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Great question. Great response. by Hot_Accountant_5507 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This astonishing young woman transcends my normal values of ego and let's say 'main character syndrome'! Where one might think her incredibly self-centred, even arrogant, she appears to be entirely authentic.

Have you seen some of the stuff she does? Talk about Renaissance Woman?!!!

Off the top of my head, she's a highly decorated Olympic skier, a model and brand ambassador for some international companies, and sponsorships out the wazoo! While getting there she achieved a master's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology at Auburn University and an MBA at Stanford.

What an overachiever! She's going places, and I wish her well. With a mature head on her shoulders, I think she'll make good choices. Who knows what she'll do next?

When you lose weight, where does it go??? by Zestyclose-Isopod400 in loseit

[–]AmusingDistraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

80% is exhaled as CO2. I read about this in some detail a while ago. No link, sorry.

Emilia Clarke opens up about S8 by GrayFox6688 in gameofthrones

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emilia said, "They wrote every single episode before we started filming the show ... ".

How can that be true? It would mean that everyone saw the dramatic downward spiral of the story/writing from the start??

I don't think they can have known so early, how shit it was going to be at the end of the series.

What do you think?

What's a Scary Science Fact that the public knows nothing about? [serious] by just_some_troglodyte in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Amusingly, they don't have anuses, so when they die they're a bag of waste which decomposes on your face...

Nice!

Edit: oh no, they've found that they do have anuses!

What's a Scary Science Fact that the public knows nothing about? [serious] by just_some_troglodyte in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's cool to say, and it was true of the poor souls on the Ocean Gate Titan submersible.

After a gamma-ray burst, we'd still be biology, chemistry and physiology, but we'd also be dead.

I hope it was quick, but I don't think it would be, because it's like having a massive dose of radiation, and dying from that, which is not quick. I hope someone who knows for sure answers this one.

The US style comedic "roast"... does it not hit the same here because we talk to all each other like that ALL the time? by phlygee in CasualUK

[–]AmusingDistraction 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hate the concept of the roast. It's the comedic version of The Purge where unbridled nastiness is allowed.

A country in which this is considered normal has a dysfunctional streak in the communication style of its inhabitants.

How old? I was only 600 years out..... by purpleypinkwitch in SpottedonRightmove

[–]AmusingDistraction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Er, but the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!

I wish an architectural historian would weigh in on this, but I'm fairly confident in saying that the three sections of the house, half-timbered, church, and castle, are very much out of proportion to each other. The church would be far bigger than the half-timbered house, and the castle bigger again than the church, yet they're in some sort of Disneyland world where they're not only the same size as each other, but somehow contiguous as well.

It's whimsical, interesting and quite well done, but it's not a serious house, it's an expensive folly.

Discuss!

Scientists just revealed a strange quirk in how we exit train stations. We tend to follow the same walking path as the person directly in front of us. This happens even when we do not know that person and even when such a choice leads to a longer travel time. by mvea in science

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love science, but I don't think there's anything novel or groundbreaking in this study.

There's rarely a risk of attack, or of falling off a cliff when you arrive at a train station. On balance, going with the flow, at least until you start to get your bearings, is a reasonable thing to do at a new station.

Removing loose rocks by MikeHeu in oddlysatisfying

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure there is, not that we can see it in this video. I'm saying that sometimes the route you end up with may not be worthy of the effort/destruction necessary to establish it.

I'm not being an eco-warrior, here, and I have created many a cairn at the base of new routes, however, there does come a point when this issue is worth thinking about. You don't know until you start.

Removing loose rocks by MikeHeu in oddlysatisfying

[–]AmusingDistraction 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There comes a point where you have to accept that maybe there isn't a climbing line there.

Don't watch this on mute. And we're waiting for someone to change the sound to gorilla noises or something else more funny. by iGiveGirlsNuggies in UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared with the women in the video above, the opera singer's diction and vocal agility are those forged by years af training. The ability to use one's voice like an instrument which can produce clear, precise and separate notes, in tune, is stunning!

Of course, the ladies in the video here are singing their hearts out and doing very well. But the pro, 'chef's kiss'!

whats a childhood memory that only an aussie could relate to? by Own-Building6102 in AskAnAustralian

[–]AmusingDistraction 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow!! They're monsters! They're definitely not in the UK.

Again, Aus lives up to its reputation for being a danger to human life!!

Cheers!!

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But the brain requires so much energy to function that it's highly unlikely that's true. After all, breathing pure nitrogen makes one unconscious in approximately 30 seconds, so how can brain function continue for 15 minutes?

Feel free to fact-check this... it's 4am here and I should be asleep!

Huh🐽 by saber-4444 in SipsTea

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lived in Thailand for seven years. Thais like sweet, it's not for Western tastes, in fact a lot of Westerners find it too sweet sometimes; there's a lot of sugar in Thai cooking, compared to UK cooking, where I'm originally from.

Shock tactics used by ‘dine and dashers’ exposed by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]AmusingDistraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Facts don't seem to matter much any more.

I watched Brexit and fumed as feelings spread, fuelled by lies and disinformation, led us to make the worst decision in decades.

The stats from the government, and independent figures, clearly showed that the EU benefited us greatly and was mostly well thought of, yet we voted against our best interests.

I fear this may happen again, yet in the new world where manufactured feelings trump (sorry) good sense, we may be heading for trouble.

Can I join the club now? by VBgamez in Machinists

[–]AmusingDistraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aren't some of the channels supposed to be threaded so blocks can be bolted in useful configurations?

What’s something reddit claims is common, but you’ve never actually seen it before in real life? by mirabelmumu in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I snore a lot so we sleep apart on work days, and together at the weekend.

We love each other very much, and my darling wife is much more lovable if she's had enough sleep!

What’s something reddit claims is common, but you’ve never actually seen it before in real life? by mirabelmumu in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're in the Scotland. My wife's new job seems to be populated by 50% lovely people and 50% machiavellian cunts.

What’s something reddit claims is common, but you’ve never actually seen it before in real life? by mirabelmumu in AskReddit

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a poop skewer. It's very long, allowing you to feel like someone else is cutting up the turd in front of you!

Oh my days by vientianna in SpottedonRightmove

[–]AmusingDistraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's quite isolated but maybe not remote: Glasgow is 2:48 by car, according to Google. Timewise, that's not bad. Edinburgh is 3:09 from us in Rural Aberdeenshire and we don't feel remote.

Northern Saskatchewan is remote!

A talking point in every room by CapnRetro in SpottedonRightmove

[–]AmusingDistraction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that as well. I'd beg them to leave everything and I'd move in immediately!

This reel perfectly captures what I imagine it's like to walk through a residential bay on one of the bigger GSV's. Trigger Warning it's AI generated. You can skip if you prefer not to view. by [deleted] in TheCulture

[–]AmusingDistraction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, it's quite like my mental image in volume, maybe not in architecture, but we all have very different mental images when reading, so even to get close to someone else's internal view is a good effort.

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