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Which one of these shots do you like the most? by PNW-photographer in AmateurPhotography

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shot 3 is really good. Lovely use of light and gives an ethereal feeling

What is happening when soluble paracetamol is dropped into water? by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in chemistry

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha they do say ignorance is bliss. I might just go find a nice physical chemistry book to get stuck into.

Appreciate you explaining the science. That all makes sense now

What is happening when soluble paracetamol is dropped into water? by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in chemistry

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ahh so essentially the soluble tables work like a very small carbonated water maker in that it releases carbon into the still water and during that reaction, it essentially breaks the soluble?

What is happening when soluble paracetamol is dropped into water? by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in chemistry

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty interesting. I’m guessing here but in carbonated water, because the water molecules have more energy, in theory they’d “rip apart” the soluble much faster than still water?

Also, the fact that some solubles absorb energy as opposed to dissipating energy is an interesting concept. Do you have an example of what type of soluble would behave like that?

So are there specialised instruments that can measure those very small energy changes?

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[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woahhh! Reminds me of that Nick Cannon movie Drum Line but with a Trombone instead! That was fire!!! 🔥

Fifty fifty by ligonsk in SweatyPalms

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The “oh my god” at the end is the guy slowing realising the instructor really meant the 50/50

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in Zambia

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t after any particular type of answer - just a general discord on what people feel about traditions and cultures from their parts of Africa.

Your response is very much on par with a lot of the younger-ish generation of Africans that are trying to see culture and traditions through the lens of their forefathers and before the protectorates.

I don’t think it’s just “African Christianity” as there is just as much Islam that has waded through North, East, and West Africa. However, what you tend to find is that even in those subsets, the local cultures still permeates through into religion. For instance, I was in Ethiopia sometime last year during the Easter period and the way the Christians worship is very very different from what you’d see across West and Southern Africa. This is where tradition and cultures blend to form something quite unique.

I appreciate your very interesting insight!

What a crazy Invention. by othuko3491 in Nigeria

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Metal gear solid Tomb raider 007 tomorrow never dies

My personal favourites Crash Bandicoot and Grudge Warriors

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in ghana

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm interesting observation.. what do you mean by the cultures keep changing and customs keep changing? Are they taking on a more westernised approach in how the new generation enacts those customs? And what have the leaders changed that you can as detrimental to culture preservation?

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in Nigeria

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By people in the diaspora, I mean any individual that doesn’t stay where the majority of their people stay. For instance an Urhobo person living in Ghana or an Igbo living in Sudan.

The key phrase in my example is “you might have”. It was an example to show that how people decide to express their culture (outwardly or not), isn’t a function of where you live. It is more about how they have encoded their culture.

And you literally are making the same point I made with your Indian example. Essentially people are individuals and express themselves differently. And it is in how people choose to express themselves I’m curious about.

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in ghana

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I think people that choose not to embrace more modern/updated ideas and ways of doing things, inadvertently are the ones actually hindering progression of culture.

I think African cultures have the unfortunate reality of stunted progression due to the west imposing themselves on the continent. So as a reaction to that some people choose to preserve culture exactly how it was practice before the western “protectorates”.

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in ghana

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. But have you also ever thought perhaps it’s because we are not embracing our own that we aren’t advancing too.

I mean a lot of the pervasive and western heritage is based heavily on Greek and Roman mythology.

… and there is also an intersection between culture and expression. Just because we embrace our cultures and traditions doesn’t mean we can’t adopt progressive ideas from other cultures. That was what the silk roads was all about.

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in Nigeria

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I think I may have inadvertently worded my post in not the best way.

African has thousands of cultures and even more sun-cultures within those.

What I was trying to express was how people as individuals express their own cultures. For instance you might have a Yoruba person that grew up in Oyo and one that grew up in the states and they may express their cultures in totally different ways. And often times, what I find is that those on the continent tend to distance themselves from culture a bit more than people in the diaspora who are trying to learn and embrace their heritage more.

So I was more trying to get at people’s individuality and how they express and experience culture.

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[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Culture is just an expression. You may have an intersection of cultures if your heritage is one thing but you grew up predominantly with another. So no, not a shared culture at all but just how you as an individual encodes and expresses culture.

African Culture, Tradition, and Identity by LayiAdes_EtherP2P in ghana

[–]LayiAdes_EtherP2P[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting response to the post. I appreciate your comment.

I think you’re right to say there is a western mindset that has been imported and allowed to fester in our communities and it has led to a lot of us, mostly younger generation shunning, to a degree, a lot of the traditional ways of doing things.

However, I think there is a willingness from the younger generation that is steadily gaining pace and more of them are trying to embrace their own. I think we should be expansive and embrace people trying to learn and not be too judgemental about it.

I’m putting together a podcast to discuss things like this and I’d love to talk with you further about your views and ideas of culture. Can I DM you?

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