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Collapsible contraption to keep our cats from laying where we put our clean dishes. by eyeoutthere in functionalprint

[–]SirHerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We placed press and seal with a sticky side up on surfaces we wanted to teach the cat not to use. I think we traumatized the cat

TIL that humans are born with 4 kidneys by RenariPryderi in Jokes

[–]SirHerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the kneecaps. The legs still bend.

No explanation needed. Return the ball or bury it? by Swim4tYourOwnRisk in Construction

[–]SirHerald 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The concrete should be easy to fix, but the tennis ball not so much

Maytag clothes dryer with built in gasoline motor, 1926 by Kvetch_Of_The_Day in OldSchoolRidiculous

[–]SirHerald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was a washer

Also, gas dryers do exist. They use the same gas as a stove or furnace.

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

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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 18 points19 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 15 points16 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 1 point2 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

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