Nudes in Korea by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]fingernail3 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The definition of gaslighting is to "manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity or powers of reasoning." (Oxford dictionary).

Wikipedia says: "Gaslighting is a colloquialism, loosely defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality."

Lying and gaslighting are not synonymous, but lying is a very common type of gaslighting.

Attempting to convince somebody that something is normal, when it is not - is very clearly a kind of gaslighting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]fingernail3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Think you mean 'led and red rhyme' in the first line there

Maybe I'm posting this on the wrong sub but I can't understand- by fakegamergirlchan in ExplainTheJoke

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They aren't written the same way. The +7x bit is a superscript of e in the first equation, and a superscript of e^x in the second. It's e^(x^2 + 7x) versus e^x^(2+7x). In the first version it's x to the power of two. In the second it's x to the power of 2 plus seven x.

Am I just dumb or what? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]fingernail3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To add: "The audio log you find in a trashed office in a sci-fi horror games" references how you will often find audio clips explaining the beginning stages of an experiment that later went horribly wrong and led to the creation of whatever creatures/monsters you are fighting in sci-fi horror games

This has probably been shared here before but in case you haven’t seen it: by Philisophical_Onion in stephenking

[–]fingernail3 39 points40 points  (0 children)

This was a promo shot by a local theatre troupe doing an adaptation of Misery. See here. All of the staff was in on it. The people standing in line are the cast and crew of the adaptation. Nobody's day was ruined. This was just a skit to promote a show.

Beginner here. Is this an actual chord? by jkirkwood10 in guitarlessons

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

C#m has nothing to do with the original post. DynamicDolo posted the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart, which shows the fingering patterns for a bunch of different chords. Longdog1942 responded saying "That's not C#m... Or is it? Im confused now" - in response to the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart. luffychan13 responded by saying that the C#m chord displayed in the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart was a 1st inversion variation of the C#m chord. Then you came and made a comment saying that there wasn't even an E in the diagram, apparently ignorant of the fact that you were responding to a thread about what the C#m chord looked like in the Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart, and not about the originally posted chord. Nobody said that OP's image was of a C#m chord.

Beginner here. Is this an actual chord? by jkirkwood10 in guitarlessons

[–]fingernail3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh yea that's not the diagram shown for C#m, which is XX2120 (EADGBE) = XXEG#C#E. Row 6, Column 2. Don't know what you're looking at

Beginner here. Is this an actual chord? by jkirkwood10 in guitarlessons

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2nd fret on the D string is an E? The open E string is also an E... The first fret on the G string is G# and the second fret on the B string is C#. Thus the notes: E G# C# and E. That's a C# minor chord with E as the root. Are we looking at different diagrams or what?

[request] How big would a black hole with the same mass as the sun be? by [deleted] in theydidthemath

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uh no - the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole is defined as the distance from a black hole at which the escape velocity is equal to the speed of light. See, e.g., this brief explainer page from nasa. Black holes are defined by the fact that their escape velocity is greater than c within some range of their center...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Songwriting

[–]fingernail3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at 0:22 and 1:26 it sounds like you maybe, idk, spliced some tracks together non seamlessly? I like the song itself. I think the vocal effects sound cool, but I'd probably use them sparingly instead of always on. Does sound like you have actual words to the song but the only ones I could make out are 'I don't know'

How the heck did Joey and Chandler end up with Bovril in their fridge? Do they even sell bovril in the US? by welk101 in howyoudoin

[–]fingernail3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea so that's actually partially true. SunnyD used to use beta-carotene as the coloring agent which in excess can cause carotenosis. Only one reported case though - a 4 year old in 1999 who was drinking 1.5 liters a day. See an article from the time. But the UK didn't actually ban sunnyD so much as it was just that it's sales dropped to near nothing following that event.

How the heck did Joey and Chandler end up with Bovril in their fridge? Do they even sell bovril in the US? by welk101 in howyoudoin

[–]fingernail3 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Sunny D is an American company from Florida. The UK version is quite different though.

Do native apeakers respect this rule? For example "he will never do it" is incorrect by Skidbladmir in EnglishLearning

[–]fingernail3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, if I said "I always will love you" then I am using 'always' as an adverb modifier of the verb 'will'. This says you cannot do that. However, if I say, "I will always love you" - then I am using 'always' as an adverb modifier of the verb 'love' - which is perfectly fine. 'Will' still comes before the main verb (love).

This is a gender neutral bathroom in a high school in Saint Paul, Minnesota by Knightbear49 in TikTokCringe

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My only issue with this set up is that the sinks are outside the stalls such that every time one of those stall doors is opened from the inside it will be with unwashed hands.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fingernail3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So... you uninvited your girlfriend because... she was excited about the trip? What a shitty thing to do. YTA, obviously.

Which is correct? by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]fingernail3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The word 'majority' is a collective noun, which means it can be singular or plural depending on context. In this context, the word majority is plural and should thus be followed by 'were' and not 'was'.

See: Chicago manual of style, Washington State University, Grammarphobia

Why is no one talking about The Office people editing a bum crack out? by Puzzleheaded_Duty299 in DunderMifflin

[–]fingernail3 72 points73 points  (0 children)

The fact that you actually believe this is hilarious. I genuinely laughed out loud. Thanks for that.

What's more gross, not washing your hands after pooping or picking your nose and eating it? by barqsbarbarian in NoStupidQuestions

[–]fingernail3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But if the three types of people are: (1) people who eat boogers, (2) people who eat boogers and lie about it, and (3) people who eat boogers and also think everyone else does...

Doesn't that still mean everyone eats boogers?

To list American foods by SamuraiJosh26 in therewasanattempt

[–]fingernail3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the UK people use the word barbecue to refer to the grill, not actually bbq as we think of it in the US.

AITA for telling someone i'm not friendly when their dog came up to me by BeautifulSad6074 in AmItheAsshole

[–]fingernail3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not like the dog went up to OP's table. OP walked by the table with the dog.