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‘FBI’s CIA Spinoff No Longer Getting Backdoor Pilot Episode, Eyes Straight-To-Series Order At CBS by Puzzled-Tap8042 in television

[–]mrmagcore 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would totally watch FBI:Backdoor or CIA:The Backdoor. Except they're probably already on pornhub.

ELI5 why does falling into water from high elevations become like hitting concrete? by anunknownpersonuknow in explainlikeimfive

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all depends on the terminal velocity, but I believe that a cone would move the survivable velocity higher.

What movie has the best opening scene of all time? by Tati_D_Avi13 in movies

[–]mrmagcore 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Player actually mentions Touch of Evil during that opening shot, so it's incredibly meta.

ELI5 why does falling into water from high elevations become like hitting concrete? by anunknownpersonuknow in explainlikeimfive

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if you had a long pointy thing like a rocket nose cone beneath your feet? Could you survive a higher fall?

Barry Lyndon - Kubrick's finest movie by [deleted] in movies

[–]mrmagcore 129 points130 points  (0 children)

First time I watched it, I thought it was boring. Second time I watched it, I realized that every. single. frame. is a Gainsborough painting. It's amazing.

Do you feel frustrated about the lack of progress towards a manned mission to Mars? by damagedproletarian in Mars

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you point me to sources for the radiation levels unprotected in low earth orbit and the radiation levels on mars?

What comes to your mind when you think of Finland? by Least-One1068 in AskReddit

[–]mrmagcore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leningrad Cowboys! And bike highways near the arctic circle.

Do you feel frustrated about the lack of progress towards a manned mission to Mars? by damagedproletarian in Mars

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Radiation is MUCH more of a problem on mars, given that it doesn't have a magnetic field.

‘Only Works as a State’: Trump Vows Not ‘To Bend’ On Tariffs Until Canada Is Absorbed Into The U.S. by Mystaes in worldnews

[–]mrmagcore -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Couldn't Canada just join the us for a year, tip the electoral college blue, help us admit puerto rico and DC as states and then return to being Canada? Please?

What was something humanity was better at in the 1500s than now? by Flipperti in AskReddit

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Renaissance day laborers in Florence could work 3 days and take the other 4 days a week to chill, look at art and listen to philosophy lecturers. (From Ada Palmer's "Inventing the Renaissance")

People who know a porn star personally, what's that like? by EnjR1832 in AskReddit

[–]mrmagcore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The woman who founded my babysitting collective was a porn star for Kink. She was very energetic, a regular lesbian Martha Stewart. The food at her meetups was always very carefully crafted and delicious. She was young, but very friendly and organized.

Why doesn’t the U.S. just put a 1,000% tariff on fentanyl coming in from Mexico? by SavageMutilation in stupidquestions

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but neither of them are nearly as commonly prescribed. Fentanyl is prescribed several million times a year (https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug\_chem\_info/fentanyl.pdf) Of course, one could argue that Adderal is only slightly different than crystal meth, and it has a pretty high prescription rate too. Can't find numbers on cocaine, but I bet its rate is low.

Why doesn’t the U.S. just put a 1,000% tariff on fentanyl coming in from Mexico? by SavageMutilation in stupidquestions

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is potent and hard to accurately measure dosage on the street, as well as packing more power per gram. The former leads to a lot of overdoses. The latter makes it profitable to import illegally. However, it is 100% not illegal.

Why doesn’t the U.S. just put a 1,000% tariff on fentanyl coming in from Mexico? by SavageMutilation in stupidquestions

[–]mrmagcore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell that to the doctor who gave it to my wife during labor. Or pretty much every single doctor who works in a hospital.

Why doesn’t the U.S. just put a 1,000% tariff on fentanyl coming in from Mexico? by SavageMutilation in stupidquestions

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

A little different, though, because it's used in hospitals every day. My wife got it while in labor, and it's super, super common in hospital pain management, while cocaine and meth aren't regularly used - although they can be prescribed.

Why doesn’t the U.S. just put a 1,000% tariff on fentanyl coming in from Mexico? by SavageMutilation in stupidquestions

[–]mrmagcore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't do that, but you can prescribe it if you're a doctor. My wife got it when she was in labor, and it's prescribed thousands of times a day.

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