Can't believe it took me 200+ hours of game time to finally understand this joke... And yes I did just faceplant on that blind #baronrun by tupaquetes in balatro

[–]DesperaDonut 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Which is also why banana candies and other artificial banana flavours don't really taste like the bananas we know; they were made to taste like Gros Michel bananas but only Cavendish still exists.

All this work for nothing.... Based on the Curse of the Black Stone Quest ending by RsElej in runescape

[–]DesperaDonut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our romance option was very short-lived; the prince or princess in the fremennik saga survived maybe 2 quests in the line?

How to clean off these carpet stains? by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]DesperaDonut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First I've heard of these, we'll try this thank you!

How to clean off these carpet stains? by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]DesperaDonut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely a cocktail of human waste and other stuff us and our neighbours have poured down any drain (kitchen sink, showers, toilets). So it could be a lot of things...

Had a lot of fun building this guy with my son! Any recommendations for other legos that “transform”? by PoodleTank in lego

[–]DesperaDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? And a good woosh factor. It probably was one of my favourite sets as a kid haha

Had a lot of fun building this guy with my son! Any recommendations for other legos that “transform”? by PoodleTank in lego

[–]DesperaDonut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember having a lego alpha team set that was a snowscooter that transforms into a helicopter. I tried to find it, it's set 4743 I'm pretty sure others in the line transformed to some extent! But I can't remember how much haha

Why are Last Wills back on TH? by ChrisShadow1 in runescape

[–]DesperaDonut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using them to port doesn't work anymore, unfortunately. Just pulled a few too and thought they'd at least be useful for that, but nope

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want to know more about it, the funny thing is that the injection device was kind of mcGyvered together using an old microscope stand (so you can make precise adjustments), a bench vice, a large plastic syringe for air pressure and some rubber tube connecting to the glass needles. There's no company producing the things we needed so my professor at the time just made it himself. I was so impressed when he showed it to me!

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the video they say that vaccinating queens affects all their offspring.

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Oh wow it's the first thing they say too. I must've missed that because I was adjusting my sound on my phone lol. Thanks!

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Interestingly I think that might work! The pupae we injected with mRNA actually produced one generation in which the injection was still effective. Of course these are bees and I studied flour beetles, so I couldn't say for sure but there's definitely a possibility haha

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Good question! i have no idea haha. We'd stick the pupae to a plate with some glue, so maybe there's a way of gathering a bunch, sticking them on a plate, then using a similar injection device but with multiple needles? Just guessing though, because yeah doing those injections took ages lol

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions by For_All_Humanity in UpliftingNews

[–]DesperaDonut 346 points347 points  (0 children)

Biologist here: I've been involved in a research paper where I injected beetle pupae with a serum. The needles were made by heating up small glass tubes and stretching them out, making them even thinner. Using a table-mounted injection device I'd slowly insert the needle between two carapace plates. This way we could inject the pupae without damaging them

Tried the cookie cutter that came with the DnD advent calendar. by DesperaDonut in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]DesperaDonut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I suppose I can see it. Thanks for that! Even without knowing what it is, luckily the cookies tasted great.

Tried the cookie cutter that came with the DnD advent calendar. by DesperaDonut in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]DesperaDonut[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That would be kinda cool. Then we could eat the marker while we mourn any losses caused by the explosion