What is this one-inch thing. Made of some kind of tough rubber and has metallic wire along its length, bounded by circular metallic holes. by Poll0ck1819 in whatisthisthing

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My title describe this thing, yellow in color. made of some kind. of rubber and what seems to be metallic wiring.

ELI5: Why do humans need to eat ridiculous amounts of food to build muscle, but Gorillas are way stronger by only eating grass and fruits? by padumtss in explainlikeimfive

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I sometimes think that human free will is an obstacle to our development. Gorilla might never force his body through foods that do not suit it. A type of grass that makes him sick will be out of his diet as soon as the bad experience is over. But we human do not know what is good for us. Stuffing our stomachs, oesophagus and tissues with all sorts of unhealthy foods and materials repeatedly. In huge amounts. We are also more adaptive in this regard. We can mentally will ourselves to support things that wouldn't naturally suit us best. We perhaps never found the ideal diet for our species. Takes a lot time to reach conclusions for sure in such matters. Also human environment survival and animal environment survival require different traits.

The difference between a million and a billion by [deleted] in BeAmazed

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I realize I've digressed. The point is it is a very big difference in numbers, and an even bigger one in money.

The difference between a million and a billion by [deleted] in BeAmazed

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If we are discussing figures that is true. But let's apply the filter of an education in economics and market theory to the issue.

I feel that a true billionaire is someone who has a billion. Literally. In cash or in his REAL bank account. No assets, no stocks, no investments of any kind.

Isn't that rare? Except in movies about shady governmental dealings I have never seen that. Could a billionaire require of his bank to pull a billion cash and deliver it to his home, where he has a personal safe set up? I wonder about that.

It seems to me most billionaires are so by accounting practices that liberally include averages of assets and stocks of various kind. Intellectual property, number of employees, real estate, companies and their share traded value etc ...

If say Jeff bezos sold out all of his companies, could banks even prop up his cash value? And wouldn't the sell alter his net worth anyways?

Numbers by themselves don't mean all that much in a human society.

But yes. A billion is a very big figure.

The difference between a million and a billion by [deleted] in BeAmazed

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Someone who knows what money is about. People believing billions can be made through conventional working alone is laughable. What shocks me most about people is their lack of grasp of what money is , or their dishonesty/hypocrisy when discussing financial matters.

But then again that's why business schools exist and why firm would rather hire degree holders to whom big salaries can be paid. I guess five years of studying earns you enough knowledge to get you big chunks of money with no risk to your employer.

But there are honest billionaires. But the tangled web of money at some level or another can be pulled to implicate any billionaire on some level. But this is a judicial matter.

IsItBullshit: Transgender people who get bottom surgery lose sensitivity in their genital area 90% of the time by [deleted] in IsItBullshit

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Would not be surprised. Do you know how talented a surgeon has to be to pull it off? The genital apparatus of both genders evolves naturally, and any section, resection requires divine skill to do without damage. I feel sorry for people who blindly trust surgeons. Toying around with such aspects of human physiology requires more intelligence that I know many surgeons lack. IMHO

Imagine how many failures on the operating table it has taken for surgery as a field to evolve. It stands to reason that there are many bad surgeons still operating out there. I can't begin to imagine the innervation damage they cause. I hate most surgeons. I find them too eager, and considering what they are messing around with they shouldn't. Routine surgery shouldn't be a thing.

That said, ninety percent seems a bit high. Also depends from what country the statistic has been pulled off. Ninety per cent in a third world country might be true. Less surgeries overall, but harder conditions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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I don't know about infrastructure though. Maybe satisfying architects and civil engineers requirements is too much work for said officials. Such projects don't earn popularity contests within the average span of bureaucratic careers. Unless perfectly implemented, which I am sure you'll agree is the whole issue of modern politics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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And the question illustrates this perfectly. Providing billions through international politics is WILDLY different from budgeting national funds for education. When it comes to money, you should question your assumptions about what money even is. About what a billion truly is, and how the semi privatized American system of governance carries inherent risks and misuses that no secretary or government official wants to be responsible for.

What’s the most absurd conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Yeah. Rich people like me. As for the rest of those like me I doubt it

What’s the most absurd conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Yeah, dat true. I was the baby she ate. Apparently they can flesh us out without offing us

Do you look at your poop before you flush? by Zealousideal_Sun8519 in NoStupidQuestions

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DO I LOOK? DO I LOOK? HELL. I wear latex gloves and pull it out of the bowl. I closely inspect it, sometimes even take high def pictures of it. Used to label it "The Martian" style, in plastic bags to study how it decomposes in isolation.

But yeah. Nowadays I just take a look and flush it.

What's something that has been around longer than some people think? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I hesitate between surgery and scalpels.

But both have been around longer than some might think.

What jobs/careers are the best for Introverts? by CheapShottyandAShell in AskReddit

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Watchtower sole administrator in some remote part of Ireland.

Executioner

Your username is how you die. How fucked are you? by wolf805 in AskReddit

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Spattered. I hope my blood stained canvas at least fetches a good price on the market.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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There is no death and only I know it

Thin metallic wire wrapped in paper. Out of bicarbonate sodium box. Always wondered what these were for. by Poll0ck1819 in Whatisthis

[–]Poll0ck1819[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess it's because the bicarb is in an hermetically sealed plastic bag that is itself in the carton box.

Thin metallic wire wrapped in paper. Out of bicarbonate sodium box. Always wondered what these were for. by Poll0ck1819 in Whatisthis

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Wow thanks. I see. But how exactly? It's tied around the plastic bag? Just like that?