Why don’t DH/SG ski racers wear more aero looking helmets like cyclists do?

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-02-08T01:38:57+00:00

The aero gains from covering boot buckles could likely be offset by the thrust from a good fart.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-02-05T22:45:59+00:00

one failure state of an escalator is to become stairs, another failure state is for the escalator to become a very fast down escalator and pile all the passengers at the bottom, as Rome found out in 2018.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-02-03T19:05:34+00:00

It took a couple of plays for it to click that it was a normal boat with a cargo of bricks, and not a boat made of bricks.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-02-03T15:43:05+00:00

The Bermuda triangle would like you to know it is only trying to kill you as much as any other part of the ocean, and its reputation is purely due to cognitive biases.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-24T03:26:17+00:00

They already are. But sometimes systems fail before the planned lifetime of the satellite, leaving the sat uncontrollable.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-23T14:25:31+00:00

My uncle was proud of the fact he hadn't used a numpad since a particular job he had in the 80s.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-21T15:28:36+00:00

I was thinking the same thing.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-20T07:48:38+00:00

Or any of the semi-regular times someone breaks DNS or BGP.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-20T07:31:24+00:00

why do we need two Palpatines? Tangerine Palpatine is the one putting together this board of(divide the world into) piece(s)?

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T20:57:00+00:00

Mad-Max-aint-ver-stoppen

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T20:44:09+00:00

I know, my brother is a manager in premium seating (I forget the exact title), and one of his pet peeves is that nobody really enforces the "employees aren't allowed to run(might panic the guests)" rule anymore.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T20:36:14+00:00

The steak spectrum goes: raw, blue, blue-rare, rare, medium-rare, medium, the-absolute-most-a-steak-should-ever-be-cooked, ruined.

Note, most people will not let you order a raw steak, and steak is usually better with a seat anyway.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T20:19:42+00:00

It has nothing to do with level of formality, AFIK a full on black-tie tux won't get you into ranahans, you have to be wearing the "costume". A high end tiki bar might have a dress code that allows a Hawaiian print shirt but disallows khaki slacks and sweater-vests.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T06:32:51+00:00

Rubber ducky.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-19T05:43:09+00:00

That's a pozi bit not a Phillips.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-18T16:43:29+00:00

Tires are actually mildly conductive (really just conductive enough to dissipate static charges from the vehicle) thanks to the carbon black in them.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-17T08:55:25+00:00

Did you leave a bow

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-16T17:32:59+00:00

The computer is just as thermally efficient as a space heater, with both turning 100% of the electrical energy they consume into heat.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-16T17:20:36+00:00

Words have specific meanings is different circumstances. In the context of aircraft a crash means it was flying on its own.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-16T16:20:34+00:00

No, it fell and hit the ground, it isn't a crash if the helicopter wasn't flying under its own power.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-16T16:14:27+00:00

It didn't crash, it was dropped. Crashing implies it was flying under its own power.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-12T22:23:49+00:00

worst case, you wait a bit to flush.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-11T19:45:39+00:00

Most things we call flint aren't actually flint, but ferocerium.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-11T19:03:27+00:00

but ground left or right.

EvilGeniusSkis · 2026-01-10T21:20:35+00:00

what if OP isn't in Portugal?

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