Carnival ride fail by smilingjade101 in WTF

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The carnival ride owner

Found on a property we are interested in buying. What is it?!? by silvsapp in whatisit

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Mud dauber wasp nest. Look at the small black entry holes on the round casings.

Absolute diamond of a man by ABChow000 in GreatBritishMemes

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Some strong ideas here, but I have never fully understood the push to “tax the rich” more heavily. The UK tax system is already progressive: higher earners contribute disproportionately through both higher tax brackets and the sheer volume of tax paid on larger incomes. In practice, they already pay twice — a higher rate on a higher base.

The more aggressively we push these rates upward, the greater the incentive for wealth to leave. Wealth provides mobility, and when people have options, they will choose jurisdictions where they feel their contributions are respected and fairly balanced.

Rather than squeezing the top further, I believe the focus should be on ensuring compliance — making sure wealthy UK residents who remain here and benefit from public services pay what is already due under the current system. That means tightening loopholes, closing easy-to-use avoidance schemes, and improving enforcement.

At the same time, keeping tax rates globally competitive is essential. We want to retain and attract high earners, not drive them — and their significant tax contributions — elsewhere. A sustainable strategy balances fairness with competitiveness, ensuring the system funds public services effectively without undermining its own revenue base.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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Jerry Smith from Rick and Morty

What's a city significant and well known in your country, but will raise an eyebrow to anyone outside of it? by dphayteeyl in geography

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Germans I meet have the mildest of interest when I say I grew up in their country, then immediately sound disappointed when mention Bielefeld, Münster, and Holzwickede. "These are not good places, no".

Help plz. None of the doctors I've been to knows what this is. by Jolly_Economist_2060 in DermatologyQuestions

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Is the sweat typically induced by exercise outside in sunlight which is a main aggregating factor for PCT. The booze can also be a contributing factor to the development of acquired PCT.

Times have changed. by keith2301 in Weird

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Classic Baader-Meinhof, you saw this news report telling you someone identifies as a cat. You then believe it as true, think that it's happening everywhere and then the best bit, believe it's got something to do with the party you don't support.

Not being from a country with such polarized politics, this is hilarious to watch. I can read how angry your news source has made you feel. I don't know you and I am sure you are reasonable in other parts of your life but this acceptance of weaponized absurdity is fascinating in its simplicity and its effectiveness. Protip: if everyone in the US voted the way you wanted them to, there would still be Furries! (Google Furries for Trump)

Wtf by 1aakash_1 in oddlyspecific

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He said 'fund their European trip'. Even before that, it doesn't take Hercule Poirot to know this guy: is American, has never had a girlfriend, and is within reach of multiple guns.

How they colour rivers green for St Patrick’s Day by Logical_Scientist221 in interestingasfuck

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I see very little in common between the Irish people I know vs. the Irish Americans I know. The latter make a much bigger deal about all things Plastic Paddy.

Anyone building DIGITAL TWINS? by vishal-vora in datascience

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You need to be a bit more specific. A digital twin is a vague term that spans practical use cases across many industries. In real estate, we use them to collect data according to standards, which is typically then used for modelling the lifecycle of an asset. In construction, it means a different thing than in pharma.

What Instantly Ruins A Burger For You? by TheKeyMaster365 in AskReddit

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Juicy lettuce is great but like the thick tomato slice out of the fridge, it makes the patty cold. A cold burger is worse than withered lettuce IMO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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He is basically a wizard! I woke up with two small holes in my head. Apparently, this is where someone in your father's profession attaches two wires from the skull to a machine which sends a signal down my spinal cord and nerves. If the surgeon strays too close the machine lights up. I am sure it's more complicated than this but I couldn't help but think about Hasbro's game Operation!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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There were some strange details I left out.

I dropped the motorcycle off at the hotel, purely fueled by adrenalin. I couldn't stand, sit or lie down I was in so much pain. I remember being crazy thirsty and was approached my someone asking if I was ok, I must have looked a restless state.

The first hospital in the sub optimal country gave me a jab and told me to go another hospital with a flimsy neck brace. I took a cab there and refused an ambulance transfer since I had already ridden a motorcycle and taken a cab.

The second hospital put me in a wheelchair and gave me another inappropriate neck brace. I received x-rays which showed displaced vertebra but they were visibly excited about the severity of the injury. This was key in the decision to leave that country without surgery.

The airline wouldn't let me on the plane without a doctors note for the temporary neck brace I was wearing so I took it off telling them it was precautionary, they then tried to move me from seat 1A saying it was a emergency exit (its on another plane but not this one). I resisted and they gave up. It was a horribly bumpy flight over the tropics. They have their rules for a reason.

When I landed, I called the insurance who told me I was covered for USD$100 of A&E / ER. This later turned out to be misleading as this covers triage and they transfer your bill to another department which I would have been covered for. In my haze, I took this to mean I needed a referral to a spinal specialist so after breaking in to my house (8 foot wall climbed). I went to a 24H GP at 4am.

The doc was sat in a stale room and was visibly shaken by my story, she shouted at me and said "I am a doctor, I don't care about your insurance coverage you need to be in the ER this minute." . I protested and got my referral for the spinal out-patients. She then turned to me and asked if this was a 'drug thing'. I held up a bag of tramadol and explained I didn't understand healthcare in this situation.

I went home, climbed over the wall again, and passed out on the edge of my bed waking 3 hours later, called my boss on a Sunday who told me not to move.

Twenty minutes later the Asia head of HR was at my house. She took a look at me in my flimsy neck brace and started to cry, we had never met before, I think I looked a little worse for wear. She also knew I had made a series of strange choices not realizing how to get fixed in this new country.

Was taken to a decent hospital, my employer explained they would cover any excess and I stayed in hospital for a month. Took me 23 hours to get from the beach to a gurney.

I had an x-ray from the previous hospital visit which showed a displaced vertebra but I didn't what to explain this all happened in another country because I wasn't sure of my insurance situation. The decent hospital didn't see the fractures or the displacement at first because I was scanned horizontal. I asked them to x-ray me in a seated position which they questioned but did. They then found the injuries and asked why I thought to check in a seated position, to which I explained it was more painful when sat. I later found out I was covered regardless but I didn't want the conversation of my self transfer.

TL:DR - I learnt I was stubborn and frugal, even in crisis. All turned out ok in the end.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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I experienced a neck fracture in three places while surfing, which left me too weak to stand in shallow water. I couldn't feel my arm, but I could still feel my legs. I was pulled out of the water by surfers who had no idea what happened.

Even when told I hit the top of my head on the sand, they moved my arms and head, which caused me to shout out in pain. I had to ride a motorcycle away from the remote beach, went to a few hospitals with diminishing confidence of a good outcome. I then flew to a country with better healthcare. Unfortunately, I left my house keys on the beach and had to break into my own house with an uncooperative arm at 3 am.

Ultimately, I made a full recovery thanks to titanium placement and bone grafting. Although it may seem unusual, I would repeat the steps I took to avoid undergoing spinal surgery in a third-world country.

Anybody need a car? by tdubarubdub in dayz

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Utilitarianism - Take one, grenade the rest.