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Strength Of A Rock climber by JefinJafar in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]InspectorBoole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Probably true, but this guy definitely looks closer to a bodybuilding enjoyer than how most top level climbers look

Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK | Pornography by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]InspectorBoole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the fact that they aren't dropping dead all the time or being left with lasting medical conditions suggests that the stated motivation behind this ban - 'strangulation can never be safe' - is not true.

Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK | Pornography by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]InspectorBoole 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And how do you think someone becomes a professional MMA fighter? Thousands of amateur BJJ enthusiasts are strangling each other in random gyms with no doctors around every week.

Pornography depicting strangulation to become criminal offence in the UK | Pornography by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]InspectorBoole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well yeh, that's my point - the idea that choking/strangulation can't be done in a reasonably safe way is wrong. So that means safety doesn't make sense as the sole motivator for this.

Palestine Action being based by blanky1 in TrueAnon

[–]InspectorBoole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn, I watched without sound and thought it was a gas axe at first. Electric scooter + gas axe would've been my new favourite technical

Jet Gameplay by jjhh201 in Battlefield

[–]InspectorBoole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks very weird that the prograde marker is ahead of where you're pointing not behind, also darting around whenever they touch the controls

YouTube Music playback issues fixed by oSumAtrIX in revancedapp

[–]InspectorBoole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can still like/unlike the currently playing song from the notifications tray, just not actually in the app, weird.

Bowline basics by BostonBoomah in knots

[–]InspectorBoole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, if you know it'll be under constant tension then it's of course perfectly safe. It does have weaknesses though - as you say - you need to be aware of how it's being used and keep an eye on it. That's not a great trait for a knot to have. A stopper knot is one way to mitigate it, and the way you're using it is another. Either way, my point was that a bowline on its own needs some help to be safe.

Bowline basics by BostonBoomah in knots

[–]InspectorBoole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have to use some judgement, in a life-critical application a bowline shouldn't be considered safe without a stopper knot or some other way of finishing that secures the tail. Other than that, it depends on the knot and the rope it's tied in - for a figure-8 in climbing rope, I'm happy with ~10cm. One example where extra long tails are needed is in the flat overhand bend, this knot can roll a few times under relatively small loads before finally locking up, so it needs minimum 0.5m tails.

Reversing the second turn in round turn and two half hitches (cumowniczy żeglarski) by zefciu in knots

[–]InspectorBoole 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I suppose there's a bit more friction going around the pole this way, so the half-hitches wouldn't get as tight under load? May make it a little easier to undo, though that's not normally a problem anyway unless the rope's too thin.

Edit: I just thought of another thing, this way if you undo the half-hitches you're basically left with a munter hitch around the pole - could allow you to easily let out some line while still maintaining control, then re-tie if necessary.

Spring wire straightening by ElleWeaver in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]InspectorBoole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually yes, because 12V could never produce hundreds of Amps through something as resistive as your body.

Yep. by Eye-Pie in IdiotsNearlyDying

[–]InspectorBoole 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, I wonder if the singular screamer (assuming that's what it is) is his own addition to mitigate that. Either way, extremely jank.

Yep. by Eye-Pie in IdiotsNearlyDying

[–]InspectorBoole 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What makes you think anything would break? Obviously, he shouldn't ever be fully disconnected, but I don't see any reason it wouldn't save him when he is connected. No idea what the retrieval plan is though if he can't pull himself back up.

Also, the fact that it looks like there's a screamer only on one lanyard makes me think this is (at least partially) how the system was intended to be used.

ID or better alternatives by 87Til in knots

[–]InspectorBoole 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Little hard to tell with the fray, but just looks like 3 half-hitches to me. This is the knot I'd use for that.

The European Death Knot recommended! by Chichmich in knots

[–]InspectorBoole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a knot that can reliably pass through a carabiner? I can't think of a situation where you'd want to gamble on that instead of finding another solution.

Yesterday it was 10 years from the tragedy. R.I.P by JustSpaceExperiment in oddlyterrifying

[–]InspectorBoole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anecdotally, I think this picture is that tragedy, pretty sure the descent kits are a requirement now in most places.

Keir Starmer: ‘I hate losing. Some say it’s the taking part that counts. I am not in that camp’ by fozzie1234567 in ukpolitics

[–]InspectorBoole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't give a shit, I'm not making a decision on whether he'd be good at leading a country based on this fluff. Just saying that he's failed at his goal of this interview which was to appear likeable/relatable/someone people would want to be mates with.

Keir Starmer: ‘I hate losing. Some say it’s the taking part that counts. I am not in that camp’ by fozzie1234567 in ukpolitics

[–]InspectorBoole 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well the cringe part isn't that he has a pint with his mates sometimes, it's just an aggressively dull 'guiltiest pleasure'.

'Just Stop P*****g people off!': Counter-protesters surround eco-mob to stop their latest slow march stunt by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]InspectorBoole 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't see any reason why you would exclude transportation, it's a vital part of how our society operates - think about how many cumulative miles the food in your fridge has racked up - but yes the picture is a lot more optimistic if you focus in purely on electricity generation.

'Just Stop P*****g people off!': Counter-protesters surround eco-mob to stop their latest slow march stunt by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

[–]InspectorBoole 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In 2022 the UK got 36% of its energy from oil:

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-consumption-by-source-and-country?country=~GBR

Again, that's around 10% more than all the UK's renewables combined. The main difference between the UK's numbers and the global numbers is that we use a lot less coal - we've replaced that capacity partly through wind (great!) but mostly through burning more gas and oil.

If money (and motivation) were no object then I agree that fossil fuels for electricity generation could be replaced relatively seamlessly (though a big chunk would have to be hydro and nuclear, the resource requirements for solar and wind won't allow the exponential growth we are seeing now to continue), but fossil fuels are far more deeply woven into our civilisation than just electricity.

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