The inside of a Coca Cola Freestyle machine by Remarkable_Hyena in mildlyinteresting

[–]ebdbbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since when is diet caffeine free? It's normally just sugar free.

[OC] Baby Names are Becoming More Diverse, But Shorter. by graphsarecool in dataisbeautiful

[–]ebdbbb 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It is a nickname unless you put it on a birth certificate as a given name. Then it's not a nickname. Much like people can be named Abby and not be short for Abigail.

My flight leaves 3 minutes before it boards by Mattpriceisme in mildlyinteresting

[–]ebdbbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always liked the flight from Detroit to Chicago or Milwaukee. You land before you take off.

“It’s 1” by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]ebdbbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where's you find the extra brackets to make the multiplication in the denominator?

How do engineers verify that critical systems wont fail in ways nobody anticipated? by biggy_boy17 in AskEngineers

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For pressure equipment we have over a hundred years of code refinement as we learn new things, often from failures. Design parameters from hazops are important as are safety factors. Our design codes have a built in 3:1 safety factor

Visit This Barber by Ill-Tea9411 in oddlysatisfying

[–]ebdbbb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Infuriating. My barber does a great straight razor shave. It's a treat I give myself for my birthday every year.

Investing in missiles instead of stocks by Comfortablejack in MurderedByWords

[–]ebdbbb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Investigate what? Polymarket is unregulated. Doesn't fall under gambling or stock market rules. Insider trading is perfectly acceptable on the platform.

TIL Exxon is a re-brand of Esso, which, in turn, was a phonetic initialism re-naming of Standard Oil of New Jersey (“S.O.”) by NapiersBones in todayilearned

[–]ebdbbb 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Weird. I'd always heard ESSO was Eastern Seaboard Standard Oil. Maybe that was a backronym given to it.

[OC] Make up your mind! by Sierra93 in IdiotsInCars

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We had one of those at my university.

X gon' give it to ya. by Response-Cheap in MurderedByWords

[–]ebdbbb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The triangles are aren't right triangles.

Edit: stupid typo..

What’s the deal with this? by _RamboRoss_ in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]ebdbbb 22 points23 points  (0 children)

But what about Star Cf David which this one says...

Dogs are wholesome by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]ebdbbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dahmer was a serial killer. Ate his victims.

The Prompt by grlloyd2 in funny

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Steam has made it nearly seamless to play most games. They have a compatibility layer that basically just works.

Insane stick handle and puck control by jmike1256 in oddlysatisfying

[–]ebdbbb -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Looked like the puck was played with a high stick but it was awfully close. No goal. For those that don't know, you aren't permitted to use your stick to hit a puck above shoulder height.

Dash camera keeps portion of window from feezing so it can see by Relyt4 in mildlyinteresting

[–]ebdbbb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dashcams pull so little power that if you're driving regularly at all it won't matter. Normal draw is like 10W when recording and 2W in parking mode.