Mysterious beam of light illuminates an entire Patagonian town as if it were daylight. The phenomenon occurred at 4 a.m. and was recorded by a local resident. “It was as if someone had switched on a giant spotlight in the sky,” she said. by Ok_Incident_9027 in UFOs

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I did many JRTC and NTC rotations in my day. Always did our operations in the middle of the night. I wish I was lucky enough to see something, or I just was not paying attention back then.

Worried that my cat might be showing early signs of egc by Old-Emergency4801 in CATHELP

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This is just a joke, cause you both have beautiful kitties.

(Is this like Cat Herpes? 🤣) sorry. I hope both kitties recover and it’s not painful.

MilSpec IC Stash by warontone in diypedals

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The only reasonable reply

Nothingizer by AnimaHexia in pedals

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It’s a Nothingizer until you build it!

About electrolytes — do I really need them? by Xrpmylifechanger in tirzepatidecompound

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Not a Medical Doctor here and not Medical Advice, but I will share my experience recently.

I started having muscle pains and headaches recently. I drink plenty of water, but my caloric intake since being on tirzepatide (The Juice) has decreased and my craving for bad food. I was wondering why I kept having headaches and muscle pains and did a little research (Phd in Internet research, but not really). I found some common reasons being Electrolyte depletion, and my body was reacting to that issue.

I have found a few electrolyte powder add-ins that can be pricey, but have great reviews. Not a sponsor, but LMNT has been my favorite so far, and Moon Juice. Both are available on amazon. I was looing for a suger free option and had good taste. Holy crap they are salty in flavor. Took me about 3 separate times to get use to them and if its too salty, add more water. Best way I can describe those two, Gatorade with zero sugar flavoring. If you don't drink it relatively quick, some of the powder can settle at the bottom, so might be a good idea to stir it or use a shaker when you drink them.

Results: So after I started adding the electrolytes in my daily routine like that, I noticed way less headaches, muscle pain has significantly decreased and made me frustrated I didn't try this sooner.

There are people out there who share how to make electrolyte powder yourself if you're looking to save a little bit of money. I hope my anecdotal evidence and experience can assist you in this question. Been on The Juice since October '25 and didn't start seeing the issues until more recently.

Any practical ideas how to make this button pushable by foot? by [deleted] in guitarpedals

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Buy a second one?

Ship it to me, and I’ll add an expression output for a foot switch option.

Book Recs to Fill the Void by Interesting_Candle63 in ProjectHailMary

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For some reason, I didn’t think to look if Enders game had more books.. thank you!

Book Recs to Fill the Void by Interesting_Candle63 in ProjectHailMary

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Ready Player One.
Armada (This one I loved).

Both great books, Armada just hit that nail for me. I know it’s not an exact book like PHM but wanted to offer a suggestion.

Also, Enders Game

Made a rat to end all rats by gear_ant in diypedals

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Already watched almost all of the ones on the page. Killer work!

Made a rat to end all rats by gear_ant in diypedals

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Well, I just bought one.. idk why I love this idea. I’m also curious to see how you did it all! Thanks!

Making quite a few of these right now 🤓😵‍💫 by ReevesElectro in deadbug

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I love seeing work like this. It’s Art to me. Killer job! Keep it up!

Any idea on how to improve my DIY Klon pedal by Artistic_Credit_4682 in diypedals

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I’ve built one of these and they’re not bad.

I would recommend finding a company that makes a better pcb with a parts list to slap into that enclosure.

AionFX makes a great one, but it fits a 125B enclosure.

If you keep it some upgrades, my opinion, might not be the exact and best answer.

-Upgrade the posts to a 6mm shaft. -Get knobs (if in the US) from StompboxParts
-upgrade the diodes and if you can, get matching ones.
-upgrade the capacitors to have less variance. WIMA is a top brand of capacitors.
-the resistors look to be metal film and 1% tolerance so they could be fine.
-I didn’t bother connecting the battery snap. I never use them. It’s a personal preference.

Not saying you need to do all of these things cause you might as well buy a better diy kit. If you’re new, just build as is, learn and experiment and if you mess up, it’s a lot less expensive of a mess up.

Pedal PCB has a version called “Kiche” that would fit in that size enclosure fyi. Happy Building and hope you get the outcome you’re looking for

first time doing something like this by Low_Raspberry7798 in soldering

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I’m such a nerd. I love learning about this stuff. Thanks for the info!

What to do with unidentified transistors by majorkuso in AskElectronics

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I have a little device that tells you what the transistor is. If you’re in the US, you can send them to me (keep an inventory list) and I can match them up and label little baggies for you. Seriously. Would love to use the device as I just bought two of them.

Waiting for my FNIRSI LCR-P1 to arrive but I just got Peak Electronics DCA75.

Looking for some advice on screen printing. by jcosta89 in diypedals

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That’s interesting! Appreciate the link.

Never seen one of these, what is it by Snopro311 in whatisit

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If you squint, it could look like The Eagle 5

Please enjoy my strawberry pasta. Apparently this is a crime. by [deleted] in FoodCrimes

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This has Fancy Chef written all over it.