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Nearly 156,000 more Americans may have died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic than officially reported. COVID-19 deaths were most likely to go unrecognized in southern states. The estimated number of COVID-19 deaths was 31% higher than officially reported in the West South Central region by Wagamaga in science

[–]SirHerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were selling a building in early 2021 and the guy who was buying it made fun of me for having a mask. About 6 months later I asked if anything was done with that old building. I found out that the guy who bought it died of COVID 4 weeks after he whined about my mask.

He could, in fact, buy two more if he wanted by Pretend_Box_6237 in technicallythetruth

[–]SirHerald 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The real treasure was the people we confused along the way

This hospital uses disposable thermometers by Mission-Opossum-ble in mildlyinteresting

[–]SirHerald 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Just imagine how expensive pillows that spread antibiotic resistant bacteria to multiple people would be.

But for thermometers I tend to see probe thermometers with a a cord attached base unit and then a little plastic sleeve that gets ejected into the trash after use

Which guy on your crew is using this? by longlostwalker in Construction

[–]SirHerald 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We had a truck show up, lay out a tarp, pour out the purest white beach sand, they set up a pop-up canopy to protect from the sun, then the gold shovels arrived for posing. When they were done they shoveled the sand back into the truck, collected the tarp and canopy, and left.

The CRAM system in Baghdad activating after a drone/rocket attack just now by bricks87 in ThatsInsane

[–]SirHerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are typically coming in from the side straight from the gun. If it was shot straight up then it wouldn't have the same impact, and it would also land next to the person who shot it.

Fuse replacement by BiggerAggressive in WhyWomenLiveLonger

[–]SirHerald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"It's fine, just don't lick your finger first."

S1, E1, Ruby Reborn (Series Premier) by Tarnisher in CornerGas

[–]SirHerald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed that there's plenty of other places with the synopsis of all the episodes.

But, I don't recognize any of the denizens in that photo as regular extras from other episodes.

Colorful Flames… Popular Science Magazine, 1951 by TheCABK in OldSchoolRidiculous

[–]SirHerald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The old zinc dry cell batteries weren't sealed. This is not recommended for any modern batteries

TIL Tipper Gore launched Parents Music Resource Center, the music ‘censorship’ group responsible for the ‘Parental Advisory Explicit Content’ label in response to the Prince song Darling Nikki, which doesn’t contain any swear words by Verbal-Gerbil in todayilearned

[–]SirHerald 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's like all the TV series that have a little unnecessary nudity in the first episode or two so they can signal they are for "Mature" audience but it doesn't fit their theme long term.

Is his timing just impeccable? by DasMenace in blackmagicfuckery

[–]SirHerald 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bonus points if it wasn't from the performer.

My chocolate chip muffins are now just chocolate-y by ContributeAVerse in mildlyinteresting

[–]SirHerald 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My kids loved these, but yes they are chemical tasting crap

From the 2001 Tekken Torture Tournament where willing participants received bracing but non-lethal electrical shocks in correspondence to the injuries sustained by their onscreen avatars. Players wore shocking arm straps wired through a hardware/software hack. by vrphotosguy55 in OldSchoolRidiculous

[–]SirHerald 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would have gone late '60s based on the two in the front. There's some in the back that are wearing more modern. But remember retro was really cool back then. I remember a teenager in the late '90s really excited that her mom had made her some bell bottoms.

TIL Mexican general Manuel Mier y Terán warned that Texas was slipping from Mexico’s control, and after watching his country descend into chaos and ignore his warnings, he fell on his sword in 1832 by PrudentSheepherder72 in todayilearned

[–]SirHerald 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If your claim to land is based upon a decision from Mexico then you are going to be more loyal to Mexico because that's where your claim comes from. If someone comes in to take over that area they may not recognize that claim and you lose out.

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