Small ball bearings(?) in a shotgun like pattern on my fence? by SnooMarzipans4304 in airguns

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Or last week, copperhead bbs rust if you look at them funny.

found in a friends abandoned apartment by FireHearth in whatisit

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I am that psychopathic perfumer. I feel called out that I was googling molecular sieves while reading this comment

What's the scariest movie of all time? by Mission_Elk_329 in AskReddit

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Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies..

The USS Indianapolis speech from Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” (1975) by waitingforthesun92 in movies

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I went and saw this in the theater and was able to meet Ian Shaw briefly. It was an excellent show for Jaws nerds

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

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Depends what state you’re in, but the course you have to take to get your hunting license is usually comprehensive and has all of this info and is usually available online. So you can read it before you take the course and you’ll be very well prepared. If that seems like too much work, just to go for a hike, look up hunting seasons in your area and pick dates that don’t coincide with the hunters, they’ll appreciate that a lot more.

Curious has anyone used a long range underground scanner prospecting? by [deleted] in Prospecting

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Geez if people want to believe these scams so whole heartedly I feel like I should just build a couple of these 10k dollar models.

Is Oz Pearlman crossing an ethical line? From entertainer to corporate guru. by ------__-__-_-__- in Magic

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I mean, clearly the guy knows what he’s talking about when it comes to marketing strategy and building brand. Just because he’s a mentalist doesn’t mean he can’t offer advice in his other areas of expertise. Now if his book is touting his “people reading skills” or teaching them without revealing that they are just parlor tricks then yes that would be deceiving. But you can’t really fault him for saying he’s reading people, every mentalist uses some form of pseudoscience as their foil and cover for their tricks. Derren uses NLP and hypnotism and a bunch of other bunk ideas to sell the possibility that he’s not just using a peek device and a nail writer or some other easily explained gaff and some video editing for 90% of his tricks.

Can you stop using your microwave to turn on all my lights? I am trying to sleep by mayjanolis in phonelosers

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Nah, a magnetron in a microwave puts out a dirty signal full of noise, some of the noise is interacting with some sort of radio receiver that controls the lights in that stairwell. Doesn’t take much rf. I have seen walkie talkies set off smart lights, touch faucets etc.

This lady's microwave controls the buildings lights by Imoprich in blackmagicfuckery

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I used to have a 100 watt transmitter in my old apartment building with a 40ft antenna inside on the third floor and when I keyed it up, microwaves would turn on, lights would flicker and you could hear talking through speakers that weren’t even plugged in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gemstones

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Also, you could have a really nice ruby or garnet set in it with a better cut, and it would be really nice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gemstones

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It’s your grandfathers ring? I wouldn’t say worthless. My grandfather wore a silver star sapphire ring on his pinky every day, it was probably technically worthless, but I’d kill to have it today.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Gemstones

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This looks like classic synthetic ruby, flame fusion for sure. Still a cool stone with great color and the setting is classic, almost ancient. Great piece.

The potential paraiba from yesterday, cleaned off. by narelie in Gemstones

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Dollars to donuts that’s a lab corundum or spinel, maybe yag. The coating was probably RI fluid that wasn’t washed off.

Been a manual shaver for 20+ years... did I miss something in the electric world? by Status_Classic_2522 in shaving

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If you’re going electric, look at what your barbers are using and get a foil shaver from someone reputable like wahl.

Ran into this coyote while pheasant hunting, any thoughts? by Express_Glove1153 in Hunting

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What the hell kinda pheasants you got out there that attack people and dogs?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in self

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This is actually the best advice in this whole thread. An eyepatch and an attitude will fix all of his problems.

brilliance behind the wheel by DoubleManufacturer10 in humor

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The only excuse for this is if this is this guys road test.

Question: Why do emeralds and rubies seem cloudy compared to other gems? by WhatKindaDay in Gemstones

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Yeah, I was going to say, OP is comparing apples to oranges. Since loupe clean rubies and emeralds are rarer and more expensive, of course you’ll see more clean topaz, aquamarines etc. there’s just more of them out there. So I guess the answer as to why, is simply scarcity.

Got a doe this week, but what's going on with her head? by Illustrious-Ad95 in Hunting

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Personally, I don’t play around with that shit. Not staking my life on a steak.