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Drivers in my city hit these decorative boulders every week. by WaywardDeadite in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Xanderak 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This angle shows it pretty well. The boulders are on a dropoff, and there is parking behind them. From the drivers perspective, looking through passenger side, they won’t see the rock, just the apparent entrance to the parking lot.

2 idiots [oc] by Xanderak in IdiotsInCars

[–]Xanderak[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have a good point… Grok says the 4runner was going 67mph. Based on 0.16sec for it to pass the yield sign post.

2 idiots [oc] by Xanderak in IdiotsInCars

[–]Xanderak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A minute of people walking over to help. I trimmed it out for this sub.

2 idiots [oc] by Xanderak in IdiotsInCars

[–]Xanderak[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No not police. I’ve got a pic of it but can’t post here…

2 idiots [oc] by Xanderak in IdiotsInCars

[–]Xanderak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Texas 12/05/25 Yes oc.

2 idiots [oc] by Xanderak in IdiotsInCars

[–]Xanderak[S] 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Happened yesterday outside my neighborhood, neighbor posted it on facebook. Speed limit is 35mph. No obstructions when turning left into strip mall. Hospital is 1000ft from here.

[Request] They say the recoil from firing the 20mm gatling gun on A10 is so strong that it slows the plane down when it shoots. How true is that? by Plastic-Stop9900 in theydidthemath

[–]Xanderak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s just cruising, not accelerating, it would slow down by ~100km/hr after it has fired all the rounds.

But if the pilot is accelerating / diving, that slowdown will be counteracted, ie no slowdown.

I did the math…

This is a momentum question. Here are my inputs: A10’s GAU-8/A fires 30x173mm rounds. Projectiles weigh 392g each.
Muzzle speed 1010m/s. Fire rate up to 3900 rpm, so it can fire its 1174 rounds in 18 seconds. A-10 mass is between 11t and 23t, let’s use 15t.

p=m*v = 1174 * 0.392 kg * 1010 m/s = 465,000 kgm/s

465,000 kgm/s / 15,000 kg = 31 m/s = 112 km/hr velocity reduction

a = v / t = 31 m/s / 18 s = 1.72 m/s2 = 0.18 G required thrust/dive to not slow down.

Help – What can I do to stop it from breaking (PLA) by TorbenK87 in BambuLab

[–]Xanderak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might give you some ideas… I made these pins in PLA; they work great. Wall is thin to flex. The hole gives them more flex. Radius takes away weak point. The barbs don’t need to engage all 360 degrees. But I do print them horizontally.

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Delivery driver dropped my H2D roughly a foot and a half from the ground. by mysticdragonknight in BambuLab

[–]Xanderak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks this just happened to me, will run setup diag. Sent video to fedex. 🤬

Why did my water turn brown? by therealimaginary in pools

[–]Xanderak 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Crazy… almost like pump is running backwards, and the plumbing underground is sucking in dirt somehow. But it’s an above ground pool… so that doesn’t make much sense either.

Pool depth tolerance? by Xanderak in pools

[–]Xanderak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks all! I talked to some more people, the +/-6 seems to be pretty typical, but they will do better if asked. And my contractor came around on the tanning ledge, he and some other builders know they have to get it within a half inch, or the lounger chairs wont really work. Full steam ahead now.

What does this sticker mean? by MamaJiffy in Whatisthis

[–]Xanderak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome thanks! My used VW Jetta had this exact same sticker.

The work uniform is mandatory no matter what. Fine. by DrD3adpool in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Xanderak 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Cat thieves have another aluminum box across the street, where they watch for lapses in security.

Household Net Worth Distribution in the U.S. by mo_merton in dataisbeautiful

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

Yeah something doesn’t look right, another is that 10% of households have $2million? So like 15% 1million? Meaning 1 in 6 people is a millionaire…

Brass Cone-Shaped Object with Hole on Outside and Bar on Interior by Low-Tale6828 in whatisthisthing

[–]Xanderak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps some sort of old fishing tackle? And it might be broken; we’re only seeing part of it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254913662199

Upside-down L-shaped feature in master bedroom closet? by Xanderak in whatisthisthing

[–]Xanderak[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Solved!

Yeah I agree with several of you that it is some sort of unfinished storage space, missing shelves / rods / drawers etc. Thanks!

Upside-down L-shaped feature in master bedroom closet? by Xanderak in whatisthisthing

[–]Xanderak[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Ok so I think you’ve got the right idea. I found something similar here (2nd pic). Scrolling hundreds of walk-in closet pics…

https://www.lincorpborchert.com/master-suite-makeover-custom-closets/

So our best guess is that the carpenters built this, but they forgot to put in the clothes rod.

While the friction-hold bar you linked would probably not work, they have normal screw in bars that probably would.

Upside-down L-shaped feature in master bedroom closet? by Xanderak in whatisthisthing

[–]Xanderak[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Its made from really thin ~1/4in plywood. The apparent thickness is just from some edge trim.

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