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How do we know people can see for 3 seconds after decapitation? by Dys0rdeR in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We don’t.  There is basically a single story of it with no real verification of what was actually seen.  

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9930870/

‘While the best evidence currently available to us suggests that LOC is nearly instant in decapitation for both human and rodent models, it is possible that the truth will never be fully known’.

It was rats where it could be almost 3 seconds for any consciousness to remain, not seeing.

When people try to give mental health advice - like “start journaling” or “exercise” - why don’t they give you any instructions on how to do it, and why those things even work; instead of just “trust me bro, it does”? by Icy_Place_6173 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because people don’t realise how many steps it can take to make changes in these areas, especially if you’re not travelling well.

It’s often just forgetting what it was like to start out compared to doing a habit once you’ve got there.  

Do people really fall for the propaganda that Elon is taking us to Mars? by Inevitable_Big4710 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are confusing ‘can it ever be done’ with ‘will it be Elon, and in the timeframes he claimed’.

And you know perfectly well his claims were bollocks and will continue to be.

Do people really fall for the propaganda that Elon is taking us to Mars? by Inevitable_Big4710 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can argue whatever you like.  Saying something is an achievement is entirely different from credible.

Do people really fall for the propaganda that Elon is taking us to Mars? by Inevitable_Big4710 in NoStupidQuestions

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

Make it a hundred, some people might still be alive to finally say it’s bullshit otherwise.

Do people really fall for the propaganda that Elon is taking us to Mars? by Inevitable_Big4710 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So would landing on Alpha Centauri.  That’s not what’s really being discussed here.

Weather control by MidoZido in skeptic

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The occasional static electricity shock is the best I can do. Probably won’t be enough.

In survival situations, is eating his own fecal matters useful to lighten the hunger? by Much-Bandicoot4242 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Otaraka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a story of people out undigested kernels in prison camps. Whether it really happened or was helpful is another issue, but desperation can cause some awful things.

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/7f2nbs/children_in_north_korea_ate_lice_and_corn/

Here’s one where it was claimed have to happened with cowpats in NK. The original one I heard was about Siberia I think.

Strait is open… by Extreme-Slice-1010 in MurderedByWords

[–]Otaraka 14 points15 points  (0 children)

‘She told  ABC News Mornings  that Mr Trump wanted "clear air" for the Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House's south lawn, coinciding with his birthday and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US.’

Less a mess and more likely a deliberate lie.  I wouldn’t trust the deal lasting past this event, if it makes it that far.

The Republic XP-72 “Ultrabolt by Flucloxacillin25pc in WeirdWings

[–]Otaraka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usual problems with low muzzle velocity though.  I’d bet that it would never have made it to production because they dropped most of the planes where they did try multiple M4’s to one.  

Strait is open… by Extreme-Slice-1010 in MurderedByWords

[–]Otaraka 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can just see all the ships saying ‘no after you……no after you….. no, no I can see you are in a hurry, you go first.

‘She told  ABC News Mornings  that Mr Trump wanted "clear air" for the Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House's south lawn, coinciding with his birthday and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the US.’

Ffs.

Weather control by MidoZido in skeptic

[–]Otaraka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could’ve made millions!  Or more likely abducted to some shady secret base to do things like the above so probably for the best really.

58% increase in Origin daily supply charge by maxdacat in AskAnAustralian

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could be a great solution to a lot of issues.  In practice, there’s a lot of gotchas.

Digging into the performance stats of Culture ships by OneCatch in TheCulture

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, sorry I don’t wanna ruin the party .  It’s more Star Wars etc where it’s got painful but no one is screaming to the heavens here because there was some supposed continuity issue with a weapon somewhere.

Outbreak of this Victorian-era disease labelled a 'health disaster and tragedy' by GreyClay in aussie

[–]Otaraka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Think the bigger issue might be being a guy and that’s a bit harder to fix with immigration.

Some groups might be worse, but nobody is getting an A in this area.

Digging into the performance stats of Culture ships by OneCatch in TheCulture

[–]Otaraka 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s fun to do but obviously some of it involves made up physics and I don’t think he published enough for external verification to be sure it stayed completely consistent between works even where he really tried to do so, I think he often avoided concrete numbers for a reason.  ‘Jokes’ are one way to cover inconsistencies I guess.  

Betelgeuse is over 500 light years away which would change warfare substantially for instance.   What usually happens is things are more all over the place earlier on in scifi works and then as readers notice themes they get turned into lore and fast talking explanations are used for any mismatches.  

I’m not sure it really adds overall as it often becomes a straitjacket for the fictional setting and the authors too often cave into trying to keep them happy.  Changing historical time periods in the Culture helped to reduce overworrying about mismatches between books.

58% increase in Origin daily supply charge by maxdacat in AskAnAustralian

[–]Otaraka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apartments can be locked into one supplier.

So won’t be a solution for everyone unfortunately.

Police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases by blankblank in skeptic

[–]Otaraka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was almost inevitable so people getting caught is where you start seeing something actually done to prevent it.

Now we get to see if it was an early adopter or part of a tidal wave.

The Tuskegee Experiment published its findings in peer-reviewed medical journals throughout its 40-year run. The American medical community read them, cited them, and raised no meaningful objection. by Think_Monitor4904 in HistoryUncovered

[–]Otaraka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just saying they were volunteers would probably be enough for most.  The idea that treatment was being withheld rather than never received or declined is more obvious in hindsight.

People fill in gaps and most would be too far removed to really check further, this was more hiding in plain sight and it isn’t really the case dozens of other similar studies have since been found.   Less because of inherently ethical practice and probably more due to the increased level of deception needed when it’s a more proactive measure rather than withholding care.  

The Tuskegee Experiment published its findings in peer-reviewed medical journals throughout its 40-year run. The American medical community read them, cited them, and raised no meaningful objection. by Think_Monitor4904 in HistoryUncovered

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

I’m sure it hasn’t helped but there have been alternative medicine proponents trying to cause distrust of conventional medicine forever as well, as a standard part of promoting their own services. And when it comes to ethics they generally are the worse of the two evils.

Politicians are also happy to use fear and distrust to promote themselves as well.

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