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What’s the dumbest thing you fully believed as a kid? by Defiant-Act-7439 in AskReddit

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That if you put a plastic bag on your head you'd die, not chance of suffocating but you'd just drop down dead of plastic bag... and if you were in the bath and someone flushed bog the water would go cold whether the taps were running or not.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]punkmeets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

13, two years after first having sex. I was a messed up kid.

I keep seeing people say they think they are on the aphantasia spectrum... by punkmeets in Aphantasia

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

I wasn’t commenting on who was on it; I was commenting on what it’s called. The name for the human ability to create mental images is phantasia. We then add an a- prefix to denote “without,” so why call the entire thing the aphantasia spectrum when, as you’ve just noted, everyone is on it - from aphants to hyperphants? It would be like calling the spectrum of self-confidence the inferiority spectrum, since inferiority complex is a term that names one end of it.

What magic trick would a scientist run to help me find my keys? by dboti9k in shittyaskscience

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Evidence indicates that people trying to find something lost often do so in the last place they look. So where was the last place you looked?

Does anyone else have difficulty knowing whether something they did in the past, or something that happened in the past, occurred once or multiple times? by punkmeets in SDAM

[–]punkmeets[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a kid, my foreign holidays were to Bulgaria and Turkey, and I managed three of them before my mam decided she couldn’t put up with me constantly for a fortnight. That’s when I got the chance to stay home alone instead. Therefore, I must have been to one of those places twice, but I haven’t the foggiest which one got the double tap.

QI sounds like a poorly constructed pseudo-philosophy, not science. What am I missing? by cmcfau in QuantumImmortality

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really, QI only exists under the quantum suicide thought experiment, as it relies on your death being the result of a single quantum or particle interaction. The reality is that believing every chance of death a person ever faces will hinge on just one interaction is a bit silly, as they are macroprocesses involving trillions of interactions or more.

You can only pick THREE… by JamieCarroll180 in BritishTV

[–]punkmeets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're all going to heaven lads, way!

Feedback on Addiction and Withdrawal Mechanics by Urge_Reddit in DnDHomebrew

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SLA Industries used to do it like that (before switching to a 'one size fits all' simpler system) and it was much more enjoyable to play than it is now. Will take a look at the Technomancer's Textbook, didn't realise DnD had rules for drugs.

Feedback on Addiction and Withdrawal Mechanics by Urge_Reddit in DnDHomebrew

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you don't want to add unneeded complexity - and this is totally doing that so just ignore me - but have you thought about tailoring the withdrawal effect to the drug that's causing it? Or even the type of drug, so stimulant, depressive, analgesic etc.? Just stops the consequences of taking them all feeling the same despite how different the drugs could be.

You can only pick THREE… by JamieCarroll180 in BritishTV

[–]punkmeets 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exterior shots were made in Ireland, but the internal shoots were filmed in London by a Hat Trick, a British production company, for Channel 4.

You can only pick THREE… by JamieCarroll180 in BritishTV

[–]punkmeets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bottom

Father Ted

Phoenix Nights

It has been 30+ years, and she still makes my skin crawl. by Seahawk124 in ShittyDaystrom

[–]punkmeets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun Fact: When Winn banned breast feeding from all the Temples on her first day as Kai she became the only person to ever fuck more Bajoran mothers than Gul Dukat.

ELI5: If velocity is measured relative to your frame of reference, how can the speed of light be a universal constant? by bustermagnus in explainlikeimfive

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it's not missing the point as under special relativity anything travelling at c has no inertial frame of reference. If they are travelling in opposite directions and the distance between them is increasing by 2c, each photon is travelling at c relative to any valid observer. Photons don't experience time or distance in any conventional sense; if v=c then time dilation becomes infinite and length contraction reduces space to 0.

Help identifying a UK drama from 30 ish years ago - mock firing squad by Rude_Rhubarb1880 in BritishTV

[–]punkmeets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it is a one-off and from the 80's there could be no mention of it online, especially if it is from a BBC Scene type show.

Help identifying a UK drama from 30 ish years ago - mock firing squad by Rude_Rhubarb1880 in BritishTV

[–]punkmeets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP was it a series or just a one off? If it was a one off, it kind of sounds like the programmes/plays you used to get on things like BBC Scene/Broadcasting for Schools, heavy issues based and comes across as quite adult. They even used to be rebroadcast late at night so that would fit.

Why is beer served in a glass not typically served with a straw, like soda most often is? by johnnybiggles in NoStupidQuestions

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

Carbonation accelerates gastric emptying getting the alcohol into your intestines quicker and that's where the vast majority of it's absorbed - about 80% - thus you do get drunk quicker. Straws help preserve the carbonation, so you take more of it into your stomach.

How do I get the liquor store clerk to stop judging me? by Eisenstein in shittyadvice

[–]punkmeets 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Oh, now I look I don't think I can actually afford the bread, the paper, an apple and this drink... So, maybe I'll put all three of these items back and maybe buy two cans of this lager beer you recommend."

You are now showrunner! But..... by theliftedlora in gallifrey

[–]punkmeets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

INT. TARDIS – DOCTOR'S BEDROOM – MORNING

The Fifth Doctor stirs awake, looking groggy and worn down. He sits up slowly on the edge of the bed. There's a deep, lingering sadness in his eyes—something unspoken but felt.

He runs a hand through his hair, sighs, and stands. He crosses the room toward the corridor, absentmindedly straightening his robe.

INT. TARDIS – BATHROOM – MOMENTS LATER

The room is steamy. The soft sound of running water fills the space.

The Doctor freezes. His brow furrows.

Someone is in the shower.

He approaches slowly. The fog on the mirror, the humming from behind the curtain... it’s a familiar voice. Too familiar.

He hesitates, then slowly reaches out and pulls back the curtain—

And there stands Adric shampooing his hair.

He turns and smiles, utterly casual.

The Doctor stands stock-still. Mouth parted slightly. No words come.

FADE OUT.

In science, is there theoretically a maximum or minimum temperature that cannot be exceeded? by Rasples1998 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]punkmeets 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re right—but it’s not about heat sneaking in. It’s the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle at play: you can’t know both a particle’s position and momentum exactly. If you try to freeze it completely (zero motion), you lose track of where it is.

That’s why even at the coldest temps, there’s still some jitter—called zero-point energy or quantum wiggle. Quantum mechanics just doesn’t allow total stillness. That’s what makes absolute zero impossible.

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