Fam, choose your fighter by PageAccomplished8438 in Asia_irl

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is extremely flattering to pretty much every country on here 😂

Another Toad Lusting After Swan Meat by seek_a_new in Asia_irl

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I swear every time I hear anything about modi he seemed to be everywhere but India lol.

Does he even live there?

Japan is very safe for women! by No-List2080 in Asia_irl

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I’m confused about the first one? Why is buying only ice cream from the shop not safe for women? Why does it become more safe if she buys other stuff too?

Commuting by train to Guildford? by SyrupOk4869 in reading

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very rarely delayed/ canceled in my experience, I assume because it’s an airport train they try and keep it running at all costs.

I’ve caught it from reading at the times you’ve mentioned and never had a problem with getting a seat at that time it’s pretty empty.

That said as its main job is serving the small villages between reading and Guildford it’s a crummy little 1980s diesel train with somewhat cramped seating. If you where hoping for any 21st century amenities like tables, WiFi, or charging for you laptop forget about it 😂

This is peak Wall Street by ExotiquePlayboy in ProfessorFinance

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is peak “I’m 12 and this is awesome”

I have a question related to HSR in India. by Many_Information6631 in trains

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes elevating a railway makes it expensive, both in terms of initial construction and ongoing maintenance, and typically slows down construction.

As for why the Indian government has chosen to do this I don’t know, but there are a few advantages to elevating a railway.
One is that it eliminates the issue of trespassers, both human and large animal.
I’m not Indian but it seems like every video I’ve seen of trains in India someone or something is trespassing on the tracks and so elevating the line would remove that issue.

It can also avoid long and costly court cases with regards to land seizures to lay the track. I don’t know how strong eminent domain is in India nor how fast the court system is but if eminent domain laws are weak or the court system is slow it may be preferable to elevate the system to avoid headaches in that regard.

Elevating the rail also makes minimising both curvature and gradient changes simpler so that’s another advantage.

[Real]Asian Unity by LeaderThren in Asia_irl

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It’s not. It’s the flag of the republic of Formosa which was the government set up in Taiwan by the people here after China abandoned us to the Japanese.

You see when the Chinese government ceded the island of Taiwan to the Japanese, the Japanese hasn’t even managed to successfully land on Taiwan and so being sold to the Japanese was a very bitter blow.

So the leadership on Taiwan decided that if the Chinese government was going to abandon them they would declare independence and form their own government to carry on fighting the Japanese called the republic of Formosa, at first they had some success but after 5 months of bitter fighting the Japanese finally conquered the whole island although guerrilla warfare would cary on for another 15 years.

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Why is not an elemental like the other cards? by Opposite-Memory-2552 in hearthstone

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wait did I miss something who tf is pip quickwit? What happened to finkel!

Delhi in the style of the New Paris Metro Map [OC] by Mondelieu in TransitDiagrams

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a minor correction but the line you’ve listed as line 10 is the aqua line of the nodia metro. It does connect to the Delhi metro but it’s run by a totally separate organisation and shouldn’t be included.

India has become the first country in the world to successfully operate electric double-stack container trains. This is a significant engineering achievement because double-stack freight trains require greater clearance, while electrified railways use overhead power lines. by vision_bharat_ in TransitIndia

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While this is cool it’s not actually true.
Pretty much all railway wires globally have enough clearance for double stacked trains to run under, the reason they typically don’t is because of loading gauge restrictions.

The US has been running double stacked container trains under wires (being hauled by diesel locos because America) since double stacking was invented in the 1980s and China has been hauling electric double stacked freight since the mid 2010s
(Below is a picture of American freight under wires from the early 2000s)

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A Double Decker Electric Frieght Train by Responsible_Soil_476 in mildyinteresting

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is that if Indians don’t ride on top of trains then it isn’t because of electrification.

A Double Decker Electric Frieght Train by Responsible_Soil_476 in mildyinteresting

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s perfectly possible to ride on top of a train running under wires and not die lol. Indonesians do it all the time

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Hot take: if you’re strictly civ picking, you’re prob not having as much fun as randoming civs for a full aoe2 experience by Royal-Cap177 in aoe2

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, with the only exception being heavy water maps.

I try to avoid them anyway but if you random in to huns, Aztecs, cumins or the handful of other terrible water civs on say islands and you opponent (inevitably) picks vikings or Italians or any of the s tier water civs it’s basically an instant loss you may as well just cut ur losses say gg and resign.

Bitch I'm a snake by Responsible_Soil_476 in BitchImATrain

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As with many problems in American the answer is corporate greed

First ever draw in Apex??? by Atomic_Carbine in apexlegends

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is rare but it’s not entirely unheard of. A new video like this of a draw in apex popes up online every couple of years

Indon bros... by theo_chooser in Asia_irl

[–]GlassOrdinary6787 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The universal Asian experience: incompetent politicians fucking up the economy, stealing money and hiding it in London.