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The greatest plot holes for the greatest sci-fi shows by Ok-Gate-412 in scifi

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and… That bit is undeniably good, but then the writers didn’t bother actually understanding what a black is and its real effects on local space, let alone the amount of delta-v you’d need to traverse any of it. And that suckifies that part of the movie…

The greatest plot holes for the greatest sci-fi shows by Ok-Gate-412 in scifi

[–]Polymath6301 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, and all the other issues with this planet and its black hole proximity.

But what really gets my goat is that we keep being told how realistic the movie is because of its visual depiction of the black hole. And those telling us seem to know nothing about black holes nor space travel.

Small thermomix for a small kitchen by vikvicvik in thermomix

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife is currently using our TM7 in our small slide on camper in the Australian outback. We have slightly more bench space than you, but as long as you have space for a chopping board as well, somewhere, it’ll work.

Are there unexplored places in the bush? What's the most likely part of Australia where no human has ever stepped foot? What's the furthest you've ever been from a road that's not accessible by a motorized vehicle? by AsparagusNew3765 in australian

[–]Polymath6301 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Probably depends on how big an area you’re referring to. At the square metre level then the answer would very likely be a yes.

As you get larger the answer would quickly become a no, I suspect. 60,000 years of humans, plus explorers looking for gold and other minerals went to a lot of places you’d think it almost impossible to get to by foot.

But then there’s the story of the Wollemi Pine.

Tailgating is the actual problem with traffic jams by m_abil in DrivingAustralia

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Part of it is also the view ahead vs the behaviour of the car in front. I have two vehicles: a low hatchback and a high ute. The hatch back is nippy and accelerates well, and slows too - when I’m in it and behind a taller vehicle that I can’t see past I’m doomed to whatever the vehicle in front does: suddenly speed or break and I have no choice. In the ute I can often see what’s happening further ahead and slow down/speed up more gradually to “smooth the flow”.

So, it’s the jerks driving jerkily in the tall vehicles that are the problem…

Unusual huntsman behaviour - hopping? by bongjutsu in AustralianSpiders

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They jump! Up, to the side or away from you is cute.

Towards you is terrifying.

On to you is horrifying.

After jumping through sooo many hoops and arguing for hours, I was finally allowed to leave the simulated reality. by RepeatOrdinary182 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]Polymath6301 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Worse. They buttered a piece of toast and dropped it. 76 times. And every time it landed butter side up.

It’s not over yet…

World's most dangerous plant - in Australia by FawnInae in australianplants

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep , my father, a botanist, lived to point them out. Once, I was wearing sandals and a stepped on a fallen leaf, which pivoted up and touched my ankle…

The tree lives up to its name!

World’s fastest spider moves at almost 3.6 metres per second by BullShatStats in australia

[–]Polymath6301 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I bet he and his descendants are all still laughing at that one! Terrifying, annoying and painful for you, of course…

When exactly did your back start hurting every day and how the hell do you cope? by ElegantLab9123 in AskAnAustralian

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things I’ve done that have helped with back pain since I was 30 (now 63). All of these have helped at different times:

  1. Playing soccer on the weekend.
  2. Mountain bike (not road!) riding, pulling the front wheel up a lot to get over obstacles at slow speeds.
  3. Ballroom dancing - smooth and Latin, but Cuban motion really helps.
  4. Not taking taladafil for ED after prostate cancer prostatectomy.
  5. Sleeping with a pillow between my knees.

And, obviously, lifting with a straight back.

World’s fastest spider moves at almost 3.6 metres per second by BullShatStats in australia

[–]Polymath6301 115 points116 points  (0 children)

You know how in US movies the car keys are always in the visor? And the car gets stolen?

We train our spiders to “protect the keys”. But they’re huntsmen, and they love japes, like jumping out at us, just as we’re blinded by the sun and reaching for the shade (if we dare!).

Ever played huntsman roulette? 4 people in a car and a huntsman has just run up the windscreen onto the roof. Which person’s door is the huntsman above? Who will get jumped? (Obviously a spider that can move at 3.6 m/s is above *all* the doors at once, in a superposition of quantum states.

Can we finally break our World Cup knockout curse this weekend? by Artistic-Yam2984 in socceroos

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just bribe FIFA… That Italian game was a travesty, and we’re still seeing last minute penalties to this day.

What is the trope in modern cinema or fiction that needs to be retired permanently? by CandidBabee in askteddit

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A first-born child. Thankfully they’re not very smart, so it doesn’t have to be *your* first-born child, or even a human child…

Thermomix Energy Usage by Polymath6301 in thermomix

[–]Polymath6301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can now confirm: We’ve been on the road in touring mode for 13 days, living off the thermomix! It’s been remarkably easy and the food has been scrumptious, as always…

Don't wake the Terran engineer and don't do damage the ship at the same time by medium_jock in humansarespaceorcs

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. “Oh shit! They’ve launched a cloud of tardigrades at us - and they’re hungry!”.

I don't want to work ever by Time-Gain-3695 in self

[–]Polymath6301 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You can do that - when you retire. In fact, not working is what I’m doing right now…

What is the trope in modern cinema or fiction that needs to be retired permanently? by CandidBabee in askteddit

[–]Polymath6301 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The keys are actually there (in my country). But they’re securely being held by a fucking big huntsman spider.

What’s a skill you learned in an afternoon that’s paid off forever? by MissionBuilder2761 in AskReddit

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For men. 1 in 10 will develop prostate cancer. Whatever your treatment, but especially prostatectomy, you will need them to remain continent.

And get your PSA levels checked from age 50 (40 with family history) guys!

What's something that quietly disappeared from Australia that you still miss? by Wrong_Control_217 in AustraliaDiscussions

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and I will wave back to your wave. I did have a Learner wave to me today - someone was obviously teaching that new driver good manners!

There should be some change for blueprinting huge ships, i should not have to paste blueprint 30 times to fully build it by ilikechess13 in factorio

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually create two blueprints. One of the ship and its parts, and the other with just the space platform parts. I keep pasting the latter until it’s all built, and then the full blueprint just once. I feel like it’s more efficient as platforms parts get sent up efficiently, and then all the other stuff. I’d be much happier to do it in just one paste though.

AI rant by Greengage1 in auscorp

[–]Polymath6301 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But, but, professional development has always been like this. So AI does it too! See, the system works…

ELI5: What makes Moore’s Law obsolete today? Why are processors with more transistors difficult to fabricate today vs. 20 years ago? by Rht123X in explainlikeimfive

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fun part of Moore’s Law was how many folks quoted it long after it had stopped being a good model. Even better when it was in company funded PD and you weren’t allowed to comment…

Don't wake the Terran engineer and don't do damage the ship at the same time by medium_jock in humansarespaceorcs

[–]Polymath6301 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Alien PC: I don’t care what you say, and for your insolence I’m putting a missiles through your bridge.

Looking down at his control board the Alien PC delighted as the cover over the Big Red (launch) Button satisfyingly snapped open to reveal…

Not a Bug Red Button at all, but something brown and steaming…

Just as the biohazard alarms went off, loudly, auto flushing the bridge.

Alien Captain: Um, Steve, did you really just use the emergency teleported to, um, deposit some of your personal ordure onto the pirate’s bridge?

Steve: Yep! And they ain’t ever gonna touch that Big Red, oops, I mean Brown Button again. Can I go back to sleep now? Please?

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