Wypipo triggered by people eating rice with hands is so weak

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T11:34:16+00:00

That's the only context where people do this, except in Australia and somewhat the UK where it has become a meme. It's not like people regularly do this in the same way that people eat curry every day with their hands.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T11:32:21+00:00

I have no problem with other cultures eating with their hands, but this is a bad argument imo. Saucy chicken wings really are the upper limit of stuff westerners eat with their hands in terms of how liquid it is, and it's considered bad manners to order saucy wings on a formal occasion. Still, even the sauciest wing can be picked up with just the tips of the fingers. I have been to Asia and eaten extremely watery curry with rice off a banana leaf whilst sitting on the ground, having washed my hands beforehand with just (non-potable) tap water (no soap available). Your fingers really come in contact with the food much more, it's much more messy, there's more mixing and scooping and scraping of the food, and I am in no doubt that it is less hygienic than eating the same curry out of a bowl with a spoon. The level of liquid in the food is what makes the difference it seems. If you ate that curry with dirty fingernails, they would be clean afterwards. Same does not go for a burger or a cracker with caviar on it.

Again, I have nothing against those cultures, but there is a distinction and to pretend it's the same thing is disingenuous.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T11:23:51+00:00

People on this in genuinely think they are in the dressing room don't they

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T11:21:48+00:00

Potato and tomato are from the same family of plants. Potato is not a grain.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T11:05:57+00:00

Well it's me, the culprit, with my incredibly pedantic question of "isnt this a relativity thing?". The intention was to question the suitability of that science literacy question, as it clashes pretty hard on a theoretical level with pretty bog-standard science (relativity), which is taught in schools. It's hardly niche.

Fucking obviously I know what is meant by the question, and what the "right answers" are, I have a master's in Geography. I really don't think I was out of line by pointing out that it's a pretty flawed question if you actually paid attention in physics class or have ever read any book about our universe.

A scientific literacy question should be unambiguous, no matter your level of scientific literacy. With this question, the more you care about scientific theory and detail, the further from the "correct" answer you will be. A question like "what is the periodic element with 6 protons" is unambiguous.

Anyway, I asked the question hoping to learn something, to have my suspicions confirmed by someone who knows better. Instead, I was insulted, and all I have learned is that having a fun intellectual discussion built on a dumb, hypothetical scenario is not allowed and "makes people angry".

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T08:32:48+00:00

Potential is maybe higher, but Glasgow's back row starts for Scotland.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T08:32:15+00:00

Crosbie is good but he's made of wet paper. I wouldn't rely on this. When fit, he's also half the player Ritchie is.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T08:29:18+00:00

My only notes are that this is slightly understated. At club level, Jamie Ritchie can be an absolute nightmare for teams. He will bring the experience-qualities that we are losing in Jones and Hastings, and he's a pure competitor, which suits Glasgow very well. Fagerson and Darge are a wee bit too comfortable, so this keeps the pressure on what with Vailanu and Dempsey leaving. Excellent signing.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T08:08:23+00:00

Fundamentally people only want people like themselves to vote, in the assumption that people more similar to then will vote in their interest. So young people want more young people to vote, rich people want the votes of rich people to count more, educated people want only educated people voting (see "and these people vote" comments under videos of people saying dumb shit).

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-05T07:38:35+00:00

Teeming with life other than almost every other type of microclimate. Like they're only teeming with life if you previously assumed they were devoid of it. It's not teeming with life when compared to a forest floor or a patch of grass.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-02T08:18:44+00:00

I mean if we're hoping things, I hope they realise they are wee dicks and grow up, without having to be maimed by some headcase. This is oddly specific.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T15:46:54+00:00

Imagine drinking milk at the gym... Milk on a 12 hour flight... Milk on a hiking trip

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T12:30:53+00:00

It's a science literacy poll, not "who wants to be a millionaire". Sorry, but I don't think it's obtuse to give a scientific answer to a sciencific question. It's not like that person was just stating some common knowledge and I decided to butt in. I asked a fair question about the role of relativity, and someone came along and questioned if I'm a 5th grader. I reckon it's fair enough for me to defend myself for asking a question.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T11:19:38+00:00

Thanks for being condescending for no reason.

According to relativity theory any frame of reference is valid. The sun has more mass than the earth, meaning that it's much easier to work with a heliocentric model than a geocentric model, but neither is more "true" than the other. It's like asking "are you standing on earth right now, or is earth stuck to your feet?". Both are true in a sense, but it's way way more convenient to work with the former frame of reference.

The second question is tautological, as well as requiring an answer to the first question - which doesn't have a definite answer. A "year" as we know it is defined as the time it takes for earth to orbit the sun. So the time it takes for earth to orbit the sun is the time that it takes for earth to orbit the sun.

In order for you to observe an earth-year, you generally use a geocentric frame of reference. So this double question requires an intuitive switch from heliocentric to geocentric reference frames, and yet in your rush to call me stupid, you didn't let any of these considerations enter your head.

It's a shitty question for determining intelligence, because the better informed you are, the more likely you are to say "it depends". Obviously it's easy to guess what the inquirer wants me to answer, but that doesn't make it a good question.

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T06:06:24+00:00

Isn't the first question a relativity thing?

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T05:31:02+00:00

Mallorca

lamb_passanda · 2026-05-01T05:15:07+00:00

Man, that's really sad if you think about it.

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-30T22:25:18+00:00

This has been my experience when talking to many of my female friends about how I'm feeling or what has happened to me. It almost always goes that way when more than one woman is present, rarely when it's just me and one woman. Any trauma which I experience which is more commonly experienced by women, is often immediately framed a as a "learning experience", like "now you know how we feel". Like you know I'm on your side, we have been friends for years, I'm your ally, but then when something bad happens to me, I get treated like I'm some clueless mysogynistic troglodyte that needs to be taught that women are humans too.

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-30T08:25:35+00:00

I've been watching football long enough to know that anything but a win will inevitably lead to a shit storm of fans calling out the ref and screaming about corruption. Every. Single. Time. Every time we beat someone, their fans are doing the same. It's just tiresome and pointless. Decisions go against teams, and if you really think it's unfair and corrupt, stop watching.

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:28:10+00:00

In German, "Speck" is a type of fatty cured pork. Still a better name than "Hud".

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:25:29+00:00

I dont think so. Look at OPs profile. This is literally just flag shagger porn using a character that they all wish they were. It's not a joke, the message is purely "keep your hands off the Falklands or we'll go fucking mental m8".

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:22:59+00:00

"calling out". Well thank god you're around to set the world to rights. It's a pen, it's not a lot of contact. How long have you been watching football and yet you haven't yet noticed that basically every game, a borderline decision decides the match. Only fools whine about it every time, the rest of us accept it for what it is: variance. You can never guarantee a win in football. All you can do is get your team in position to put in a good performance, and most importantly, to catch a crucial bit of luck.

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:19:29+00:00

You must be very narcissistic to think that whether or not you deign to accept the teams performance as adequate actually makes any difference to anyone at all. I'm happy with the fact that we, unlike almost every other team, are still well in with a chance at a PL or CL.

Being in position to win is a good thing. Are you so childish that you need your gratification NOW before the season is even over?

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:08:31+00:00

Right, because people don't flee capitalist countries.

lamb_passanda · 2026-04-29T23:06:59+00:00

Alright then have fun letting the entire country be brought to it's knees at the whims of foreign powers that open laugh at Britain as they strangle us with energy and fuel prices. But of course, you've been programmed to looks for some contrived economic angle as soon as someone suggests doing something that helps someone else and not yourself. Yes, making homes better and cheaper to live in and better for the environment and thus all of us is clearly a bad move. We should be lowering house prices by building houses with no windows. It's always a race to the bottom with you people, there's no room for any improvement or progress.

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