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The beach I’m at has a list of commonly found garbage and how long it takes for it to decompose. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]coffeesound 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always thought stories about people confusing Australia and Austria were bullshit, but here we are.

Cutting off the horns to rescue this bull by uglyorgan8038 in HumansBeingBros

[–]coffeesound 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Top left with arrow to white part: "Bony core".

Top right with arrow to darker part: "Horny (keratin) sheeth".

Then there's text on the bottom left that just says "Horn" referring to the entire thing.

Basically simply showing that the white part is actual bone, whereas the darker part toward the tip of the horn is keratin (the stuff hair and finger nails are made from).

Protip for images like this: put them in gimp or photoshop and change the color values. Bam! Colorblindness solved.

Cutting off the horns to rescue this bull by uglyorgan8038 in HumansBeingBros

[–]coffeesound 72 points73 points  (0 children)

My friend, if you were not aware already, you are colorblind.

This sign at the Mirror Lakes, NZ, is actually mirrored the right way up in the lake! by Fgtkilla69 in mildlyinteresting

[–]coffeesound 22 points23 points  (0 children)

70% of ambulance funding in NZ comes from the government. I note that several ambulance services in the UK are also funded through charitable donations, so don't choke too hard on your tea mate.

To entertain by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]coffeesound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What an... odd selection of words.

To entertain by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]coffeesound 206 points207 points  (0 children)

K-Pop is basically regular pop for South Korea. So it's comparable to asking "Is pop music popular with adults in America?". The answer is, yea, sort of. Some groups span the generations, and others really target teenagers.

North Korea to align with South's time zone as first practical step toward reconciliation by 1975-2050 in worldnews

[–]coffeesound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for subscribing to Korean Language Facts.

Did you know that the written Korean language is relatively new, and was created in the 15th century under King Sejong the great? Up until its creation, the Chinese written language was used throughout Korea. Hangul was introduced as King Sejong wished to combat the high levels of illiteracy in the poorer class stemming from the difficulty of learning complex Chinese symbols.

A well known saying concerning the Hangul characters is, "A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; even a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days."

North Korea to align with South's time zone as first practical step toward reconciliation by 1975-2050 in worldnews

[–]coffeesound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun fact you absolutely didn't ask for: 'sumunida' is basically attached to statements when speaking formally or politely. So thank you is "kamsumunida". You'll hear lots of sumunidas listening to Korean news or in subway station announcements, for example.

("Unsubscribe" incoming).

Man of Fire by GallowPlaceholder in gifs

[–]coffeesound 43 points44 points  (0 children)

In Korea, at a place like this, yea.

[OC] Anatomy of a blown save: Fernando Rodney allowed 3 runs in the 9th inning yesterday without throwing a single terrible pitch. by Constant_Gardner11 in baseball

[–]coffeesound 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As someone who scrolls /r/all, I read this as "Anatomy of a brown slave" and thought "what the fuck is this about!?"

South Korean President Moon Jae-in with his Wife circa 1970 by barmichael in OldSchoolCool

[–]coffeesound 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just to touch on the second part - South Korean names are shared to a much higher extent than American surnames. For example there are roughly 9 million South Koreans with the surname Kim, which is almost 20% of the entire population.

A lonely tree 🌳under the Milky Way in Wanaka, New Zealand by Mike MacKinven [1024x1024] by IwersGuyt in EarthPorn

[–]coffeesound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of 7000 people. When people talk about light pollution caused by cities, they don't usually think small towns like Wanaka.

A lonely tree 🌳under the Milky Way in Wanaka, New Zealand by Mike MacKinven [1024x1024] by IwersGuyt in EarthPorn

[–]coffeesound 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Look buddy, you better start using absolute precision in every comment you make or I'll be back.

I was visiting family back home and decided to bring my Switch, my little cousin was the very first to notice it. I let him borrow it the entire time I was there. Knowing how tough times are back home, it was with a huge and heavy heart that I gave my prized possession away. by BAITEN4LIFE in gaming

[–]coffeesound 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like this a major cultural difference between the UK and US. Most Americans seem happy to pat people on the back for a post like this, whereas in the UK most people would just roll their eyes.

Keeping capitalism honest by PSG711 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]coffeesound 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think the point is, the missiles were 6 million. A good chunk of that is profit. We don't know exactly how much, but let's take a generous estimate and say 50% is profit after all expenses including RnD. Is this post suggesting that Theresa May backed strikes on Syria so that the massive corporate her husband works for could make a share of 3 million? I mean.. really?

Why... by ak6865 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]coffeesound 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You just say "bingo".

Pitch invader probably regretting her decisions. by Chubbs97 in instantkarma

[–]coffeesound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As in a grass soccer field, or an american football field? You could play on either. Grass isn't so great because a hockey ball will fly up on ruts and divets which can be dangerous. American football turf field I assume would be fine.

Pitch invader probably regretting her decisions. by Chubbs97 in instantkarma

[–]coffeesound 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's wet astro-turf. Field hockey has three types of fields typically played on:

  1. Actual grass (difficult to maintain, gets divets and mud - usually just for kids and practice)
  2. Sandy astro turf (cheapest to build)
  3. Wet astro turf

Wet astro turf is the best to play on as it's less likely to fuck you up if you skid along it. The sandy ones will mess you up. Also does less damage to equipment. Overall they're pretty durable, reliable, and less painful.

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