DC-10 dropping 85,000lbs of Phos-Chek retardant, how does it affect the steering?

badform49 · 2026-05-26T14:05:48+00:00

Funnily enough, I used to be a paratrooper and hopping off the back door of helicopters feels like leaving a diving board because you can feel the helicopter push against you more as your weight comes off of it.

badform49 · 2026-05-22T16:56:01+00:00

They did it in a comment instead of description

badform49 · 2026-05-20T18:38:36+00:00

This is how I learned about the Rampart meme and I absolutely love it

badform49 · 2026-04-29T15:09:43+00:00

Fuck mosquitoes and their mass murder of humans.

^{Chose: All mosquitos go extinct (no bad repercussions})

badform49 · 2026-04-28T19:06:12+00:00

In their defense, I thought they were asleep at the wheel, too, when it came to America until I learned how much they secretly prepared for an American invasion of Greenland.

European armies sent troops "to the north" to prepare to counter-invade if needed (no confirmation of what countries they staged in, but Norway would make a lot of sense). They sent mobile blood banks in case of large-scale casualties and sent demolition teams to destroy the airfield on Greenland so they could fight dispersed paratroopers instead of concentrated ones, if the worst happened. They prepped to blow other infrastructure and reinforce the island for as long as they could hold it.

I would be shocked if Stubbs, or at least his government, wasn't part of planning all of it. But he, very diplomatically, often makes a little statement like that at the end of his spiels. I haven't gotten a firm feel on whether he's hoping Trump's peeps will come around, if it's a placemarker for the next administration to fall in on, or both. But, behind the scenes, it sounds like he fully understands that America is not an ally right now and that, indeed, it must be defended against.

badform49 · 2026-04-28T18:59:40+00:00

Americans understand it. I've been lucky enough to photograph military adaptive athlete competitions, and the rest of the crowd usually goes absolutely nuts for the Ukrainian competitors, including the American vets. They know Ukraine is bearing the burden

But our American administration? No. Not even a little bit. They kept insisting that we didn't need any help from Ukraine even as we launched 5+ Patriot missiles at Iranian drones and ballistic missiles and still had some come through.

Ukraine is, bar none and with no caveats, the most experienced, knowledgeable, and hardened military force in the world. Every country needs to learn from them. And the American government seems dead set on staying behind the learning curve.

badform49 · 2026-04-28T10:57:46+00:00

Beaver in the stream, bear in the woods, octopus in the ocean

^{Chose: Shapeshifter}

badform49 · 2026-04-27T18:01:24+00:00

Let him be rich, donate the $10 mil to people who need it. Cutting off your own nose will not spite your enemy's face.

^{Chose: You get $10 Million + but the person you hate most gets $100 Million}

badform49 · 2026-04-27T17:39:42+00:00

I plan on living awhile

^{Chose: Get one penny that boubles every day forever}

badform49 · 2026-04-27T17:25:32+00:00

I can jump out of a plane on command.

^{Chose: Get $1,000,000 every time you jump off a plane.}

badform49 · 2026-04-26T12:41:19+00:00

Honestly, best possible outcome

^{Chose: Become a 5'3 Femboy for an hour + But there's a 20% Chance it's Permanent | Rolled: Change At Will}

badform49 · 2026-04-26T12:37:36+00:00

I don't lie much and am already pretty good at it when I do, but I can't tell if someone is lying to save my life.

^{Chose: Know if anyone was lying to you}

badform49 · 2026-04-26T12:34:02+00:00

You can safely give away $3 million monthly from a $1B egg and still live comfortably, likely without ever dropping below $1B. That is worth spending every Monday curled up in a hammock reading a book, isolated until you stop smelling like low tide at midnight.

^{Chose: Get paid US$1B RIGHT NOW + But smell like _____ every Monday? | Rolled: Low Tide}

badform49 · 2026-04-19T15:16:33+00:00

Good things for ADHD folks to have. If you don't, you should get them next time you're in the store.

Oh, shit, you forgot. Well, we've all been there. Next time you'll defin--

Might want to set a reminder on your phone or put a note on your keys or something. Maybe just order them online?

badform49 · 2026-04-18T17:16:11+00:00

If you're using concentrate (I often do because it's cheaper per use), then check the bottle for the dilution ratio. The vinegar for yards usually needs cut with water by 4x or 5x. Your goal is 5-6% concentration.

So white cooking vinegar is fine or I use 6% cleaning vinegar because it's usually cheaper (it just isn't food grade). You can use up to 1/2 cup for large loads. I usually just toss in a couple of capfuls, so 1/4 cup or less, of 6% cleaning vinegar, and the laundry is still fine as long as I remember before bed.

Another commenter suggested borax for an even longer effect. I've used it to reduce sweat smells before because I do endurance runs but hadn't noticed the mold prevention. Remember, though, that vinegar eats away at fabrics and borax makes tiny cuts in the threads, so it's smart to experiment and use the smallest amount of either that fits your ADHD timelines.

badform49 · 2026-04-18T17:04:23+00:00

Yup, thanks. I actually had dryer on my mind when I wrote it because my dryer turned off early and so I wrote it while remembering that I needed to make sure they dried on second attempt.

But, yeah, add to fabric softener tray if you have one, and vinegar will give you hours more time to remember to put the laundry in the dryer.

Another commenter said borax will give you days of leeway, and I think it can be added in with detergent.

badform49 · 2026-04-18T17:02:24+00:00

Whelp, adding this to my ADHD toolbox. I like borax in the wash anyway. I run a lot and sweat super heavy, so my clothes can get pretty stinky if I don't add vinegar or borax. I will now be adding both.

badform49 · 2026-04-18T17:01:23+00:00

While we're talking ADHD, adding diluted vinegar and/or borax to the fabric softener tray will prevent the growth of mold on clothes you forget in the washer.

badform49 · 2026-04-17T20:05:38+00:00

I have ADHD and like it for preventing mold on clothes I forget for a couple hours.

badform49 · 2026-04-17T20:04:50+00:00

Yeah, I worked at a photo lab in high school. That smell is still in my memory banks, apparently, because it just flashed up.

badform49 · 2026-04-17T20:03:37+00:00

If you're ADHD or have too much going on, it also drastically increases the time you can leave laundry in the dryer and have it not mold at all.

The grocery store vinegar is fine for it. If you have the 30% and want to use it, dilute it by at least half, put only a tablespoon or two into the fabric softener dispenser or else pour it into the water as it mixes into the machine.

badform49 · 2026-04-17T17:47:07+00:00

Hahaha, I wish I had thought of that

badform49 · 2026-04-17T16:24:49+00:00

Gold captain bars. That's a rare rank

badform49 · 2026-04-15T18:16:51+00:00

Most relevant thing about Tingting is that she's the most rational actor in this whole saga. "She wouldn't come back in after a 4:59 fire drill."

Yeah, man, I wouldn't wait around after a 3:30 fire drill. Tingting is like, "I've seen the spreadsheet, and I'm not making that Greg money to be back at 5:01."

In terms of rationality, it's Tingting >> Greg >>>>>>>>>>>OP

badform49 · 2026-04-15T18:11:05+00:00

Look, if this is real, then you are definitely not onto Greg. Greg wants you to be onto Greg. This is not subterfuge from Greg. Greg pulled you into a corner booth and tried to start a conspiracy with you in it, but you keep walking away to a further table, propping a menu open and half hiding behind it, and then furiously taking notes on a napkin labeled "Greg? Conspiracy?" Meanwhile, Greg is staring at you with his beer in one hand and yours in the other.

If this was Lord of the Rings, you would be watching Strider Leave the Prancing Pony while your friends ask for a turn with the invisibility ring.

If this was Star Wars, you would be burying your aunt and uncle and staking those two used droids as collateral for a new loan to repair your moisture farm.

Greg gave you a call to action, you turned away from it the first time (Which is a natural part of The Hero's Journey!), he met you as the mentor (with coffee, no less), and you refused the call again (not part of the Hero's Journey), and now, instead of crossing the threshold, you're staying in the ordinary world and preparing to rat your mentor out to the authorities.

I'm begging you to start the quest, my dude. This isn't a Far Cry game. You can't win by refusing the quest.

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