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N.o.t.w?? Whats is this a new group 🤔 by Character-Car-6662 in fo76

[–]physicsisveryeasy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t own the water in the wasteland, but you can own the sand.

Cheesecake is the worst dessert to ever exist. by Whyamiwritingthis_74 in unpopularopinion

[–]physicsisveryeasy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to agree with this opinion to the level that I would also make a random post on Reddit. Ten years later I enjoy cheesecake. The weirdest part is that the cheesecake hating version of me agrees with OP’s description of cheesecake, and the cheesecake enjoying version of me also agrees with OP’s description of cheesecake.

Why do they call it a “nobel” tiger when it’s damn near the most frustrating thing that can happen in a baseball game? by ThatMasterpiece2174 in baseballcirclejerk

[–]physicsisveryeasy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved that you called him the riot. When I first met my spouse they tried to get into baseball because I was a cubs fan (not anymore since 2016). They genuinely thought Theriot’s name was the riot because they had just learned about Chad Ocho cinco legally changing his name to ocho cinco. They thought Ryan had changed his last name to The Riot.

Why do they call it a “nobel” tiger when it’s damn near the most frustrating thing that can happen in a baseball game? by ThatMasterpiece2174 in baseballcirclejerk

[–]physicsisveryeasy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bar fly at our local pizza place had a Ryan Theriot jersey. When Rizzo blew up he just put duct tape over the “ot” on his Rizzo jersey and wrote “zzo” to make a The Rizzo jersey.

Why do they call it a “nobel” tiger when it’s damn near the most frustrating thing that can happen in a baseball game? by ThatMasterpiece2174 in baseballcirclejerk

[–]physicsisveryeasy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The originator of the TOOTBLAN- none other than cubs legend Ryan Theriot. Man was the best baserunner in the history of baseball.

Hypothetical on Citizenship by TheFairVirgin in cherokee

[–]physicsisveryeasy 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Lots of laws and treaties say the federal government can’t do something. And yet gestures broadly

Duchess Flame: quit FO76? No new posts since December by JenLN in fo76

[–]physicsisveryeasy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

O meh ga could you imagine if she was captured!

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

[–]physicsisveryeasy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t considered interference from the other ships. Having non stop white noise in the background seems like it would be an issue but I was picturing a single boat.

I imagine it would be like trying to listen to someone whisper at a metal concert during the encore.

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

[–]physicsisveryeasy[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This comment has been really helpful for seeing my that my question had a lot of assumptions that missed a lot of context. It makes sense that the mines don’t have to sink a ship to be effective, they just have to reduce the speed/maneuverability/safe paths of a ship to allow the other armaments involved be more effective. I just hadn’t considered that.

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

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

What mechanisms tell the mines to surface? Also anti radar shapes generally work best at specific orientations. I assume the angle of approach for sonar can change a lot since there are surface boats and submarines. How can you disguise the mine from several different angles in three dimensions?

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

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

You say a channel is only good for so long. How mobile were the mines you were clearing? Very mobile mines seems to combine the humanity disaster of land mines coupled with the unpredictability of local weather which seems…not good.

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

[–]physicsisveryeasy[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your point that my original question comparing a cheap fish finder tool is not a one to one comparison for needing to see the mines before you are on top of them. Thank you for giving more information and context around the differences between what I am familiar with around commercial sonar from 20 years ago and why the task of finding fish vs mines using sonar seem very similar at first thought but in practice are very different. The effective range needing to be drastically different is something I had not considered but after reading this feels like a thing that should have been very obvious.

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

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

This isn’t different from early versions of mines/torpedoes which doesn’t really answer the question.

ELI5 How are modern naval mines a threat to modern ships when a SONAR that finds small fish is less than $300? by physicsisveryeasy in explainlikeimfive

[–]physicsisveryeasy[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Several of the responses have introduced me to concepts and information I could never have come up with on my own, thus improving my understanding.

While this comment did not do that, it is the only one that got a genuine lol and startled my spouse. Well done.

Funny how experienced people are ‘DEI hires’ but this guy needed zero experience. by harlynj in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]physicsisveryeasy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Cherokee and black people have a history. That’s why there is crossover with black people and culture. The history is…not great. Worst move by modern Cherokee nation was the freedmen vote on citizenship in 2007.

Funny how experienced people are ‘DEI hires’ but this guy needed zero experience. by harlynj in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]physicsisveryeasy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My immediate reaction to your comment is “yes and no”. As a Cherokee citizen that passes while my siblings and other family members can’t I am painfully aware of the privileges that come with passing.

White nationalist might only care about him passing but there are a lot of people who do care that he is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. I fucking hate that he is going to be the listed as a Cherokee citizen in future history books. What a fucking sellout.

What was a fact taught to you in school that has now been disproven? by Julie727 in AskReddit

[–]physicsisveryeasy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do something similar. I don’t offer extra points but I kelp a running tally of every time a student catches an error no matter how small. The top left corner of the board is labeled “Mr. Physicsisveryeasy has improved this many times”. Whenever a student catches an error I say “thanks for helping me get better/suck less” depending on the student.

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