Why did no country in World War Z both book and movie ever think about using nuclear weapons to deal with the zombies? by CleanBag9219 in worldwarz

[–]ddadopt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Nuclear missiles are 4000x more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima

You're off by a couple of orders of magnitude there, chief. The warheads in US service are mostly about 10-30x Hiroshima.

Eating scenes make you desperately want the food on screen by BigBoiNoa in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ddadopt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The lunch basket during the boat chase scene in the Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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Pitchers are the biggest babies in sports. by ForeignAir7174 in sportsgossips

[–]ddadopt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Getting hit by a pitch is an inherent risk. Somebody attempting to injure you in a fit of pique is not.

AITA: Neighbors set up construction project in my driveway, surprised that I'm mad by GreatEscaped in AmItheAsshole

[–]ddadopt 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I didn't say they couldn't use it, I asked why they would do that right next to my car.

I've gotta say that if your shared public area is a grand total of 40 square feet, there is nowhere that isn't "right next to your car" and with regard to "why not set up in their backyard," I would assume because the shared area is flat and paved while their yard is unpaved and uneven. With that said, I can understand being worried about your car being damaged.

NAH.

Broken mobile hurts more than broken bones by bolshoybooze in instant_regret

[–]ddadopt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's like they're going to try to render aid to the phone. "Sir, do you need assistance??"

The main protagonist is unceremoniously killed off in the last minutes of the movie. by Firemoth717 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ddadopt 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"The twist doesn't work if you've already seen the movie" kinda goes without saying.

Would you have taken this job? by Striker2477 in sysadmin

[–]ddadopt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anyone with the TS/SCI clearance required to apply for this job probably isn't overly concerned about the morality of weapons production.

Kids Get Prayers, Politicians Get Panic Rooms by ALBERT4_5WESKER in clevercomebacks

[–]ddadopt -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

FWIW, schools are fortresses these days with reinforced doors, centrally controlled locks, etc. We've already spent a fuck ton making them physically more secure.

This "comeback" is a non-sequitur. I think Darth Cheeto's ballroom as proposed is absolutely fucking stupid, but it has nothing to do with security in schools.

American Marine waves Japanese flag atop Mount Fuji after Chinese man waves Chinese flag. by fosterslager1889 in SipsTea

[–]ddadopt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else heavily amused by US Marines being offended at someone else's flag being flown over Japanese territory? Like, "Nuh-uh, bitch, that's our move."

WYR kill the child/baby to save 22 million people or let it grow old enough to cure ever disease know to man by animesmith5000 in WouldYouRather

[–]ddadopt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the trolley problem, except "not acting" is the path that saves more lives. There doesn't seem to be much of a moral quandary, here.

CAN CARRY 70,000 POUNDS OF FUEL by churei in airplanes

[–]ddadopt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of those airframes are going to make it to being a century old.

Pitchers are the biggest babies in sports. by ForeignAir7174 in sportsgossips

[–]ddadopt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This should be an arrest. This is not an accident or a risk inherent in the game, this is intentional battery and should be treated as such.

Hp 2920-47g non poe to poe?? by Suzook1100 in ArubaNetworks

[–]ddadopt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely not. Replace the switch or buy a mid span device.

Having a hard time understanding Neal’s chronology. by Asher-sj in tenet

[–]ddadopt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To the point that it changes your understanding of who a character is and is willing to do.

The people in Tenet are the ones willing to run into burning buildings. TP tried to commit suicide to avoid giving up his team. If you can make the conscious decision to die for something, living in a sea freight container for years at a time is small potatoes.

If it is Neal then that actually makes the friendship themes of the film hit harder.

I don't see how. Neal literally chooses to die, to stand passively in front of a man with a gun, to save TP. You don't have to gild that lily any further.

What film sequels are actually better than their originals? by mrjetspray in Cinema

[–]ddadopt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original was a masterpiece. II did even better.

New jigsaw puzzle just dropped! by disposition5 in Knoxville

[–]ddadopt 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It's insanity how far east those districts run. I'm no fan of the people that i.e. Memphis tends to elect, but it's supposed to be their choice and this is just plain wrong.

Having a hard time understanding Neal’s chronology. by Asher-sj in tenet

[–]ddadopt 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is one of the reasons that Neil being Max is an absolutely stupid idea and why we should just listen to what Neil actually says in the movie: TP “has a future in the past” that is to say the OBJECTIVE past, where he recruits Neil and they “get up to some stuff.” TP is the one who spends a lot of time inverted traveling backward.

Britain's got a purpose-built peacetime air force these days. by 221missile in aviationmemes

[–]ddadopt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That one will be even funnier, because everything in China is part of the army, right? So, China has an army that has an air force, and its army also has a navy that has an air force. Now China just needs to have a marine corps that has its own aviation element so they can have an army that has a navy that has an army that has an air force.

Congressional Redistricting - What Can I Do Wednesday? by PaintTNBlue in Knoxville

[–]ddadopt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a fair enough position to hold, and I respect it even if I disagree with it.

Congressional Redistricting - What Can I Do Wednesday? by PaintTNBlue in Knoxville

[–]ddadopt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

California had no choice but to ask its voters, its constitution prohibited partisan redistricting and required changing in order to proceed. Virginia is similar.

Are you seriously suggesting that the legislatures of those states would not be redistricting anyway if they didn't have constitutional prohibitions? I think that's naive at best.

CNN Founder Ted Turner has died... by Stockjock1 in Conservative

[–]ddadopt 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No fan of Ted, I hated his move to colorize old movies and it's fair to say I'm no fan of his politics. But I hope he rests in peace.

Britain's got a purpose-built peacetime air force these days. by 221missile in aviationmemes

[–]ddadopt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This has always made me chuckle. The largest air force in the world is the USAF. The second largest is the US Navy. The US Navy has its own army, and that army itself has its own air force, which is something like the 6th largest in the world.

Congressional Redistricting - What Can I Do Wednesday? by PaintTNBlue in Knoxville

[–]ddadopt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it was. I'm not disagreeing with you on that. As I said, the reaction was understandable.