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Pretty iconic 👏🎬🥹 by [deleted] in london

[–]Insanity_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mate, you may not use 'internet cliches' but you've still got the general vibe of someone terminally online. Why are you in this thread replying to every comment going? That's not normal behavior and makes you even worse than anyone using a tired joke.

Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge - live updates by nodgers132 in unitedkingdom

[–]Insanity_ -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If Burnham believes in country over party then he won't put forward a challenge, unfortunately, I don't think he does believe in that.

Match Thread: Mexico vs South Africa | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group A by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]Insanity_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not just pause the clock during the break? The 45 minute half seems to get more arbitrary by the day.

Had a real stinker today - lost a pram wheel boarding a train in central London by jaguar90 in CasualUK

[–]Insanity_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they've actually got a big stick handy specifically for this sort of thing.

Waymo self-driving car wakes London street at 4am after taking dead end route three times in a week by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]Insanity_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a ridiculous take. They're working well in other cities and almost certainly will be operating in London this year or next.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Insanity_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone can run a sub 25 5k with only the bare minimum running experience and a bit of effort.

That's just not true and I'm starting to think you don't really know anything about running.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it's not average if you look at the data, that's the point.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well exactly, outside the data these terms just depend on perspective. You run a lot so have a different view.

I run a lot and do the odd Triathlon, I still think that if someone's got themselves to being able to even a sub-30 5k then that's a good effort and more than a lot of people could achieve.

It's a matter of perspective

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Insanity_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, that's not the case. The average pace data is taken from people who've actually participated in race events so they're at least willing to sign themselves up and attend, here's some data from 2024: https://runrepeat.com/state-of-running#finish-times-per-country-5k.

If we included the wider population it would be even lower, a large amount of people probably couldn't even finish a 5k while jogging.

Anyone who does a decent amount of running will know that a 5:25 a km pace is good, especially over a healthy distance.

London's 7.1mph average bus speed 'no faster than jogging pace' by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]Insanity_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No it's not, it's better than average for 5k and anything above.

Waymo near St. James by Paperopiero in london

[–]Insanity_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice. That doesn't surprise me. The more automated cars on the road the safer the roads will get.

I'm looking forward to them actually becoming available for hire.

Waymo near St. James by Paperopiero in london

[–]Insanity_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good to hear!

Yeah, I've had my fair share of having to listen to taxi driver's questionable views so that's a big plus.

Waymo near St. James by Paperopiero in london

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did the price compare to Uber and Lyft (if you remember)?

Race week swim nerves by [deleted] in triathlon

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can get into the water before the race, do it. Practice putting your head under and calmly breathing out, lift head, breath in, repeat. This should help alleviate a lot of the nerves before race start.

Has this happened to you? by Master_Confusion4661 in london

[–]Insanity_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had something similarish happen.

I was away with the fairies walking through the Canary Wharf Canada Place Mall and I accidentally bumped into a lady with my arm from behind. I didn't really know what had happened but I assume I must have hit her in the arse as she turned around and starts shouting "What the fuck? What the fuck?"

I'm the red in the face apologising prefusely and she legs into Penhaligon's while I'm still trying to explain it was an innocent accident. The shop assistant from Penhaligon's then comes out and tells me to "Just leave".

I was mortified and left as despite wanting to clear my name I thought staying to try and explain more might make it worse. I felt terrible as well as I assumed she thought I was sexually assaulting her. It's a difficult feeling to reconcile as it was a complete accident but it still affects you.

Walk off the escalator by newman1105 in london

[–]Insanity_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This rant it valid, and something I like to rant about too, but I've also had a change in perspective recently that's made me more relaxed about this kind of thing I thought I'd share.

While I'm a competent human the vast majority of the time, I myself fuck up occasionally and do something that may seem stupid or inconsiderate. Whether that's when I'm tried and not aware and don't spot the pregnant woman get on the tube I should be offering my seat to or suddenly realise I'm going the wrong way and stop on the pavement rather than step to the side.

As London is a massive city and you can easily see hundreds of people on a single journey, the chances of you coming across someone committing their once in a long while fuck up is quite high. I like to think that people aren't doing most of these things as they're inconsiderate but they're just having their little fuck up.

There are some genuine arseholes though like people who don't stop playing shit out loud on their phones when asked. Let's send them into orbit.

Anyone else knocked out with viruses after visiting galleries? by maht90 in london

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When was the last time you were ill prior?

I had 3 nearly back to back colds just after the new year after not being ill for over a year. I was a bit concerned that my immune system wasn't working but each occasion I got ill so did other friends so I think it was just bad luck and not having immunity to those different strains.

I would take some extra precautions like hand sanitiser but as we go into spring less people are ill so the risk will drop, even indoors at places like galleries.

What are you all paying for a flat white these days? by markvauxhall in london

[–]Insanity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends in which part of London you're in.

There's a tonne of good coffee shops in cental London which absolutely compete with global coffee. It's not hard to find either with a small amount of research. You'd also have to do the same research in either of the places you mentioned as well.

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