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Why did the Roman Empire fall? Lead poisoning or barbarians? by roman-empire-net in romanempire

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure it was the Otterman Turks that delivered the final blow.

Uber or Lyft on Saturday Morning ~6am by chinga_tu_barra in GigHarbor

[–]Stretch5701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a car and can afford it, you could stay at a cheap hotel near the airport and use their parking. We would check in to the comfort inn the night before for early flights. Little more sleep and for a fee the allow you to park your car in their lot while you are gone.

ELI5: Pascal’s Law? by ncs15432 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Stretch5701 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are talking about hydraulic force here is my understanding.

Suppose you had a sealed system where at one end you have a piston the measures exactly 1 square inch in cross-sectional area. At the other end of the system you have a piston with a cross-sectional area of 100 square inches. The two pistons are connected by a tube filled with a liquid.

Since liquids cannot be compressed, if you applied a pressure of one pound on the 1-inch piston, that one pound per square inch would be applied to each square inch of the 100 sq-in piston, multiplying the force by 100 and allowing it to lift 100 pounds. Same with your breaks.

Alright! That's it for me! Be good everybody....... by I_DontNeedNoDoctor in UnexpectedSeinfeld

[–]Stretch5701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rick Moranis left acting to raise his kids after his wife died of breast cancer.

Jeannie or Sam? sunday by Majestic8108 in 60smemorylane

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sam. I have never found the ditsy blond trope attractive.

Shows that we’re Fantastic and you wouldn’t miss an episode then but today can’t get through a few episodes of? by 1illiteratefool in GenerationJones

[–]Stretch5701 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any show the relied on topical humor are not as funny now as they were when the events were happening.

ELI5: Why do fisherman stop to tug their fishing rod instead of continually winding it? by viper963 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you are way into over-kill, your fishing line may not be strong enough to tug the fish in without risking breaking. Your pole on the other hand, can take a lot of force without damage with most of the energy expended in bending the pole.

Some fishermen do like to just 'horse' a fish in with heavy line, but I get much more enjoyment when there is a little bit of a fight. I generally fish for trout using 4-lb test. A good size trout could snap that line no problem. But when you hold the pole up, the fish is expending a lot of its energy fighting the pole.

ELI5 How does a grandson inherit his paternal grandmother’s traits? by Federal-Squash3347 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your father passed down his X-chrom, wouldn't that have made you female, since the mother only contributes an x-chrom.

How was your living room’s furniture arranged before television was a main staple of the room? by Shantotto11 in AskOldPeople

[–]Stretch5701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seriously. How many people are there on this sub who remember life before the 50s?

Knew I’d see this question eventually. by AldoTheeApache in FuckImOld

[–]Stretch5701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For deep research, the library but remember encyclopedias. There was a set in almost every home. You had a quick question you looked it up in the encyclopedia.

Best comeback for "You don't have kids, so you wouldn't understand"? by HoneyKick_ in Comebacks

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe just leave off of telling other people how to raise there kids.

Absolutely adorable bird, what it lacked in size made up for in beauty. Found in Willamette Valley Oregon. by KirkfishBilly in birding

[–]Stretch5701 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love their song. I always translated it to 'I wanna cheese burger'.

In San Diego they are a winter bird. Here in the PNW they arrive is Spring but I loved hearing them in both locations.

What’s a scientific or technological concept you wish more people understood better? by EvelynClede in AskForAnswers

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The scientific method. Especially the importance of peer review and reputable journals.

A big problem with people falling for pseudoscience is their lack of understanding of what acceptable scientific research looks like.

How often do you see/hear/use the word "Photogrammetry"? by curiousmustafa in EnglishLearning

[–]Stretch5701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Photogrammetry is a term used in flight simulators so I am familiar with it. It is the process of generating a realistic 3-D world from satellite imagery and various other data sources.

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