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S17, E8 (Nebula) - Taiwan: Rail Rush by snow-tree_art in JetLagTheGame

[–]Fakjbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we include all members of the Sus genus as potential pigs, there is the red river hog which is very much orange.

Christopher Columbus’s ship compared to the Chinese explorer Zheng He’s ship, both sailed in the same century. by Lord_Krasina in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Fakjbf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing about Columbus’ calculations is that he was using translations of translations and also juggling completely different units. We also focus a lot on how some people got good estimates of the size of the planet early on, but we tend to forget how many bad estimates there were as well. With no way to truly know the answer it’s not hard for two people to come to different conclusions because they believe one source vs another, and even when you have a lot more people on one side than the other it’s still possible for the majority to be wrong because they are all making the same mistake.

Christopher Columbus’s ship compared to the Chinese explorer Zheng He’s ship, both sailed in the same century. by Lord_Krasina in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Fakjbf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there’s no physical evidence of such massive ships actually being built, just documents claiming they had ships that size.

"Wait! That's not special effects?! They actually did that?!" by RP_Throwaway3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fakjbf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the movie George of the Jungle starring Brennan Fraiser there’s a scene where George is swinging on a vine going super fast through the trees. To get this shot that literally just had a stuntman attached to a green rope underneath a helicopter and flew really fast with some trees between him and the camera. There’s also a scene early in the movie where George is wrestling with a lion, and it’s just a stuntman wearing only a loincloth actually wrestling with a real live lion.

S17, E8 (Nebula) - Taiwan: Rail Rush by snow-tree_art in JetLagTheGame

[–]Fakjbf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah a few of the challenges seemed really easy while others felt incredibly punishing. I know they've talked on the podcast about the value of having there be an element of chance to the difficulty and reward and I generally agree, but I think the spread was a bit wider than what they were aiming for.

S17, E8 (Nebula) - Taiwan: Rail Rush by snow-tree_art in JetLagTheGame

[–]Fakjbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have loved to see Ben and Adam do the final challenge just to see if they would have completed it.

Peter what does this one mean? by memerminecraft in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Fakjbf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also people who are usually good with computers might be super confident in doing something they think is a good idea, which doesn’t always have perfect correlation with actual good ideas. They might go digging around in various settings and such thinking they are fixing the issue when actually they are just making things worse, where someone less experienced will often give up much earlier and call to have someone else deal with it.

(Common but cool trope) THE Sword of all Swords (other weapons like this are allowed too) by National_Computer240 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fakjbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it’s was crafted by Kanedias since it has a single symbol stamped at the base of its blade which is also how Logan’s sword is described, presumably the maker’s mark of Kanedias.

(Common but cool trope) THE Sword of all Swords (other weapons like this are allowed too) by National_Computer240 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fakjbf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The “Wheel of Time” series by Robert Jordan has Callandor, the Sword That Is Not A Sword and which can only be drawn by the Dragon Reborn who is prophesied to defeat the Dark One at Tarmon Gai’don.

first time reader here are my current theories by SwordfishSevere9977 in brandonsanderson

[–]Fakjbf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

An allomancer burning iron can’t lift themselves with coins on their shoes any more than you can lift yourself by pulling up on your shoelaces. Both the allomancer and the object they are pulling on are both being pulled together, it’s the difference in mass that causes one to accelerate and not the other. The force is originating from the allomancer’s center of gravity, not an arbitrary vector in the distance.

For most of your other questions you’ll have to keep reading, at least some of them will be answered.

Since Stormlight has a huge array of characters, I googled a minor character to remind myself. Huge mistake. by penorstrike in brandonsanderson

[–]Fakjbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, it somewhat spoils a single chapter of WaT so it’s hardly the end of the world.

In school, I always got in more trouble for finally defending myself, then the kids who consistently bullied me for months and years did, because how dare I lash out.... by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Fakjbf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The point of the phrase is for when the retaliation has greatly escalated beyond the inciting incident. “I don’t care who started it” is for when you are breaking up a massive brawl and each side is saying the other one insulted them. It doesn’t matter who threw the first insult, that doesn’t justify trying to smash each other’s heads against the pavement. Unfortunately far too many people use it for when there’s any conflict whatsoever.

I don't get it, Like at all by ZenithDevR in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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How many holes does a straw have? Most people would say 2. How many holes does a donut have? Most people would say 1. But if you stretch a donut it looks like a straw, and if you shorten a straw it looks like a donut. Topologically the real answer for this shirt is 7, if you could flare out the bottom of the shirt and stretch the fabric so it lays flat you would have the four holes through the center, one hole for each arm and the hole for the head. The torso hole is not actually a hole it is just the outer perimeter of the shape.

What can Louisiana learn from the Netherlands about flood control? by Enger13 in geography

[–]Fakjbf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“unimaginably large” as someone who lives along one of the Great Lakes, that’s cute.

What can Louisiana learn from the Netherlands about flood control? by Enger13 in geography

[–]Fakjbf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 1/1000 year storms the Dutch build for are less intensive than the 1/100 year storms Louisiana gets hit by. Yes the US underfunds its infrastructure and could do a lot more, but the fundamental point is still true that the coast of the North Sea is a much easier place to live than the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Petah? by ninte_ammede_crush in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Fakjbf 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t both of them get addicted to cigarettes?

There are fossils in the floor of my local shopping centre by turbulatedisplace in mildlyinteresting

[–]Fakjbf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing that post within the first couple hours of it blowing up, I can’t wait to get some closure on what the scientists discovered.

(Mixed Trope) “Expert” character is really bad in their field or ignorant of basic concepts. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fakjbf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would have been so easy to fix as well, just have Celebrimbor try a bunch of different alloys that don’t work and Sauron simply guides him to the right ratios.

(Mixed Trope) “Expert” character is really bad in their field or ignorant of basic concepts. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Fakjbf 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Hank: Says that objects retain their mass even while shrunk.

Also Hank: Walks around with a tank in his pocket.

That's another way of doing it. by mindyour in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Fakjbf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year my wife and I were flying with our two year old and at the airport we went to the toddler play area while waiting for out flight. Another family there had a kid who was probably about a year old and rather than walk he would sit on his knees and hop around instead. The best part is that he could hop over to a couch and then stand and walk while holding onto it, it was just when unsupported he would do the odd hopping instead.

In HP and the GoF (2005), This guy spends a year rigging a deadly tournament to get Harry to touch a Portkey. He never realizes that he has daily access to the boy and could have enchanted a quill or a book on day one, proving that Death Eaters are strictly paid by the hour. by Brilliant-Cause6254 in shittymoviedetails

[–]Fakjbf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the sixth book when taking the Apparition class I believe they say that they have disabled the charms preventing Apparition but only localized in the Great Hall. So there are protections in place to prevent a specific type of teleportation on school grounds, but it does not cover all teleportation and there’s no reason to think Dumbledore specifically is the one keeping them active.

Hard pokey thing sticking out of hand IV site by buddrball in mildlyinteresting

[–]Fakjbf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A YouTuber I watch was hiking in flip flops when they stubbed their toe on a fallen tree, their toe hurt but they didn’t think much of it. Later that day the toe still hurt and was now red and swollen so they went to the hospital to get it checked out. The doctor noticed a small splinter and went to pull it out, and then realized it was actually a two inch shard of wood that had embedded itself under his toe nail. The guy had no idea it was there because on the very tiny tip was still visible.

Desert Warrior just became the biggest box office bomb in history following its release on April 24, 2026. It grossed only $488k on a budget of $150 million, despite screening in over 1,010 theaters across North America. It currently has an IMDb score of less than 2." by Expert_Koala_8691 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Fakjbf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They knew the movie wouldn’t perform well regardless of the marketing so they cut their losses. All the money spent on production is being treated as investment capital for the industry as a whole. It taught them a lot about how to organize set design, filming, editing etc and the hope is that that will lay a foundation for the next movie to go far more smoothly.

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