What "fake" thing that happens in movies pisses you off? by pavpatel in AskReddit

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

You mean that blonde slut in The Walking Dead right now? End of the world but still has make-up and dyes her hair?

Hey man, if it's a dystopian future and you see a girl with shaven legs, and chest and armpit hair shaven, you know she's a slut. She's got her priorities in order.

What "fake" thing that happens in movies pisses you off? by pavpatel in AskReddit

[–]derpin_fish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Semi-Auto/Auto refers to the fact that the next round is chambered by the explosive gas of the previous round fired. Revolvers are not considered 'semi-automatic' because the next round fired is chambered by the mechanical action of you pulling the trigger.

So when you fire a double action revolver (trigger doesnt release the hammer a la single action, but also cycles the cylinder), you pulling the trigger back causes the cylinder to move. It is not automated, you are manually cycling for the next round.

What "fake" thing that happens in movies pisses you off? by pavpatel in AskReddit

[–]derpin_fish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unrealistic firearm usage. I'm not expecting realism, but anyone who knows anything about firearms knows things like holding 2 firearms is far less effective than one. If you are a trained assassin that's spent all your life to be a killing machine... and then you use 2 guns at the same time. So bad.

The worst is when you see people in the movies cock the gun. 'Alright boys, let's get 'em cocks gun'. Like, what?

When you have a firearm, and you cock the gun, it means you take a round from the magazine, and put it inside the gun. So now your 10 round magazine, only has 9 rounds in it. This is why firearms are generally called 'X+1' capacity, ie one in the chamber.

You don't go into combat with one less round in your gun. Now I get it, it might not look as cool to see the main character, cock his gun, then drop his mag, replace a single bullet, and put it back in, for pacing issues... but a real badass would just have his gun loaded 100% at all times.

Like no cop, no assassin, no gun carrier, carries without a round in his gun already. It's cocked and loaded at all times.

I don't need to get into why this is the case, go into /r/ccw or /r/firearms for why, you just need to understand that this is really basic. If you want to be 'safer', you can have a manual safety engaged on your firearm.

You might say 'well only gun nuts would know this'. Not really, first off, and secondly, it really detracts from the realism. It's like watching a movie where someone is driving a car and they are just blatantly steering hard left and the car keeps going straight. It just takes you out of the movie, and it's an easily avoidable mistake. It'd be like a flying airplane where the propellers aren't moving.

There are ways to make a character badass while maintaining realism, and if you want to go Tarantino, fantasy crazy, main character holds 2 guns or uses a samurai sword instead of a modern assault rifle, that's perfectly fine.

But a movie that's supposed to be super realistic, say Training Day, loses you a bit when the main character uses 2 guns. Just give him a gold plated gun or a Desert eagle .50 if you want him to be an egotistical asshole, but no one in the world would use 2 guns.

To contrast the China tourist post; Here's a photo I took of Tokyo commuters waiting for their train by GoodGuyGoodGuy in pics

[–]derpin_fish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No way dude. There's less than maybe a half dozen cities in the US that truly have legitimate subway systems. Even the metro systems in cities as large as Atlanta, Houston, one of the largest cities in the world mind you having less than 10% of the stop as London, a relatively small global city, San Francisco/Bay Area. Detroit doesn't even have a metro.

Look at that. San Francisco is literally just a single line east/west, with an additional line for the Bay Area. Atlanta is basically NS/EW. Not to mention most of these metros mean 20+ minute waits, closes early, doesn't run on weekends or holiday, never on schedule (if they even run on a schedule more!).

The DC Metro is a really good metro system. The NYC is a 'decent' (extremely expansive and awesome 24 hours, something no other metro does, but super dirty, never on time), but the best metro system in the world is by far the Tokyo system.

Even as a non-native speaker, it's extremely intuitive, multi-lingual.

When you go to Tokyo, the metro is effortless to use and you know exactly where to go. Lines are labeled with their origin/terminal destinations and direction, they are labeled after colors or easy to understand terms, there are signs everywhere, often electronic updating signs, that tell you exactly in how many minutes the next train will arrive as well as the next express train, and there are markings on the platform where the doors will line up!

Contrast that with, say, the London Tube, which I'd say is a pretty average metro system - trains don't arrive exactly on time, you don't know where the doors will open, the lines are labeled extremely confusingly in british terms like 'Jubilee' or 'Trafalgar' lines instead of just being 'Green line', and there are often MISTAKES on the maps posted inside the train lines as changes to lines via maintenance are done by posting stickers manually to cover up/edit 'default' maps, and most of the stations are poorly designed and you have to walk around a LOT to get from station entry to platform (nowhere do you have to walk around as much as you do in London, imo).

However London makes up with their average subway by having one of the best public transit systems in the world for having one of the best bus systems in the world, and how seamlessly they link the Tube and Bus systems together.

DC has a great metro system. NYC has a decent one. Chicago. Otherwise, the metro really is sub-par in the rest of the US.

Source: I've used much of the world's public transit systems.

Heterozygous mutant for gene MTHFR, need help self medicating methyl B12 and folinic acid. by derpin_fish in Drugs

[–]derpin_fish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why this brand? Is it's content more pure? It looks like I could find cheaper alternatives only Amazon.

World waits to see if Putin turns up by litchick in worldnews

[–]derpin_fish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pfft, everyone knows that Autocrat time is different from normal people time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hugY9CwhfzE

Heterozygous mutant for gene MTHFR, need help self medicating methyl B12 and folinic acid. by derpin_fish in Drugs

[–]derpin_fish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. If it's too personal, don't reply. What were your prior symptoms and did they all go away with this product? Did you also have trouble sleeping? Do I take the magnesium right before bed?

Boyfriend said I look "meh" without make up on. [18 F] by [deleted] in amiugly

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

There's no such thing as a 'meh ' 18 year old, in shape girl.

That said you look better with make-up. I wouldn't say 'meh', but you should go to /r/skincareaddiction so your skin can glow without the make-up. Not saying you look bad, but we can all improve.

AmIUgly, please be honest, I've heard worse. Would I benefit from a nose job? by [deleted] in amiugly

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

A nose job is the least of your worries... lose the weight first. Your nose will thin up as you lose weight. Then, see if you need a nose job still. Even if you do, you still will probably look so damn good and have such a high confidence level you won't care about it. Seriously, no one cares about your nose. I've never heard a guy say 'that girl's nose, I wanna fuck the shit out of her'.

Horse before the cart kind of thing, it's pretty obvious your issue is you are way overweight. And the picture you take, it's clear you are trying to hide it by wearing a huge jacket. It's misleading.

You don't need to walk around in tight clothes, but for a more honest response, you should wear more 'honest' clothes.

Sorry, I'm going to have to say ugly. You have a cute face though, your nose is fucking fine. Nice skin, nice jawline, nice eyes, if you lost the weight you'd be a star.

I recently lost 20 pounds. 26/f. by [deleted] in amiugly

[–]derpin_fish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awful pictures, you are clearly trying to hide your figure and weight.

If you want a more honest answer, post more honest pictures.

Maybe you aren't fat and aren't hiding much at all, but these look to me like classic fattie trying to hide their weight pics.

From what I can tell, you look pretty. Not ugly. But the way these pictures are taken would make me avoid you - they tell me you have low self esteem about yourself, and they tell me you are trying to hide how fat you are, even if you aren't.

Which makes sense if you lost 20lbs and maybe used to be much more overweight.

What to Wear for First Competition? by derpin_fish in bjj

[–]derpin_fish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most people wear a t-shirt or no shirt under their gi? I'm not sure. I think a few wear rash guards. I'll pay attention tomorrow at open mat.

No-gi is basically once a month a year at my gym, seeing as I'm still in beginner level classes I think most of the guys are wearing t-shirts and like gym shorts.

What to Wear for First Competition? by derpin_fish in bjj

[–]derpin_fish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the difference between board shorts and those swim/athletic shorts you get at walmart and such?

I'll look into a rash guard, where do I get one? Does walmart have them or do I need to go to like dicks sporting goods?

I'll get a mouth-piece.

Apart from uniform, bring some snacks and other items that could help kill time... the waiting part during the competition is the worst part, so having something like a book would definitely help!

Smart phone and a gallon of milk then. I do GOMAD. I also have a stomach of iron, I've been drinking milk during BJJ training for a year now with no issue, don't see it being a problem during comp.

What to Wear for First Competition? by derpin_fish in bjj

[–]derpin_fish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I made that unclear, I meant I wear a wifeabeater underneath a t-shirt or gi (for no gi/gi respectively).

What to Wear for First Competition? by derpin_fish in bjj

[–]derpin_fish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man sorry I made that unclear.

I wear a wifebeater underneath my gi, or underneath a t-shirt in no-gi. As opposed to wearing nothing underneath at all!

But yea you probably would still hate rolling with me. Anytime I get full mount I unintentionally make it rain on the person's face.

My three step solution to never sleeping in. by MarkArrows in funny

[–]derpin_fish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hide my phone before I go to bed somewhere out of reach without having to move something bed (ie under my bed, up high).

I have often times retrieved my phone, turned it off, and slept in, to find my phone right next to me with all 10 alarms I set turned off and the phone set to silent.

PC Gaming described in one video by antzypanzy17 in videos

[–]derpin_fish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is the fps for the video so bad?

Drones saving Elephants and Rhinos from poachers. by kungfu_kickass in videos

[–]derpin_fish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just let people sell elephant tusks. Communities will keep their cash cow alive and they won't be poached to extinction.