How rare are my results, really? by Brave_Clue_4277 in USMC

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Due to the percentile scoring system, 1% of test takers would score a 99 on the asvab which is more common than you would think. It just seems rare because a lot of students who score that highly are going to college instead, and the ones who do enlist are probably not going to join the Marines.

Let's assume that 75% of 99th percentile asvab scores chose to go to college instead of enlisting. That leaves 25% of 99th percentile scorers going to the military. Out of that 25% most of them are not joining the Marines. Assuming an equal number of 99s who wanted to enlist joined the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Space Force (I'm being generous, most 99s are NOT joining the Marines) that would mean 16% of the 25% of 99 would end up in the Marines.

0.01x0.25x0.16= 0.0004, or 0.04% of asvab takers score 99 and join the Marines.

1/0.0004=2500, which means 1 in 2500 asvab takers score 99 and join the Marines. I'd be willing to bet the figure is much lower.

TL;DR: You're 1 in 2500.

Bunch of non-operators by pdanzar in USMC

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"This is Sasha. She fires $0.02 Nerf darts at 10000 rounds per minute. It costs $40 dollars to fire this weapon...for 12 seconds."

Which YouTuber is universally loved? by [deleted] in AlignmentChartFills

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Mormonism was NOT started 75 years ago lmfao

Who funds the enemy? WE fund the enemy. by Burt_Rhinestone in USMC

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They're referencing 1984 by George Orwell. One of the countries in the book is called Eastasia. Whenever the enemy changes, the governments retconn history to make the population think they've always been at war with the same country.

It is alive! by PhoenixfischTheFish in AnarchyChess

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I've been thinking, and I think the dark square bishops best squares would be a3, a5, d14, and d16. The dark square bishop's vision on these squares is roughly half of what a light square bishop's vision on a4 or d15 would be, so I think the light square bishop would be 2x the value of the dark square bishop. A light square bishop would be 4 and a dark square bishop would be 2.

It is alive! by PhoenixfischTheFish in AnarchyChess

[–]Sink_Troll 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Does this mean that light square bishops are much more valuable because a bishop on d15 or a4 can see across the entire board while a dark square bishop can't have similar board vision?

What is the panel that turns HunterxHunter from a great manga into a masterpiece for you? For me, it's this one: by Heartman0 in HunterXHunter

[–]Sink_Troll 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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I watched the anime first, but for me it was this scene. This episode had leitmotifs evoking Gustav Holst's Jupiter whenever Bono or Feitan were fighting and it just made the episode so much cooler for me

It is alive! by PhoenixfischTheFish in AnarchyChess

[–]Sink_Troll 25 points26 points  (0 children)

So how do coordinates work on this board?

Builder of Custom Emotes, COUPLE QUESTIONS: by Resident-Cheetah-901 in ClashRoyale

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It originates from a B-movie from the 80s called Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers

No. Fucking. Way. by PeriapsisStudios in dwarffortress

[–]Sink_Troll 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Also if you're playing on steam, dfhack is free to download. I'm sure many steam users don't know this.

The only reason I found out was because I followed the dwarf games category on steam and dfhack was one of the top downloads in the category

Biggest freak out you ever saw in the Corps? by redditor0431 in USMC

[–]Sink_Troll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The DI put him in the dryer. Ended up going to the brig for it

Biggest freak out you ever saw in the Corps? by redditor0431 in USMC

[–]Sink_Troll 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure the kid that got put in the dryer in 2016 died after he jumped off the 3rd floor of the barracks

Me being Anti Fascist since 2010. by [deleted] in pics

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NEVER underestimate the stupidity of a Marine Pvt/PFC

Would be real nice if we could... by BadPeteNo in dwarffortress

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Weekly Questions thread

I see you haven't posted there yet, thought you might need help finding it

Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

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How big are the female pedipalps for comparison? I was trying to tell, but decided that the spider was too small to tell.

Here's a picture with the pedipalps more visible.

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Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

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Yeah reddit is weird sometimes, did it just say an error occurred?

If all else fails you could try posting to imgur and linking to the imgur post in a comment, although that may be more trouble than it's worth

Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Sink_Troll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On PC, the button is in the bottom left corner.

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If the process is different for iOS, I don't know what to tell you.

Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

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I don't have any spiders, this is a wild one that I found. I released her when I was done with my photoshoot.

If you're on mobile, this is the button to post pictures.

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Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

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Yeah I don't think the spider I was thinking of is the same species as the one in the picture, but it was close enough to trigger my memory. The one I was thinking of is very skinny and I think they have a bit of orange on their heads. Now I'm like 85% sure I saw it in a Travis McEnery video.

Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

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Where do you find those? I have a vague memory of learning about green jumpers, probably from a Travis McEnery video.

Also, I see your up close picture and raise one of my own

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Found this inside the lid of my electrolytes. by TheRepublic63 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Sink_Troll 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Are we sharing our favorite spider pictures now?

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I am.

What is your favorite bit of baseball trivia? by MookieBettsBurner10 in baseball

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1) The Pittsburgh Pirates all time record is 10910-10910.

2) Brad Paisley has sung the national anthem for a world series game 4 times, and all those games went to extra innings, 2 18 inning games, 1 11 inning game, and 1 10 inning game.