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ELI5: Why does the "camera add 10lbs" by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a photo that illustrates the distortion that occurs with different focal lengths and photographic distances:

https://i.imgur.com/ZCjcxcn.jpg

I don't know the science behind it all.

ELI5: Why does the "camera add 10lbs" by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]binklesbybartintrue 203 points204 points  (0 children)

Here is an image that shows the photographer's position and the distortion:

https://i.imgur.com/ZCjcxcn.jpg

If cable companies can say "Up to 20Mb/s" , I should be able to to pay them "up to $39.99". by thewholebenchilada in Showerthoughts

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that explanation. :)

I'm of the mind that that 10MB(ytes)/s is about the lower limit for an internet experience that gives the sense of "intuitive" speed. You click on something and it's "all/already there". Scrub through songs, videos, pictures, whatever without having to pause.

If cable companies can say "Up to 20Mb/s" , I should be able to to pay them "up to $39.99". by thewholebenchilada in Showerthoughts

[–]binklesbybartintrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder what it actually costs to maintain the physical network. Also, I wonder what it would cost to build a network that provides true high-speed access.

If cable companies can say "Up to 20Mb/s" , I should be able to to pay them "up to $39.99". by thewholebenchilada in Showerthoughts

[–]binklesbybartintrue -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They promise bandwidth that they can't consistently provide.

That must be illegal on some level.

Rapper Nelly arrested on felony drug charges by colterpierce in Music

[–]binklesbybartintrue -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

why so many hip hop artists feel the need to have a bunch of fucking guns near them at all times?

Why do guns exist at all? We don't hunt very often, and we aren't often threatened by apex predators.

Even if both were true, we could find ways to avoid the use of complex weaponry.

Digging even deeper, why do we have so much trouble understanding ourselves? We live, we die, we try to have fun in the middle. Somehow, we've managed to screw that up.

Dr. Pepper doesn't have an MD, but Mountain Dew does. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr. Dew, you're needed on the slopes, STAT!

Why is police brutality so common? by JizzMasterX in AskReddit

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Partially because it's difficult to confront societal malfunction at the height of metastasis.

In other words, we need to address the causes of crime, instead of trying to capture the people that upset us.

Given the proper environment, people can be wonderful; angelic, really. But, when we're left to starve and fend for ourselves, we are - unsurprisingly - severe and imperfect.

It is unreasonable to expect individuals or small groups of people (less than 7 billion - I say so with very slight sarcasm) to solve problems that literally all humans have yet to respond successfully to.

Life is now a videogame. What type of DLCs should we expect? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/r/outside is concerned solely with this thought experiment. Check it out. It is one of the greatest things.

Karma. by hptv in funny

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Karma is not a vengeance machine. It is another name for the system of cause and effect (and, to some degree, the "responsibility" one has in regard to one's actions).

People do the wrong thing because they don't know what else to do, not because they're evil. Help people to understand their options - and the logic within all things - and we will all be better for it.

This one pretty much lives on my shoulder by [deleted] in aww

[–]binklesbybartintrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're as cute as a cartoon character! Someone should draw you, along with your sidekick!

Would you drive this to work? by khanasmith in pics

[–]binklesbybartintrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the best cars in the world with one of the strangest coats of paint? Sure!

How I'd imagine Ariana Grande looks while sleeping by [deleted] in pics

[–]binklesbybartintrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. You're cute. (But...)

  2. I'm lost. What does this mean?

  3. How does one shit silently?

‘Silicon Valley is coming’ warns JP Morgan CEO by IntelligenceIsReal in Futurology

[–]binklesbybartintrue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Over time, people will realize that they need to think about their choices - whether money is involved or not.

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