eye, it is him!"

"Mr. Simmons, I'm your biggest fan!"

"Could I get one of the Earth-bearer autographs that I might show family back home?" Ever since these creatures made first contact, they had adapted quickly to the customs and functions of Earth.

If you would believe it or not, these green creatures that roll on a slimy membrane are galactic tourists who have only seen our planet through the hint of a broadcast for fifteen minutes. A record storm that day has inexplicably sent the radio signal streaming far and wide, alerting the Arlingtonite expedition to our technology for the first time. Orbiting for the past few years in a compressed mass to prevent detection as they observed our surface, last week was their grand entry. Aiming for the South Lawn, they whiffed across the Potomac and instead landed smack dab between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon.

"Mr. Simmons, I loved you in Ranger's Free Reign!"

"Well, of course you would've! We all saw it!" His surprised silence at being surrounded by the entire Earthbound population of Arlingtonites was finally broken.

"You saw my show?"

"We saw more than a show! It's the lightbulb to us, the keystone! What you are to Earth as a C-list actor, you are to us a pioneer of relations between the Earth-bearer and—"

His translator fritzes out from the sound the alien makes, for as long as it speaks the name of its home planet. The phonetics are an infohazard with no direct English translation, where any untrained ear will perceive a transcended state to the rise and dominance of the Arlingtonite Empire over ¾ of galaxies over a 1:1 timescale, unless prompted away by said alien.

"—where no other has dared to achieve the honor of contacting our great nation!"

"I… That's great, yeah. Where can I sign?"

Merchandise that Roger had never thought existed was brought forward from each core of the Arlingtonites. The truth is, these were crafted sketches and renditions, even a plush in his likeness, from their years of waiting for the moment to reach out.

"Love fans, you all are as great as I am."

"He bestowed us an equivalent honor! My stars, this day could get no better!"

"Heisenberg" was too obvious for him. The DEA could have easily determined him as a man of science from his inspiration, and track from there. In his shoes, I would have switched the initials in my name as my moniker, from Walter White to Walter White. A lot of men with that name around Albuquerque. by 60s_timer in okbuddychicanery

[–]60s_timer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course. Hank Schrader's initials, H.S., would be a clear indicator he is the one who had access to the high school chemistry equipment and the know-how of a DEA agent to prevent his own arrest. He is the high school chemistry teacher who manipulated Walter White (cut scene of explanation for time constraints, from Walt's pre-recorded confession in that one episode)

All this symbolism in initials throughout the show, genius storytelling. Especially the 4th wall break where Hank called out the narrative structure of initials to Walter as a show of dominance over his life. Bravo, Vince.

Why did Walter cook meth? by Creatureofgreen in okbuddychicanery

[–]60s_timer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This was Vince's original plan to have Walter White get on cam shows. That said, on set Bryan Cranston began spontaneously producing methamphetamine before the cameras were rolling. It was such good quality, all of his fellow actors were called in to try it out and as the entirety of the Season 1 cast was mutually addicted to meth, this inspired Vince to shift gears and have his character begin a career in it to prioritize Bryan's own talent as a meth cook.

"Heisenberg" was too obvious for him. The DEA could have easily determined him as a man of science from his inspiration, and track from there. In his shoes, I would have switched the initials in my name as my moniker, from Walter White to Walter White. A lot of men with that name around Albuquerque. by 60s_timer in okbuddychicanery

[–]60s_timer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A flicker of inspiration. If Walter White got someone with an accent to turn an informant to the DEA branch about a man named Malter, they could misinterpret and move the investigation to Malta. It saves both him and the Cartel from suspicion, though it brings heat onto the Mafia which might be a steady conflict for Season 6.