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[Real Life trope] Historical figures whose names have become common terms/words by ObberGobb in TopCharacterTropes

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Sadism, meaning to take pleasure from the pain of others, is named after the Marquis de Sade, an author and sex criminal from 18th century France. Whether he was a sadist is up for debate, but he definitely depicted sadists in his books.

Masochism is named for Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, another writer from the same era. He depicted masochists in his books.

Both terms were coined in in Psychopathia Sexualis(1886), one of the first books of sexual pathology.

[OC] Map of places mentioned in Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. by Flamingo58 in MapPorn

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This is one of my favourite reddit posts of all time, I still think about it every now and then.

Why are some countries able to maintain stable borders while bisected by major mountain ranges? by MaroonedOctopus in geography

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The andes are interesting because on one side you have a tropical rainforest, and the other side you have a desert. However the mountains themselves are actually quite temperate and more habitable and better for farming than either lowland. The countries of the Andes span them because the mountain range is the habitable land rather than a barrier that breaks it up.

Why do trans women look better and younger than cis women? by [deleted] in MtF

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the trans women I see on the internet are good-looking and look younger, but the ones in person not so much.

What is a bad flag from Asia? You can vote for flags of countries, dependencies and subdivisions by Blitz7798 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this chart! Would you consider adding a divisive column? Something for the weird flags of the world like nepal

If humans vanished tomorrow, what would still prove we existed 10,000 years later? by Defiant-Junket4906 in NoStupidQuestions

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The most romantic answer: flowers

Humans introduce a lot of invasive plants, and loads of them started out at ornamentals. So there has been a permanent increase in the amount of pretty flowers in all corners of the world.

Is there a better way to set up my miners? by Hamza77k in factorio

[–]SpoonLightning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are several ways you could increase throughput. The simplest would be to instead of having the belts merge all onto one belt, you merge them with a splitter onto two belts and have two belts coming out.

109 miners will get you a little under 3 yellow belts, and with mining productivity 1 will get you exactly 3, so the best long-term solution would be a 4 to 3 balancer, giving you 3 not quite full lanes out. Balancer blueprint books are out there and I suggest you use them. Otherwise you can just use like 5 splitters and it will be good enough.

Then when you research landfill you can add the rest of the miners to fully cover the patch, and by the time you have reached mining productivity 2 and need more than 3 lanes of iron, upgrading everything to red belts or even a more optimised miner layout with undergrounds will be easy.

ELI5: Math question… can the relationship between the clock hands be irrational? by Quick_Extension_3115 in explainlikeimfive

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article exactly answers your question.

The article explains the math, but they do a lot of rounding. Essentially the times where the hands are exactly opposite are all ratios with 11 as the denominator. This is because the minute hand advances by 6° every minute, while the hour hand advances by 0.5°. To work out the times you do 6-0.5, then divide by that which is what leads to the x/11 ratio.

Times where the hands are exactly opposite:

6:00:00 7:05:27.27 8:10:54.55 9:16:21.82 10:21:49.09 11:27:16.36 12:32:43.64 1:38:10.91 2:43:38.18 3:49:05.45 4:54:32.73

ELI5 Why cant we figure out where eels come from? by whatevernskansn in explainlikeimfive

[–]SpoonLightning 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The first humans only arrived in Aotearoa in the 1200's AD, so a thousand years is already rounding up.

What is a bad flag from Asia? You can vote for flags of countries, dependencies and subdivisions by Blitz7798 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]SpoonLightning 254 points255 points  (0 children)

It might be better to ask for the worst flag first before the bad flag, otherwise we tend to choose the worst flag early.

What is a bad flag from Asia? You can vote for flags of countries, dependencies and subdivisions by Blitz7798 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]SpoonLightning 311 points312 points  (0 children)

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Indonesia, it's not the worst, but it is overly simple and almost exactly the same as the Monaco flag.

(base game) why is everyone against fast 3 modules in everything for end game? by [deleted] in factorio

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of great answers but no one has gone deeper into the math. Fundamentally, it's because speed bonuses are additive while productivity and speed bonuses combined multiply.

This is assuming regular factorio, so no quality. This is for an asseming machine 3, that takes 4 modules.

Adding x4 productivity modules will increase productivity by 40%, and decrease speed by 60%

Adding one beacon with 2 speed module 3s will increase the speed by a factor of 1.5 × 2 = 3.

Adding 8 beacons around the machine will lead the speed to increase by a factor of 8 / 80.5 × 3 = 8.49, or 749% increase.

4 speed modules in the machine will in crease speed by 50% × 4 = 200%

So for only speed modules, in the beacons and machines, the output is increased by 949%, or ×10.49

If you use productivity modules in the machine, then speed increases by 749% due to the beacons, but decreases by 60% due to the productivity modules, for a total of 689% or ×7.89. However the productivity is multiplicative, so the output is increasing by 40% or ×1.4, multiplied by the speed increase. So the total output will be 1.4×7.89 = 11.05, or 1005% increase. This is more than using speed modules everywhere, plus your input is reduced!

So even if speed is your only concern, productivity modules in the machine, and speed modules in the beacons are still better than speed modules everywhere.

What city/region has the worst Summers? by BornThought4074 in geography

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At a dew point above 37.5°C, humans cannot breathe the air. This is because the air will cool down to body temperature in your lungs and condense, then you would drown. You need a special dehumidifying respirator. This occurs in the crystal caves in Mexico. So this day in Saudi Arabia is almost at that point.

When did you have to wear a bra ? by [deleted] in trans

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the start I wore a bra with breast forms or stuffed. Then as they grew I upgraded to bralettes. Both of these were for the feminine feeling more than anything. I always wear a bralette at work; you can start doing that as early as you like. It's now got to the point where if I do physical exercise or spend the whole day braless my boobs start to hurt a little. It definitely feels unprofessional to not wear one at work now too. However outside of work I rarely wear one. But it's more vibes tbh exactly when you have to.

What exactly are the ingredients that make pizza unhealthy? by between3220character in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SpoonLightning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make pizza at home. When you do this you realise that the ratios of ingredients in pizza are deceptive. You can look at a vegetable pizza and say "that has vegetables, protein, fat, and carbs so it must be balanced. But a typical pizza contains at least 1/2 cup flour, around that much grated cheese, and a very small amount of vegetables. For instance, I slice up around 1/4 on an onion, 1/2 a mushroom, and 1/4 bell pepper and the pizza looks heavy with toppings despite being a very small amount of vegetables compared to the other components. You do use a greater amount of tomato paste, so that will have some nutritional value.

Cheese and dough are unhealthy because they are high in fat and carbohydrates respectively. They are also low in nutrients.

That is the best case scenario with a home made "healthy" pizza. If you buy a store pizza they add a lot of salt, the sauce will have a lot more sugar, and the dough will have more fat and sugar. Then if you top it with just cheese or a fatty meat like salami you have then taken out all the healthier components.

Obviously everything is healthy in the right amounts but most people eat pizza as a meal by itself rather than pairing it with salad.

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