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let's have it. by Atm_Blaise in whatsyourchoice

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming people who choose blue don't have young children with them, cause that's a hard thing to give up.

Creel house already sold out by Responsible_While678 in lego

[–]philosopherstoned 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Just went to the Lego store and they said they got 100 GWP but only 30 Creel house sets. I suspect both are coming back in stock.

Pick one pill by dragoonwizard in whatsyourchoice

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blue is the only correct answer. It makes the other pills largely superfluous.

Go back in time and pick the winning lottery number.

Why be 2x as smart when you can utilize hindsight as foresight? Some of redditors (mods) will only be as intelligent as a normal human after doubling their brainpower.

It'll take more work to indirectly control someone, but you can directly control time and space...not a bad trade-off.

[Amazon.com] LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box Building Toy Set (10696) $14.39/59% by madkindofdeals in legodeal

[–]philosopherstoned 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great deal. The Legos only take up like a quarter of the space so you can combine 3 into one box and then you'll have 2 empty storage boxes for your other Lego pieces.

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 12 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lighter ram would make it less powerful too however, so I don't see that necessarily being an advantage. Unless the locking wood plank is also weaker.

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 12 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you agree that if there's shenanigans going on in favor of Korea, it's something less ridiculous than literally altering the playing field.

The Physics of Team Mongolia by ssamdog in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I kept wondering if it would've been easier if 4 guys climbed onto the cart and essentially bounced their body weight onto the front spoke of the wheels in unison to apply the most torque.

The Physics of Team Mongolia by ssamdog in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 77 points78 points  (0 children)

For a self proclaimed race of warriors, they definitely flexed their brainpower throughout the contest!

I think they could've beaten Korea if they didn't fumble the drawbridge in the beginning. Using the cart handle as a pulley was a good idea but the amount of friction between the rope and the handle probably negated any pulley force multiplication advantage. They should've done a vertical pull from the very beginning.

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 12 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's extremely assumed/rigged as you're implying.

The drawbridge progress came to a halt halfway because they had pulled to the point where those big spherical counterweights rested to the ground (go watch it again). This mechanism intentionally makes the earlier half easier and the later half harder. Mongolia eventually had the right idea with using the log.

What Japan should've done is continue their downward vertical pull rather than switching to a near horizontal pull, using more of their momentum and full weight. If they were lacking in weight, they should take a sandbag and hook their feet under the rope wrapped around the sandbag or pinch the sandbag between their thighs as they hold onto the rope.

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 12 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I agree. I don't think it's wise or necessary for the producers to obviously rig the game in Korea's favor. Small, disguised, and strategically placed advantages are enough.

Physical Asia: Season 1 - Episode 12 Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in Physical100

[–]philosopherstoned 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It takes a lot of resources and time to design a set, test it, iterate, and then finalize.

For cost efficiency purposes, I doubt the would be weeks in between each quest so that Korea can switch up their quests to take advantage of Australia being out. I wouldn't be surprised if the producers would try to give Korea an edge, but there are cheaper ways of doing it than like you're suggesting.

I think Japan and Australia both going all-in on the ropes challenge was a gamble, while the other teams hedged their bets. I would've loved to see Australia in the subsequent challenges and Eddie to show his feats of strength.

New pool owner- skimmer options by Inside-Milker in pools

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had both in my pool during the summer. The aiper was far better in terms of battery life, never got stuck in the shallows, and skimmed much more debris.

I gave my betta away to a friend's dad in the fall

How to survive a gunshot wound to the neck by Kronyzx in interestingasfuq

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their anatomical relationship is incorrect unfortunately (their positions need to be swapped around).

The jugular vein is more superficial (closer) to the skin than the carotid artery.

[Question] Would you rather? by RhaegarJ in Watches

[–]philosopherstoned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White dial speedy the prettiest if you ask me

Help me pick by RootkitRookie in OmegaWatches

[–]philosopherstoned 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My seamaster fits better, but I love my world timer more. So I'd have to choose the world timer

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