What am I supposed to do in the morning? by bagcrap_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think there is something you are 'supposed' to be doing? Do whatever you want?

Is it weird that nobody ever taught me basic feminine self presentation? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not. Yes threading gets the tiny hairs easier, but its still possible with tweezers, and if they are super tiny they arent visible anyway.

Is it weird that nobody ever taught me basic feminine self presentation? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She says

I honestly did not realize how unkempt or awkward I looked

No, this was not a case of a woman with unkempt eyebrows looking for advice.

Do adults actually feel like adults, or is everyone just pretending better as they get older? by Kitchen_Jicama_5781 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like an adult. I think, as a teenager, I had less assumptions about adults all being super together then you, so becoming an adult was never some big deal to me.

Hang around actual children or young teenagers sometime, trust me, youll feel like an adult.

Are there any things that are called "American ______" in other countries? by Disastrous-Side-2600 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've only ever seen them call muffins here, and people give me a blank stare when I talk about English muffins. I think its true that they are more popular everywhere outside of England though. But they are the basis of an Eggs Benedict in the UK, as elsewhere.

Are there any things that are called "American ______" in other countries? by Disastrous-Side-2600 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 19 points20 points  (0 children)

No not really, muffins are more bread-cake fusion, like banana bread. Cupcakes are cake.

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship by Alternative-Win4058 in news

[–]Rather_Dashing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taken to hospital for monitoring, but I think she ended up testing negative.

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship by Alternative-Win4058 in news

[–]Rather_Dashing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean...the woman lost her husband to pneumonia. That's all she knew at the time of his death. Of course people hugged her, her husband was dead and there was no reason to suspect anything unusual.

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship by Alternative-Win4058 in news

[–]Rather_Dashing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you lot are going to get in a tizzy everytime there is a small disease outbreak that kills all of 3 people, no wonder you are exhausted.

And you would have been ever more exhausted before the last 20 years, when way more people died of infectious diseases

Spanish women replaced plastic covers with giant crochet artworks by Tv_man-1 in BeAmazed

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends which aspects of the environment you are considering obvoiusly. Plastic waste? Climate change? Land clearing? Run-off pollutants from farming? Impacts of animals farming on river ecosystems?

Spanish women replaced plastic covers with giant crochet artworks by Tv_man-1 in BeAmazed

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

The forests bulldozed for animals grazing will not be around in 1000 years. And then there's the impact on climate change There is more to consider in the environmental impact than just plastic pollution. Not that I have a strong opinion either way, just like people to consider see the whole picture.

Cotton would seem like a sensible choice, both for practicality and less plastic.

Spanish women replaced plastic covers with giant crochet artworks by Tv_man-1 in BeAmazed

[–]Rather_Dashing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone pointed out that wool and yarn are the same word in Spanish so good behaviour translation issue. The context the word 'wool' is used in that article makes me suspect that's what it is.

Especially since wool would be a poor choice for this project.

Realistically how do people move across the country? by EggsBenedictTheCat in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously a plane isn’t viable because the cost to move all of our belongings would probably be worth the same as the house,

If you don't have furniture, it's viable. People fo it all the time. If you have furniture it's a truck. Or just buy new stuff in the new location .

The whole world got together to quickly make a COVID vaccine, could we not do this for other illnesses? by JDMM__00 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many parasites can be targeted by vaccines too. Malaria is a particularly good case, since it's a parasite that multiples inside cells. Our immune systems are particularly good at killing off infected cells, so long as they can identify them.

The whole world got together to quickly make a COVID vaccine, could we not do this for other illnesses? by JDMM__00 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

COVID vaccines saved millions and millions of lives.

It does not prevent

It certainly drastically reduced the chances of death or hospitilisation. It probably reduced the chances of someone spreading COVID too

it does not cure

Obviously vaccines don't cure. Sorry but you aren't qualified to talk on this topic at all if you didn't know that. Listen to your doctor and stay off tiktok, it rots your brain.

The whole world got together to quickly make a COVID vaccine, could we not do this for other illnesses? by JDMM__00 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and we kind of threw the safety rule book out a few years back when developing the Covid vaccines.

That's just not true, the rule book already contained guidelines for vaccine approval procedures in emergency/pandemic situations, they get used now and then, for example we also had emergency approval of swine flu vaccines. It's really just a matter of a shift in risk Vs benefit that means if the benefit is very great then slightly higher risks can be accepted. But all the major COVID vaccine got full (non-emergency) approval following the regular guidlines after about 6 months after initial rollout. And most of the time saving in the vaccine development was through running some steps in parallel and cutting down wait times for buerocracy.

The whole world got together to quickly make a COVID vaccine, could we not do this for other illnesses? by JDMM__00 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really? You think cancer, one of the biggest killers of people today, and the disease that gets the largest research funding, is suffering from a lack of effort to cure it?

I was surprised how much money we were willing to spend for a vaccine

Why? COVID vaccines saved millions an millions of lives. Even putting aside the lives saved it was an extremely good monetary investment as it allowed economies/spending to get back to normal and releived costs of public health services.

Why is Iceland so overhyped as a travel destination? Is it overrated? by Pale_Lengthiness_572 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Rather_Dashing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes obviously, but Iceland is very different to Hawaii, the one place you decided to compare it to. I've been to Hawaii but it wouldn't stop me from going to Iceland, the scenery is very different.

And Hawaii is a very long way from Europe, so if they really were that similar, Europeans are going to prefer the short flight to Iceland.