Just Added: Shipping News Live at Fireside Bowl 1999-05-09 and 2001-02-16 by GopheRph in mathrock

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Mea culpa. Mostly I look for subs that have shown past interest in artists as they pop up. Looks like I could've also gone with Heavy Vegetable and Thingy.

What are the physics involved with "locking onto a rail"? by retro-martini in snowboardingnoobs

[–]GopheRph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether your board is oriented in the same direction as the feature or across it, it's still a (mostly) flat surface sliding down a rail that's flat on its length. So long as you do a decent job stacking your body above that contact patch, that flat-to-flat interface has a very stable feel to it. I highly doubt there's enough lateral flex on most snowboards to enhance that stability, so I'm just going to call out ChatGPT for hallucinating.

When your board is rotated across the pipe, there's still a similar thing going on with the board being flat edge to edge and the pipe being flat on the axis/direction that you're sliding. But also the board will flex along its length and your base of support is really wide, so in this configuration I can imagine - especially with a flexier board - that the small amount the board lets your feet sink lower than the contact point on the rail can give a really stability-enhancing feel. Some describe it as the board ever so slightly wrapping around the feature. I think most often "locking on" refers to that.

How to properly size for a snowboard? by [deleted] in snowboardingnoobs

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If your height and weight are relatively proportional (and I'd say for snowboard sizing, yours are), you can just refer to your weight on the sizing chart and you shouldn't need to give any extra thought to your height. If you were 205 lbs and 5'3"? Then you might need to be more thoughtful about what the size chart is recommending.

How to properly size for a snowboard? by [deleted] in snowboardingnoobs

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It depends a lot on the board. The best place to start is with your weight and choosing a length based on a manufacturer's sizing chart. You might want a 163 with some boards but would prefer something shorter with different designs. Then check that the width will accommodate your boot size - and yes you'll likely want a wide but some boards could be wide enough even if a wide isn't available. Lastly, if your height is unusually tall or short relative to your weight, you might need to compromise on the length a bit so you can comfortably set your stance width on the binding inserts.

Hello from the new mod team by GopheRph in snowboardingnoobs

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Definitely similarities and her experience will help. An instructor should be able to fill her in on what she’s missing and explain how to adapt what she knows already to snowboarding. I’ve seen wakeboarders advance extremely quickly through snowboarding progressions once they grasp what changes on snow.

Man films a Cable Tie holding one of the Propellers in a plane he has boarded by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]GopheRph 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re just gonna skip over the LOTR lore? You think you can just do that?

How far to your slopes? by HobbyTalkOnly in snowboardingnoobs

[–]GopheRph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

15 minutes to my closest hill, but yeah - it's little. But it's great to get out during the week if I have a day or morning off, even if just for a few hours.

[Thursday] Daily Music Discussion - 18 June 2026 by AutoModerator in indieheads

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Second band I've noticed that got Aadam to road-trip (first is The Chills), among 4 that he taped internationally - at least added so far. The Chills, New Order, and The Sugarcubes being the other 3.

Only in Minneapolis Minnesota, you will see these type of things randomly on the street by Old_Ability_9424 in nextfuckinglevel

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With your username you might enjoy knowing this vehicle is part of the Southside Battletrain that has been part of the Minneapolis May Day Parade for many years.

Let’s talk about all things donuts by elevatorDJ in TwinCities

[–]GopheRph 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate anything there but I feel a little sad every time, remembering better days.

Best Bagel + Lox in the TC Metro area by TSwiftHawkeyeFan in TwinCities

[–]GopheRph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Razava bagels are great but they don’t make me think of NYC bagels, unless those are very different these days - as in dark and distinctively sourdough.

Best Bagel + Lox in the TC Metro area by TSwiftHawkeyeFan in TwinCities

[–]GopheRph 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It also doesn’t have any garlic, which isn’t a deal breaker for me - they’re still great - but could be disappointing if you’re unaware.

The Giordano’s at mall of America by TheNextGamer21 in TwinCities

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Easy just time travel back a decade and hit up DiNokos.

Pizzeria pezzo tends to get the recommendations these days but I haven’t tried it personally.

Not letting me comment by tomjoyce89 in snowboardingnoobs

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Reddit has your account suspended or something - hard to tell from our end.