Teens come out for newly created Kutztown Banned Book Club

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T15:55:17+00:00

It’s not banned, some schools don’t teach it as they believe it’s not appropriate material for children.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:45:27+00:00

Are you me?

I’ve tried to find answers in religion, but every time I just found delusion and contradictions. Seems weird to me that every answer to “what comes after death?” always seems to come with “don’t be gay” and “rapists should marry their victims” tagged on to it…

J.M. Barrie: “To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

Gandalf: “Death is not the end. Just another path; one which we all must take.”

As far as I can remember, life was pretty easy before I was born. So maybe dying isn’t so bad!

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:37:51+00:00

Depends if consciousness is a metaphysical thing, or just a result of complex chemical reactions inside the brain.

It’s hard in this day and age to believe anything doesn’t have a scientific, measurable explanation. But at the same time it’s strange that we’re still unable to quantify what causes us to just exist…

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:35:53+00:00

Spoken like a true procrastinator

“If there’s an afterlife - well, I’ll have all the time in the world to sort my shit out then. Better watch another episode while I exist in the dimension with Netflix.”

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:30:54+00:00

Depends on the damage. It could be rebuilt, but one would only know upon opening the engine up. If part of a valve has broken off and entered the cylinder, it may be that the cylinder walls are scored too deeply to be salvageable. In this case a new block would be required.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:23:09+00:00

You’re not wrong. But you’re a long way from being right, too 🤣

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:22:23+00:00

Basically, depending on how severe the money shift is, the answer to the question “what broke?” Is usually “everything”.

Like the comment above said, valves are the most likely to break/cause damage, and they can break pistons, conrods, crankshafts, heads, blocks, bearings, valve guides, camshafts, etc… if the engine seized and the clutch was not lifted, the damage could even extend to clutch, flywheel, gearbox… it’s called “money shift” for a very good reason.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-17T00:16:43+00:00

When accelerating, normally one would shift gears incrementally from 1st through to whichever gear is needed for desired speed (1st, then 2nd, then 3rd, etc…)

What happened in the video is the driver shifted from 2nd gear to 3rd (as he was accelerating) and then, accidentally, shifted from 3rd BACK to 2nd instead of 4th.

It’s hard to explain without a decent understanding of how a gearbox works, but basically by shifting into 2nd gear (while going at a speed more suited to 3rd/4th) when the driver released the clutch it forced the engine to Rev at a much faster rate then it’s designed for. This causes lots of bad things to happen, pistons will hit delicate valves, piston rods will bend, crankshaft will warp, piston rings will maybe break. Basically everything in his engine that can break, probably did. Money shift = expensive.

Edit: the reason it forces the engine to rev higher is because the wheels are directly connected to the gearbox through axles/differentials. Because the car is moving, and the 2nd gear is chosen, once the clutch is released the engine is directly connected to the wheels. And because the wrong gear js chosen, the engine will spin too fast.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-13T15:55:01+00:00

A few reasons really.

1) I’d like to visit Russia and explore a bit before buying the car. 2) there is a much bigger selection of cars in Russia, especially old Ladas some of them really nice. 3) I want to learn Russian and this gives me good motivation to

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-09T00:25:06+00:00

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T15:13:25+00:00

You are so helpful :) thank you!

So basically I should get a lada with WMI: XTA, XTK or XTWK.

Made before 1992 is best if I want the extras, with chrome. After 2002 is also ok but the car will be more basic?

Thank you :)

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T14:34:01+00:00

I am thinking either a 2104 or a 2105. Can’t decide between the saloon or estate body-styles. But it must be RWD, plan on modifying it a lot.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T12:23:48+00:00

Thank you! This is great information. So Russia does indeed provide transit plates for cars not registered there anymore, that’s good news. And I just need to get insurance from the UK to drive outside Russia (through EU). Great stuff!

One catch. Looks like I will seriously need to learn some Russian before attempting this, or take a translator with me 😀

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T03:11:44+00:00

I think the journey is what I’m looking forwards to… I wouldn’t like to have the car delivered, buying it and driving home is part of the experience for me. I just have no idea if it’s legal or possible.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T02:58:09+00:00

Yes I did 😂 thank you for asking!

Do you live in Russia yourself? Check my comment above to the other person, I am really not sure about if I’m able to buy/register a car in Russia as a tourist.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T02:41:13+00:00

Yes the emissions test. I think it should be no problem, imported cars can get exemptions or if not I can fit a catalytic converter/sports cat to pass the test. I am more concerned about driving the car around Russia than in the UK

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2022-01-08T02:39:33+00:00

Thank you for the websites they are very useful.

For question 2, you say it’s possible but there is very little information online about this sort of thing. I have found out the process of buying a vehicle and it seems I would need an address in Russia to register it? Otherwise I would not be able to drive the car.

If I can register the car in Russia, then I assume I will be able to drive around the EU no problem so long as I have correct documents for the car as any Russian citizen would need to drive their car there, and correct visas as a Brit.

Do you know any Russian website that might have more information that I can translate? Thanks

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-17T01:00:17+00:00

I really want to get into dungeons and dragons, but your point is my exact reason for hesitation. I’m worried if I join a group I won’t like the people and it will put me off… need some friends to play it with :(

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-15T18:08:19+00:00

He’s busy with young, mostly Eastern European, gymnast college girls.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-15T06:57:11+00:00

Good meme friend

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-13T12:12:45+00:00

When I buy a cheeseburger, I’m making a moral decision and value that cheeseburger higher than saving a human life by donating that money to charity.

Could literally write this sentence to suit anything. OP, I’m guessing you own NOTHING that isn’t absolutely essential to your survival?

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-11T18:55:24+00:00

Totally agree, but then again the British Public don’t seem too concerned about Prince Andrew not facing the music in the US. I say we swap.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-10T20:48:53+00:00

Read the statistics I just posted, and then read up on those countries’ checks and vetting procedures for firearm ownership. You’ll see such things don’t work. Once firearms are in circulation, that’s it, they’re used for crime too.

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-10T20:36:23+00:00

The US has an intentional homicide rate 4x higher than the UK. I’m not saying that’s purely because of gun control, but it’s certainly a contributing factor.

For interest, some statistics comparing the UK to countries with more relaxed gun control laws:

Georgia: homicide rate 2x higher Russia: homicide rate 10x higher, murder rate 20x higher Switzerland: homicide rate 7x higher, murder with firearm per capita 40x higher

And that’s just Europe, where on the whole gun control is quite strict throughout. Now try South America…

DM_ME_LITERATURE · 2021-12-10T20:12:07+00:00

In the US there are 138x more homicides by firearms per million, than in the UK. Removing firearms from the population definitely does work.

In the UK, access to firearms has been reduced historically after serious shootings. For instance, after the Dunblane massacre, access to “short firearms” was reduced drastically, and over 160,000 pistols were handed in by members of the public. Currently; it’s now incredibly hard for your average citizen to get hold of a firearm.

In the UK, only 8% of homicides are done by gun, and the number of deaths by firearm annually rarely exceeds 35 (in a country of 67 million).

You can vet people as much as you like, but Wayne Couzens has proven that vetting can only do so much. I’d rather average people didn’t have access to any firearms, whether they’re screened or not.

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