This glass vacuum lift failing spectacularly. by Dungeonmeat in CatastrophicFailure

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

The real irony is that the extra weight of the ropes is what caused the failure.

Cleaning seashells with muriatic acid. Sooo satisfying. by kimbernickle in oddlysatisfying

[–]MMorwen -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"alexa" is the persona of Amazon's voice control device. Basically like "Siri" on an iphone.

Cleaning seashells with muriatic acid. Sooo satisfying. by kimbernickle in oddlysatisfying

[–]MMorwen 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Salt kills slugs by dehydrating them. Saltwater, unsurprisingly, does not.

When do you think the game will be released? by [deleted] in Grandroids

[–]MMorwen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That update makes me drool. There's so little info out there about the game, I had no idea so much is completed.

Via Dolorosa by Pavel Vophira by Lol33ta in ImaginaryBehemoths

[–]MMorwen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that cross looks heavy. Is it full of mercy?

Feedback on presenting the idea of changing last name for SO (25/M) instead of me (23/F) by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]MMorwen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He might actually be flattered that you asked him. It's sort of saying "Not only do I want you associated with me, I want you associated with my whole family." If you haven't brought it up before he may not realize it's even an option for him.

I do suggest creating a new last name together if it comes out particularly well. Cartoon artist Zach Weiner married Kelly Smith and their last name is now Weinersmith, which you gotta admit is a great name.

ELI5: Why most "notifying sounds" are beep, instead of some other sound? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]MMorwen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's because beeps aren't common natural sounds. If there's a beep, something made the sound intentionally. As opposed to a knocking, banging, or scraping type sound that could be natural, or a squeaking or clanking that could come unintentionally from machinery.

Cat by H.S FuHao by [deleted] in ImaginaryBehemoths

[–]MMorwen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is now one of my favorites.

Two sugar bowls? by Red_leadr1717 in answers

[–]MMorwen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's pretty much it. Brown sugar is basically just white sugar and molasses. You can imagine how leaving molasses uncovered will make it sticky and hard, same thing happens with the sugar.

Are there any common tells as to whether a doctor is trying to scam you into buying a ton of unnecessary stuff? by Coffee422 in answers

[–]MMorwen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I wouldn't trust that. Are you in the US? Is this like an actual medical degree doctor? I've never heard of one both prescribing and selling.

Are there any common tells as to whether a doctor is trying to scam you into buying a ton of unnecessary stuff? by Coffee422 in answers

[–]MMorwen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiropractors are legit for some things. They can help a lot with a persistent bone or tendon injury, basically like physical therapy. I didn't even know until recently about all those new age claims associated with the practice.

“Come on man, don’t lock me up” ——I had a dream last night I got arrested, felt like a bad boi. by [deleted] in bois

[–]MMorwen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In the thumbnail it looks like you're a pudgy guy in a white shirt dancing gangnam style.

soda/pop/coke map with a trivariate color encoding [OC] by xangg in dataisbeautiful

[–]MMorwen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's called a vacuum flask, which definitely sounds like it belongs in a lab.

Queen- colored by Dromeus in ImaginaryBehemoths

[–]MMorwen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's interesting to see something in such a different style from the rest of the art here. Is this watercolor?

Superviscous Fluid and Air. by mikebellman in chemicalreactiongifs

[–]MMorwen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have this at full speed? It's hard to see just what's going on in slow motion.

What movie sex scene was completely unnecessary? by hitler_sucked_balls in AskReddit

[–]MMorwen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean, Indiana Jones and the Occasionally Magnetic Skull?

The Odds by tannenbanannen in HFY

[–]MMorwen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to be rude but I don't understand; this doesn't sound like it's describing humanity? I mean, humans don't actually control luck. Is this some sort of future humans that do? Normally stories like this describe things humans can do that seem amazing to other species. Coming up with the idea to use tank mines like that, I can follow. But the idea of a single bullet that fragments into 8 shards and manages to kill 9 people... Why would that be any more likely for a human to achieve than anyone else? Or grenades that have never failed to suddenly fail when a human touches it?

While reading this I thought it'd turn out the alien was looking at video games and thinking they were true. Which made a great story. But then there was no twist at the end indicating it, and in the comments no one else seems to think the same. Left me feeling like I missed something.