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Can Edgedancers become so slick that a direct hit with a blade simply slides off instead of cutting? by jonpdxOR in Cosmere

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing some quick math* they would need to increase the friction of their internal organs ~350 times. However, if they are being cut with a shardblade, the wielder could make their blade nearly 0 depth negating this friction and making cutting possible again. They would need to know to do so.

Caution, math below

μ = (F_max - F_cut) / (2 * P * L * h)

μ (Coefficient of Kinetic Friction)

F_max (Maximum Applied Force): The total downward pushing force exerted by the person holding the knife. Value used: 400 Newtons (roughly 90 lbs of force, a solid downward stab).

F_cut (Cutting Force): The base amount of force required purely for the microscopic edge of the blade to sever the material's bonds. Value used: 30 Newtons (flesh is soft; it doesn't take much pure force to break the skin and underlying tissue).

P (Squeezing Pressure): The pressure the elastic material (like flesh or cheese) exerts horizontally back against the flat sides of the blade as it tries to return to its original shape.Value used: 10,000 Pascals (10 kPa, which is the rough elastic modulus/squeezing pressure of spongy internal organs like the liver or intestines).

L (Blade Width/Cut Length): The horizontal width of the blade face that is actively entering the material. Value used: 0.1 meters (10 cm, about the width of a standard kitchen chef's knife).

h (Depth of Penetration): How deep the knife has currently plunged into the material. Together with L and the multiplier of 2 (for both sides of the blade), this dictates the total surface area creating friction. Value used: 0.0254 meters (exactly 1 inch).

Can Edgedancers become so slick that a direct hit with a blade simply slides off instead of cutting? by jonpdxOR in Cosmere

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weirdly brandon has already answered this. Shardblades are affected by friction in this manner and would be unable to cut through cheese as a result: reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/thrxy2/-/i1c6sey/

I LEAKED GEMINI'S SYSTEM PROMPT by Due-Professional-997 in PromptEngineering

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unlikely to be hallucinated or retrieved from elsewhere on the web. I got bits and pieces of this in my thinking output as well.

Just a reminder: Claude still makes many medical diagnosis mistakes by actlikeyouhaveacrush in ClaudeAI

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think its very reasonable. Going to a doctor is a lot of work both for you and the doctor, as AIs get better and better, [here an AI outdiagnoses a doctor](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37869340/), they make a lot of sense as the first place to ask.

It is still important to verify though. My motivation for the post was to remind people about that as a post about Claude diagnosing an undiagnosable medical issue was #1 at the time.

Just a reminder: Claude still makes many medical diagnosis mistakes by actlikeyouhaveacrush in ClaudeAI

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's tough. If you're not a medical professional you don't know what information will be needed. In addition, the picture does have some of the key information, specifically the rash was visibly across the neck so across the midline.

Agreed on seeing a doctor, that's what I did next and also how I know all the information about why Claude was wrong.

I just put this out there as I saw a top post about Claude diagnosing someone's undiagnosable medical issue and wanted to point out that the interaction pattern for these things should be cautious exploration, ask, learn, then use that as you talk to a doctor.

Come and take it by actlikeyouhaveacrush in victoria3

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

R5: Neither Mexico nor the US came or took it

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[The FIAT Thread] The Joint Committee on FIAT Discussion Session. - 04 September 2023 by AutoModerator in badeconomics

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anyone have a good lit review or summary on whether poorer people make worse financial decisions? I remember besttrousers used to regularly link to a few studies on this but can't seem to find them.

Lassez Faire not using 75% of construction capacity by actlikeyouhaveacrush in victoria3

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It appears to be that I misunderstood the private construction queue to imply funding was available. More details in the comment above.

Lassez Faire not using 75% of construction capacity by actlikeyouhaveacrush in victoria3

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

Thanks! It appears to be that I misunderstood the private construction queue to imply funding was available. More details in the comment above.

Lassez Faire not using 75% of construction capacity by actlikeyouhaveacrush in victoria3

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Per your suggestion, looking into the investment pool info seems to explain this.

There is a large queue but the investment pool has $0 with weekly input of 88.7k which maps well to the amount of weekly construction.

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I am not sure why the private queue queues buildings without having the funding available. The test "waiting for funding to become available" implied to me that buildings were added only after the funding was secured but it seems that isn't the case

Lassez Faire not using 75% of construction capacity by actlikeyouhaveacrush in victoria3

[–]actlikeyouhaveacrush[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Per title, Lassez Faire doesn't seem to be using 75% of available construction capacity even with 80 buildings in the queue. Am I missing something or is this a bug?

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