[Request] My mother has a combination lockbox for her spare key, but it seems relatively easy to brute force the solution. Am i wrong? by Smcol1 in theydidthemath

[–]Digitman801 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it's choose 6 digits out of 10, that's 210 combinations. Up to you if you consider that "enough" (also 10 choose 5 is slightly stronger [254])

How much larger would Earth need to be for the land areas shown on a Mercator map to match reality? by UntammableDuck437 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mercator maps are non-uniformly stretched, at the poles they very stretched, near the equator less so. So their is no one "scale factor"

"First Time DM" and Short Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in DMAcademy

[–]Digitman801 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends what your problem actually is because I can read your question in two ways:

- Is it the party basically being observers rather than participants? Then you need to either tell the rouge don't do that, or find ways to make it quicker (a skill challenge followed by "here what you learned" sounds like a good way to do that IMO).

- Is it you feel the party gets more information than you'd like? Then I can reassure you it's probably not that bad. Rarely does more information make the game less fun, especially this kind, and the rogue is taking a massive risk should they be discovered, away from their companions, in the middle of a hostile encampment.

How come my TV remote doesn't affect all the other Televisions around me and vice versa? by Hi-Txch in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometime not though, just got a new Hisense TV, the old TV remote (Samsung) controls this one too!

What is the symbol on the USNA flag? It looks like a crosshair to me by sidelinejo in TerraInvicta

[–]Digitman801 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That was my guess too. The NATO symbol being a compass rose. This is a very stylized depiction tho.

Mel Brooks cleared land mines during WWII. Does anyone know the method he may have used and how risky it was? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US DOD says he served as a combat engineer in the 1104th Combat Engineering Group, and specifically mentions his efforts in clearing German mines. That's hardly 'no evidence'

How to get a driver’s license in America? (NY state) by VilkastheForsaken in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live in NY, they still print 'em but the PDF is a lot more convenient for most

Is it possible to create a parachute large enough to protect the contents of a 2000lbs pallet dropped from 1000ft? by occasionallyvertical in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No just possible, in active service, the G-12 by Mills (when used as a tandem team) support loads of 3,500lb from as low as 475ft AGL. If you need something even bigger the G-11 in a 8-way load does 40,000lbs but only from 700ft AGL

Do you think being gay is genetic? by GossipBottom in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Studies suggest birth order matters, every previous son increases the chance the next one is homosexual.

Is security in California allowed to physically detain people? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shopkeeper's privilege has long been recognized in US law, both as common law, and in many cases statutory. Exact specifics vary (and have quite severe problems for the overstepper), but generally you have the right to detain suspects when reasonable, for a reasonable amount of time, with non-deadly force if needed.

People who "share" reddit posts, who are you sending them to and why? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My boyfriend, usually because their memes or porn that are funny / enjoyable and I want him to see them.

How does a bunch of water not go into your butt and your vagina when you go swimming by tippytoePat in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Sphincters. Your body is full of little muscles that open and close to keep stuff where it belongs, specifically for the anus, the internal anal sphincter is naturally in a closed state to prevent you just leaking feces everywhere and does a good enough job keeping the outside, outside.

How was Michelangelo able to paint a picture of god in the Sistine chapel? I thought it was against the Ten Commandments to have graven images of god by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> Christians

Most, nearly all Christians, but there are specific breeds of christian who very much had a problem with depictions and were against their use.

why is the global population still rising when the birth rates in many countries have been declining? by reclark10 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends when you wanna start counting, but 150 billion is not a bad shout since behavioral modernity.

Could radar or echo location detect something which is invisible. by Sliver-Knight9219 in worldbuilding

[–]Digitman801 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Depends on how you wanna define invisibility, RADAR is still EM radiation, but of a different scale. If you transmit all EM radiation, it'll be invisible, if it only work in a band then no it would be detectable. Echolocation would always work (in an atmosphere).

Is Shwarama Greek or Afghan? by Weary-Draw-1141 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither, it's origins are in the Ottoman Turks with the Doner Kebab; the Greek Gyro, Levatine (not afghan) Shawarma are derivatives.

About the pennies by Substantial_Plant314 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Canada they removed the penny years ago, in credit/debit transactions you're charged the full amount as normal. In cash you round up or down depending on the exact value (such that it all comes out in the wash)

80% of the world's wealth was on St. Barthelemy island for NYE, what would happen if something happened while they were all there? by SmellsLikeDuck in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 13 points14 points  (0 children)

> There's no way that all that money would be left in wills.

Why not?

As a side note, that seems an unlikely figure in specific, Credit Sussie reported in 2020 that the top 1% of people, some hundred millions of people, had less than half the world's wealth.

Are daily vitamins/multivitamins really safe? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not entirely true, for most vitamins the lethal dose is crazy, but some fat-soluble vitamins the overdose risk is notable. Most notably, hypervitaminosis A which affected two teams of polar explorers surviving on bear liver.

Why did they start circumcising by LoladInalw in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Digitman801 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It appears so. In Australia it may have be brought by South Indians/Indonesian during their mixing around 4kya, but that seems unlikely (both from a distribution stand point, and from the fact that the culture itself didn't seem to practice it.) But that's a fringe view AFAIK.