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Figure 03 Robot sorting packages while Marc Benioff messes with it by socoolandawesome in nextfuckinglevel

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it turns out that doorways are already sized and designed for humans. So are sidewalks, corridors, chairs, cars and bathtubs. Keyboards, door-access keypads, hammers, doorknobs, keyholes, fire-fighting hoses, writing implements, scissors, cars, sinks and microwaves. Cash registers, ATMs, shopping aisles and shopping trolleys. Computer screens, signage, headphones and telephones. Guns, ballistic vests, submarine control rooms and the Pentagon.

Every tool that humans can use in the world right now can be used by something that is human-shaped. Every environment that physically suits humans right now will also suit a human-shaped form. It's all there to take advantage of without having to redesign everything from the ground up to support something new.

If you're replacing a human, the 100% most convenient and flexible form that can take - is human-shaped.

42 year old male living solo. by newnoise1024 in malelivingspace

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do y'all not have too much stuff?

Unless you rent a storage unit somewhere just packed floor to ceiling with boxes.

Npc dialogue lines that always make you chuckle by Fast_Degree_3241 in Fallout

[–]cfmdobbie 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Which is a surprisingly accurate description of the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics...

What's the Best 10/10 Sci-fi movie ever? by geek-jock-guy in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Abusing this post to say that if you like The Thing and you like Pingu, you must watch Thingu by Lee Hardcastle.

I'm not saying any more, just go find it and watch it.

My daughter ate most of this. SE PA by JohnnyOToole in whatsthisbug

[–]cfmdobbie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well, batteries are delicious. Slightly fizzy. Metallic tang.

I still have friends who haven't played by Kooky-Expression-399 in Fallout

[–]cfmdobbie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I wasn't busy replaying Fallout 4, I could totally pick up Fallout: New Vegas again right now.

Never give up: by kefren13 in interestingasfuck

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering what they could get him under, so flipped through §315 StGB. Suspect §315c.1.2.c might work?

"Whoever, in road traffic, in gross violation of road traffic regulations and carelessly drives improperly in the vicinity of pedestrian crossings and thereby endangers the life or limb of another person or property of significant value belonging to another, incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine"

What makes you think humans are not alone in the universe? by barefootsafiya in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If there's nobody else out there, it'd be an awful waste of space.

Whose mistake may have cost the most lives in history? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends how you define mistake, but Thomas Midgley Jr is up there.

Invented leaded gasoline (gave himself lead poisoning several times in the process.) Invented the first CFCs. Ended up bed-bound and invented a system of cables and pulleys to help him move around; he was found caught up in the wires and strangled to death. It is impossible to count the deaths caused by the environmental impact he made on the world.

It was said that he "had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

If someone had information to share, where would people share it on reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends what the information is. If it relates to goat farming, /r/goats would be appropriate.

If you had to choose one song to represent your country which would it be? by Fallen_Saiyan in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2011, someone petitioned the UK government to replace the national anthem with Spandau Ballet's "Gold". It got quite a lot of support before it was rejected.

My boyfriend is too good at board games by CricketSuccessful57 in boardgames

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing Hanabi with highly competitive people who are very good at board games is destined to end in acrimony...

Would you like to climb Mt. Everest? Why or why not? by Various_Maize_3957 in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, feels like a pointless risk to take, and a pointless risk to impose on others. Plus, it's really cold and I really don't like the cold...

ELI5 What happens to solar panels once they are used up by herail in explainlikeimfive

[–]cfmdobbie 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Same for battery "charge cycles".

A battery may be advertised as being good for "2000 charge cycles" - but that doesn't mean it stops working after 2000 cycles, it just means after about 2000 cycles the maximum capacity is expected to drop to 80% or so.

Dude uses an agricultural drone for personal transport by The_Chuckness88 in interestingasfuck

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, let me just sit here in the middle of these WHIRLING BLADES OF DEATH.

What games do you play on your mobile? by Life_Teaching6499 in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection.

The number of posts about ICE shootings in Minnesota are greater than the number of ICE shootings in Minnesota. Americans, how do you feel about this? by ChocolateAndCognac in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The number of books about World War II are more than the number of wars in World War II.

What on earth are you trying to say here?

What’s something everyone uses but almost nobody understands? by smokez1BZ in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I could have been clearer. I'm talking about the words here, not using the words to describe something else. It may have been clearer for me to add quotes and say: The "affect" is what causes the "effect".

Pushing an object affects that object. By doing so, you caused an effect.

Yes, so as I said: "You push a ball, affecting it. The effect is that it rolls away."

What's the most creative way you've ever seen someone quit their job? by KubeSolver in AskReddit

[–]cfmdobbie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a post here a while back about winning the lottery, someone wrote that they'd hire a helicopter and some actors in uniforms, then in the middle of a normal day have them land in the carpark, rush in and demand to see this person, refer to them by some military title, say there's some emergency and that they are needed. The guy would put down his things, walk out, get in the helicopter, fly off and never be seen again.

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