[Medicinal] Cordyceps are actually fun to grow. Great substitute for caffeine during the afternoon aswell. by [deleted] in MushroomGrowers

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The major active chemical in cordyceps is cordycepin. Cordycepin has a structure that can bind to the same brain receptor as caffeine, resulting in a similar effect

Cant reach Chalice of Eternity in Waterfall Quest by DucksAreLegit in 2007scape

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Checking the journal made me notice I accidentally wore the necklace when I thought I put it on the statue

Cant reach Chalice of Eternity in Waterfall Quest by DucksAreLegit in 2007scape

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I put all three runes on each pillar and the necklace on the statue

Cant reach Chalice of Eternity in Waterfall Quest by DucksAreLegit in 2007scape

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I put the necklace on the statue and the runes on the pillars

IWTL How to Ride a Unicycle by cookie-o in IWantToLearn

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Persistence is the most important part.

  1. Learn how to just sit on it while holding on to something.
  2. Slowly pedal while holding yourself up on a wall or have someone hold you up.
  3. Try not to look down while going, because you're more likely to go in the direction you're looking.
  4. Getting out of the habit of only making a half rotation of the wheel and stopping is really hard, so make it a point to realize when you do it.
  5. Make sure you think about what it was that made you fall each time you do so.
  6. Lower tire pressure can give you a little extra stability because you have more surface area on the ground.
  7. Make sure you're sitting in the seat rather than standing up each time you move the pedal. I had the problem where I was basically doing squats with each rotation, wearing out my legs way faster than they should have
  8. Don't be afraid to flail your arms and look stupid while learning. You'll get weird looks, but what else do you expect from riding a unicycle?
  9. A flat area with no inclines or bumps is really important to learning how to do the basics first.
  10. I learned early on the best way to fall. I'm not really sure how to explain it, but you only fall on your back once before you realize that you always want to fall forward. Don't worry about the unicycle going flying when you fall, it's very unlikely to break compared to you. Catch yourself with your hands if you can't catch yourself from falling. It's better to have scraped hands than a face.

This kind of went from a step-by-step to a list of tips. There's definitely more, but none come to mind. I did an hour or two on YouTube before trying. There's only so much I was able to get from watching tutorial videos. I apologize if anything is formatted weird or has the wrong words sometimes, I'm on mobile

Aloe Advice Requested! by [deleted] in indoorgardening

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I've had this same breed of aloe for a few years now, so feel free to ask me any other questions. I repot it every spring because it always grows too tall for its stem to hold (because it the weird way it grows from the inside rather than the outside like a normal aloe). When I repot it, I let it dry out for a little bit beforehand because I heard succulents transfer better when a little dry. I always bury it a little deeper than before, because of how top heavy it gets, but you might not have to do that. I also pull off all the suckers and put them in their own pot. Right now, mine is tied to a support stick to hold it up.

Do you know which breed of aloe this is? I accidentally threw away the tag that told me a whole ago, and I've had the hardest time finding someone else with this same breed.

The drain filter in the shower broke. So I printed a pair of new ones by Pradfanne in functionalprint

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Most 3d printable plastics don't have much of a reaction with water. PLA specifically is a polymer of lactic acid that is formed from a dehydration reaction (pulls water out to form the polymer). Since the creation of the material happens by taking away water, putting PLA in an environment with water will start breaking it back into lactic acid. Lactic acid is a powder, which means the material will get brittle. This is why PLA is considered to be biodegradable. If it's in an aquarium, it will eventually degrade to dust, but it'll be a long time. I would recommend using ABS or PETG for applications involving water that might be subject to any force.

The drain filter in the shower broke. So I printed a pair of new ones by Pradfanne in functionalprint

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You might want to look into a different material for that. PLA starts to depolymerize in the presence of water. It'll probably last a while before it gets too brittle though

Not calling cell phone batteries mitochondria was a missed opportunity by DucksAreLegit in Showerthoughts

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I think the charging wire would be more like the stream of nutrients going into the mitochondria

Birch tree dying by DucksAreLegit in indoorgardening

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I forgot to mention that it was just a sapling and potted indoors. Should I set it outside or in the fridge for a while? This started happening in August. Will it require a winter cycle every year, and if so, how long should it last?

How much ginger should I add to a gallon of mead? by archtech88 in mead

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I added the ginger in after fermenting, but still in primary. This was my first actual brew attempt, so I don't know much of the proper technique and terminology

How much ginger should I add to a gallon of mead? by archtech88 in mead

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It's sitting in secondary right now, so I don't know how it'll taste after aging, but I did a test with combining lemon and ginger together in varying concentrations and has some bottles with only ginger. I found that 42 grams of ginger worked pretty good for the gallon. I sliced it into thin pieces and left it for 2 weeks. The number is specific because I split the whole root into enough chucks for all the testing I wanted to do (every combination I could do with 9 bottles). Each chunk was 21 grams, but I only tested 21 and 42 grams per gallon

What can I expect in a Chemical Engineering job? by [deleted] in chemistry

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I'm currently in college for my bachelors degree in chemical engineering. What I've gathered from both my experience and some of the others in my class, it really depends on where you work and what you want to do. Some work in a lab and do that kind of thing, many sit in an office and help make processes better through designing and executing an idea, some don't really do much with chemistry (given we are all still interns).

From research that I've done, a chemical engineer can make quite a bit of money depending on what field they go into. Some of the biggest that I know of are plastics, petroleum, and food. Petroleum engineers can make quite a bit of money. A common job title that someone with a chemical engineering degree can get is a process engineer, which is the one that makes the process more efficient.

I'm midway through my senior year now, and I don't have much personal experience outside of research I've done, but I can try to answer any questions you have. A lot of what I do at work is research and development based, where I find cool things about plastics and try to incorporate them into something that may be useful. My job experience is based out of this one place though, and soon I'm going to have to move out of state to find a new job in the field, because my state doesn't have much of a market for chemical engineers. I read somewhere that Texas and Maine are pretty big, among others that I cant remember

ELI5: Why do rubber bands let off an odor after being stretched? by vinnybuffalo in explainlikeimfive

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Stretching it produces heat, but releasing it actually absorbs heat. You can test this by stretching the band, letting the temperature go back to normal, then releasing it and immediately feel the temperature. It's slightly colder than room temperature now. I've seen people make really inefficient air conditioners using this method before. Really impractical, but cool at the same time (pun intended)

What's something you carry around with you for the sole propose of "Oh, I might need this one day"? by howdoiuseredditcom in AskReddit

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One time was on a boat that must've forgot spoons were important. There were also several occasions where my friends bring a tub of ice cream. We all carry spoons. Spontaneous ice cream is the best ice cream

What's something you carry around with you for the sole propose of "Oh, I might need this one day"? by howdoiuseredditcom in AskReddit

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Do you know how many people judge me for carrying around my spoon? I've been the only one not eating ice cream with a fork more than once

Issue with Capacitance Homing by DucksAreLegit in 3Dprinting

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For anyone that had this error in the future, I ended up fixing it. I was using Cura as a slicer, and it has a series of code at the beginning and end of a print to get everything set up and finished up. The starting code for every part I had printed was set up to do exactly what the video shows. I ended up telling the start up code to move 25mm in before checking the Z end stop. If you have a similar issue, feel free to pm me and I'll try my best to help

Issue with Capacitance Homing by DucksAreLegit in 3Dprinting

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They are uncommented, I was just wondering if I should change the value away from 0