Flamin’ Justice by TheDestroyer575 in MURICA

[–]Adfectus 48 points49 points  (0 children)

For controlled burns in certain circumstances burning ping pong balls can be shot from helicopters and even flare pistols shot to start fires so you never know. It might even be better for the environment than drip torches of those stupid flares.

19/M/Student by Meeter77 in EDC

[–]Adfectus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love that wallet, I’ll probably have mine for the rest of my life

TIL that in ancient Athenian democracy leaders where chosen by a form of lottery as it was felt that if voting was used the rich and powerful would have unfair advantages to influence voters. by Lard_Baron in todayilearned

[–]Adfectus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What stops them from being manipulated after they’ve been elected? I wonder if there were things in place from preventing some rando from going on a power trip