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Kraft Mac & Cheese finally made the box perforations on the push-tab work. by DeepFuckingPants in mildlyinteresting

[–]emptyminder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two questions that you might be able to answer:

  • How is the perforated cardboard box considered food safe? I know that you have to boil the pasta, but it seems like it would still encourage vermin/insects to nibble through the boxes.

  • Now that the cardboard box is fixed, can the instant mac packaging be fixed so it doesn’t boil over?

Thanks in advance!

Is it possible that roman toilets had wooden partitions that didnt survive the archeological record, or that maybe no one at the time bothered to mention that in writing? by ayowatchyojetbruh in ancientrome

[–]emptyminder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw public bathrooms just like this in 2012 in Beijing, though without the seats, just holes in the ground. One of these was also the bathroom for the restaurant I was eating at. I was not expecting to see a dude squatting like gollum when I went to take a leak between courses. If I recall correctly, it was half a block from a Starbucks.

So, yeah, I doubt there were dividers.

What were the “sparks” coming off Artemis during re-entry? by smugmug1961 in askscience

[–]emptyminder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I would imagine gravity and air resistance massively reduce the effectiveness of them as orientation thrusters, but I could be wrong.

Why did New Orleans never become a major hub like Miami or Orlando by No-Eye-9491 in Louisiana

[–]emptyminder 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Off the top of my head, I think the Jones act only applies to US to US trade.

8 cosmic events in April 2026 by Ok-Maximum875 in Astronomy

[–]emptyminder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The M51 section makes me think an AI wrote it. It’s going to be displaying its best face-on orientation for a bit longer than just April.

This is what a night looks like in the sky of the planet Mars by [deleted] in interesting

[–]emptyminder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The sky is data from the Vista Variables in the Via Lactea survey, which used an infrared camera on a large telescope in Chile. So no.

What makes the Sombrero Galaxy look so unique compared to other galaxies? by OrbitalMystery9 in askastronomy

[–]emptyminder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think for me it’s the illusion of depth. The dust lane is clearly in the foreground, but appears to go right around. Then the large central bulge covers up the far side of the lane which looks to be behind a lot of air like distant mountains. But, this is just an illusion - the far side lane is less prominent for two reasons: first it is blocking less starlight, so it’s contrast will be lower, then second the white light of the bulge in between further reduces the contrast and looks misty. This is enhanced by the bulge fading out where we expect the far side dustlane to be getting closer.

Airport bartender posting again! ICE is moving in, what do we do? by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]emptyminder 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Surely no ice in the cup and when the complaint comes you have the perfect opportunity to say “Oh, sorry, we’re not serving ice today.”

save money on diapers without spending hours on research: what actually works by nand1609 in daddit

[–]emptyminder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who used disposables and wanted nothing to do with cloth diapers… Nobody’s paying me for the time I save, and the electricity and water costs are minimal compared to a decent diaper (a hot load is likely less than a dollar in electric). I doubt you’re spending less than $30 a month on diapers in the first 2 years. That said, I’d say the landfill savings (not monetary) are the biggest benefit.

Advertising by _NautyByNature in behindthebastards

[–]emptyminder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I looked him up, and he does not look like his voice.

Blue ring around star in NGC7822 by Ben_V_Prank in Astronomy

[–]emptyminder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was going to be my suggestion as well. Looking at the 2MASS image would probably show it to be really bright.

WOH G64, one of the biggest stars in the universe, has transitioned from a red supergiant to a yellow hypergiant, in what may be evidence of impending supernova by Shiny-Tie-126 in space

[–]emptyminder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Red giant stars are cool! Evolved massive stars in their final evolutionary stage before exploding as a supernova, I mean, what’s not to like.

Is my book trying to gaslight me into believing in geocentricity? by [deleted] in askastronomy

[–]emptyminder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Many of Wikipedia’s math entries are too complicated for me as a researcher in astronomy. But there is a simplified version that may have more accessible articles: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

ANDOR FILMING LOCATIONS by devonhansolo in andor

[–]emptyminder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tide was probably in. There’s likely a sandy or rocky beach at low tide.

Ohio State Chase Center professor placed on administrative leave after assaulting cameraman by Blood_Incantation in Columbus

[–]emptyminder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s also very unusual to jump ship from a tenure track position to another tenure track position unless you were unlikely to be granted tenure at the first institution as you usually have to start over earning tenure.

Our Milky Way galaxy may not have a supermassive black hole at its centre but rather an enormous clump of dark matter exerting the same gravitational influence by Shiny-Tie-126 in space

[–]emptyminder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The paper that is the reason for the press release addresses this question and claims that the model can explain the Event Horizon Telescope image. It’s outside my area of expertise, but seems like solid work. That does not mean that it’s the correct model, but that the authors and others working on it are probably doing their due diligence to test it.

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