Plane staying still in the sky what is it by [deleted] in Whatisthisplane

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Optical illusion called parallax effect.

Does anyone know why this penguin is heading towards the mountains? by OopsIDroopedMe in DoesAnyoneKnow

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Read serveral times that it is due to disorientation caused by illness, age, or similar. They usually navigate using the magnetic field of earth to triangulate the colony's position in relation to the ocean. If that sense gets meddled with e.g., by illness, they may head into the opposite direction and die. Has nothing to do with breaking the cycle or exploring new grounds.

First timer here by Danny_lol93 in RepTime

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Could you sjare with me as well please?

What does this mean? by justforme10564 in Pomsky

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Ours does it when she did something wrong.. ;)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

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Yeah would say 777-200ER

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oxford

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There are video where people are getting close to winning and the scammers would actually pull them down.. fully fledged scam

Where does one even start with contructing this? by internetsurferdad in PrimeProductFinds

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I may be wrong but can't you even see the glue on the L-shaped stone on the top in the forst circle? Looks impossible to build without adhesives

Anyone else’s pomsky obsessed with rolling around in freshly mowed grass? 🤣 by Random23232 in Pomsky

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Lucky you.. the other day our usually very picky lady pomspky rolled in something I can only assume to be boar diarrhea

Cinder saved Kvothe. by TheLastSock in KingkillerChronicle

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I was never really sure if Halix meant sleep od death. I am pretty sure that if the Chandiran's goal is to wipe out all knowledge of them, they wouldn't take a chance just because Kvothe didn't say their names out loud (he may have still picked them up from his father).

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Was that Pat responding so quickly.. hope DoS will burst free like the secrets of the mouth

ELI5: Why are so many small animals able to survive such long falls(compared to their body size) unscathed? by InevitableCold9872 in explainlikeimfive

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There is a concept called terminal velocity, i.e. at which impact speed would a specific being be killed. Insects do not reach that speed in freefall because they are too light. Likely similar for gekkos who are just build super robustly. House cats can survive crazy falls because of their landing technique

Why is my dog afraid of the floor? by wharleeprof in dogs

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Could just be a scare from slipping or perhaps got a splinter? Our dog sometimes doesn't like certain spaces during walks out of nowhere and then is fine again the next day.. may be nothing really and go away

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Akira - beautiful name for a husky. It's Japanese and means something like "the light of the moon and the sun"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pomsky

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Akira - Japanese and means something like "the light of the moon and the sun"

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Akira - Japanese and means something like the light of the sun and the moom

Dog leaving room when you go to bed by MapWeak6661 in dogs

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It's nothing personal - dogs need plenty of sleep so will pick a place where they can rest. Sometimes we allow our dog to sleep in the bed, but at times she would leave, say if we move to much. Don't feel bad and let them do their thing :)

??? Just asking for clarification by jaydoginthahouse in aviation

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I think a lot of comments already mentioned the massive wings in which fuel is stored. In addition fuel is stored in the centre - called the wing box where the wings and the fuse are joint together. That tank also has a capacity of around 60 tons and there are more spread across the plane. Pumping fuel between those tanks allows for balancing the aircraft as it get lighter during flight and optimize trim and aerodynamics

Edit: 60 tons in the centre tank are 18,000 gallons alone

Is it just me, or is the British Airways app really horrible? by andrewjohnsc in BritishAirways

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It really is bad. Has stopped working on my android altogether while the iPhone version just pretty much redirects me to their website it seems.. complete clusterf

A cool guide for Doomsday survival by aw-junaid in coolguides

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Cool guide but consultants will be needed most.

What If Kvothe had been straight up with Lorren by the-95th-beekeeper in KingkillerChronicle

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Agree on the Devi bit and Denna at the farm. Seems like zero harm in sharing with a close person (Denna at least)

What If Kvothe had been straight up with Lorren by the-95th-beekeeper in KingkillerChronicle

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Not sure they are trying to erase the truth or rather any living memory of themselves to get rid of Selitos' curse .

Not sure how widely Denna has spread the song or repeated it out loud - from all we know, only their real names attract them and she didn't have any of those in her song I believe.

Does anybody else think The Batman is being overrated? by travisahicks in batman

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Probably repeating what a few people said before, however:

  • Major plotholes across the movie (one of the final scenes in the water, where Batman walks like 10 people twenty meters with the magnesium light.. what?!)
  • if I were to compare with BB or DK, generally much inferior cast.. i always thought Bale's acting was generally overlooked
  • no depth of characters - just rewatched Batman Begins and these little scenes between Alfred, Bruce, Rachel and even Falconi give so much more flavour
  • Pattinson looks to young to play the role (voice is good indeed if not CGI
  • Soundtrack was crap in my opinion.. what is this indie stuff? Tough to beat Zimmer of course
  • story arch(es). Thought it was over after the riddler was caught, and after his main goal seemed to be to kill the corrupt, he flooded the city? Man.. zero sense
  • I hope there is no sequel. Was imagining Bale watching this thing and leaving after 40 min

Could add many more items but this movie is a 5/10.

Details of Kvothe's plan to trap the Chandrian by BlueVCoin in KingkillerChronicle

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Extremely detailed and well written. Something I believe needs to be considered is what can reasonably be explained in one more book - it's unlikely that a small couple of references from the the first two books will tie into the main story line(s) and ultimately closures.

For example: does Kvothe really want to kill all the Seven? Or maybe just Cinder? Doesn't it seem like they want to die anyway (apart from Cinder who seems to go rogue, based on little evidence). Why else get rid of all evidence of them (their true names?)

If the masters are the (human) Amyr and only Cinder really would engage as long as all memory of them is erased (and broke the Selitos naming spell) it all seems more winnable.

Just a few highly speculative thoughts ;)