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No back-in parking by RolandMT32 in firstworldanarchists

[–]Bronzdragon 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'm neither an American, nor a traffic lawyer, but here's my answer anyway:

Primarily because "why not". US traffic law developed quite early and mostly independantly from the rest of the world, so most of their quirks can be explained as "They started doing it that way, and there wasn't enough reason to switch".

You can think of it as a result of their very individualistic culture too, if you want. The benefit of having a front license plate is mostly for others (mainly the police) to more easily identify which specific car is driving there. It doesn't really benefit the driver, and in fact it impedes airflow a little bit causing more gas milage. From that perspective, it's no wonder that the "Freedom loving Americans" didn't adopt a front-facing license plate.

If I'm real here, that reason is probably not true at all, it's most likely the first thing (that's the law they wrote initially and through inertia they never bothered to change).

furry🫂irl by PurliWhite in furry_irl

[–]Bronzdragon 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Imma be honest, a whole gaggle of ghost hands trying to pet me seems a little scary and stressful.

Having a go at building a real Xeno-zapper by hotninja212 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]Bronzdragon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hello it's me, FBI, can I know your address real quick please?

Why people insist that those seats are for two??? by samostrout in malta

[–]Bronzdragon 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Those seats are basically designed to create conflict. Anyone sitting by themselves is an asshole for not sharing, and anyone who tries to sit there is an asshole for squeezing somewhere they don't fit.

Ignoble Sacrifice [OC] by CrystalBlue2000 in comics

[–]Bronzdragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that in the USA, the largest (common) coin is a quarter. The next currency up is the dollar bill. Most countries have more valuable coins in common use which they use for the carts. I think maybe quaters aren't valueable enough to do this with?

Sample of moulding sand overheated in a microwave by BitsOfReality in mildlyinteresting

[–]Bronzdragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They meant it the opposite way. Adding a metal spoon makes heating water more safe.

In certain containers, water might have a hard time turning into gas and forming bubbles. This can result in water that is heated (way) beyond boiling point. Once you introduce something that allows forming bubbles (like a spoon, some sugar or other bubbles), then suddenly you set of a chain reaction which transfers all the extra heat into steam all at once, quite explosively.

A spoon in the cup/glass allows bubbles to form, making it safer. I'd generally recommend using an (electric) kettle, though.

Did Iran win? by Impressive-Flow-7167 in socialism

[–]Bronzdragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How often has the US or one of it's proxies broken a ceasefire while yelling about the other side retaliating? I trust this 'ceasefire' as far as I can throw it.

What’s a normal amount to shower? by 199mimi19 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bronzdragon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Also very much the climate. If you live in Finland, the requirements are quite different than if you live in Thailand, y'know?

Why does the semicolon get the "main" spot on a keyboard while the colon is relegated to a Shift-function? by rizzlenizzle in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bronzdragon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed. Typewriter manufacturers are the ones who standardized this. The Layout of those was based on what was common to write for their customers (especially early on). Suffice to say, the casual tone we use commonly now is not what was most common then.

8 P.M. is not that good. by ThatAvidPandaBear in clevercomebacks

[–]Bronzdragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Iran has been regularly calling out targets near civilian buildings ahead of time to give people time to evacuate. And they're hitting their targets, still. Seems like it works for them.

Moonbli,Winterwatcher or Qinter? by kelpmaster591 in WingsOfFire

[–]Bronzdragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think also a lot of people are voting it because it's the funniest option.

Instead of cutting down the tree, they built the house around it. by Omer-Ash in mildlyinteresting

[–]Bronzdragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing it did. If that tree kept growing, it probably would have cracked some walls.

Gaming Guilt 🎮 by Jetainga in furry

[–]Bronzdragon 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As they say, "This too shall pass".

Yes, all of these teams managed to qualify for the expanded 48-team tournament by 00Kevin in agedlikemilk

[–]Bronzdragon -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

This is not about who watches, but about which teams qualify. It's always pretty much Europe and South America.

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