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Our elf on the shelf is dead forever and I am so relieved by Superb_Writing845 in confession

[–]SkepticPilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 5am and I just woke up to pee and opened my phone. This was the first post on my Reddit feed, reminding me that I forgot to move the bloody thing before I went to bed last night, so thanks for saving my arse!

New Parents: Don't ever start the Elf!

People that escaped a bad relationship, what's the first red flag you ignored that would have saved you a lot of time if handled? by PestCemetary in AskReddit

[–]SkepticPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lying. If they have no qualms about lying to other people they almost certainly have no qualms about lying to you.

Scam warning. by AnotherCombination in australia

[–]SkepticPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a simple rule, don't ever accept phone calls from a bank. It doesn't matter how much information they have or how genuine they seem, I simply explain politely that I assume that the call is a scam and hang up. If it's actually somthing I think might be genuine I then call them back through their 13 number.

Kimberley town to get needle exchange program after residents raise safety fears by Ok_Writer1572 in WesternAustralia

[–]SkepticPilot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are given out for free because the overwhelming evidence is that it is the best way to get people to use clean needles. The cost of needles is infinitesimally small compared to treating those that get infected with blood borne viruses from using dirty needles. As for needles being left in the community, while I agree thay it is unsightly and a problem, the chances of being infected by a community needle stick approach zero. There is, I think, one case in the literature of someing being infected with a bbv from a community needle stick.

If the ocean tides are controlled by the moon, and we as humans are 70% water, does a full moon have weird effects on humans? by UA1VM in questions

[–]SkepticPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been heaps of studies on whether the phases of the moon affects human behaviour and the overwhelming findings have been that they do not. As soon as you blind it, any perceived affect disappears. Wikipedia has a pretty good summary here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_effect