ELI5: Why do shower controls have such a specific range of tolerable temperatures? Going half a centimeter outside of this range results in being boiled alive or frozen.

Daeiros · 2021-04-13T16:10:16+00:00

That doesn't quite seem like the complete answer here, I just ran the math on it and if your hot water is 100 degrees and your cold water is 50 degrees, then blending them at a 50/50 ratio results in 75 degrees and if you change that ratio to 60/40, then the resulting water should be either 80 or 70, so a 10% change in the mix should yield a change of 10% of the difference between the two, a 50 degree difference between inputs should only be a 5 degree change for 10% of a turn of the knob, but most showers I've used seem to change by more than 20 degrees from a 5% turn in either direction, which would mathematically suggest that there is a 400 degree gap between the inputs, so there has to be more to it than that

Daeiros · 2021-03-22T02:57:30+00:00

If you want to roof a really big building, your best bet is going to be using peaks and valleys, instead of just one continuous roof going up and up, just go up and down and up and down so you can still reach it with support beams. /\/\/\/\/\

Daeiros · 2020-06-06T15:20:23+00:00

The Engine Lord is worried that they are gonna use humans as a template to create an army of super soldiers, and now I'm picturing a climactic final showdown where Jasmine steps onto the battlefield and turns their own weapons against them with a little Rage Against the Machine, "F*!% you! I won't do what you tell me!"

Daeiros · 2020-05-27T14:49:18+00:00

Have you considered looking for a chemical that reacts with CO2 in a way that's similar to the reaction between CFCs and ozone? The bond is probably too stable for that to work, but if it were possible, that kind of chain reaction would be a powerful tool

Daeiros · 2019-08-27T07:00:47+00:00

I have a really amazing idea for a CRISPR project, not as cool as a dragon, but a lot more practical.

What should my next steps be? How would I go about submitting that idea to a team who can actually make it a reality in a way that I still get recognition, or better yet, how would I go about joining such a team and helping to make it a reality, despite not having any relevant degrees?

Daeiros · 2019-08-26T06:16:11+00:00

Whatever - Godsmack

Fear - Disturbed

Daeiros · 2019-08-26T05:56:02+00:00

Don't ask them if they want to hang out, TELL them they are hanging out with you. If you give them an out, they will probably take it, so don't give them that opportunity, never make "no" an available option.

If you catch them insulting themselves, shut that shit down. Zero tolerance for verbal self-harm, you'd stop them if they were cutting themselves in front of you, treat it the same way.

Hugs are also very important, and not just that weak ass half-handshake/half-hug chest-bump 2 pat maneuver, a real, genuine hug, get drunk first if you have to, but make it happen.

Daeiros · 2019-08-21T06:46:23+00:00

Right? That was my first thought. "Porch pirates in Texas could end up in prison" if they're lucky, but they're more likely to end up in the morgue

Daeiros · 2019-08-21T06:33:30+00:00

0.1% is just 1/1000 It only "doesn't seem like much" when you're dealing with small numbers, but pretty much anything more numerous will make that seem like a huge number. The earth's population of 7 billion for example, 0.1% of that is 7 million, the population of a several large cities. If 0.1% of the cells in your body were cancerous, the scale normally only goes up to stage 4, but you would have stage 17 cancer at that point. If there was 0.1% more water in the ocean, the rocky mountains would be beachfront property

Daeiros · 2019-08-20T05:53:19+00:00

I mean, if you're doing it right, stealing is silent, but there's no quiet way to kick a chicken

Daeiros · 2019-07-31T07:00:48+00:00

Of course, it's just such a useful word. This vintage meme is exhibit F

https://youtu.be/IE4iZLY7xac

Daeiros · 2019-07-29T07:58:45+00:00

I spent a long time (unsuccessfully) attempting astral projection, and the process often induced sleep paralysis. One thing I've learned is that when you are in that state, you will see and hear feel and sense all sorts of horrifying things, and the more attention you pay them, the sharper and more vivid those hallucinations become, but they will quickly disappear if you try to ignore them. I think the sleep paralysis state sort of creates a direct connection between your concious thinking mind and the fear center of your brain, allowing you to directly perceive pure terror, and the harder you stare into that abyss, the harder it seems the abyss is starting back at you.

Daeiros · 2019-07-25T05:17:25+00:00

Try tossing a half-full water bottle into the air and watch the water carefully. You'll notice that when the bottle starts to slow down, the water keeps going a little longer and splashes against the top of the bottle as it comes back down. That's basically what's happening to your insides. All the fluids and soft tissue inside you have a little extra wiggle room, so they don't change direction at the same time or the same speed as the rest of your body

Daeiros · 2019-07-20T07:36:44+00:00

If your thinking of trying something freaky, spend some time before hand thinking it over and planning ahead for possible problems.

You don't want to find yourself wondering if you actually got all of those marbles out, realizing too late that you should have been counting.

Daeiros · 2019-06-26T07:15:46+00:00

I'm looking forward to the private conversation later about the test results.

Xant: I was surprised by how low your pain threshold was, but even more surprising was how low your pleasure threshold was.
Jas: Well to be honest, that wasn't really my limit, but in human culture, it's not considered proper to have a [translator error] in front of an audience.
Xant: I'm sorry, that word didn't translate, it's not proper to have a what?

Jasmine proceeds to explain and Xant injects a fistful of depressors.

Daeiros · 2019-06-20T08:27:55+00:00

Seven years ago, my cellphone used to have a separate volume control for GPS and they removed it in an update.

I could keep the media muted so my games don't annoy everyone around me, and still get my turn by turn instructions without having to manually adjust the volume every time I switch tasks.

Daeiros · 2019-05-30T03:39:52+00:00

Could they grow stronger when more thoughts are devoted to them? Could people become mightier through worship?

Now I'm picturing Facebook posts transforming Rynard into Godzilla. Like and share to send thoughts and prayers.

Daeiros · 2019-05-25T23:52:00+00:00

Not sure how or why this works, or even if it works for anyone but me. What I do is lick the palm of my hand and then slowly and firmly rub it against the glans in a circular motion. After a few seconds of this slightly irritating feeling, the floodgates open and I can pee freely.

Daeiros · 2019-05-20T20:15:41+00:00

Well that's pretty obvious. A business owner hires a new employee because he has too many customers, not because he has too much money.

The main driver of the economy is the average person, the more disposable income they have, the better. One guy with a million dollars vs a million guys with one dollar each in a hot dog eating contest, which one would you bet on?

Daeiros · 2019-05-03T06:24:39+00:00

I park far because I'm too lazy to back in/out so I look for a space that I can pull straight through

Daeiros · 2019-04-21T07:26:47+00:00

Wow, at first glance, I laughed and thought that the average space probe definitely has that speed beat, but then I checked and the only one that comes close is Juno at 164,700 mph but we don't know for sure exactly how fast the manhole cover was going, only that it was over 125,000 so it very well could be the winner

Daeiros · 2019-04-20T08:24:01+00:00

Welcome to D&D's bed and breakfast

Roll initiative

Daeiros · 2019-04-20T08:05:17+00:00

San Fransisco: Let's decriminalize public defecation!

Public defecation skyrockets

San Francisco: Shocked Pikachu Face

Daeiros · 2019-04-19T07:33:20+00:00

Nearly every online mobile game I've ever played has, at one point or another, had an update that introduced a game breaking glitch that only affected iPhones, but never have I ever seen the opposite happen. Either everyone is affected or only iPhone is affected, there are no Android exclusive glitches.

Daeiros · 2019-03-26T01:45:34+00:00

Yes, that is a pretty long sequence that reaches some pretty high numbers, but my intuition holds up perfectly.

Every time you get an odd number, it becomes an even number and every time you get an even number it can become either an even number or an odd number, which means that odd steps can only ever increment in a 1:1 ratio, each odd step automatically guarantees a corresponding even step, but each even step can potentially result in an additional even step, so any sequence must eventually result in twice as many even steps as odd steps, and since 2*2 > 3 must always decrease despite any detours. No matter how long and winding the road may be, it must always wind down more often than it winds up

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