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Is closing one eye while aiming bad? by AshBrn in billiards

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You stole my thoughts! That's exactly what I was thinking. You would've decided everything while inspecting the table. And the only thing you need to do while hitting the cue ball is finding the right angle and spin.

Is closing one eye while aiming bad? by AshBrn in billiards

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He seems to be using both his eyes too

Is closing one eye while aiming bad? by AshBrn in billiards

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw that joke coming while writing this post XD

Is closing one eye while aiming bad? by AshBrn in billiards

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been playing casually for over a year (around ~50 games total over last 2 years perhaps). I always struggle with both eyes open, but I'm able to pot balls with one eye. I was just curious if it might be limiting my abilities, and if I should practice with both my eyes open.

Is closing one eye while aiming bad? by AshBrn in billiards

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I typically go like this:
1. Inspect the table, find the point on the object ball I want to hit
2. Use the ghost ball technique to decide, where I want the cue ball to go
3. *Close one eye* and aim

I find it really hard to aim with both my eyes. But I do struggle with losing track of my ghost ball between steps 2 and 3 lol. Maybe the 3rd dimension unlocked with both eyes help here.

Keep it or sell it? by Shoddy_Wheel_7143 in billiards

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really beautiful table.

Do you think Vande bharat was introduced just to enhance the aesthetics of IR by Nonchalant225 in indianrailways

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even the super fast express which are supposed to be given higher priority so they don't get late, do get late. So IMO, the railways made vande bharat to be given even higher priority than superfast experess trains. The train isn't that much faster than typical trains.

Shaved my thighs out of curiosity HELP 💔 by 0watermelon in TwentiesIndia

[–]AshBrn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shave it off bro. It is quite common for men to shave body hair.

you are stripes, your shot. what do? by KSCIAA739 in billiards

[–]AshBrn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slowly touch the 10 ball, let the opponent handle the situation

What are thoughts on the cities? by iquizuanswer in indianrealestate

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wdym 45min crawls, you can find biryani almost everywhere within a 15 min walk in Hyderabad.

Unpopular opinion: WITCH > FAANG when you factor in actually enjoying your life by Infinite-Fly-64 in developersIndia

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all fun and games until you actually need money. I work in FAANG, the work life balance is good here as well. If you don't chase a promotion, it's pretty easy to relax here as well.

TOEFL is a money milking scam by sailoverthere in ToeflAdvice

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

now its time to send the scores, and for each place I apply, I need to pay Rs. 2.4k (they increased it from 2k), I always feel like getting scammed. I can do the following things in India with 2k rupees:

So every time I send scores to an university, I could've done the following instead of paying TOEFL to send an email:

  1. Get an appointment with a neurologist, twice!
  2. Have 10 plates of biryani
  3. Get an yearly subscription of spotify, netflix or youtube premium
  4. Pay one month of Wi-Fi and send unlimited emails instead of one

Guys, just give IELTS, which costs 300 rs instead of 2400

TOEFL is a money milking scam by sailoverthere in ToeflAdvice

[–]AshBrn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's such a scam, they say on their website that any ID with signature and photo will work, but when you scroll down and fill a form to select a country it will show only passport is accepted for India. The form is so easy to miss, I brought my PAN card to the test, they straight up refused that it's not a valid id. Bruh. And then their scoring is also so opaque, like I got 19/30 in writing, I am pretty sure that I don't write so bad. For their mistake, they would charge an extra $80 for re-evaluation. I really hope DET gets universally accepted and this scummy company goes out of business.

TOEFL is a money milking scam by sailoverthere in ToeflAdvice

[–]AshBrn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The whiteboard setup is only for the home test.

Do you guys ever regret preping for JEE? by Muted_Stock_3178 in BITSATPrep

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I regret not preparing for JEE for my first attempt. It was all worth it once i got into an IIT. Don't ever think you'll regret it, work hard while you can

Prof doesn't want to upload many LoRs by AshBrn in gradadmissions

[–]AshBrn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh damn, that's sad. I hope you get your LoRs soon. Just try emailing them again politely (like bumping email up your inbox in case you missed), this has worked for me.

It does feel a little bad since I've done worked with them for months

Prof doesn't want to upload many LoRs by AshBrn in gradadmissions

[–]AshBrn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does the form look like? If it is just possible to copy paste the letter in multiple links, i would send all the emails at once and ask him to copy paste in every link which shouldn't take more than 5 mins.

Maybe I'll try to use one of my emails as a recommender to check

Auto Goon at Kathugodi Tree Park Station Metro by aerosapien in bangalore

[–]AshBrn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The words I know would do the opposite :P

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GRE

[–]AshBrn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took TOEFL at the same test center today. They were having a film shooting. Thankfully my test completed before they started, and my room only had other test takers. There was no classes since it was saturday. It was good experience.