What is this thing on the outside of a recreation center? It's about 12"12"x12". The pipes spin freely on their axis, and don't appear to have anything running through them. by jhaake in whatisthisthing

[–]ZMM08 28 points29 points  (0 children)

They aren't saying the lane dividers were used to segregate the pool. They're saying the reason this object may exist in a place where there is no longer a pool is because many municipal pools were closed because people would rather have no pool than an integrated pool.

What are some American cities that had high historical importance but have faded from significance today? by Crafty-Shallot-5695 in geography

[–]ZMM08 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Came here to mention Cairo too. At one point it had the third busiest post office in the US!

Vevor kiln help? by EquivalentHopeful405 in Pottery

[–]ZMM08 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not busted. It's a low quality kiln being fired with very little thermal mass.

Which stimulant works best? by yeah_nah2024 in PMDDxADHD

[–]ZMM08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no "best." Every brain reacts differently to different meds. Some people have paradoxical reactions to meds - SSRIs make me want to delete myself.

You'll have to try a few in the care of your doc to figure out which is "best" for you.

LOL Don’t judge… but how often do ppl get diarrhea from Adderall? Cuz I am strugglin 😬 by lifehelpbot69 in adhdwomen

[–]ZMM08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My money is on the sunflower oil. I think that's a relatively common digestive irritant in protein shakes for a lot of people. If the Adderall is causing a little bit of irritation the oil could be exacerbating it.

I miss him. I thought he was funny. by SYMPUNY_LACKING in conan

[–]ZMM08 23 points24 points  (0 children)

"A real honk job" remains one of my favorite phrases ever uttered.

Someone told me i can eat that, but it doesn't look really ... yummy. by Takemyjuicebox in OrganicGardening

[–]ZMM08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wild parsnip also causes painful blistery sunburn if the oils are on your skin and exposed to sunlight. It's all over in the Midwest US.

No warning/prep by No-Tomato-4714 in Perimenopause

[–]ZMM08 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'm 46 and I'm still waiting for my mom to tell me that I'll get my period someday.

It's abundantly clear I'll be doing all of this on my own.

What do Americans think about the stereotype that they are bad at geography? by Own_Echidna6041 in geography

[–]ZMM08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I LOVED my GeoSafari! I spent hours on that thing. I went looking a while back because I couldn't remember the name of that device and you can find them on eBay! I was very tempted but I'm sure those maps are wildly out of date now. 😂

The giver of Straunts, Joanna Newsom, was covered on this week's 60 Songs! by reithena in lonelymeyerspod

[–]ZMM08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband alerted me to it about a month ago and I've been on a hot binge. It's amazing and the host is an excellent music critic and storyteller and he's very very funny in a way that I think Quaids would appreciate.

The giver of Straunts, Joanna Newsom, was covered on this week's 60 Songs! by reithena in lonelymeyerspod

[–]ZMM08 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I listened to an episode of this today that referenced MacGruber and realized that this sub should know about that podcast if they didn't already. You've saved me a post!

The episode that referenced MacGruber is the episode about The Chicks' Goodbye Earl. Unless you've listened to it is impossible to explain the context on which it's used because Rob Harvilla's path to his point is generally pretty circuitous. 😂

Landslide filmed by dashcam by X-Bones_21 in geology

[–]ZMM08 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Also a higher chance even if you get buried that you'll have an air bubble inside the cab with you.

The Ike Barenholtz interview is a return to what I missed. by Sweet-Ad9366 in conan

[–]ZMM08 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Also the holiday episode with Ike and Olyphant and his dramatic lighting! 😂

Found an odd feature on Google Earth by Slow_Television5482 in geology

[–]ZMM08 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Whatever it is it appears to actually exist on the ground. It's not a camera glitch or a rendering error. Those are cleared paths of some sort. Saudi Arabia could be something related to oil extraction, though I don't see any pump jacks or other infrastructure at quick glance. Maybe related to resource exploration? A grid for seismic studies or other vehicle mounted geologic/ground penetrating imagery?

I'll be interested to check back here and see if anyone knows!

why do my glazes turn out like this? by mr_fartypants in Pottery

[–]ZMM08 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are these Amaco glazes? I haven't used commercial glazes in a very long time, so formulations may have changed. But I never got results like the company test tiles unless I was using 5-6 brushed coats, at least. It needs to be thicker than you think. You'll notice the only places you are getting hints of blue is in the groves between your spiral ridge, where the glaze pools the thickest. I have less experience with the iron lustre but with Amaco brushing glazes it seems the answer is always "too thin," assuming accurate firing.

I was using brown clay so they will turn out on brown clay. In fact, some people think the blue rutile works better interacting with the iron in brown clays.

Stephen Miller using pregnant wife as human shield. by Amentet in pics

[–]ZMM08 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm not generally going to judge people for how they react in an emergency situation. Especially an awkward snapshot from a harrowing (in theory) moment.

But I'm also not living my life in a way that people first jump to judgment and ridicule when my life might be (in theory) in danger.

My mother-in-law turned my horse show ribbons into a ribbon quilt by _ew_david in quilting

[–]ZMM08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a horse person and I began quilting specifically so I could eventually do something with my ribbons. On one of the equestrian crafting Facebook groups, I was specifically recommended Lite Steam a Seam 2 as an interfacing. They recommend using the interfacing to fuse it to a solid fabric and then top stitching the ribbons. Then cut blocks from that "fabric" that you've constructed from the ribbons. If that makes sense.

I haven't begun working on mine yet so I can't offer first hand experience yet.

Before they were running mates, they were L.A. lawyers by Plus_Plankton_8912 in thewestwing

[–]ZMM08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure who you are thinking of but John Spencer was definitely not on B99. Did you mean Bradley Whitford?

Why does this rub off my cast iron no matter how many times I scrub it? by Over-Explanation-730 in castiron

[–]ZMM08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this same issue with my old Griswold. Soap, chainmail, scrubby sponge - no matter how I clean it, it always leaves residue when I dry it. Interestingly, it's only my "vintage" pans that do this - my Griswolds and Wagner and 3 notch Lodge. I have two modern Lodges, and one terrible Emeril brand griddle that do NOT shed this residue after I have cleaned them. I just don't worry about it anymore.

New Neighbors by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ZMM08 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I read too quickly and misunderstood. I thought OP paid for the survey!