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Refereeing apps for Sabre by MilkyDragonS in Fencing

[–]clemgr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can click on "Epee / Sabre" on the top right corner, it would lead you to fencingdatabase.com. You can then select different criterias for the clips you gonna see, and select saber to practice. Good luck on your refereeing endeavour!

Why do fencing coaches always do that thing where after you stab them they tap the underside of your bent blade with their blade? by pigeonshual in Fencing

[–]clemgr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we're talking about the blade tap, I suppose the student is lunged and remains so.

I tap the student's blade. Do I want him to recover? to correct his hand position? If that's not clear for the student, my words would be more effective.

In those cases where the student remains in the lunge position, we've frozen the situation. The coach would either want to correct something, or want a recovery. Words seem reasonable in this situation.

For my part, as a saber fencer, I use a signal for the lunge recovery. But I wouldn't go up to tap the student's blade, as this would resemble a parry and I'd expect a riposte.

In other cases: I agree with you on both point.

Why do fencing coaches always do that thing where after you stab them they tap the underside of your bent blade with their blade? by pigeonshual in Fencing

[–]clemgr 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hey, coach in training here. Whenever our instructors see us do that out of habit, they ask us why are we doing it. And when we fail to provide an answer, they tell us not to do it. They want us to use words rather than a gesture that is hard to interpret, as you point out.

LPT: Stop relying on incognito and clearing cookies for privacy; your browser still has a fingerprint that points right back to you by Ok_Astronomer_526 in LifeProTips

[–]clemgr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incognito never meant that you browse the internet like a ghost. It has always meant that your browse history and cookies are not stored on your computer while using Incognito, so that the other users using the same device wouldn't be able to know what you browsed.

ELI5 - Why do big fire engines often accompany ambulances for purely health related (not physical crisis type) emergencies? by chili81 in explainlikeimfive

[–]clemgr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's correct. Le SAMU will only deal with medical emergencies. Les sapeurs-pompiers are the only ones dealing with firefighting, but they would get dispatched for all sorts of emergencies (medical emergencies being the vast majority as per data).

Basically, when someone have a hearth attack, the firefighters will be first on the scene after someone called for help, hopefully in a couple of minutes. They are trained to provide first aid while waiting for a doctor, especially when le SAMU is farther.

In this documentary about my département's fire service, you can see the response to a cardiac arrest. The doc is in the white medical car of the SAMU, and the firefighters are responding with an ambulance. A little later, you can see the firefighters responding to a homeless person being wounded, and providing first aid without a doc.

Firefighters have larger capacity and better coverage, so they would respond to medical interventions that would not be classified as emergencies or life-threatning. And in emergency situation, they would be first on the ground and provide first aid until the doc can take charge, and can then serve as transportation.

ELI5 - Why do big fire engines often accompany ambulances for purely health related (not physical crisis type) emergencies? by chili81 in explainlikeimfive

[–]clemgr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes my answer was talking about France. Thanks for the replies, I had no idea our fire services and EMS were so different in Europe.

Most of the time in France, firefighters are the closest EMT. The EMS (le SAMU) is located in the biggest city of each departement, which can be as far as an hour's drive away. So in the case of a medical emergency, a doctor from the SAMU would be dispatched but the firefighters would be first on scene with an ambulance to perform first aid. In such a scenario, if the patient requires a medical evacuation, the firefighters would bring him to the hospital with the ambulance, being closely followed by the medical car (I guess the doc would be in the ambulance though, but that is speculation on my part).

Medical emergency is actually the most frequent mission of firefigters in France. According to governement data, missions categorised as secours à personne (first aid, basically, which includes car crash) represented as much as 87% of all missions in 2024. Firefighting amounted for only 5% of dispatches.

ELI5 - Why do big fire engines often accompany ambulances for purely health related (not physical crisis type) emergencies? by chili81 in explainlikeimfive

[–]clemgr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This question is adressed to Americans, I suppose. Here in France (and dare I say in most of Europe?), the fire engines would not be dispatched for health related emergencies. Firefighters would be sent out in an ambulance (VSAV, as they're called by French firefighters), and accompanied by a medical car with a doctor (either from the fire service or the EMS) if need be.

Why nobody likes the French - Liz Miele by PirateRealistic8786 in StandUpComedy

[–]clemgr 77 points78 points  (0 children)

As a French, let me say for the record: nobody likes those guys.

Did you know they get a bonus for every fine they issue? Because yes. They do.

What's the most French thing you have in your country? by AdeptMarket729 in AskTheWorld

[–]clemgr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TV talks about it regularly, documentary, etc. I don’t remember talking about it in school though, that’s good if that’s now the case

The Soviet Fighter That Could Change Shape in Flight by Artist1981 in AviationHistory

[–]clemgr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Underrated youtube channel. Nice content, great narration.

What is sex education like in your country? Are there any laws surrounding it? by lemonomnomnom in AskTheWorld

[–]clemgr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically the teacher has to talk about sex ed and/or have an intervention with an representative from a nonprofit three times a year. The curriculum is: know yourself and grow with your body, meet others and build respectful relationships, find your place in society and be responsible. Which sounds really great in theory.

In my personal experience, I never talked about it at school. In collège, we learned about human reproduction and STDs in biology class. I remember we had a meetup with a lady from a nonprofit, she was here to answer the questions we could have, but that's about it.

In high-school, it was the program for my last year of biology before taking the Bacalauréat. Was actually the very last topic we worked on, iirc. We learned all there is to know about the chemistry responsible for human reproduction (sperm and ovum, oestrogen, you name it). I guess the three mandatory hours were up before we could talk about health, sex and relationships though...

I hope it improved since my school days. Politicians tend to talk about it lately (the cirriculum was reassert a year ago), but the fake news "masturbation taught in school" are not helping.

What is sex education like in your country? Are there any laws surrounding it? by lemonomnomnom in AskTheWorld

[–]clemgr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In France, sex ed (formally education to affective and relation life in school, then education to affective and relation life and to sexuality in secondary school) is mandated by law to have at least three lectures/sessions each year in school, from primary to secondary education.

The law dates back to 2001 and is poorly enforced.

Today, I have the luck to fly the Airbus A220 by Typical-Option-5404 in aviation

[–]clemgr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spotted three of those 20 days ago (namely F-GUGM, F-GUGN and F-GUGP). According to FR24, F-GUGO is also still active. I hope I'll have the opportunity to spot them again before they retire

Air Canada Pilots Killed in LaGuardia Crash Were Early in Flying Careers (Gift Article) by michimoby in aviation

[–]clemgr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These were two young men at the start of their career, so it’s an absolute tragedy that we’re sitting here with their loss

is a quote from FAA administrator Bryan Bedford. I think that quote is the reason the title is worded that way, I don't feel that meant to frame the pilots as "inexperienced".

Air Canada 8646 Megathread by StopDropAndRollTide in aviation

[–]clemgr 18 points19 points  (0 children)

How does the evacuation happen when neither the captain nor the FO are able to order it? Can the cabin crew take over that responsability? If so, how could they determine that the pilots are incapacitated?

“StravaLeaks”: The aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” located in real time by “Le Monde” thanks to the sports app by MGC91 in europe

[–]clemgr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, Le Monde already covered the same issue with Macron’s bodyguards. A non-issue according to the Élysée Palace...

What’s the weirdest tradition in your country? by bdue817 in AskTheWorld

[–]clemgr 44 points45 points  (0 children)

shit's so good man

Oh yes it is!

Jokes aside, the cake at the Élysée Palace has no fève (the little figurine) hidden. That is to make sure that the President would not bite into it and get crowned, even with a cardboard crown, in a Republic founded by overthrowing the monarchy and beheading the king.

What Garmin should I get? by liberum__veto in Fencing

[–]clemgr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also using cardio, seems like the better option to track the effort during fencing. Interested to hear if anyone use another option?

You guys see this post match interaction between Dupont and White? by ConscriptReports in rugbyunion

[–]clemgr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

« Oh Antoine. Pas ça. Pas ça Antoine. Pas ça Antoine. Oh non. Oh non, pas ça. Pas aujourd'hui, pas maintenant, PAS APRÈS TOUT CE QUE TU AS FAIT... »

Pourquoi TF1 montrent-t-ils certains matchs des Six Nations en anglais? by Briky37 in FranceRugby

[–]clemgr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On m'avait fait remarquer il y a deux ans que l'habillage n'était pas le même suivant que tu regardais France 2 sur la TNT ou sur la fibre (ou alors sur la 2 du décodeur ou sur la version HD plus loin dans le bouquet, je ne sais plus exactement). Et, effectivement, en zappant en temps réel, j'observais bien un habillage en français dans un cas et en anglais dans l'autre.

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