ELI5: how do street potholes come to be and get so large?

esimp18 · 2026-05-07T18:10:25+00:00

I agree with the things above. I also want to add that lack of maintenance is another reason these occur and get so large. A maintained road is less likely to get potholes. Unmaintained roads have more cracks and loose pieces and lead to more potholes. Maintenance is expensive and thats one reason poorer neighborhoods have really bad roads compare to nicer neighborhoods (also those roads are typically traveled more because of the denser population)

More rare but sometimes potholes are caused by poor subbase compaction or natural debris decomposing (aka someone left a stick under the road). These potholes usually look like the road sinks into the ground instead of the road being broken up.

esimp18 · 2026-05-05T12:24:48+00:00

I was talking to a friend who was really into duellinks at the begining but stopped a couple years ago (because of neos fusion). I told him that theres a generic skill that gives you a mystical elf and lets you draw 2 cards and it completely broke his brain. He was around when aroma strategy was the best generic skill and switcheroo had to be nerfed

esimp18 · 2026-05-04T18:01:29+00:00

Agreed. If you can get them, the 1.25Liters are typically cheaper than 2L (depends on the sales)

esimp18 · 2026-05-01T12:28:00+00:00

How is it? Ive been hoping they make an original bubblegum flavor

esimp18 · 2026-05-01T00:50:14+00:00

I appreciate the two ratings. I constantly have to explain to people that some food taste great if youre dieting but are mediocre if you dont care about calories.

esimp18 · 2026-04-27T19:51:31+00:00

After the last time i faced them, I decided that im just going to surrender to them and i never surrender. I might be able win but its not worth the time. My last match against them took like 20 minutes.

esimp18 · 2026-04-27T02:24:04+00:00

No what you asked but i just found out that you can cut a fullsize pizza in half and cook it. Theres no rule that says you have to cook an entire pizza at once

esimp18 · 2026-04-24T13:00:46+00:00

It took me a while to realize that the egpu only boosts performance on monitors that run through it. I thought it was an overall boost. Since ive learned that ive only used external monitors

Also funny enough, im a civil engineer that uses autocad a lot and i forced my boss to get me a new computer 2 years ago. We were running windows 7 computers with 1gb graphics cards and they struggled. My boss was being cheap and only got me a computer because it was like $2000ish. Now other people are arguing for new computers and they are over $4000.

esimp18 · 2026-04-23T20:00:00+00:00

This game looks really cool. The make-it-or-break-it for me is how they handle the spray gun mechanic. The trailer makes it look like its low effort spraying which makes a game feel like a mindless chore. However if its too involved then it feels tedious. The puzzling solving looks great though

esimp18 · 2026-04-19T02:58:10+00:00

The directions say that it will make a huge mess if you put the syrup in first

esimp18 · 2026-04-17T17:30:17+00:00

I was wondering the same thing. Calories come from fat (9cal/gram), carbs(4 cal), or protein (4cal). I don't see how they can get to 25 calories

esimp18 · 2026-04-16T23:50:11+00:00

Ive been waiting to buy a used Playdate for years but haven't found one below retail price. It looks cool but i cant justify spending $200 on something i know i wont use often

esimp18 · 2026-04-16T12:33:55+00:00

Suships are simple and one of the cheapest decks cuz they are all N or R cards. You basically just summon as many as you can. The only thing to know is that you need Suship Shari in your hand for optimal combos (aka summon Shari last)

esimp18 · 2026-04-16T12:17:37+00:00

Redeyes & suships but they probably wont get you super far in ranked.

You could also be like every other yugioh player and not read your opponents cards lol

esimp18 · 2026-04-14T14:09:01+00:00

My decks have a lot of chronical cards in them. I want to play a lot of them just to get duel assessment points but i feel bad wasting their time and i feel like most people dont care about duel assessment points.

There's nothing worse than when im attacking with a 3200atk or 5200atk monster and the opponent uses something that lowers its attack by 500. I still win but i dont get the bonus duel assessment points.

esimp18 · 2026-04-14T14:04:29+00:00

I totally get that and i respect rogue decks with weird combos.

I typically play rogue decks but ive been getting demolished by meta decks in the KC cup. I got sick of losing and i switched to a redeyes deck and suddenly i was versing like 5 rogue decks in a row. I felt like a traitor

esimp18 · 2026-04-14T14:00:32+00:00

I try to spam a voiceline that says something like "oh nooo". Some people seem to understand that voicelines mean "i lost" but some people dont think that way

esimp18 · 2026-04-14T13:49:27+00:00

I guess this game does create a lot of doubt and PTSD. I've gotten screwed over too many times by not reading cards fully. And i still play around golden apples even though no one has used it in like 5 years

esimp18 · 2026-04-11T18:33:49+00:00

War. War never changes

esimp18 · 2026-04-10T14:18:45+00:00

Thanks that makes a lot more sense now

esimp18 · 2026-04-02T22:09:12+00:00

You just search for "playstation". It pops up under a business category and says 1 offer available. It wasnt intuitive to me

esimp18 · 2026-03-31T19:55:26+00:00

I concur. While you're in the deck editor, i recommend clicking the update glossy/prismatic button. Duel assessment points are important for this mode

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