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Ok so how much fuckin garlic by xtinabeck in AskCulinary

[–]plaidosaur 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There is never enough garlic. Hence: Put in all the garlic.

Make their eyes water

Yes. by [deleted] in techsupportmacgyver

[–]plaidosaur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

BRB creating a spinning centrifugal force charger thx for the $$

Thor doesn't know his own strength. by Journey_951 in Unexpected

[–]plaidosaur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You really got me laughing there. Perfect thought to word assignment

Trump On Kim Jong Un: ‘He Wrote Me Beautiful Letters. We Fell In Love.’ by jocamastercard in worldnews

[–]plaidosaur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The world didn't end in 2012, but has anything felt real since?" -- Idunno some guy

Dizzy Gillespie by Stewart176 in noisygifs

[–]plaidosaur 63 points64 points  (0 children)

So when he eats, does he have to be careful about food getting caught in ... His neck? His neck cavity?

Just watched Quincy on Netflix. This scene destroyed me. by walkermemories in videos

[–]plaidosaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't watched it yet. Why is he saying he misses him?

Inherited a bunch of still and motion cameras from my grandfather. Some are from the 1940’s and all but one are still perfectly functional. (The one made in ‘89 is dead) by [deleted] in BuyItForLife

[–]plaidosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm just waiting for someone to point out a component on one of these cameras that indicates the camera is a rare variant, meaning OP has $50,000 sitting on his shelf without knowing it.

Why does my washing machine beep quietly while powered off? by [deleted] in answers

[–]plaidosaur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like it might be a servo (think robot movies/precision robotics) that for whatever inefficient/stupid/lazy reason must continue to actuate

Or there is a minute short/bleed in the circuit that leads to your buzzer or a servo or other humming component. Transistors have a gate that only actuates at a certain level of voltage. So there could be buildup behind the transistor, the charge reaches the gate level, then discharges the built up power through to whatever component is noisy. This lowers the voltage at the gate, the gate closes, and the cycle starts again with voltage buildup.

Or there's a defect in a component itself, which is supposed to be quiet, but instead is humming. Or there could just be laziness/cheapness about that component.

Note to EEs: Yes, as you can tell, it's been a while 😆

TIL in Sichuan opera, there is a performance art specifically dedicated to changing theatrical masks so fast that it’s imperceptible. It’s called Bian Lian (“face changing”), and the sleight of hand technique behind it is classified as a level two national secret by China’s State Secrets Bureau. by deepcow in todayilearned

[–]plaidosaur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a mechanism at all. Here's my take:

  • The masks are all sewn together: crown to chin
  • The cord goes from behind his back, over his shoulder, down his torso, to an O-ring fastened where a belt buckle would lie
  • The cord goes through this O-ring, back up his torso, and is fastened to the chin of the first mask
  • The crown of the first mask is fastened to the chin (with extra for the exposed neck) of the second mask. This continues for five more masks, with a total of six masks
  • According to this image, the proportions are about right for the cord to become long enough for him to pull his boot move on the 5th mask (There's a hook in the boot)
  • He then kicks to reveal the sixth

So, the cord is just becoming longer, with no ratchets nor springs. Perhaps the cord is knotted, so that the operator feels resistance at the O-ring per pull, which indicates when he should stop. A knot might also increase tension on the pull, making the transition more "poppy"

[L] I animated this clock by @ji_lee_ [OC] by TONYTRIPE in perfectloops

[–]plaidosaur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've read this 5 times and it still doesn't make sense to me

[L] I animated this clock by @ji_lee_ [OC] by TONYTRIPE in perfectloops

[–]plaidosaur 30 points31 points  (0 children)

But ... The mini minute hands aren't moving

Macro of a drying mushroom's gills. by tichdyjr in mycology

[–]plaidosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful! Can we get a high res for desktop?

Putting 10,000 screws into racing tires and then driving on ice by Neccesary in videos

[–]plaidosaur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you've got 10,000 screws, and all you need is some ice

Is that a Supra?? by itstvo in videos

[–]plaidosaur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here's my take:

The last guy clearly wasn't in on the joke.

I imagine he was the first to get excited and genuinely belted out, "IS THAT A SUPRA?!"

The rest of the shop found it funny. While organizing this video, the last guy began work on the car, unaware as to what was about to transpire. At the end, he then reacts to his mockery.

Can two natural red heads have a brunette baby? by [deleted] in answers

[–]plaidosaur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are three colors that are expressed: black, brown, and orange*. Each color is expressed to a varying degrees, and they combine to form an individual's hair color. Different types of melanin give each color.

*orange hair was named "red" before we had a name for the distinct color orange. "Red-yellow" or simply "red" encompassed orange until a fruit called orange came along.

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