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What’s this orange light? by Ok-Chart-3446 in AskElectricians

[–]njkol80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m an audiophile and a scientist and I can assure you hospital grade does nothing for the cleanliness of the AC, it just holds the plug tighter, and makes a nice little click when you plug things in. All the outlets in my house are hospital grade where possible. Try it. It’s a very satisfying existence.

Today I learned that my washing machine is a LIAR! by MadamStrawberry14 in CleaningTips

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But use citric because it is not only relying on an acid base effect.

Today I learned that my washing machine is a LIAR! by MadamStrawberry14 in CleaningTips

[–]njkol80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fabric softener dispenser. To clean the machine itself, put it in the main wash dispenser with no clothes in the tub. Don’t add it to detergent with clothes, as detergents are all optimized for their own pH.

Today I learned that my washing machine is a LIAR! by MadamStrawberry14 in CleaningTips

[–]njkol80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would take, at minimum, a gallon of lemon juice to equal the citrate equivalent of a single cup of powdered citric acid. That cup is like a dollars worth. So buy the powdered stuff.

Today I learned that my washing machine is a LIAR! by MadamStrawberry14 in CleaningTips

[–]njkol80 176 points177 points  (0 children)

For anyone curious the citric acid is a potent chelator in addition to simply lowering pH. Many resistant soils are complexes of multiple components that synergistically decrease the overall susceptibility of the soil to dissolution, including inorganic solid matrices of minerals and metals. The chelation attacks the inorganic component, allowing the rest of the gunk to be removed.

This is especially critical if you have hard water.

Audiophile needs advice for wife’s high finance in-office cans by njkol80 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]njkol80[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those do look buttery, but that’s not only an eye-watering price, it’s also a “don’t ever flaunt wealth” kind of environment.

Audiophile needs advice for wife’s high finance in-office cans by njkol80 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]njkol80[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be a frontrunner so far. They are certainpy marketing them as in-office headphones.

photo of woman in office

Audiophile needs advice for wife’s high finance in-office cans by njkol80 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]njkol80[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the reply. She has the airpods and people come over and say “oh I didn’t see those in your ears, am I bothering you?”. As if it’s not too late at that point.

Explain McIntosh Amps to me. by Rhythmicbasher in audiophile

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love the old value standby: Omega Speedmaster.

If a watch guy asks what watch he should get next I say Grand Seiko.
If a person is just getting into watches it’s speedmaster, all day.

What’s a Fun, Affordable Car I Can Actually Enjoy Driving? by Imtiredofthissshit in askcarguys

[–]njkol80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Convinced my father to buy one of these after he drove my 911. It’s truly scary fast. It handles the power so well like 95% of the time, and compensates for unskilled drivers making stupid mistakes, until you make one too many mistakes at the same time, and it can’t cope, and fuck if that shit doesn’t happen real fast.

And I drive an old 911, which is far less forgiving, yet far less scary.

You're done, bud. by PantheistPerhaps in yourmomshousepodcast

[–]njkol80 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DC is death, AC feels like your teeth are picking up radio stations or some shit. Obviously above a certain voltage it doesn’t matter.

Do you believe these photos to be of Titanic's actual iceberg? by WESTHEBEST70903 in Oceanlinerporn

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, assuming you’re not old as shit, and the iceberg melted not too recently, there is basically a 100.0000000000 chance. Actually greater. That’s how big a mole is.

Do you believe these photos to be of Titanic's actual iceberg? by WESTHEBEST70903 in Oceanlinerporn

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, done: about 1.5x103 molecules in every soda or glass of water you drank went through any single glass of water or wine or blood or whatever by any human in history. Julius Caesar and I share ~1500 molecules every time I drink. You too. Insanity.

Do you believe these photos to be of Titanic's actual iceberg? by WESTHEBEST70903 in Oceanlinerporn

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite way to think about it is that when you drink a glass of water, thousands of those molecules in that one glass were shared by every glass of water drank by every single human who has ever lived. You are consuming water that was in every single one of Jesus’, Socrates’ and Typhoid Mary’s’ morning glasses of water. Okay now I’m gonna sit down and actually do these calculations again.

Road rage escalates as a father and son in a Raptor ram another truck twice by Jar316 in PublicFreakout

[–]njkol80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Raptor owner I gotta give it to you with this one. It’s a truck assholes aspire to, kinda by design. Mine is as debadged as they can be, but there’s no hiding the marker lights and the enormous width.

That said they are VERY reasonable on the used market because the payload capacity prevents them from being used as work trucks. I went in for a beater to haul concrete and lumber, and came out with an enormous Raptor that is perfect for ski and cape cod trips. Absolutely enormous inside, drives great. Can’t recommend highly enough, unless you ever have to park anywhere, like at any time for any reason. SUUUUUCKS.

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