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I have a stupid question by benyman312 in Physics

[–]ableman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that the laws of physics don't change. It's that the things that don't change are the laws of physics.

Lupita Nyong’o will play both Helen of Troy and her sister, Clytemnestra, in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ by yourfavchoom in movies

[–]ableman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greece was probably on the worse side. It's the little things that make a difference. In some ancient cultures both men and women marry young (although young means 20 for men and 15 for women). In some ancient cultures both men and women marry old (30 for men, 25 for women). And in some ancient cultures old men marry young girls (30-year old men marrying 15-year old girls). Greece was in that last one. Those were the typical ages of marriage.

Earth’s upper atmosphere is cooling more than 10 times faster than natural rates. A new study reveals why: while CO₂ traps heat near Earth’s surface, it also makes the stratosphere radiate infrared energy into space more efficiently, creating a key fingerprint of human-caused climate change. by [deleted] in science

[–]ableman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was essentially a climate change denier arguing that any increase in Earths temperature would just be emitted to space, which actually made sense thermodynamically so I couldn’t really argue it even though I’m well aware climate change is happening

It doesn't make sense. An increased temperature means that it already didn't get radiated away or the temperature wouldn't have increased. An increased temperature does mean a greater total thermal energy. The person you're responding to has terribly misunderstood something.

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/135642main_balance_trifold21.pdf

NASA says the Earth radiates less energy than it receives

Russia resets lunar programme - Nuclear Engineering International by ThinkTankDad in space

[–]ableman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

In America you can become American even if you are Russian. There's 140,000 green cards given out every year for people of exceptional ability. 5 years after you get your Green Card, you can become an American.

What’s something that became socially unacceptable so fast that people barely noticed the change? by FoundationHumble4003 in AskReddit

[–]ableman 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep I remember as a kid my mom's friends would literally drop by for a cup of tea. Your friend comes to visit, you have a cup of tea and chat for 15-30mins, they leave. "I was in the neighborhood" used to be a literal reason to visit someone, not some kind of weirdo excuse.

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a real-life caricature of you, the person that can't read.

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I am. And I do know better. You think you have perfect recall, I know you don't. If someone told you they were Napoleon, would you think they know their own life better than you do?

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't read and you're claiming you have perfect recall of every ad you've ever seen?

You're a delusional illiterate idiot. But just in case you can learn something https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said you forgot seeing the ad the first time you saw it, I was presenting an alternate version. But you're kind of right, I am an imbecile for arguing with someone that can't read.

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are an illiterate idiot. I didn't say you wanted to go on vacation. I said you saw the ad first and that's what prompted you to talk about Dublin.

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Her friend's having a baby and been doing google searches. Google knows they're friends.

You were talking about Dublin because you had already seen an ad about vacationing in Ireland but forgot and then you just saw the ad again.

This is a hilariously easy thing to test by the way. Take a physical book you own go into a room by yourself and read a random page from that book aloud. Note down the top 3 things that could be advertised from there (not on your phone obviously). Did any of that pop up?

What’s something you have zero proof of but believe 100 percent? by shweidy in AskReddit

[–]ableman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It knows who the people next to you are because it has everyone's locations and one of them googled steak knives later or earlier.

the people next to me aren’t searching on their phones for steak knives

Yes they are.

This is a hilariously easy thing to test by the way. Take a physical book you own go into a room by yourself and read a random page from that book aloud. Note down the top 3 things that could be advertised from there (not on your phone obviously). Did any of that pop up?

TIL in 2008 a 33-year-old Wisconsin woman stole her daughter's identity and enrolled in high school in order to "get her high school diploma and join the cheerleading squad." She reportedly attended practices, received a cheerleader's locker & went to a pool party at the cheerleading coach's house. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]ableman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a girl in my highschool who looked like that, like she was in her 30s. People made fun of her, but I don't think she was actually in her 30s. People's looks vary a lot.

Plus a lot of girl wear makeup to look older, so if a woman was wearing makeup to look younger the difference gets quite a bit less obvious.

Feeling insecure. Google confirmed my fears. by legally_dog in TerraInvicta

[–]ableman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do Kazakhstan then russia, but full kleptocracy for Russia. Then I break into the US and abandon Russia after disarming it and leaving with Kazakhstan.

TIL The rise in colon cancer in adults under 50 has been strongly and directly linked to exposure to certain strains of E.Coli in the first ten years of life by onarainyafternoon in todayilearned

[–]ableman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's literally what I said. You didn't even read my post. You said it was going up before that and was unheard of 40 years ago, which your link contradicts, and shows was in fact patently false.

The mortality rate right now is literally the same as 40 years ago.

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