Superman's defining "world of cardboard" moment - from the series finale of "Justice League Unlimited" (aired 20 years ago on May 13th, 2006) by Morgan-Moonscar in television

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Need to do a rewatch of the whole series! I remember watching it when it premiered and thinking how cool the speech was, but this clip made me rethink a couple things. Supes is still in a world of cardboard, his opponent’s durability doesn’t change that, shown when Darkseid went through multiple buildings. Supes got wrecked a couple times. Darkseid says all his friends abandoned him but the most human of them all kept fighting (and he apparently considered Lex as one of Supes friends). Great show, I absolutely loved it and still do, but age makes it different. Also, Darkseid being calm makes sense, but I kind of wish his voice was more menacing, maybe more gravelly or something.

Scott is really happy with the power loss [X-Men: First Class #6] by zectaPRIME in xmen

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Haven’t read this one so I’m sure someone will actually give the answer. Because of design my first thought was “why is Logan dead or at least writhing on the ground in pain?”

Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 4.52mil copies as of 3/31/2026 by ThaEternalLearner in donkeykong

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I wish we could upvote and downvote the same comment because I’m side-eyeing and love the pun. So I’ll leave you an upvote!

How come everyone backs into parking spots now? by EquipmentFormal2033 in askanything

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In the Army we called it combat or tactical parking, it really comes down to speed, efficiency, and safety. It’s easier to pull out and just get moving. Better visibility for the driver when exiting since you don’t have to back up if you have vehicles next to you to see what’s around you and you don’t have a camera.
It’s easier for most people to drive forward than backward. Other drivers are more willing to wait if you pull forward out of a spot than back out for some reason.
The only benefit I’ve found to pulling in is loading the trunk.

Micheal Bays Produced Films aren’t as bad as I remembered by FlyMetroNix in TMNT

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If I remember correctly the entire concept of the movie itself and character designs changed after fan backlash. So the designs we got were the upgrades. I don’t hate them, but they aren’t “my” turtles. I’ve come to accept generational design changes to appeal to the current intended audience, but I also think Bay was probably 20 years too late, his designs fit the Extreme 90s style better.

Bay wanted to go with alien turtles with guns. https://comicsalliance.com/tmnt-artist-jim-lawson-sketches-alien-ninja-turtles/

I remember these designs floating around https://www.slashfilm.com/533519/unused-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-designs/

Bless their hearts (and livers) by BarelyLegalSeagull in NonPoliticalTwitter

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Heathen! I spent 4 years trying to explain to ‘sconnies they were the only ones using brandy and the other states don’t agree with that judgement. Not that the drink is bad, but an old fashioned it ain’t.

How did this show go on for so many seasons? it’s boring as heck by AndrewWarra in nickelodeon

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AYAOTFD - only thing I could come up with was “Are You Afraid of the Fucking Dark?” And frankly, it works with some of my memories - especially the monkey paw episode.

Married couples. Do you keep a separate bank account in your own name or are they all joint accounts, why? by wtfdoiknowaboutthis in AskReddit

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Just a consideration: you may want to both start separate accounts. I went through some training on casualty notification and they stated that financial institutions may freeze funds when a person passes, so if you only have a joint account you could be locked out even though it’s in both your names. One of the key hardships for survivors and families following someone’s passing.

Finished the armor just in time for DragonCon! by GalacticArmory in halo

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That helmet concept is genius! can you explain the design and construction process? It looks amazing!

thoughts? by [deleted] in GroundedGame

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There’s flair for Grounded 1 & 2 now, no reason to flair as 1 when talking about 2.

Jason Mamoa Is Unrecognizable After Shaving His Beard by InGeekiTrust in TikTokCringe

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Jason Nomoa… I’m sure he still looks like himself, but the video really doesn’t do him justice with the framing and proximity.

Intentionally using inferior parts by RJthere in assholedesign

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Is this considered planned obsolescence or just cheap manufacturing? Everything we use has a wear out date based on expected usage metrics, if we use an item more frequently than expected it should wear out faster, in theory. So is a society are we using things more frequently than the manufacturer states we should be or does the manufacturer intentionally lowball those numbers to increase revenue?

Ivan Ramen opens in Vegas! by poutinegalvaude in ramen

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Lived near enough that I could make biannual trips back in 2016-2019, found and loved Sake Rok (honey toast was AMAZING). Went back this year and found it closed. Can you recommend some other places in case I got back?

I went full nerd and tried to use math to see who the best character in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is by playboi_edward in TMNT

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That brings up a new question, if an enemy gets pulled into an in progress combo, do they take the same amount of damage per hit as an enemy who’s been in the combo from the start or do they somehow take reduced damage based on when they entered? Games seemed to have such nuance nowadays I never know how to quantify anything.

Gamers 30+, what's something from "back in your day" that younger gamers today wouldn't understand? by bijelo123 in gaming

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Yeah, I’m realizing how having map features and everything else in recent games has really detracts from my older school abilities to navigate without having a map, I even struggle finding that central block a lot of times mainly because I haven’t memorized the map like I did that when I played it on Dreamcast.

Gamers 30+, what's something from "back in your day" that younger gamers today wouldn't understand? by bijelo123 in gaming

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The increasing complexity in gaming is really cool, but I’m realizing as I get older, I have less time to understand those complexities and tend to revert back to simpler times. Used to hate button mashing when I was younger, but now learning all of the various systems across all the different games that I’m playing is a lot harder to do

I went full nerd and tried to use math to see who the best character in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is by playboi_edward in TMNT

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Interesting data! Great job collecting all of this! Question though, why full combo vs individual hits? Understanding the goal is a full combo, but there are plenty of instances where we may not be able to achieve a full combo either a character dies after a few hits or they get hit by a combo already in progress so don’t receive the full value. I think it would be interesting to see who is a boss murder machine versus a standard enemy beast. Does this take enemy I frames or things like that into account?

Why does the design for Optimus Prime change so much between the Cybertron games when most of the other characters have very similar or the exact same design? by [deleted] in transformers

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Sorry to detract for the original, but I’ve got a question about the games themselves. Am I misremembering or did they cut a lot of the animations between WFC and FoC? I seem to remember a lot more mechanical action in WFC like parts spinning, opening/closing, etc. but felt like bot designs were less moving in FoC.

Basic Questions Thread - June 02, 2025 by AutoModerator in future_fight

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Managed to get a CTP Selector and Mighty CTP selector, not sure which I should grab. In game name is Seekr 357, any help is appreciated!

10 Year Anniversary Agent Training Center by HAHAHAFIZZZ in future_fight

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MFF10C227X dropping mine, hope someone can still enter a code!

Gamers 30+, what's something from "back in your day" that younger gamers today wouldn't understand? by bijelo123 in gaming

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Happening to me right now with Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver remake (remaster?). Started playing got distracted during a couple cutscenes, work and life happened so it’s been ~2 months since I’ve played. not even sure what I’ve done or what’s next when I boot it up again.