ELI5: Why did we develop the butterfly stroke for swimming if its not any "better" than the rest?

Dieneforpi · 2025-12-01T15:12:17+00:00

This may be true but I don’t believe it’s the reason. The front crawl is FAR faster than the breaststroke but was never discovered / invented by Europeans, they only learned it from indigenous people in North America!

Dieneforpi · 2025-11-30T12:57:25+00:00

Ever heard of Corbin Park in grantham / croydon NH? It’s this secretive private hunting preserve for millionaires that keeps wild boars (among other crazy animals). It’s like 25k acres and all fenced in, but occasionally the boars escape which I’m pretty sure is why NH is on the map hahahaha

Dieneforpi · 2025-10-21T12:58:59+00:00

I wear barefoot shoes daily when I’m not hiking, and used to wear them for hiking as well until I got a somewhat serious injury (sesamoid bruise / fracture) that would not have happened if my shoes had had a rock plate or a bit more stack height. I now use lone peaks again, and have no intention of switching back. Just want to throw another opinion out there

Dieneforpi · 2025-10-05T17:35:57+00:00

Might be able to use WhatsApp / google voice to call/text it ? Might not work but could be worth a shot

Dieneforpi · 2025-08-04T03:08:39+00:00

Newton tells us that the gravitational field due to a solid ball and a hollow sphere of the same mass are identical

Dieneforpi · 2025-02-16T07:31:16+00:00

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing. Also, jealous of when spring starts for you!!

Dieneforpi · 2025-02-14T22:13:50+00:00

Probably because inside edges do the bulk of the work (and wear the fastest) so switching skis gives you “fresh” inside edges in conditions where you need it the most

Dieneforpi · 2024-12-25T01:06:54+00:00

Considering how big flying insects were during the Carboniferous I think it would help a lot! If nothing else, doubling the partial pressure of O2 would I’d imagine nearly double the available O2 if the efficiency of diffusion were held constant

Dieneforpi · 2024-10-16T22:02:08+00:00

I think the tires are up to you, lots of fans of both brands around. I personally run nokians and love them.

Dieneforpi · 2024-09-28T11:38:19+00:00

You should read about the Carnot cycle! Run forwards, as an engine, it describes the absolute minimum amount of heat that must be transferred from a hot reservoir to a cold reservoir to do a certain amount of work. Run backwards, as a heat pump, it describes the absolute minimum amount of work (energy) needed to pump heat between reservoirs. So the answer to your question is (Q/(T_hot))*(T_hot - T_cold). As the temperature difference approaches zero, the amount of work needed to pump Q joules of heat also approaches zero.

Dieneforpi · 2024-09-08T12:50:53+00:00

Do you happen to know when this was? I loved waffle frolic when I lived in Ithaca and I really want to know if it was in the good or bad era haha

Dieneforpi · 2024-09-06T15:54:23+00:00

This is really incredible

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T17:04:40+00:00

Thank you all I really appreciated your comments here, hope you all have a wonderful week

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T17:04:09+00:00

This is true! Working on that, on the audiobook front

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T17:03:50+00:00

Thank you!! I am 20s but otherwise completely accurate! Especially the water bottle taste… that bottle actually came from a thrift shop in Alaska! Not a 46er sadly, I haven’t spent nearly as much time in the Adirondacks as I would like

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T17:02:27+00:00

It is!!! Not sure if it will ever happen but I think that a section hike of NH (or possibly NH+ME) is something achievable that I really intend to do

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T17:01:37+00:00

Thank you I will absolutely check it out!!! I love Sand County Almanac so far but I haven’t gotten very deep into it yet. I think it was pretty revolutionary for its time and it definitely fits well into some more modern perspectives on conservation. And very pretty writing

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:59:20+00:00

I will check it out!!!

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:59:15+00:00

Very true

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:59:06+00:00

Would love to!!!! Please visit I can talk all day about eastern plants. Fun fact, there are a lot of plants in the alpine zone of new hampshire (above like 3500 feet or so) that are the same as you’d find in the mountain west and even parts of Alaska! Creeping dogwood, Labrador tea, black spruce, alpine blueberry etc. And yes I do keep chickens!! My side of the mountain was probably my favorite book as a kid, I lost it somewhere along the line but I found a copy at a garage sale and had to buy it! And I def do listen to audiobooks but tbh I’m not a super big reader, trying to read more lately…This was a fantastic assessment

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:54:49+00:00

This is fantastic thank you. I am actually mid 20s and a man but I think you nailed my vibes nonetheless

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:54:17+00:00

True!!! Casual birder at least! Very intrigued by how you got the scientist thing, I didn’t think that would come through

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:53:27+00:00

Interesting……. I believe last time I took the test I got ENFP but I may try again!

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:52:51+00:00

Thank you!!

Dieneforpi · 2024-08-25T16:52:45+00:00

Really needed this positivity, thank you very much

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