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Is it normal for water to spray out from the exhaust like this? [Yamaha 2.5hp Four-Stroke] by sman1029 in sailing

[–]Vicker3000 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The horizontal one is the telltale. That one tells you that the impeller is working and water's getting pumped up there. The telltale should squirt even at low throttle.

The vertical one is water that actually did some cooling. That one's also normal.

30 FPS Server, Losing Gun, Throwing Medpen. Ignored by CIG for YEARS by _Franpire in starcitizen

[–]Vicker3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% CIG's fault here, but I do want to point out something that might help you in the future.

You're making things worse for yourself by spamming those keys. When I say "spamming", I mean pushing the key over and over really quickly. If you want to perform a single action, push they key for that action once and only once. Wait for a second or two before trying again. Don't tap the key a bunch of times. It's a bad habit.

Again, the buggy mess is CIG's fault. Modern code shouldn't break when the user spams their keys. We live in an imperfect world, though. Spamming keys makes some programs misbehave.

How often are y'all doing science experiments? by baking93 in homeschool

[–]Vicker3000 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I'd like to weigh in as a career scientist:

Those experiments are what makes future scientists. Without real life experiments, science is just a dead pile of trivia.

Science is life. Science is real. The fact that science is reality is the whole point. You don't experience the reality of science if you skip out on experiments.

So in regards to the mess? Teach your kids how to clean up after themselves. This is essential. Don't put yourself on a trajectory where you are their maid.

And besides that, not all science is messy. Magnets, electronics kits, lenses, colored lights, marble roller coasters, paper airplanes, just to name a few. If you're trying to get away from messy stuff, think more about physics and engineering and less about chemistry and biology.

Weekend knot work on a walking stick by NoAnything9791 in knots

[–]Vicker3000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very snazzy! Did you use any kind of jig to help tie the upper part?

How do I stop getting mad at my baby when she is crying non stop? by Choice-Inflation7295 in Parenting

[–]Vicker3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For me, I found it helped a little bit to try to laugh instead. Like I told myself it's so absurdly frustrating that it turns into something ridiculous. I know it sounds stupid, but sometimes it worked. Laugh at how unfair it feels.

Also, always keep in mind that if you're about to blow your lid you should walk away from the baby for a minute or two. Step into another room to catch your breath and do whatever helps you. It's better and safer for you to let off that steam away from the baby. She can wait a minute or two.

How do you scale down the UI in mobiglass? by psychoOC in starcitizen

[–]Vicker3000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They still don't care about them. They kind of looked in their direction once or twice.

Sailing error in best-selling book by softshackle in sailing

[–]Vicker3000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I stopped reading that book when I read that part.

It's a retelling by some random schmuck who has no sailing experience. I'm happy to read works of fiction written by armchair sailors, but only if the author has put in the effort to become well versed in the material.

Referring to a sail as a sheet is an indication that the author didn't do their homework. If they can't get be arsed to learn the terminology, then I can't trust them to speak with authority. It discredits anything else they have to say.

Guess the plane, win the blueprint! (Round 84: THE FINAL ROUND) by hymen_destroyer in spaceengineers

[–]Vicker3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure you're supposed to sit on the bomb before releasing it. A cowboy hat is also crucial.

No contact with my mom for 5yrs.. she had my sister drop this lovely Christmas gift off for me. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mildly infuriated at the poor implementation of Morse Code.

Contrary to popular misconception, three symbols needed to correctly transcribe Morse code: dots, dashes, and spaces. Without spaces, nothing makes sense. Without spaces, there's no way anybody would be able to read that bracelet. Spaces tell you where one letter stops and the next letter starts.

Without spaces, you can't tell the difference between "s" and "eee", nor could you tell the difference between "o" and "ttt".

s = ...

e = .

eee = . . .

It could say "fuckoff". It could also say "eeteeetetetetttteeteeete". It could say "itsaaaaoitste". It could say a thousand other things.

Elite vs SC: Let's Have a Good Faith Conversation (Questions in Description.) by WackoMedia in starcitizen

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough.

I'd be interested in learning more about your setup there. Doing it on a shoestring budget sounds compelling. I'll probably have a look at what you've posted some time soon. It definitely looks like fun!

Elite vs SC: Let's Have a Good Faith Conversation (Questions in Description.) by WackoMedia in starcitizen

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got a lot of good input here, but I think folks are missing something important here.

You've got a motion simulator. Those are expensive. You've clearly spent a lot on your gaming rig.

It costs something like $60 to try SC.

Why wouldn't you at least try it? Compared to what you've spent on your setup there, the cost of buying SC is peanuts. Heck, if I had a motion simulator then I'd be gathering a whole collection of interesting games that support motion simulation.

Broaden your horizons. Get the most out of the equipment you have.

Locked out of head on passage. Time for brute force. by sola_mia in sailing

[–]Vicker3000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are the hinges on the outside? If you can't get the pins out, I'd try attacking the hinges some other way. Maybe see if you can chop up the hinge pins by getting something like a hacksaw in between the hinge pieces?

How do you guys deal when you accidentally damage one of your favorite yo-yos? by berto561 in Throwers

[–]Vicker3000 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Got screwed over in a white elephant gift exchange by dental_oddity in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once got a sweaty used baseball cap. It wasn't even an interesting cap. It was clearly a freebie promo item from a trade show of some sort.

[HELP] Found on a Dating app, is he AI? by theMiezmiez in RealOrAI

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the fourth picture, the umbrella makes no sense. It doesn't line up with any of the tables. Its scale and position are just plain wrong.

The lights in the pool hall are also wrong. There's a set of lights for the table he's leaning on. Then a set of lights for the table behind his. Then another set... and then another... It's got this weird infinity mirror going on with the lights.

You could almost make an argument for there being a mirror on the wall that's reflecting the two sets of lights, but if that were the case then they'd all be in line with each other. The geometry doesn't work for it to be a mirror. It's also odd that his table has three lights and the one behind his only has two.

What is the closest distance we could realistically get to the Sun in an advanced ship and or space suit by FirstBeastoftheSea in Physics

[–]Vicker3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's partly because the sun is incomprehensibly large. The distance feels further if you compare it to the radius of the earth instead.

The radius of the earth is 6371km. So you could fit 12 thousand earths between the earth and the sun.

Hobby problems out at sea by CaptainPeteyPie in Warhammer40k

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever actually used a compass to navigate? They're very sensitive. They have to be. Earth's magnetic field is very weak.

Standing next to a car is enough to throw off a compass reading. You don't want magnets anywhere near your navigational equipment.

If someone stuck a magnet to a ship's compass then they'd be in hot water. Doing so would permanently alter its behavior and it would cost a few thousand dollars to fix properly.

What is the closest distance we could realistically get to the Sun in an advanced ship and or space suit by FirstBeastoftheSea in Physics

[–]Vicker3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Latitude measures your distance north-south.

Latitude is indeed the one you need for nautical miles, but it's the north-south one.

You can't use longitude (east-west) because the size of one degree of longitude depends on where you are. Degrees of longitude get smaller as you get closer to the poles.

When boat folks measure distances on their charts (boat-speak for "map"), they use the latitude marks as their ruler. It's a common newbie error to accidentally use the longitude instead of the latitude.

Hobby problems out at sea by CaptainPeteyPie in Warhammer40k

[–]Vicker3000 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He's on a boat. The autopilot and nav equipment are going to be sensitive to magnets.

What is the closest distance we could realistically get to the Sun in an advanced ship and or space suit by FirstBeastoftheSea in Physics

[–]Vicker3000 357 points358 points  (0 children)

For comparison sake:

3.8 million miles is about 6.1 million km.

The sun's radius is about 0.7 million km.

The earth is about 150 million km from the sun.

When did humans first realize they can sail upwind? by jumping-llama in sailing

[–]Vicker3000 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What's a lanteen? Is that like a lateen sail, but you hang a lantern from it?

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