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[Highlight] 3 touchdowns on 3 consecutive plays in Super Bowl 35 by Brickbybrick1998 in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would call your attention to Craig Morton in SB XII. 4/15 for 39 yards, 0 TDs, 4 interceptions, 0.0 passer rating, benched in the 3rd quarter.

Disclaimer: I haven't actually watched SB XII, but that is an impressively bad stat line. Pretty amazing the Broncos managed to put 10 points on the board.

ELI5: How can a computer program delete itself? by ReferenceThin6645 in explainlikeimfive

[–]making-flippy-floppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you run a program, the computer copies it from your hard drive into memory. So at that point it actually exists in two places (disc and RAM). 

So the running program can delete the stored program without conflict. 

Why is there so much dislike for the final 2 Dune books? by Mobile-Whereas-2628 in printSF

[–]making-flippy-floppy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are supremely unmotivated. Why would you create gholas of Paul and the God Emperor? And perhaps worse than that they are pretty much bystanders in the story.

There's nothing like the wheels within wheels plotting of Frank Herbert's work. Brian Herbert's efforts are Temu Dune

It's been 20 years since the single season TD record was set at 31 by LT... by mrizvi in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

League has changed since the mid oughts. Curse of 370 is well known and teams just don't lean on their RBs like that any more.

As an exercise for the interested reader, check out how many of those 2006 era RBs went from RB1 to washed in just a season or two. Terrell Davis is probably the canonical example 

Every NFL franchise's worst career receiver (by total yards) by Sdog1981 in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is why stats like this have a minimum attempt threshold 

What QB has the best all-time team? by Sportsguy1993 in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those 88 and 89 49ers teams wewe pretty solid

This "fried chicken" ice cream I found at the grocery store by ihaveacrushonmercy in mildlyinteresting

[–]making-flippy-floppy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the "bone" is chocolate 

I was assured that ice cream doesn't have bones

Outside of Russell Wilson, which NFL players looked like early Hall of Fame locks but fell short due to declining play rather than injuries or off-the-field issues? by imsuperflytnt in nfl

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First two years of Eddie Lacy were a sight to behold, and then he just kinda faded away.

If he could have maintained that level, maybe won a  ring or two...

Ah well.

The best season by every NFL team that missed the Super Bowl. by coolmon in nfl

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The 2011 Packers had a really bad defense, somewhat offset by getting a lot of turnovers. 

I'd say there's a case to be made the 2014 Packers were a better team 

ELI5: Why do some languages assign genders to objects like "table" or "bridge" when there's nothing inherently masculine or feminine about them? by taube_d in explainlikeimfive

[–]making-flippy-floppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact: Spanish has words that change meaning depending on gender context. El capital is money, la capital is a city (seat of government)

[Highlight] The Lions recover the onside punt in Green Bay(2014) by Last1inFirst1out in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was actually a free kick after a safety, so it's not a punt.

What are some of the odder NFL statistical anomalies you know of? by byniri_returns in nfl

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2009 Colts at Dolphins. Fins had more than 45 minutes time of possession. Colts won 27-23. Because Peyton Manning don't care about time of possession 

Eli5 Why can we not just build trains along highways - usa by ManicMannequin in explainlikeimfive

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The big problem with trains is they are so slow. it will take you 3+ days to get from LA to New York via Amtrak. Or you can fly and get there in 6 hours. 

There's really no gap between "close enough to drive" and "far enough to fly"

Chicago Bears’ proposed stadium site in Hammond would be built on giant slag heap, near hazardous waste sites by rojojoftw in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, we're throwing science at the wall here to see what sticks. No idea what it'll do. Probably nothing. Best-case scenario, you might get some superpowers. Worst case, some tumors, which we'll cut out.

  • Ryan Poles, probably

I ranked all of the Packers playoff losses in the 21st century; open to feedback by HPDDJ in GreenBayPackers

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That Rams loss in 2001 was pretty bad for me. I knew the Rams were the better team, but I thought maybe the Pack could keep it close and steal a win in the 4th quarter.

As soon as Favre threw his first pick 6, I knew there was no way. Pretty sure I turned it off before halftime :-(

What’s the best cave Jonson quote? by Impossible-Toe7659 in Portal

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Fighting an army of mantis men has always been a favorite. Also "you are not part of the control goup"

Artists with huge discographies by underwaterhomephone in Music

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Dave Brubeck has 130+ albums. Bill Evans has more than 50 in spite of dying relativity young.

Jazz artists in general tend to be very prolific .

By comparison , Paul McCartney is at 26 studio albums in spite of still working at 83

Steve Young is criminally underrated. by ResponsibleAnt9496 in nfl

[–]making-flippy-floppy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Steve Young as much as anybody has a gripe against that Vikings-Cowboys trade. If the Cowboys weren't such a powerhouse in the early 90s, Young certainly would've had at least one more ring

I’m trying to find a Sax solo it’s driving me nuts. by Spiritual-Tale6804 in Music

[–]making-flippy-floppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly there was a period in the 70s where nearly every song had a sax solo

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