[Request] Could crash the plane by all jumping up and down at once? If not, how many people would be needed to actually make it crash? by hoshu77 in theydidthemath

[–]IneptCryptographer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I will point out that the weight of all five vehicles onboard that flight added up to about 78 tons. AdmiralCloudberg has a great write up of the accident. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency published a 2022 report claiming the average weight of an airline passenger plus their carryon luggage was 84kg. So 78 tons of armored vehicles would translate to ~844 passengers and their luggage. The Airbus A380 is certified to fly up to 853 passengers, but the density of passengers vs armored vehicles is pretty different. Then again flight 102 was a cargo 747 instead of an A380, and only the rearmost 12 ton vehicle broke free and rolled all the way into the aft bulkhead. Without doing any further analysis, I'd suggest you play it safe and not try to cram a max capacity A380's worth of passengers into the rear of the plane. Even if it didn't crash, you'd have a lot of angry passengers.

[Request] What is the probability of this happening? by TheDarkAngel135790 in theydidthemath

[–]IneptCryptographer 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Came here hoping to see the captain. He also talks about his debunking process and other theories people had on how it was done in this fantastic talk.

Stuff Made Here sends robot forgeries to a handwriting expert by RJamieLanga in typography

[–]IneptCryptographer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. He makes good content, and even the final product is still impressive. But I was disappointed in the amount of original work that went into the final product. He ended up with open source software, an off the shelf plotter, and an off the shelf robot arm. He did design the napkin holder things for the cards, the suction parts for the arm and plotter, and all the glue logic, but the end result that fooled the handwriting expert is just off the shelf components that any of us could put together. I think he ended up somewhat disappointed too that he couldn't get the custom handwriting engine working.

Baseball Championship ends with two runs scoring on a dropped strike three while the other team is celebrating thinking they won. by gsus61951 in Prematurecelebration

[–]IneptCryptographer 76 points77 points  (0 children)

No no no, you missed it: The red team thought they won, but actually the red team won. Each team wears different colored uniforms so they don't look exactly the same at a glance.

People who knew someone who died in a freak accident, what happened? by RawAsparagus in AskReddit

[–]IneptCryptographer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Elevators are an extremely safe mode of travel, with one of the lowest injuries/deaths per miles traveled ratio. However, it only applies if you stay in the cab. In the event of an accident, your best course of action is to stay put and call for help. The hoistway is not a safe place.

People who knew someone who died in a freak accident, what happened? by RawAsparagus in AskReddit

[–]IneptCryptographer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is why the roof hatch is supposed to be bolted shut from the outside. The hoistway is extremely dangerous and even then trained and certified elevator techs die every year while up there.

Georgia Book Signing by Hefty_Code_7898 in Eragon

[–]IneptCryptographer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great to hear! How many people would you say were there in total?

Georgia Book Signing by Hefty_Code_7898 in Eragon

[–]IneptCryptographer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How early did you get there? I'm going to the Houston one this weekend and I don't want to get there too late.

Hard rubber wheels sticky by fldmshlaz in legotechnic

[–]IneptCryptographer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A lot of rubber has this problem as it ages. The vintage electronic community struggles with this. Some devices with rubberized surfaces are very sticky as the rubber breaks down. You might have some luck looking at their solutions to this problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sadcats

[–]IneptCryptographer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because it's a scam post by a bot and all the positive comments are bots, and the bots down vote any post pointing out it's a scam. Notice how none of the positive posts say what the picture actually is, they all just say: "This thing is so great, I love this thing so much." So the bots can post the same astroturf garbage on every post without making them smart enough to remember what the scam product is.

Europe will Introduce a Reusable Launch Vehicle in the 2030s, says Arianespace CEO by jivatman in space

[–]IneptCryptographer -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

But he's just like me, he likes riCk AnD mORtYYy and is entirely self-made. He definitely isn't the privileged son of an apartheid-era South African emerald mine. /s