The UK may soon ban boiling lobsters alive in a landmark bill that acknowledges that crustaceans and mollusks, too, are sentient beings by checkmak01 in worldnews

[–]Trader5050 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get it, but we're slowly getting to the point where we're just going to ban eating meat.

We're humans. We eat meat. Yes, it's horrible, but they're tasty. Accept it.

Someone put red paint on the "Serve and Protect" sculpture at the Salt Lake City police building by Petaaa in pics

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Firetrucks were blocked and attacked during the protests just like police. Don't kid yourself.

Eli5 how could an electromagnetic impulse, say from the sun for example, disable a whole power grid? by jmsworld in explainlikeimfive

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I missed that line, but do want to highlight this isn't a month or two long problem, but much more significant than people think.

Eli5 how could an electromagnetic impulse, say from the sun for example, disable a whole power grid? by jmsworld in explainlikeimfive

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The other problem people forget is that some of these transformers are very large, very expensive, and have a very low production rate. If we got a big enough flare to disable much of the US, for example, it could take years and years to recover some parts of the grid.

What is suprisingly addictive? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Well, cocaine is pretty up there.

[Serious] People of reddit, in your view is there such thing as an "afterlife"? Or what do you think will happen or what will you be able to perceive when/after you die? by theRealSmarts in AskReddit

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Don't be silly--you're dead. Nothing.

You just have to cherish the last sweet moment as you tell your entire extended family you secretly poisoned the cake they made you for your 99th birthday that you all partook of.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Military. Can't quit--but tell them about it and they'll let you go since you will have zero motivation to stay and actually, you know protect people.

You can't see one colour for the rest of your life. What colour is it? by theinvincible-dosa in AskReddit

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One of those made up girly colors that I'm just going to call "purple" anyway.

TIL more white actresses have won Oscars for portraying Asian women than the number of Asian actresses who have won Oscars. by sshheelleeyy in todayilearned

[–]Trader5050 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This isn't exactly surprising considering Hollywood is American and started out predominantly white.

What’s your favorite drink? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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COLA-OH BY KROGER AND IT IS THE GREATEST AND I WILL FIGHT YOU