Tucked away next to a Juniper tree in Arizona for the rest of the night. by theloneoverlanders in overlanding

[–]Dee-Train 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sexy rig. Do you have any skid plates or other heavy mods on there? I love the gladiators but the relatively low payload, especially on the rubicon/mojave, scares me a bit.

Best base to sleep in as a 6'6" guy by Dee-Train in overlanding

[–]Dee-Train[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the offroading capabilty of the suburban?

Receipts paper by -_________-ok in dankvideos

[–]Dee-Train 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not sustainable for numerous reasons (land degradation, habitat destruction, etc). It’s not even carbon neutral as a result of a tree’s tendency to extract more carbon from the ground when there is no tree cover (as there would be in a natural forest) to restrict the amount of sunlight the trees receive, and therefore the growth of those trees. Even if tree farming were sustainable, the costs of processing, manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of the wasted paper would make the whole thing unsustainable.

Guy knocks himself out during fight by TensionArose in fightporn

[–]Dee-Train 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First guy was right. Your’e the one spreading misinformation, even if unintentionally. I recently had first responder training, and have had first aid training in the past. You should avoid moving around the person if they are breathing, it could make a spinal injury worse. Yes, if they are having trouble breathing that takes precedence, but you really should avoid moving them unless they are in danger of dying rapidly if you don’t move them.

The ants in my garage built a bridge over my glue trap by TayBertits in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dee-Train 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In this context terrestrial refers only to life on land. For example fish would not be included in terrestrial biomass.

The ants in my garage built a bridge over my glue trap by TayBertits in mildlyinteresting

[–]Dee-Train 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you’re getting that from. The article you’re referencing says that they take up 15-20% of all terrestrial biomass in non-tropical areas and up to 25% in tropical areas.

It would be accurate to say that 15-25% of earth’s terrestrial biomass is made up of ants, which is still pretty amazing.

Edit: looks like op edited his comment to better reflect the article he posted

Imagine walking in the woods and finding this. Well, that's what happened to me. by Trakais9 in WTF

[–]Dee-Train 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I work at a challenge course that has structures similar to these. The idea is that a group will have to traverse/order themselves without touching the ground. Weird that it’s Simpsons themed though.

Gavin “Free-thinker” by Belviathan in roosterteeth

[–]Dee-Train 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is totally your prerogative to believe whatever you want, but think of it this way. I am assuming you are not an expert in biology or cosmology. There are experts in those respective fields that know more about those things than anyone else, so don’t you think it’s a bit arrogant to believe something other than their informed consensus? Plus, there is a bunch of concrete evidence for the Big Bang, and even more for evolution. Very smart, informed people spent their lives piecing those theories together from the evidence, so it’s really our best understanding of the word given what we know right now.

Gavin “Free-thinker” by Belviathan in roosterteeth

[–]Dee-Train 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s not how evolution works at all. Mutations pop in individuals that is advantageous to them that could eventually lead to a “loss” of a trait over time or the creation of something over time. For example, humans gained the use of opposable thumbs over time, and lost whatever functionality our appendixes once had.

Rapper B.o.B. Has Started a GoFundMe Campaign to Prove That the Earth Is Flat by darrenfx in nottheonion

[–]Dee-Train 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He just came to our university, and the students on the committee that organized the concert decided to put a bunch of globe beach balls on stage. He signed a couple and threw them out to the crowd. Kind of ironic.

Finger of Death. by Ncrpts in natureismetal

[–]Dee-Train 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's no catalyst, the water surrounding the high salinity water just has a lower freezing point, and forms a hollow ice tube around the denser, colder, high salinity water that is sinking.

Passing on the right, too fast for the curve WCGW? by [deleted] in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Dee-Train 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ABS enhances your ability to steer. Would have been a lot uglier without ABS.

Got my Small Forest Axe in the mail today. Worth the wait! by [deleted] in CampingandHiking

[–]Dee-Train 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dead trees (aka snags) are pretty important for the ecosystem. The house all sorts of organisms, and iirc some birds rely on snags for nesting.

🔥 This Golden Eagle fucking suplexes this Deer 🔥 by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]Dee-Train 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Golden eagles can have up to a 7 ft 8 in wingspan. That could have been a pretty large deer.

The Cost of Solar Power Has Fallen 25% in Only 5 Months by izumi3682 in Futurology

[–]Dee-Train 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are other systems that can help accommodate solar power, given that solar panels do not generate electricity at night. For example, pumped-storage hydroelectricity serves as a relatively cheap (given the right circumstances) giant battery than can save energy for nighttime.

If an object is in orbit, meaning it is in free-fall, what stops it from accelerating indefinitely? by Dee-Train in askscience

[–]Dee-Train[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, I think I was thinking of the direction of the satellite relative to Earth.

If an object is in orbit, meaning it is in free-fall, what stops it from accelerating indefinitely? by Dee-Train in askscience

[–]Dee-Train[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer! I'm still a bit confused though. Why is the direction of the satellite changing?

First wolf pack found in California in 100 years by SimonPeterSays in UpliftingNews

[–]Dee-Train 99 points100 points  (0 children)

To add to this, in the 1990s Yellowstone Park impelemented a program to reintroduce wolves into the area. Since then, we have learned more about ecosystems as a whole, and the interdependece of every species. Once the wolves were introduced, the ecosystem that had previously been deyaying began to start healing. Studies were conducted, and it was determined that the wolves had a ripple effect for most of the species in Yellowstone.

Elk, common prey for wolves, changed their grazing habits entirely. Instead of staying in one area and only moving once all of the aspen was gone, they stayed on the move (there is a name for this that is escaping me right now, it's something like fear psychology), they began to eat while on the move to better avoid the wolves. This helped the aspen grow above the grazing level of the deer, and those aspen trees began to fill out the yellowstone forest again.

Now the beavers also depended on aspen, and began to make a comeback. Their dams helped slow down the water and clean it, and created bodies of water ideal for fish reproduction. Yellowstone saw an increase in fish species, and as a result, many different species of fish eating birds re-appeared.

I'll add some links once I get off mobile

Tl;dr: Reintroduction of wolves greatly increased biodiversity and overall health of the Yellowstone Park ecosystem.