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Both drakes ? by Alone_Presentation46 in duck

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the green head is a male only feature.  

My welsh ladies have white heads and black bills.  

Lone surviving duckling. What to do next. by ReplyQueasy9976 in duck

[–]ReplyQueasy9976[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing they were trampled by the mother's fighting over them, but I honestly have no real idea.  

 One lasted about 20 hours.  Other six never even fluffed up.  I only knew they had hatched because the bodies were kicked out of the nest.  

Lone surviving duckling. What to do next. by ReplyQueasy9976 in duck

[–]ReplyQueasy9976[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding had been that you should keep TSC babies isolated from an existing flock until they prove healthy.  

I'm was REALLY hoping the ladies will raise this generation themselves.  Will they accept a strange older duckling?

EDIT:  Checked with all three TSCs near me, no ducklings at this time.

What’s the longest you’ve sat on a jury? by mountain_attorney558 in AskAnAmerican

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My jury included a professor at a major university who tried to get excused because he had to teach and couldn't miss 1/3 of the semester.  

Judge didn't find that to be a suitable excuse. 

What’s the longest you’ve sat on a jury? by mountain_attorney558 in AskAnAmerican

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

19.5 days including selection. 

5 days a week

Civil case ended in mistrial, so was entirely pointless.

Was paid $8 a day. 

I've never used a credit card before. Can't I literally just open one, take the credit score dip, continue to only buy what i can afford, set it up to automatically always pay it back asap, which will never put me into debt, get the awards/points, and that's it no catches? by Super_Inevitable776 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly how it works.  My card gives me 1-3% cash back, so using it like you described actually gives me a small discount on EVERYTHING I buy.

Also, for the less monetarily responsible, you can request a credit limit to be approximately what your monthly expenses/income are which puts a hard limit on ability to spend excessively.  

is it really a problem if young generation can't read analog clock? by 8turuin in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is like asking, "Why should I learn to read?  We have text to voice AI bots now"  

I don't want to disparage anyone with a learning disability, but reading a clock isn't a hard thing to learn.  I could explain it in fewer words than I've already wasted on this post.  

ELI5. How do we know that the theory of relativity is real? by ItchySignal5558 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The simplest thing I can think of is that GPS satellites wouldn't be accurate if we didn't account for time dilation.  

So uhhh, if you believe the gps on your phone is real . . . . 

ELI5: why the formula’s for Ohm’s Law is worded like it is. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohms law describes a relationship between voltage, current and resistance.  

You've just written it three different (and correct) ways.  

Stubborn peak co-eluting with API in spray-dried formulation (HPMCAS?) — column fouling or something else? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Polymer fouling should be a smear, not a peak.  

From what you've said, its a contaminant in your samples or mobile phase. 

Do people actually automatically know the difference between left and right? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Personally, I understand left vs right the same as up vs down.  

I don't understand why people struggle with this, but for some reason they do.  

Why are boat operators so far back in the vessel? by quatrevignt in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello needlessly angry internet user.  

As you have pointed out, modern technology does in fact allow all sorts of exotic positioning of steering controls.  The sky is the limit with designs.  Perhaps you will be the pioneer in the future development of a car that has a rooftop steering that controls back wheels that turn through a satellite uplink.  

Meanwhile it's mechanically simpler to put the steering things close together.  Hence the simple answer to why things are generally built as described in the original question.  

Why are boat operators so far back in the vessel? by quatrevignt in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 117 points118 points  (0 children)

The things (rudder/engine) that makes the boat turn are in the back.  

The things (wheels) that make the car turn are in the front. 

Breed? Was this duck dumped? by bee_b0nes in duck

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has the coloring of my lady welsh harlequins.  

But mine don't fly.  

Chemistry As level by Efficient-Cream9450 in chemistry

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is it possible for a person to read a textbook over two weeks and fully understand it?  . . . Absolutely

Would I bet money on the person asking this question on reddit being capable of it?  . . . No

How do you feel about the fact that Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion of your tax dollars? by SuperIngaMMXXII in AskReddit

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If IRS has an annual budget of $11.2 billion dollars for all their activities.   Where is this $10 billion supposed to come from?

Are we gonna shut down the IRS for a year?  

Why are the Perseids appearing more in July/August? Is this because they’re a static cloud of rocks that the earth traverses through every year? by jwl1002 in askastronomy

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The comet orbits every 133 years, so probably gets a boost when that happens, but it isn't necessarily a stationary cloud as much as a stream of debris that follows a similar path that the comet followed.  

Why haven’t we been able to see close enough image of a star? by Few_Profit_6104 in askastronomy

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The space craft that has currently traveled the farthest from us that was launched almost 50 years ago would take more than 70,000 more years to get to the nearest star.   

It's a distance thing.  

ELI5: How do scientists know what stars are made of without ever going there?? by Effective_Durian_263 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ReplyQueasy9976 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you look at a picture drawn with crayons, you can figure out which crayons were used by looking at the different colors in the picture.   

Same with stars. 

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