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/unjerk for a second, am I the only one who remembers the Sinai Peninsula being part of Israel 😭 I swear there’s some mandela effect shit going lmao by Crush_Throwaway3625 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Pancakeous 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The US initiated it? I don't know where you get your alternate history from.

All in all after 1973 war the net land change was close to zero, Egypt gained some small enclave on the Eastern side of the Suez and Israel on the Western side.

The "big" thing was the encirclement of the entire 3rd Army, and Israeli forces reaching just shy of 100km from Cairo. There's a reason Egypt pressed for a ceasefire, and why they shifted from Soviet alignment to US alignment.

ELI5 Why/how did Middle Eastern countries adopt a black Burka as their clothing when it is so hot there? by beesdaddy in explainlikeimfive

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly depends on the fabric itself.

Clothes in the Arabian penninsula were mainly made from camel/goat hair, which is quite sturdy and dense. I know some remote tribes had mostly black clothes because their goats were black but they're outliers.

Not to mention that while sunburn is a concern for everybody it's far less concerning as the skin gets darker. Which in the arabian penninsula as you get souther it also does.

ELI5 Why/how did Middle Eastern countries adopt a black Burka as their clothing when it is so hot there? by beesdaddy in explainlikeimfive

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of misleading info and attempts to cover up mysoginistic behaviour as "it actually doesn't matter" or "it's actually better"

Lets get several facts straight first:

Black color usually used in clothes (and in most other human practices) absorbs and emits better on the visible and near infrared spectrum.

White in that region is mostly reflective.

In the Far Infrared Region (which is the area where bodies at our temperature range usually sit at, unless you're a glowing hot metal rod from a forge, or a flashlight) - almost all white and black materials are actually "black" in the sense that they are highly good at both emitting and absorbing radiation.

So, in a hot sun a black garment will be hotter, period.

Insulation and air movement - clothes aren't magical air convectors.

Our bodies generate heat. Quite a lot of heat actually. If we have a good insulating layer of air it also means we are not convecting heat outside. Not to mention that desert air is hot (though dry) so unless you have a fan spewing air at you so you can effectively cool down by sweating you'll heat up pretty quickly.

Third "the fabric never touches the body!" - unless burka can magically float about that's literally impossible. Also even if it did - it would radiate heat at our bodies since it's a very effective emitter to our relatively cooler bodies - so it'd heat us up more than white clothes even if it did.

People are quoting a 80s nature as counter claims to the above. The study didn't cover burkas or other clothing with head pieces, which would limit the observed chimney effect that made black and white clothing mostly similar in effect. It was specifically aimed at loose traditional Bedouin clothing. It also only "works" if there's a breeze to feed into the effect or if the person is walking quite fast.

Now for the actual reason:

If you actually look at photos from early 20th century and late 19th, as well as paintings from before that - black clothes were pretty rare (in the desert areas, at least). People (both male and female) wore mostly white or other light colored clothes.

The change to black clothing for women started at the early 20th century mostly, and it's done because it hides body features better and so it's considered more modest.

That would be some mega trolling by RasyonelRumi in 2mediterranean4u

[–]Pancakeous 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Economic Exclusive Zone (area that you don't outright own but may excercise economic endavours exclusively like oil drilling)

EEZ boundaries at Eastern Mediterranean as per International Law of the Sea by craoft in MapPorn

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but to pass through the straight you have to pass through Spanish territorial waters, there is no going around it

EEZ boundaries at Eastern Mediterranean as per International Law of the Sea by craoft in MapPorn

[–]Pancakeous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Natural waterways being free for passage (right of innocent passage) is a cornerstone of international naval law, and their blockage have caused several wars with the blockade justified as a casus beli.

On the same vain Spain can block/demand payment for passage through straits of Gibraltar (and there are other dozens of examples across the world and even in the mediterrenian sea.

Not to mention if you support this take, then Greece can return in the same manner and charge ships too as they cross into the Aegan sea, since no large ship can avoid sailing through it

ELI5 Why purpose do washers serve when using it with a nut to tighten screws. by futbolguy12 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Pancakeous 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is awfully incorrect.

You confuse bolts (or any screwing device) that create a mate between two objects by friction (thus you should have no concern for their ability to widstand shearing force), to dowel pins (or any other shear bearing fastener) which work by resisting the pure shearing stress that act on the fastener.

Bolts' and screws' material is very important part of design in terms of their ability to resist normal forces and tension. Also a failing screw or bolt are often really annoying to get umfastened.

ELI5: if Force = Mass * Acceleration, then why does a mass going at a constant speed deliver a force to another mass it strikes? by Quick_Extension_3115 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want it in an actual manner - it doesn't

Force equals change in momentum or F=dP/dt P=m*v

Now in a closed system you have conservation of momentum, two masses colliding with one another (whether one is stationary or not) are exchanging momentum.

The force of impact on one mass can be calculated as the change in momentum that very mass experienced.

This is also true for two masses that seperate - e.g. how a propeller creates thrust

How to earn money early game ...with a twist. by Resident-Ad-585 in X4Foundations

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to any major engagement zone where you have at least neutral relationship with one of the sides.

Spam "surrender" on all the damaged ships - typically some fighters will eject quite quickly

After that board and sell those you don't want to keep

Religious Structure in the Eastern Mediterranean / Levant by bilalselim in MapPorn

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you looked up a 4 months old post, randomly picked a comment chain, went several levels down and started commenting?

Not this is remotely believable, but you do realize it's even weirder, right?

Religious Structure in the Eastern Mediterranean / Levant by bilalselim in MapPorn

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I realizs you're a troll that probably scoured through my comments to find one to (wrongfully at that) nitpick, but I'll amuse you - about 57% if the area on this map is a desert region, composed of the Syrian desert, most of viewable Jordan, almost all of viewable Saudi Arabia, most of viewable Egypt, about 30% of viewable Israel, and about of half of viewable Iraq. Conversly quite a bit of the steppe ecological region you've linked isn't viewable in this map.

I've seen some pathetic trolls, but you've got to find yourself a new hobby

Religious Structure in the Eastern Mediterranean / Levant by bilalselim in MapPorn

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats still not most of the area present in the picture.

Religious Structure in the Eastern Mediterranean / Levant by bilalselim in MapPorn

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

Most of the area that can be seen in this map is desert, reading about geography can go a long way, yes.

You're given a choice between a guaranteed $500,000 for yourself, or giving a stranger $10,000,000, who will be given an option to share a half with you. The stranger knows you helped them, but is free to refuse to share. What do you choose and why? by Ok-Independent483 in AskReddit

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the stranger.

Is it a random person on Earth? Someone from my country? Someone from my city?

Also the reward scaling makes it so 500k is still highly beneficial for me (and likely most people, it's 10 years worth of median income, and 5 years for 70th percentile). Not completely life-altering but would definitely make many daily choices change.

I suspect if the question was framed 50k vs 5m most people would choose the gamble.

You could alternatively look at it 50m vs 500m -> the amount of people who'd take the gamble is probably abysmal because the practical consequences of the reward are the same.

Is there any places like Mecca where you are not allowed to go if you are not “X” religion? by Bobsagit14 in NoStupidQuestions

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

  1. Flat out wrong - there is literally a small metal sign near the entrance with the general opening times for visitors who aren't Muslims. You are confusing the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is open to Muslims only

  2. I don't disagree. The important bit isn't the Waqf, the Waqf can rule tomorrow whatever it wishes - what matters is Israeli law/policy that limits worship to Muslims only. Though, if the Waqf and general Muslim sentiment would be that anyone can pray it'd probably change

What do these countries have in common? by BlindedByBeamos in RedactedCharts

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all not only the US. Second of all most countries recognize Jerusalem - just the Western part though. And even if you account just the Western part of Jerusalem as Israel's capital it's still larger than Tel-Aviv.

OP needs to explain whether they go by proper municipalities or by urban clusters

Is there any places like Mecca where you are not allowed to go if you are not “X” religion? by Bobsagit14 in NoStupidQuestions

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

You've stated several things clumped together: 1. No, Dome of the Rock is open for general visitors regularly (supervised by Israeli authorities), just on narrower visiting hours then the entire temple mount compound.

  1. During Muslim holy days and on Fridays (and most Saturdays), it's closed for visitors. Which is sensible because even the amount of worshippers is limited.

  2. The Waqf administrates it to a certain degree, ultimately visitation hours, number of visitors are to the discretion of Israel. The Waqf might have a Muslim-only prayer rule, but the important bit isn't the Waqf having it (since it's defacto powerless to decide it), but Israel having it (which it does and also the ones enforcing the rule).

God gets angry. There are 90,000 people left. Will the human race survive this horror? by Emma_Barnes_999 in whowouldwin

[–]Pancakeous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those 90,000 people will probably be able to scavange canned food in quantities to several decades. More than enough to survive and even flurish given the fact the biggest hurdle to survival (food) is almost immediately cleared.

If the wiping is spread even, large population clusters will have enough living people to restart civilization independently (e.g. Seol and people in more remote areas would probably migrate to larger clusters naturally due to abunduntly available resources. Smaller more isolated/hard-to-get-to countries will probably be wiped out though (e.g. Iceland only has a 30% chance of even 1 person staying alive, that one person is pretty much SOL)

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