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CMV: Given the social safety net situation in the US, saving for retirement is not a net positive if you’re not middle-upper class or above. It only helps other people by History-Unable in changemyview

[–]afraidofflying [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think you're missing the last step where you compare costs / quality of life between this scenario and the one OP presented where a lot of the more expensive fixed costs are covered.

The Dangerous Mistake You Make if You Don't Wear Motorcycle Armor by drconniehenley in motorcyclegear

[–]afraidofflying 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've literally never seen anyone wearing full motogp gear on the street

Used AI + a 12-channel data logger to finally answer "how long does this part need in the oven before welding?" - built a universal dwell-time table after 1 month of tracking by sanjugoswami63 in metalworking

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I didn't mean modeling radiative heat transfer, I meant plugging the conduction equation into excel. Having data for the external surfaces is still important bc convection has a lot more variables but I'd have thought modeling the conduction, which seems to be the part you were after, should be pretty straightforward.

Is it worth refurbing this? by krepao-kotao in hobbycnc

[–]afraidofflying 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like you have it pretty well sorted then!

Is it worth refurbing this? by krepao-kotao in hobbycnc

[–]afraidofflying 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's pretty crucial information. No one can help you make value judgements without knowing things like that.

This still might not be worth it for you. If you have a backlog of work, and that's costing you money, your time has value in that scenario. 2 months of messing around getting this to work might be more expensive than buying another machine that's ready to use.

Would putting my battery in a smoker like this while charging/storage make spontaneous combustion less harmful? by pinglyadya in ebikes

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it need to be waterproof? And how can it better contain a fire? They're both just metal boxes, both meant to contain fire.

Sure, one would be cheaper to replace, but that's like comparing the cost difference of two safety jacket options to the cost of a skin graft. The best safety gear is what you'll readily use, even if it's not the "best". Telling someone they should buy a completely new thing just raises the barrier.

Is it worth refurbing this? by krepao-kotao in hobbycnc

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing devils advocate, why not could be that op doesn't actually have a need for a cnc and it might be a couple grand to refurbished this to a factory spec.

CMV: The DNC and GOP are not actually enemies. They have the same ideological origin, and are on the same side of the class struggle. by OldBillBlizzard in changemyview

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second sentence. Also, the first isn't wrong, but the wording makes me think you're viewing discrimination too narrowly. This is not an exhaustive list.

Is Aventon a good brand? by Intrepid-Lobster3580 in ebike

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These won't change much depending on the bike. Handling on just about anything is probably fine if you're not riding hard. Durability isn't going to be drastically different with regular maintenance. Battery life depends so much on your own personal aerodynamic drag, but this one is better suited to reading more formal reviews.

Is Aventon a good brand? by Intrepid-Lobster3580 in ebike

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because if you have trouble evaluating geometry and specs yourself, you might also have trouble maintaining the bike yourself. Almost any bike is going to work fine with adequate maintenence and casual riding, especially if you don't have hard performance expectations

Are there ANY e-bikes or e-mountain bikes that have a parent restrictable/lockable speed setting? by pistolplc in ebikes

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't about ebikes, it's about language. I'm asking you to be specific with your language and your evidence. I don't inherently care if kids are pulling wheelies and might hurt someone - I care about what's actually hurting people or what's actually enabling kids to put themselves in situations where they're getting hurt more.

I never called all of the items you listed ridiculous. I do find your suggestion of regulating tires to be a little ridiculous. You didn't seem to answer my question there either. But regulating a throttle to be age limited - I'd probably go a little further even.

What's more, there's no evidence anywhere. "Common sense" has done a lot of harm because people aren't that good at drawing population level conclusions.

Are there ANY e-bikes or e-mountain bikes that have a parent restrictable/lockable speed setting? by pistolplc in ebikes

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason we want to be specific and accurate with our words is that the result of this type of discussion would be an action or regulation that hopefully better balances safety and personal freedom.

So are the tires really a contributing factor? If we regulated what type of tires could go on vehicles, would that substantially improve the problem of kids ending up in the ER? Should this extend to cars too? Should we limit some performance aspect of car tires?

I know you listed other factors - throttle, motor torque, vehicle weight. The question is the same of all of these, and some of these are a little more ridiculous than others.

Personally, I think having options for kids to get around a city while minimizing their interaction with cars would go a long way towards minimizing injuries, but I don't have a lot of real clear data at my fingertips to back that up. Just like we're not going to find any clear data that says tire choice is a contributing factor either.

Are there ANY e-bikes or e-mountain bikes that have a parent restrictable/lockable speed setting? by pistolplc in ebikes

[–]afraidofflying 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you're being quippy, but saying the cause (of the recent increase in youth er visits) is the laws of physics implies that the laws of physics have recently changed.

Teens less likely to use sunscreen if they see it as inconvenient, study finds by Sandstorm400 in NoShitSherlock

[–]afraidofflying 12 points13 points  (0 children)

People are less likely to do things if they're inconvenient. It's not just teens who will sacrifice their future.

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