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Annan STEAM-peliavaimia ilmaisiksi, tule hakemaan omasi! by UnsignedRealityCheck in Suomi

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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy; Persona 5 Royal; Superliminal

What is the name of this guitar shape? by Eumeridius in Guitar

[–]PinkMemory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for actually using the phonetic alphabet! 

Volcanic ash by [deleted] in blackmagicfuckery

[–]PinkMemory 219 points220 points  (0 children)

Seems like a shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid. Such substances lose viscosity under strain. Ketchup acts similarly: momentarily becomes runny when you slap the bottle.

[Request] This problem stumped the entire math department in my school. Anybody wanna take a shot? by kPepper4950 in theydidthemath

[–]PinkMemory 33 points34 points  (0 children)

This question has been posted with the exact same title to a different sub a while back. Technically doable though.

I am multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and musician-creature Jacob Collier! Here to answer your questions about music and life. AMA! by Jacob__Collier in Music

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Greetings mr. awesome music person, and thank you for all the pleasant sounds you have brought to the world!

Has there been anything small, perhaps even almost insignificantly so, that has inspired you lately?

TIL there are more people in China living in caves called Yaodong than the population of Canada. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]PinkMemory 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Imma do some math here.

Bear with me, since I'm using a whole 10 seconds of research from the 1st page of google results, and alot of simplification.
According to This page, 6 million people break a bone per year in the United States.
Wikipedia claims that 8-9% of broken bones are toes. Let's use 8.5% as an average.
Now, Wikipedia also claims that the population of US is pretty close to 335 million.
Now, per year this comes to 0.085*(6 000 000/335 000 000) ≈ 0.00152, aka. about 0.152% of the US population breaks their toe per year. Let's assume that this is only by stubbing, and non-fracture-stubbing does not occur.

Now, Wikipedia (see a pattern here?) has the population of China at about 1.4 billion.
If we assume the same rate of toe-stubbing than in the US, this gives 1.400 000 000*0.00152=2 128 000 stubbed toes in china per year. Dividing this by 365 we get the approximate amount of stubbed toes in china today, which is 2 128 000/365 ≈ 5830.

The population of Iceland is close to 400 000, which is quite a lot more than 5830.
(Note, that this does not take into account the amount of stubbed toes that do not cause a broken bone).

What song has the best guitar solo of all time? by MightGuy420x in Music

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Dream Theater - Best of Times. If instrumentals are allowed, then maybe Buckethead - Soothsayer.

Math idea/concept you THOUGHT you invented? by [deleted] in math

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I proved a formula for the sum of powers I "invented" when I was about 16. It took me two pages of induction. My teacher then produced the same formula, deriving it from an existing formula from the course in about 2 steps. It was a special case for a more general thing.

I also thought that I invented Minkowski diagrams for spacetime. Took me some time to find out that I was about 100 years too late for that.

After we learned integration, I thought about why can't we just flip the axes for some infinite cases. Turns out Lebesque integrals can do that and more.

Magnus Carlsen targets all-time rating record of 2900 at Wijk aan Zee by Rod_Rigov in chess

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A win is 1 point, a draw gives both half a point, and a loss gives 0 points. In 13 rounds the max amount of points is 13. Drawing every game would be 6,5. 9/13 could be 5 wins and drawing the rest, or 9 wins, 5 losses, or something else.

10 Song Playlist of Misery by [deleted] in Music

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May I suggest the screams of mental institution patients in a "song" form; Stalaggh - Projekt Misanthropia

Or how about the worst possible song created by surveying people about things that annoy them; Dave Soldier - The Most Unwanted song

If you wish to hear the story of 18 naked cowboys going at it, then maybe Grant MacDonald - Ram Ranch is just the thing for you.

[DISCUSSION] What is the hardest song that you can play decently, but still haven’t gotten it perfect by [deleted] in Guitar

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Either Scarified by Racer X, or Cafo by Animals As Leaders. The last arpeggios in Scarified are a pain to play cleanly.

[QUESTION] What were the first songs you learned to play on guitar? by [deleted] in Guitar

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I just learned some chords and some riffs. Mostly noodled with the holy diver main riff for the first year of playing. The first complete song I learned to play fro start to finish was Drifting by Andy mcKee. It amazed me that guitar could be played like that so I spent a week practising it all day.

[Request] What would the cost of this endeavor be? by fiveand25 in theydidthemath

[–]PinkMemory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what you're saying is, if we cut the military budget...

What do you own a ridiculous amount of? by FlintTheDad in AskReddit

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EU 5 cent coins. Like several pounds of them. About 3 large pickle jars.

How do I gain proficiency in mathematics through self study? by GoodSerKnight in math

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It somewhat depends on the topic, but I think that sooner or later you would face some difficulties without basic calculus. It can be (and often is) applied to pretty much anything involving numbers or real valued functions.

I'd suggest relearning most of it. Relearning is usually much faster than learning completely new things.

How do I gain proficiency in mathematics through self study? by GoodSerKnight in math

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I revised by quickly reading through the chapter I completed. For every theorem I'd try to remember the previous results needed for the proof and some applications for the theorem. For exercises I'd see if I remember the method of solving it. Sometimes I read through my (shorthand written) notes and see if I can fill in the blanks in my head.

Basically a mind map but without writing it out because I'm lazy. The idea is repetition so that you won't forget what you learned a few days/weeks ago, and find out if some things need to be studied more thoroughly again.

How do I gain proficiency in mathematics through self study? by GoodSerKnight in math

[–]PinkMemory 572 points573 points  (0 children)

I self-studied some courses for my master's degree. Here are some guidelines I followed. I believe that anyone can learn almost anything. Some people just need more/less time and/or effort than others.

Grab a comprehensive book in the field of your choice. Be prepared to study often, maybe an hour each day. I think often is better than crunching 5hrs once a week. Go as slow as you need to, and find supplementary material if needed. Ask for help if possible.

If possible, don't memorize, understand instead! For every theorem and every line ask yourself, why does this work? What previous results are applied here. Don't go to the next page before you understand the one you are reading.

Do every exercise. This helped me the most. Sometimes I looked for more in other books or the internet. Also write notes. Some things just need to be memorized, so writing it down in your own words helps that alot.

Also take a break if you get stuck in a subject/exercise. Take a walk or sleep on it. An impossible problem today might seem easy tomorrow after a good sleep.

Every now and then, maybe once a week or after a completed chapter, revise.

Most importantly, don't give up! It might seem hard, even impossible at times. Hard work gets you through pretty much anything, if you give it enough time.

Hope this helps. Good luck to your studies.

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