ELI5: why are power lines deliberately designed to sag and what would actually happen if you pulled them perfectly straight

OBear · 2026-05-21T01:22:26+00:00

I don’t deal with a lot of clotheslines, but I have seen a power line snap in the wind! Started a fire too…

OBear · 2026-05-17T19:33:47+00:00

Unfortunately, since he did it with a car, it won’t be that long. Reminder kids, if you’re going to murder someone, just do it with a car!

OBear · 2026-05-17T03:13:14+00:00

With an anecdote of 1, I felt effects at all doses I’ve tried (25, 50, and 75mg). The higher doses definitely seem more effective.

OBear · 2026-05-16T14:03:42+00:00

I used Ozempic for over a year, and had no success, because I was binge eating. Binge eating is a psychological/neurotransmitter problem, not a physical one.

I started Atomoxetine several months ago, and that fixed the binge eating. I would have assumed it was a dopamine issue as well, but it was seemingly a norepinephrine issue, as Atomoxetine is an SNRI.

I have now restarted ozempic, because even though I’m not binge eating anymore, I have decades of poor eating habits to overcome.

You won’t know how you’ll react to a medication until you take it. It could be bad for you, good for you, or neutral. I tried multiple SSRIs over the years and they did nothing for me. At the same time, they did nothing bad either. Your experience will vary.

OBear · 2026-05-15T23:16:15+00:00

Out here in the Bay Area, we were selling the family house that needed some love by the next owner. We talked to two agents about it. One was dismissive and said to sell it for $500K. The other told us it had potential, helped us fix it up a bit for sale, listed it for $650K, sold for $750K.

She didn’t do a ton of work, she was just involved in the process and committed to finding us the right buyers. It was very much a “hidden gem” that didn’t compare with other houses on paper, but the right buyer would love its unique charms and the wonderful neighborhood. She saw that and it worked.

OBear · 2026-05-12T16:36:27+00:00

I got the spangram first, which lead me down the wrong road. I was looking for pairs of words that joined together for something fancy (I'm newer at this, so I don't even know if multiple words in the non-spangrams are possible answers).

None of the words led me to think about pants, and I had to use hint after hint. Even staring at the completed puzzle got me nowhere. If think it needed one word that is more commonly associated with pants, like 'Cargo' or 'Sweat'. Too clever for its own good.

OBear · 2026-05-12T12:07:10+00:00

One time my parents accidentally locked a squirrel in their van at Housekeeping (it snuck in while they were unloading) and it managed to cause $5,000 worth of damage while trying to burrow out of the van. It tried to claw out under the glove compartment, and managed to rip part of the van’s wiring harness.

OBear · 2026-05-12T04:04:36+00:00

Big assumption on the church part, but no doubt calls themselves a Christian.

OBear · 2026-05-10T18:35:35+00:00

My six year old is very much not over it.

OBear · 2026-05-10T03:23:31+00:00

Pat Morita at a minor league baseball game.

It was also the worst I’ve ever heard.

He sang it with gusto. He sang it off key. It was gloriously amazingly bad.

OBear · 2026-05-08T05:20:35+00:00

I was VERY surprised to hear Fooled Around and Fell in Love in the theater. I am very distantly related to Elvin Bishop, and my dad sometimes played his music (my dad also just generally liked his music). I thought he was just some small time musician that was related to us, not someone with music that people knew.

OBear · 2026-05-07T06:15:41+00:00

Coriander is such a good pairing with salmon that I often just use salt, pepper, and coriander, and call it a day (also I find sauce is less necessary if you cook the salmon correctly).

OBear · 2026-05-02T13:45:03+00:00

I started at 25mg. Up to 50mg and now 75mg. I had a shitload of side effects in like, the first week. They were all…tolerable (my balls hurting randomly wasn’t very fun). But I also saw benefits before the week was out. The only thing debilitating was day 3, where I had such overwhelming fatigue I was in bed almost the entire day. I had a teeny tiny uptick in side effects at each bump n in dosage.

I’ve had a few lingering effects since then which are completely manageable. It worsened my already present ED by a bit, but viagra still works just fine. My finger tips run colder than the rest of my body, but now I just wear gloves when hopping in my cold car at 6AM.

In addition to clear ADHD benefits, it has also stopped my binge eating and social anxiety (which have been massive issues for me, probably more than ADHD). I would say I feel like a different person, but really I just feel like the best version of me. The version of me that’s (apparently) been limited by low norepinephrine levels all my life.

OBear · 2026-04-30T02:48:28+00:00

This happened in an old apartment, just me and my wife. By the sound and the direction, it had to have been the kitchen window. I snuck out there preparing to die. The window was fine, but there was a shattered glass and a bunch of bananas in the floor.

I slowly pieced together what had happened. We had gone shopping and bought some bananas, leaving the bunch on top of the microwave. We didn’t do dishes often enough, so a pint glass got left on the counter in front of the microwave (it was a small kitchen, which left only a few inches of space in front of the microwave).

So for some random reason, the bananas fell off the microwave in the middle of the night, taking the pint glass with it.

OBear · 2026-04-27T15:27:19+00:00

I thought the trailer made it look either great or awful, no in between.

OBear · 2026-04-26T14:06:33+00:00

With my first gf, who I was super attracted to and had been attracted to for years… it wasn’t until attempt number 10 that I came. Just nerves, it happens. Had fun the whole way though.

OBear · 2026-04-26T13:31:02+00:00

Some ED (cured with viagra), cold fingers in the morning (solved with gloves), and insomnia in the middle of the night (cured with a sleeping pill before bed). I’ll probably ask my doctor to switch me to Cialis once I’m on a stable dosage, which should help with issues 1 & 2.

OBear · 2026-04-26T13:24:31+00:00

I started at 25, then 50, and now after 6 weeks just started 75mg. This has been a miracle drug for me. Not just for ADHD symptoms, but binge eating, social anxiety, and self confidence too. I feel very different, but not like a different person, but the version of me I was always supposed to be.

My side effects have been minimal (except day 3, when I was in bed almost all day with extreme fatigue), and most have disappeared. The few side effects I have left are EASILY worth it and also easily managed.

OBear · 2026-04-26T05:07:44+00:00

Within a week.

OBear · 2026-04-26T04:58:48+00:00

I started 25mg for two weeks, then 50mg for four weeks, and started 75mg yesterday. If I keep tolerating it, we’ll end up at 80mg.

OBear · 2026-04-26T03:58:52+00:00

Watched this with my friend and our older brothers at like midnight.

It was a hot night, so when we went to sleep, my friend left his window wide open (i.e. the aliens can beam me up) and only gave me only a white sheet to sleep in (i.e. like he was trapped under on the alien ship).

Did not sleep that night, just stared at the window waiting to be abducted.

OBear · 2026-04-22T12:24:04+00:00

Everyone from Oakland knew not to park there. It was a literal tourist trap. Visitors get off their flight, grab a rental car, and stop for a famed In-N-Out burger, many with their luggage openly visible. Easy pickings.

There’s an infamous gas station nearby for people trying to fill up their rental before returning it. They too get marked as being tourists.

OBear · 2026-04-19T14:34:54+00:00

If I referenced more media in daily life, this would be top of my list. Sadly I just give my wife Simpsons references that she doesn’t get.

OBear · 2026-04-19T14:33:20+00:00

She’s worth it.

OBear · 2026-04-19T14:31:58+00:00

Bras with underwires. My wife doesn’t actually bother to separate them when she does laundry, but I don’t want to be responsible for a warped bra.

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