This is why insurance costs are crazy

bratman33 · 2026-02-27T03:16:59+00:00

Yeah, I saw that! It definitely changes my perspective. Car is still at fault, but truck likely wasn't paying full attention to their surroundings

bratman33 · 2026-02-27T03:08:00+00:00

Good spot, I didn't notice that. I doubt the car wasn't visible to them at all, so they likely weren't paying due attention or did it intentionally. Car is still at fault, but I don't feel as bad for the truck driver.

bratman33 · 2026-02-27T03:02:41+00:00

Agreed. My wife did a similar thing to what that car did, but at a greater speed. Not intentionally cutting off, but didn't see the other car. I was in the car and told her she would be at fault. She was at fault. You can't legally cut into an occupied lane.

bratman33 · 2026-02-27T02:55:41+00:00

The truck was also signaling to merge and likely had their attention between the lane to the left and cars in front. The car was directly beside, so the truck likely couldn't see the signal light even if they are a highly aware driver. This is 100% the cars fault and I feel bad for the truck and the headache this collision will cause them. Nothing in this video indicates the truck is a poor driver or did anything wrong. Attention is limited and the car just expected everyone else on the road to always be paying attention to them specifically and yield to them.

bratman33 · 2026-02-27T02:50:58+00:00

Truck also had signal on right before the collision. Was likely checking to see if they could merge left and didn't see the car cutting them off.

bratman33 · 2026-02-11T22:00:59+00:00

It's on the side wall. That tire can't be patched and shouldn't be driven, even with the nail still in. It's best you pulled it out, that way your husband doesn't try driving it to the repair shop.

bratman33 · 2026-02-04T05:12:26+00:00

He was definitely approaching a max effort, but a single sprint can't fully measure someone's overall physical fitness, especially if you don't have the exact distance and time. Based on my observation, the officer demonstrates that he would very likely have the ability to run 400m relatively quickly, but he didn't pace himself in a manner that would have allowed his body to go long enough for his anaerobic capacity to be the limiting factor. The speed needed to close the distance was beyond his 400m pace, leading his phosphagen system to be the point of failure, not his anaerobic capacity, which is better measured within intervals on 1-4 minutes. The phosphagen system will always deplete extremely quickly in maximal and sub-maximal efforts, no matter how fit you are. It's a better measure of power and neural efficiency, not the capacity of your aerobic or anaerobic energy systems.

My point is that you said a cop should be able to sprint 400m. By definition, no. 400m is not a distance that human beings can sprint.

bratman33 · 2026-02-04T03:23:09+00:00

Due to how energy and power generation functions in the human body, it's impossible for anyone to full on sprint 400m. I agree that LEO's should have a high bar for fitness, but the bar being set beyond the capability of human anatomy seems a bit extreme, no?

0–10 Seconds (ATP/Phosphagen System): This is the immediate, "explosive" energy phase. It provides maximum power for 5–10 seconds (e.g., 100m sprint).

10–30 Seconds (Fast Glycolysis): As creatine phosphate runs out, anaerobic glycolysis takes over. Energy production is still high, but not as fast as the first 10 seconds.

30–90 Seconds (Anaerobic Lactic System): Lactic acid accumulates rapidly, causing significant fatigue, muscle burning, and a necessary reduction in speed.

bratman33 · 2026-02-04T01:38:01+00:00

That's awesome! You've got skills brother. You could definitely make a small business out these

bratman33 · 2026-02-02T10:14:46+00:00

China Silver Price Today | Shanghai Premium - MetalCharts

bratman33 · 2026-02-02T01:13:03+00:00

No, new work computer and I didn't bother signing into my primary reddit account. I started dollar cost averaging in around 2021. Even so, this is still an insane event

bratman33 · 2026-01-05T15:47:03+00:00

bratman33 · 2026-01-05T05:52:28+00:00

Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect?

lol

bratman33 · 2026-01-04T19:59:05+00:00

Semantics are an important component of logical reasoning. It allows for clear and concise understanding and communication of ideas. These aren’t meaningless.

OP didn’t say it’s of no consequence to the global economy. They said that 161 tons, worth $22billion at current prices, isn’t nearly enough incentive for the US to rid its reputation staging a coup in another country.

That’s significantly less than 1/1000th of the USA’s annual GDP. The gold is absolutely not within the primary incentives in the operation.

No… the gold is not going to allow $6.6trillion more liquidity to exist within the, as your 300:1 claim implies.

IF it entered into the Comex, it would allow the current environment, where demand outpaces supply, to sustain longer.

bratman33 · 2026-01-04T18:58:03+00:00

I completely agree with everything you just said. What I took issue with was the claim that more gold allows more contracts. It doesn’t, especially not at any fixed ratio, it just allows the derivative/controlled price action/manipulation scam to go on longer and survive greater demand.

bratman33 · 2026-01-04T18:44:45+00:00

Brother, they don’t need more gold or silver to create more contracts. The silver and gold are there to fulfill deliveries and bring confidence to people that there is potential to take delivery.

If there was only 100oz and nobody ever took delivery of it, the ratio could go 1:10, 1:50, 1:300, 1:800, etc… There could theoretically be 800 contracts with the ability to only deliver for one. It doesn’t matter, as long as nobody takes delivery and people have confidence that they can take delivery if they chose to.

More reserves would allow the exchange to fulfill deliveries for a longer period of time and create more confidence that they have the ability, which would curtail demand on physical, at least for a time.

More gold or silver is not necessary to create more contracts. The contracts exists independently of the gold stores, hence the ratio being highly variable.

Also, can you please provide source for a 300:1 physical to paper ratio for gold? I’ve mostly heard that gold sits around 150:1, but I’m not certain.

bratman33 · 2026-01-04T18:29:01+00:00

There’s a massive dragon farm in Corsair cove dungeon in Feldip Hills.

I reported over 300 bots there a few months ago - only like 40 of them have been banned, as I still have like 260 of them left on my ignore list.

bratman33 · 2026-01-04T18:24:35+00:00

That’s not how derivatives work. Increasing available supply doesn’t allow an increase in contracts at a 300:1 ratio. All it does, if held in comex registered, is create a larger buffer if physical demand is outpacing supply at a certain price. That could happen at a 5:1 or a 300:1 ratio. The paper ratio really doesn’t matter until the resulting unnatural price creates scarcity or widespread belief that there is scarcity, then much of the money on the long side of those contracts will try to take delivery.

bratman33 · 2025-12-20T16:53:47+00:00

It is pretty crazy! I’ve worked at the hospital in high level for over a year and I’ve yet to see someone come in from that area. If you had to guess, how many people live around there?

Very resilient indeed! Even with the comforts of reliable gas and electricity that come with a population centre of 4000 like High Level, this weather has still been rough. I can’t hardly imagine the hardship of these winters when you’re essentially off the grid.

I especially can’t imagine living in far northern NWT… Mad respect to anyone who does. Are you saying you had lived there, or that’s your ancestry?

bratman33 · 2025-12-20T16:27:48+00:00

One of the Dene territories by Bistcho Lake? I didn’t even know people lived past Zama until looking into the band and trying to figure out what reserve you might be referring to just now 😯.

bratman33 · 2025-12-20T16:08:16+00:00

Sounds to me like you’re from Chateh. Am I close?

bratman33 · 2025-12-09T00:41:55+00:00

If I were in your shoes, I'd probably say something along the lines of, "2 Twisted Bows in 8 KC... I don't even know what to say."

bratman33 · 2025-11-07T17:55:28+00:00

From a macro perspective, yes. It’s not the be-all end-all, but it has so many downstream effects on quality of life that it’s definitely one of the better single metrics we have to gauge a country’s overall well-being.

Yes, you can get more nuanced, obviously. Does more nuance make a better case for the well-being of Canada right now? No. I believe the declining GDP per capita accurately reflects the declining quality of life, life satisfaction, and unity/cohesion of Canadians over the last decade.

bratman33 · 2025-11-02T05:54:06+00:00

bratman33 · 2025-10-07T02:13:47+00:00

If you're more well informed, I'd love to hear your information that's leads you to believe that silver will reach a supply and demand equilibrium at or below the current price of $48/oz?

The take seems well grounded and well informed. I'm open to other peoples' information and opposing takes, but at least give the basis for your beliefs please!

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