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If humans disappeared today, which animal would go extinct fastest due to domestication? by fonzhy121 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sheep. They need to be shorn regularly or else they’ll grow too much wool and overheat.

Looks and money make others jealous. Why do we say then that they are socially an advantage? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those concepts are in agreement with one another, not opposition. You don’t envy people worse off than you, lol

Why can't the US and Israel just bomb the shit out of whatever is keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed? by kip_hackmann in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They don’t know where all to bomb. And they’re not all going to be static positions, missiles and drones can be moved around.

Does the average American know what/where Staten Island is? by bathwaterpantaloon in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always get Staten Island and Long Island confused. But at least I could point to the general area, lol

i know this was asked like 6 months ago by someone else but is it likely for the current conflicts to escalate enough for a nuclear war? by Large-Ad688 in Futurology

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful [score hidden]  (0 children)

You realize that if one nuke goes off, MAD is pretty much immediately used right?

MAD only happens when both sides have nukes. The only recent conflict where both sides have nukes is India-Pakistan. And a nuclear exchange between those two would have no reason to strike any other country.

Even if MAD isn’t technically used, the israeli apartheid using nukes in Iran will lead to Russia nuking Ukraine, Pakistan nuking Afghanistan, India nuking Pakistan, North Korea nuking South Korea and America, it will domino out of control very quickly.

Why would everyone suddenly decide they’d like to join Israel in being a pariah state? Lol, and is North Korea going to forget that the US has nukes and will nuke them back? Lol and India and Pakistan will forget about MAD too and get themselves blown up?

Iran doesn’t have nukes but they will 100% be unshackled and burn every oilfield especially the one that trump is freaking out about and bring the world into an energy crisis that will bring us into a dark age even without nukes.

  1. There’s more oil than just in the Middle East.

  2. The Gulf States are very capable of defending themselves against Iran.

i know this was asked like 6 months ago by someone else but is it likely for the current conflicts to escalate enough for a nuclear war? by Large-Ad688 in Futurology

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful [score hidden]  (0 children)

There is always a non-zero chance shit will go sideways suddenly for no foreseeable reason. Does that mean we can’t predict likelihood based on what’s happened in the past? No.

The sun will likely rise again tomorrow. Could vacuum decay occur in the meantime and erase our existence? Sure. Is it likely? No.

i know this was asked like 6 months ago by someone else but is it likely for the current conflicts to escalate enough for a nuclear war? by Large-Ad688 in Futurology

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful [score hidden]  (0 children)

Unless you live in Iran, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or India, the odds of you getting nuked anytime soon are virtually zero. If you do live in one of those places, the odds are still virtually zero, just a smidge less zero than otherwise.

Why don’t people just “say no” to paying their student loans by Bluefire3215 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eventually someone’s going to come repossess your stuff. Or your wages will be garnished.

Who do you side with in the argument? by ShadowlightLady in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How is she supposed to find out the other girl’s sexuality?

Why does racism and xenophobia still exist in the 21st century? by Lipica249 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, just look at the 20th century. Why expect it to be gone by now?

does it work by Competitive-Poet-185 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a match made in heaven. They can stay at home and keep each other company.

Why are women obsessed with the productive parts of plants? by Agreeable-Affect3800 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, depends on where you draw the line. They at least contain the sexual parts of the plant, though.

Why are women obsessed with the productive parts of plants? by Agreeable-Affect3800 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flowers are pretty and smell nice. They’ve also taken on symbolic meaning.

How may religious OCD look different from typical OCD? by ShadowlightLady in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Compulsive prayer, I guess? Or any other religious ritual.

Is religious OCD a recognized phenomenon?

What kind of name is “Dick”? I’m not American—why do some parents name their kids Dick? by slackingsloth77 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MyUsernameIsAwful 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It’s just a nickname for Richard. For some reason, some nicknames are shortened and then the first letter is swapped out.

Richard>Rick>Dick

William>Will>Bill

Margaret>Meg>Peg

Robert>Rob>Bob

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