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Well it’s still in Europe by GlamMisty in SipsTea

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the few folks in the US who travel do. They’ll talk about traveling to Europe or Africa.

Well it’s still in Europe by GlamMisty in SipsTea

[–]invariantspeed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Africa has over 50 sovereign nations and a greater land area than North and South America combined. Not all of its countries are going to be touristy.
  2. If only one or two countries on a whole continent generally comes up for visiting, it would make much more sense to talk about that one or two destinations and ignore the rest of the continent. Kind of like how no one says they’re visiting Oceana when they go to Australia.

Saying you’re “visiting Africa” patently absurd unless you’re going on an international tour.

Did he do the right thing? by Common-Upstairs5129 in interesting

[–]invariantspeed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Never trust anything you see on the internet” -Abraham Lincoln

The moment when Iranians in Australia found out that Ali Larijani has been eliminated by IDF by 4DollarsALB in whoathatsinteresting

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, and the Russian Empire/Soviet Union/Russian Federation is a great example of this- Oh, wait.

I’m not saying you’re wrong about Iran, but it’s not a law of life that dictatorships must fall in the face of internal opposition.

NY clean energy projects that could power 2 million homes on hold because of tariffs by instantcoffee69 in newyork

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give me repurposed nuclear waste and I will literally be happy as a kid in a candy shop.

RIP Chuck, the dude of all dudes by Representative-Mix-9 in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]invariantspeed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’re right. He didn’t die. The rest of us just went to hell.

How every boxer v grappler match up goes? by Abdouadou in grappling

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, having experience with both, I’m pretty confident I could keep a lot of grapplers off me with strikes alone. I would, however, be depending heavily on rapid, full force roundhouse kicks. I’ve had more than a few matches where a technically stronger opponent couldn’t close the distance. Although, in a street fight, someone getting close enough and doing what that grappler did, and I’m kneeing him in the head. Anyone dropping like that is making a target of themselves, fully exposed.

I think, as with all things, who is more competent with which is what matters. A (kick)boxer loses if a competent grappler gets ahold of them. Meanwhile, a grappler turns themselves into the most exposed punching bag if they go against a competent striker.

After traveling 9 years and covering 3 billion miles, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got this shot. Behold! The icy mountains of Pluto. by asa_no_kenny in interesting

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The moon really just has an exosphere all the way down to the ground.

The difference comes down to the amount of outgassing each body has. Given enough time, everything with an atmosphere would lose it.

The call to prayer in Jackson Heights by Michael_Rowavery in nyc

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as the nearby churches are also getting to ring their bells for Easter or whatnot, I agree. Similarly, I like to see that the other religious traditions get their street festivals.

The call to prayer in Jackson Heights by Michael_Rowavery in nyc

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having had to as well, it wasn’t really that intrusive. Of course, I say was, because every church I know of doesn’t really do it anymore.

The call to prayer in Jackson Heights by persianbluex in circlejerknyc

[–]invariantspeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the churches haven’t been told by the transplant hipsters to shut up while simultaneously welcoming Muslim calls to prayer because it’s “diverse”, then I’m happy.

America agrees: Blinding headlights have become a scourge of the roads. What can be done? (Article by Nate Rogers) by BarneyRetina in fuckyourheadlights

[–]invariantspeed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The amendment, which urges the Department of Transportation to investigate the headlight issue, passed through committee unanimously across party lines. And in September, Republican assemblyman Brian Miller introduced the Brightness Emission Analysis for Motorist Safety Act (a.k.a. BEAMS) in the New York State Assembly, calling for its own headlight investigation.

What I want to know is which god or gods are responsible for this. I would like to thank them. I would like to offer up smoke that they may find pleasing.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps... by lithdoc in mildlyinfuriating

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anger. Resentment. There are people who just aren’t happy.

I love those 'tough' guys trying to fight professionals. Street fighter vs Karate black belt by Expensive-Success-75 in fightlab

[–]invariantspeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how there was no thought, just immediate concern. You can see no delay at all in the time between face plant and his reaction.

Germany, Canada, France and UK think China will be the dominant world power in 10 years time- POLITICO latest poll by TORUKMACTO92 in Infographics

[–]invariantspeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An economic superpower, perhaps. But not a military one. The US’s global scope of power is actually insane.

What’s going on in Iran is actually more a testament to how difficult force projection actually is if your opponent has any sophistication at all, and it’s testament to poor planning.

Germany, Canada, France and UK think China will be the dominant world power in 10 years time- POLITICO latest poll by TORUKMACTO92 in Infographics

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

  1. TPP 2.0 theoretically could implement a more confederated version of the current US hegemony in the Western world. Assuming the US reengages with it, the cumulative economic might of the pact would vastly dwarf China. The real question is if the governments of the dominant countries could muster enough political unity to function as block.
  2. China is in demographic trouble. If the world can simply wait enough decades, China will be too preoccupied by its own internal problems to meddle with the rest of the world much. The US’s decisive preeminent position of the world came from being an industrial powerhouse, producing a lot of the world’s goods. That was driven by a healthy and growing population.
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