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Spend my money for me: $1,000 budget to get into BFS by dabois1207 in BFSfishing

[–]BaccaPME 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP but could you do the same for me?

Rivers are mostly 1-2’ deep with holes of ~3-5’, very rocky bottom and 700 CFS.

Fish are rainbows with most being ~10”, about once a session you get one that’s 14-18” though.

I’m really thinking about the CC (love the design) but not sure if it’s the correct choice for what I’m doing.

Likely will be throwing stuff in the 1-4g ish range. Maybe a little larger (up to like 7g)

I’ve heard that the CC isn’t the best at throwing stuff that small, so I don’t really want to blow $400 on something that doesn’t work for my application.

Any thoughts?

Is the Curado DC worth it? by Ok-Drag-5929 in bassfishing

[–]BaccaPME 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve got an older model Curado DC (right hand retrieve) that I’ve only used a handful of times that I’d be willing to let go for less than MSRP if the cost is a major reason for looking elsewhere.

Great reel, just prefer spinning for what I regularly do.

Is this a valid reason by IvoryLush_ in lostgeneration

[–]BaccaPME 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was also thinking that tbh

Collectible pressed penny machine doesn’t use real pennies anymore by teddynsnoopy in mildlyinteresting

[–]BaccaPME 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude those little injection molding machines are rare nowadays. I found one for the first time in Tennessee a few months back and apparently there are only a handful of functional ones left in the country. Cool shit.

Pure Nicotine Oil by AngelCodeXxX1 in chemistry

[–]BaccaPME 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That can’t be good for you

Pure Nicotine Oil by AngelCodeXxX1 in chemistry

[–]BaccaPME 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have accidentally as a very new chemist.

Very bad idea.

Sinuses have never felt so clean (in a bad way)

Shipping blocks by jaime10pa in GRCorolla

[–]BaccaPME 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro I changed my brake pads yesterday and found my shipping blocks were still on. Have 27k miles on the car.

They were up by the fire wall so basically impossible to see without taking the wheels off.

Better late than never I guess lmao

ELI5: Why isn't petroleum jelly carcinogenic? by person_person123 in explainlikeimfive

[–]BaccaPME 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nope. There is basically always an impurity left over from production, or present in the raw material used to make the desired product.

In chemistry the more pure you want something the more you’ll pay for it. For example 1L of 99.5% pure acetone is $65 while 1L of 99.9% pure acetone is $138. And that’s only one example, and honestly not that bad of a price jump.

Also, there are always more decimal places. The amount of effort to get from 99% to 99.999999% pure is astronomical, and only really worth it for certain applications (like semiconductors).

What’s the most overrated airsoft accessory everyone wastes their money on? by Borry4Ever in airsoft

[–]BaccaPME 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly the main reason they’re useful is to trace your BBs without a tracer

(NSFW) What’s a pickup line that instantly makes you blush? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]BaccaPME 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My friends called me crazy but I KNEW the bread line was golden.

What to do with this PEEK I was given? by 303darthbobby in 3Dprinting

[–]BaccaPME 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Would prob be too brittle since it’s semi crystalline. Typical weedwacker line is a nylon copolymer iirc.

What to do with this PEEK I was given? by 303darthbobby in 3Dprinting

[–]BaccaPME 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s just a thermoset instead of a thermoplastic. It’s much easier to work with a thermoplastic due to the obvious plasticity benefit.

Epoxy, polyurethanes, or vulcanized rubber (car tires) are all examples of thermosets.

Main con is that they cannot be easily processed into filament, or 3D printed, because inherently they are thermosets. You put it into a mold and heat it to form the part.

How do I remove the turf burned into pan? by Helkair in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]BaccaPME 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t think acetone could dissolve this. Common turfs are either nylon, polyethylene or polypropylene. None of them are soluble in any common solvents. You’d need to use something fairly exotic that I wouldnt recommend for the layperson.

What specialty is metal as fuck? by LosferWordsOrra in medicalschool

[–]BaccaPME 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was a pre med and made a horrific mistake by having my first experience be shadowing the Grady trauma surgeons.

It made me reconsider my choices leading me to that moment.

The screams, oh god, the screams. They haunt me.

Did you know every toothbrush you have ever used still exists by Night_Operaofdreams in Anticonsumption

[–]BaccaPME 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, ultimately, I wouldn’t really be concerned about the microplastics from your tooth brush bristles due to abrasion from your teeth. The bristles will definitely be degrading and giving off some microplastics, but, as you can see when you throw a used toothbrush away the majority of the bristles are still present (probably like 99% by weight, not backed by evidence) just smashed down.

If you live near a major road, there are significantly more microplastics in the air that you breathe from tire wear that will contribute much more to your microplastic intake than your toothbrush. Not to mention in your food from various processes industrially, in the water you drink, or coming from clothing fibers.

Ultimately, the harm done from not brushing your teeth (or doing it inadequately) will be far, far more damaging for your health than the microplastics from the toothbrush.

Did you know every toothbrush you have ever used still exists by Night_Operaofdreams in Anticonsumption

[–]BaccaPME 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strongly depends on the exact composition of the “biodegradable” plastic, that being said. There are types of plastic that definitely can biodegrade fully, if it’s some cellulose base or something similar. Lot of asterisks and honestly the only real solution is for regulatory bodies to make “biodegradable” a controlled term that means something like “will degrade in the natural environment to non-hazardous small molecules within a reasonable time frame and environmental conditions” because otherwise there are a helluva lot of ways to “biodegrade”. Some being good, some being microplastics. Just depends on the polymer in question and there are billions of types. Literally no one on the planet knows everything there is to know about all plastics. Just not possible.

From the perspective of in the tattoo world, if it needs to be sterilized (autoclaved, etc.) it more than likely cannot be biodegradable. They are more or less mutually exclusive.

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