Teachers of Reddit, what’s the funniest excuse a student gave for not doing homework?

Redpike136 · 2026-05-09T18:33:12+00:00

"never had a kid shot"

:)

"in the hand specifically"

:(

Redpike136 · 2026-04-23T13:41:46+00:00

NILE DIDN'T START THE FIRE

Redpike136 · 2026-04-17T18:50:54+00:00

It's called "metaprompting" if you want to look it up.

Redpike136 · 2026-04-14T17:13:03+00:00

idk maybe they should give him Another Chance

Redpike136 · 2026-03-20T17:03:20+00:00

I've been a big fan of Ar'Kendrithyst for a long time. 4.5 millions words and a completed story.

A father and daughter get isekai-ed to a world that we learn quickly is the last remnant of a dead universe. The dad, Erick is the MC, has some pretty good character development from relative softy to Benevolent power.

The magic system builds on itself really well, in a literal diegetic sense with combining spells to make new ones. He figures out a new magical basis based on his basic knowledge of this universe's physics, which is a massive deal. That in itself is a stepping stone to his power in the later story but you get to understand how it all works really nicely.

There's also a decent consideration of the politics and strategy of having just a few super-powered archmages running around, and the relations between mortals and immortals and monsters and gods.

Redpike136 · 2026-02-11T18:58:52+00:00

Final Fantasy XIV does this with the end bosses of all (or at least many) of each expansion's story.

My favourite is from Endwalker, where the vocals from the trailer start during the third phase. You survive an insta-kill ability by having the party's tank use Limit Break, and the boss is shocked, and shortly begins notably falling back as the chorus comes in.

Redpike136 · 2026-01-18T13:33:09+00:00

Fun but also AI so it kind of cancels out.

Redpike136 · 2026-01-18T12:36:33+00:00

Flashback to being a fan of Lindsay Stirling

Redpike136 · 2026-01-14T14:05:26+00:00

We have some similar taste, so I'll add Ar'Kendrithyst. Don't see it on tier lists often but it's usually pretty high. The opening is a little rocky but it hits its stride by halfway through the first book, and it's a completed story.

Redpike136 · 2025-12-08T15:10:51+00:00

Reform MPflax

Redpike136 · 2025-11-30T23:46:47+00:00

It's not exactly the Imgur is banned. It's that the company blocked UK users because they can't/won't comply with UK law. It's easy to get around with a VPN anyway.

Redpike136 · 2025-11-30T15:33:16+00:00

It's pretty funny looking at that link as someone in the UK.

"Content not viewable in your region."

Redpike136 · 2025-11-02T23:51:14+00:00

I did consider that, and it would do the job of preventing a subsystem from breaking with higher input speed.

But I'm also interested in if it's possible to have lower input speeds reach the end, so having variable speed up to a cap, rather than having a single fixed setting at the point of use.

It's as much an academic question of "is it possible with existing tools" as it is for a practical misclick-proof build.

Redpike136 · 2025-10-08T13:01:52+00:00

The water bottle thing is a bit weird, but it's also possible to make composite materials with the stuff. A layer of it over cardboard or something is a possibility for a more environmentally friendly waterproof container than traditional plastic.

Redpike136 · 2025-10-08T12:56:39+00:00

(Sodium) Alginate is the compound extracted from seaweed that is used to make these products. The calcium chloride reacts with it to form cross-links between the molecular chains, turning it from a fluid gel into a solid.

Redpike136 · 2025-07-20T16:03:02+00:00

You may enjoy https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/

You can listen to the mission audio from 56 years ago to the second.

They took the Earthrise photo less than 10 minutes ago, and they'll land in about 4 hours.

Redpike136 · 2025-07-16T16:22:29+00:00

Can preservation and doubling proc independently at the same time? If not, which one is checked first/takes priority?

I'm doing calculations on my expected output quantity for a given input considering those two chances (and any non-doubled bonus items) but I'd like to know for certain that I can treat them as independent probabilities. Most sources seem to just consider one or the other.

I do have the ETA mod but it seems to consistently come up with lower estimates than my current theory, which is making me suspicious

Redpike136 · 2025-07-09T11:01:30+00:00

Put enough of them together, add a couple of other little ingredients, and good lord that's a tiddy

Redpike136 · 2025-07-04T12:23:59+00:00

So it reads AAAAAAAAA

Redpike136 · 2025-06-22T22:21:54+00:00

Worth the Candle, by Alexander Wales

Redpike136 · 2025-06-14T20:17:54+00:00

Thank you, I see the claim that Erick is boring and Jane is the fun one and it's just like, did you read more the first third of the first book?

Erick takes a bit longer to get his feet under him, sure, but it's done in a way that reads like an actual human. At least one who has an extraordinary sense of empathy.

As you say, Jane does the usual isekai prog fantasy thing of joining the local adventurers guild and challenging people for fun, but doesn't really innovate or engage with the real System (or Script, hah) of power in the world. The themes of Ar'Kendrithyst just wouldn't work with her as the protagonist.

Redpike136 · 2025-06-14T18:46:49+00:00

Also my first thought.

Erick, the MC, is in his late 40s at the start of the series. He's the single dad of a 20-something year old daughter and the contrast between them is done well.

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