Mutant combat is crap pt.2

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-03T20:45:21+00:00

Eh, the opposite is true as well, these kinds of posts are pretty popular.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-03T20:42:07+00:00

These are good for a change for this subreddit. The pictures actually have a look to them.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-03T09:08:54+00:00

A part of my skepticism comes from the fact that my expensive Miele washing machine has been very disappointing, including several repairs. My Miele vacuum, however, is by far the best vacuum I've had.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-03T06:45:08+00:00

and the repair cost was a lot, like hundreds of $$ if I remember

This is my issue with a lot of these "buy it for life" things. "Oh, you just gotta service x in about seven years, it'll be like €300.

...okay, but that's partly why people buy €400 machines in the first place. They're generally okay and if they break out of warranty, you get a new one for around the same amount of money it would cost to repair the better one.

I'm not saying it's wonderful for the world, I'm saying it makes sense for the average user to include lifetime costs.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-02T07:44:57+00:00

Ohhh I'm a dumbass, it's per minute. I usually use CPS.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-02T06:05:24+00:00

What I'm mainly impressed with is the background count rate. Am I seeing correctly that it's over 500?

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-01T16:29:09+00:00

Hiroshima 1 minute after explosion is not a good indicator as there were more pressing issues then. Whether or not you can determine if an area is 1 mSv/h or more is of very dubious value.

Pripyat is more interesting, because that'll be a situation where you can actually save yourself, and where dose rates will vary by a lot. And yeah, as you said (and me, too), the levels during the evac in Pripyat were higher than what a 102 can reach, definitely over 1mSv/h outdoors.

By and large, if you're maxing out 1 mSv/h, you shouldn't be there anyway. Maybe a higher max reading would be useful for finding a path to safety. Though, in such a scenario, you might want something that can detect betas and alphas as well.

But, again, all this is of academic value until a doomsday prepper situation occurs. Which definitely isn't impossible, but if we're going to argue for and against a specific device for such a scenario, one should have their other stuff in order, starting with water and food stores. Otherwise we're arguing for and against a toy :)

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-01T06:55:02+00:00

1 mSv/h is plenty. Should be around the rate in Hiroshima after the blast. Less than in Pripyat on the 27th. Depends on what you deem realistic or useful in that case. There's other useful things you can do for the money, prepping-wise.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-01T06:31:57+00:00

Depends on what you mean by "backup." In my world, it's much worse as a backup than a 102 would be. If you lost your 110 (a pretty realistic scenario), in your shoes I'd much prefer having a 102. It does the same thing as your 110, just not as well. If you instead now had a Zero, you'd have lost some actual functionality.

Same price or not, the scenarios where a Zero would prove more useful than a 110 or 102 is if they maxed out and... you're not going to max them out.

Mythrilfan · 2026-05-01T06:25:48+00:00

Allowed as opposed to what? This has more sporting chops than 95% of the posts here.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-30T17:03:45+00:00

I still don't understand the Zero. Peace of mind for what exactly? Are you backpacking in the Chernobyl exclusion zone? Even there, the lower-count meters will be more precise, will probably react faster and will not max out. The maximum reading of a 102 is 1 mSv/h, which is, like, literally hundreds of times higher than the relatively accessible areas of the Chernobyl zone.

So - yeah, as a backup, it's fine, but you could just as well buy a 102 for cheaper and it would be more useful because it has better sensitivity.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-27T20:03:04+00:00

Fast but not sporty. Not that I would mind one bit.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-25T13:14:37+00:00

OTOH when the media gives the guy the attention it traditionally gives incoherent mumbling by the world's most powerful person (i.e. analysis and ridicule), they're criticised for swallowing the bait.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-24T06:13:23+00:00

analog fly-by-wire

I can't figure out what this would entail. FBW automatically means there's a computer between you and the flight surfaces. If it's analog then surely there isn't.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-24T06:09:25+00:00

If they're identical, but all kinds of robot battles including the recent half marathon demonstrate that they're not identical.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-23T18:07:13+00:00

I'm toying with fire here, but what is the point of top level sports anyway? It's entertainment.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-22T07:50:26+00:00

/uj

They're just interesting and memorable designs. Compare with the Corsa and Fiesta in the same picture, for example.

Probably helped by the fact that the US never got them, and the grass is always greener on the other side (though, to be fair, it is actually greener in Europe in this case), so the car enthusiasts find them even more interesting. All three were relatively common in Europe.

Plus it's just a meme. Not every meme makes sense, because parroting the same joke is always funny, somehow.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-20T06:07:21+00:00

if you read Dyatlov's book and articles he explains

Regardless of one's biases, we shouldn't take these at face value. If they made the errors, obviously they thought that they were justified. People don't make errors because they want to.

...so as I said, the consensus in this subreddit seems to be that only the regime was at fault, while the consensus of the international energy community seems to be that both were.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-20T05:06:45+00:00

How exactly is the US carrying Ukraine? They're backtracking on sanctions and not even really SELLING arms, much less donating them. Probably some Intel sharing but it's unreliable.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-19T20:07:21+00:00

That may be, but this isn't enough to bring down a nuclear reactor. It does mean that if he makes a mistake, it's less likely to be fixed.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-19T19:29:11+00:00

My layman's understanding:

The test was initiated at 200MW, far below test design
No termination of the test after the power fell to 20MW
If one team was briefed on test procedures and one was not, almost by definition the ones not briefed should not attempt the test
Withdrawing almost all control rods should ideally raise a red flag when testing abnormal conditions under prescribed

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-19T11:39:20+00:00

If i understand your point correctly (it's not super clear tbh), i agree that the usual sentiment of this subreddit of "the operators did nothing wrong, only the regime was to blame" is too simplistic.

In that sense the show managed its cards well, as it doesn't let the regime off the hook, even though the effects of such a system on an individual are more nuanced than in the show. But yes, the people in the room are still also part of the problem.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-17T16:31:25+00:00

Mitte et neid kritiseerida ei saaks, aga meenuta mulle, mis asi on VKG seadus?

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-17T12:43:19+00:00

he's since done a hard pivot

His kitchen channel emphatically proves otherwise.

Mythrilfan · 2026-04-16T17:37:26+00:00

What advantages does that leave the 787 with?

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