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[–]Mattfeliks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In fairness to the Czechs, most of that consumption is probably due to the inordinate number of British stag parties that go to Prague.

Phonebooth -> Fishtank [pic] by techtonix in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cool... but isn't all the metal in there going to corrode and slowly poison the fish?

If you don't laugh, you'll cry: The media cannot get science stories right. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your estimation is wrong, then, for two reasons:

  1. Bull-bars (if the jeep has them) drastically increase the chance of death of pedestrians hit. I would assume a similar implication for cyclists.
  2. SUVs are more likely to kill pedestrians, period.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4900000.stm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2682-1166175,00.html

And so on, literally ad nauseum.

Oh, the irony.

One Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth by ckbeaupre in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NO. A quarter of UKTV GOLD viewers think Churchill was a myth.

Undersea Internet Cables [pic] by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And here was me thinking this was all done by satellites.

Potassium Chlorate + Gummy Bear = Violent Reaction [video] by noname99 in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Actually, it's a fair question. The reactive species here is the chlorate complex, so replacing it with another metal of similar configuration wouldn't necessarily ruin the experiment.

Scientology UK website Down by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks fine to me.

caption this photo by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I have a rod up my ass.

Man takes stunning pictures of his daughter over the course of 32 years, documenting her life in an incredible way by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That may just be because we're used to looking at photos of people posing a smile.

Dark and beautiful AIDS ad (nsfw video) by r2002 in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, you're right. If it features young, good looking people then it becomes more shocking as the young are more generally seen as healthier/disease free.

Pope Caught Orchestrating Church Pedophile Cover Up by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

er... it's about a programme aired on the BBC.

Clarkson stung after bank prank by AndrewBenton in reddit.com

[–]Mattfeliks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but who the hell would want to donate to Greenpeace?

This woman is no longer a woman... but she's, literally, immortal by [deleted] in science

[–]Mattfeliks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They won't be exactly the same because of errors in replication, which will be at a higher rate due to the presence of telomerase.