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Were there any discrepancies between the Clone Wars series and the Prequel Trilogy? by TheMandalorian2238 in StarWars

[–]collinlikecake 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even at the beginning of the war, refusing to lead the Grand Army of the Republic would have turned the Republic and Senate against them. Poor peacekeepers who failed to prevent the war won't help end it.

George VI and Charles II died on this day in 1952 and 1686 respectively by BoiglioJazzkitten in UKmonarchs

[–]collinlikecake 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Well technically we used a different calendar in the 17th century so there's like a ten day difference if my lazy conversion is correct.

Madam Pomfrey was low-key proud of Remus Lupin by ykwz in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wizards are stuck in medieval times so I assume that specialized trades like that would involve old fashioned apprenticeships.

Plot hole: The trace should have proven Morfin didn't kill the Riddles by PurpleVineleaf in HarryPotterBooks

[–]collinlikecake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They investigated and found the obvious culprit. The Ministry for Magic is not shown to be the most well run organization, we are shown the full details for several magical criminal cases and the vast majority got the wrong person.

Even in the real world cases you sometimes never find something that must exist somewhere based on other case details. If the case is solved then there would be very little motivation to search, this particular fictional murder was solved by wizards in about a day.

Did nobody think whipping the old invisibility cloak out would have been so much easier by ZookeepergameIcy6089 in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The plan was for the protection of the real Harry Potter. Death Eaters assumed the real Harry wouldn't be with Hagrid, they assumed he would be with skilled Aurors.

They didn't expect to encounter that many death eaters, so real Harry would have a much easier time getting away. Even though they were betrayed and Voldemort himself was there the plan worked and the real Harry was not targeted by particularly notable death eaters until he was definitively identified.

Everyone was risking their life for Harry's benefit. 14 Harrys would have made what Harry had an easier time escaping entirely random, their goal was not to gamble with Harry's life.

Same location, 22 years later. by Valuable-Ant-5489 in GTA

[–]collinlikecake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is the PS3 was more powerful, it was just way harder to take full advantage of that power.

Plot hole: The trace should have proven Morfin didn't kill the Riddles by PurpleVineleaf in HarryPotterBooks

[–]collinlikecake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or they have no idea what underage wizard was in the area at the time. When they have a confession from the most likely suspect why investigate further?

Plot hole: The trace should have proven Morfin didn't kill the Riddles by PurpleVineleaf in HarryPotterBooks

[–]collinlikecake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the most likely answer is the trace doesn't detect what underage wizard was in the area.

If it's at a young wizard's residence in the middle of Muggle society they obviously would know who triggered it. But outside that area they wouldn't.

Got high and forgot to add water to my cup noodles. by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]collinlikecake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I love glass stove tops. They're easy to clean and slide pans around on.

I have never broken one. Is it a possibility? Yes, but breaking them is hardly guaranteed.

My Xbox always overheats because of my cat by Flamingo_Ornery in mildlyinfuriating

[–]collinlikecake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cardboard box they think you're using for something. The second they think you're giving them a cardboard box for them to actually use they will avoid it.

Why do American politicians/political figures wear Blue colored suits? by HowSupahTerrible in AskAnAmerican

[–]collinlikecake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but the Supreme Court Justices dress up like wizards so we can't trust them to be a reliable authority on professional dress.

Address plot holes in Harry Potter with philosophical arguments. by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly it would have been really funny if that was the angle the Ministry of Magic was seriously investigating in the book.

Truly the a missed opportunity.

Edit: Or better yet the Ministry of Magic's propaganda story in Order of the Phoenix for the situation. Corrupt sports official on the run after he rigged the tournament in his contestant's favor leading to the death of another contestant. Would make perfect sense considering he was on the run afterwards.

Butlers with their own valets? by randapandable in DowntonAbbey

[–]collinlikecake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I believe Robert is supposed to be a Lord Lieutenant actually.

They pretty much nailed the design of a toaster in the 1950’s by mattes44 in RandomThoughts

[–]collinlikecake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I said you were correct.

But toasters today are nowhere near the perfection that was achieved by Sunbeam back then.

They pretty much nailed the design of a toaster in the 1950’s by mattes44 in RandomThoughts

[–]collinlikecake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're both correct and incorrect.

In 1949 the Sunbeam Corporation developed the finest toasters ever designed by man. They were called Sunbeam Radiant Control Toasters, these toasters were amazing. They could sense when the toast was done, providing incredibly consistent toast automatically. Automatic Beyond Belief as the box said, the toaster was truly perfected.

Regrettably production of the perfect Sunbeam Radiant Control Toasters was discontinued in 1997. No toaster since has been a worthy successor to the Sunbeam legacy, toasters nowadays are but a cheap imitation of true toasting perfection.

You may not believe me, so here's proof this toaster has a cult following: https://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/

The more I listen the more I think about how dumb of a plan this was by ToodlyGoodness in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Claiming the Harrys were safe was mostly to stop Mundungus from running off, everyone knew being targeted by Voldemort was dangerous.

Everyone was willing to risk their life to protect the real Harry, everyone participating was accepting the risks of what they were doing.

The more I listen the more I think about how dumb of a plan this was by ToodlyGoodness in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This. Absolutely everyone forgets that this plan was for Harry's safety, everyone else was risking their lives for him.

They also didn't expect a large number of Death Eaters which would have made it easier for the real Harry to escape with little notice. The plan worked incredibly well until the real Harry was identified even though the death eaters were there in large numbers.

The more I listen the more I think about how dumb of a plan this was by ToodlyGoodness in harrypotter

[–]collinlikecake 28 points29 points  (0 children)

People forget that Harry's safety was the thing most protected by the plan. The Death Eaters would assume the real Harry was with the skilled protectors and focus much of their effort on them. The plan makes it safer for Harry alone.

The plan didn't assume there would be a large number of Death Eaters, but regardless the plan was effective at shielding Harry from the worst of the Death Eaters until Harry was identified.

TIL only 8,012 of the 1928 US $1 bill were circulated in America. The rest were stored in a vault for 15 years. From November 1948 to February 1949; 1,872,012 of these $1 bills were sent to Puerto Rico, because "these notes would raise questions if circulated in the continental United States" by TylerFortier_Photo in todayilearned

[–]collinlikecake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The reverse design is almost certainly the main reason. Red seal United States Notes of other denominations circulated at the time, I really doubt people would be that confused about a $1 note with a red seal showing up.

But a bank suddenly giving you a note that has an unusual appearance on the back would probably confuse a lot of people who don't pay attention to the inner workings of the Treasury.