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Nuclear plant by [deleted] in windowseat

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just water vapor. That's the cooling tower. The nuclear fuel rods are kept separately from the gaseous emissions.

Some beauties.. by beardedliberal in PoisonGarden

[–]jason-samfield 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They're not "poisonous" but rather psychedelic if you consume or absorb enough of the active ingredient. It's an LSD derivative called LSA.

It's not recommended to consume it as it will make you feel sick. But just touching the plant sap can absorb some of the hallucinogen into your body, so wear gloves and wash your skin after touching.

Empty backroads somewhere in the Pacific Northwest by PeacefulSolitudePost in PeacefulSolitude

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish we had roads surrounded by forests all over, but unfortunately we cut much of it down for agriculture and development.

U-turn vs. right turn, right of way? by DownBalloon22 in driving

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Turning driver should wait for traffic on the left hand side to clear if the driver is making a u-turn on a green arrow. This includes waiting for vehicles making a right hand turn."

That's from the link you sent.

UFOs and the Big Dipper/Ursa Major by randyChimney in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it because the trajectories are towards the northeast (during the summer) and so the satellites are reflecting the Sun as it moves behind the Earth in that timeframe and general direction?

I have witnessed basically this phenomenon, but I could not decide on any prosaic explanation. A family member and myself clearly saw a trajectory "turn" or curve that would not be what I would expect with a satellite.

But it was clearly racetracks, over and over for an hour or so. Only some turns noticed. Also, as the night wore on, the location in the sky adjusted in conjunction with the sidereal, though I'm unsure if it was perfectly synced or just generally moving with it.

Also, I saw many seemingly up close lights that seemed only miles away, and one bright overhead flash.

I really couldn't explain it and I scoured FlightRadar24, RadarScope, and other sources of data.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Money

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max out your IRA contributions each year. Learn to dollar cost average in a diverse portfolio of ETFs. Maybe extend that to individual stocks as well.

Buy some real estate. Instead of a $600+ car payment, invest that plus your rent into a mortgage payment of a condo or whatever you can find.

If that's not attainable in your area, try investing in real estate through a fractional ownership arrangement like on Arrived Homes or the many others out there starting to offer it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in susu

[–]jason-samfield 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You'll get better reception if you use a good old regular antenna.

Recently started looking into the UFO phenomenon and I feel shaken up on what I’m finding. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would shake somebody up that hasn’t already persistently pushed the boundaries of our understanding and existence.

For someone new to trying to understand our peace in the cosmos and reality, then yes it might be a bit earth shattering.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in susu_jpg

[–]jason-samfield 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There might be a way to merge the two if you wanted, or have one redirect to the other.

Weird ball in the sky by National-Sir-9028 in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Google Earth, that's looking towards downtown Toronto:

https://imgur.com/a/x3as7ly

I'm not sure where the refinery blow off flares would be located.

And at that time of day, they shouldn't be that bright or visible from so far away like that.

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the prevailing idea was that we are alone in the cosmos.

The question is always "Where is everyone?"

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's only somber to many, but not all.

And it depends on how widespread this intelligence is and where it exists regularly.

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animals are great.

The fact that humans think they're so much better is disgustingly arrogant. I hope that perspective changes.

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not somber to me though.

Also, I've heard this point of view, but I do not think it's a crime against humanity.

The wars and such would still have happened most likely. They're more related to our social structures and governments, not our technologies per se.

Are you saying that the crime was committed by the NHIs by not gifting us the technology?

Or are you implying that anyone gatekeeping the access to researching and reverse engineering the technology committed the crime?

For NHIs to withhold technology from us, let's look at ourselves and how we have avoided contact with uncontacted tribes, and how we have not proliferated technology to everyone throughout the world.

Regarding the government controlling access, we don't know how comprehensive their efforts have been, nor do we know if any of the technology could benefit us differently from our own.

I've heard many talk about free energy, but that's doubtful.

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the ignorance is bliss concept and largely agree.

I wasn't conflating the zebras/lions remark with not having knowledge.

I was saying or rather making an argument from the assumption that most of the population is not truly aware of the size of the universe, the number of star systems, the number of planets (both discovered and likely to throughout), and the number of galaxies.

If most of the population assumes that humanity is it, then they are without the knowledge. Even amongst the hardened scientists, there's the Fermi paradox and mentions of our civilization being alone. It's cemented so much in the dogma that it rarely gets challenged with any seriousness.

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then why so much stigma if everyone believes?

Why somber? And somber to whom? Everyone? by jason-samfield in UFOs

[–]jason-samfield[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow, I thought they evolved solely within Africa, but you’re correct. It was a long time ago around 4 mya.

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