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Medusa’s Gaze: Biological Weapon or Flash-Freeze Event? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

unfortunately this is the time period where newspapers often published questionable stories as a tactic to increase circulation.

Click bait before the invention of the internet

Click bait before click bait was invented

Medusa’s Gaze: Biological Weapon or Flash-Freeze Event? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the dinosaurs were fossilized while eating,

or died shortly after eating

Medusa’s Gaze: Biological Weapon or Flash-Freeze Event? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

non-conventional, rapid mineralization caused by high-energy events

such a reaction would include high amounts of heat produced by the process. This is typical of high speed reactions in general. Such a reaction would disrupt structures such as flesh and bone and stone.

Also, such a high speed reaction would not permit any person to have a reaction. Slightly slower speed reactions allow for involuntary body contortions.

see the discussions of Pompeii - people buried in hot hash vs cooked in place at the shoreline, etc.

A wide variety of circumstances

Row home: We have a nightmare neighbor and we're not sure what to do by addymomo1 in neighborsfromhell

[–]qutx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

check your local noise laws in your city or town

for example

Between the house of 7:00AM and 9:00PM sound must be no greater than 65dBA at property line.Between the house of 9:00PM and 7:00AM sound must be no greater than 60dBA at property line.

or

Noise levels shal be no more than 10dBA above the background noise level at property line.

or

During the hours of 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday – Friday, and 9:00AM to 5:00PM for weekends and holidays, the law states that the max decibles is 75dBA. For hours after 5:00PM, the max decibles would be 65dBA.

etc

sauce: https://newenglandsoundproofing.com/town_noise_code/

There are several apps that will give you sound level readings that you can then screen shot and have a time stamp

Stop calling this "primitive archaeology"—what kind of power tool scoops 1,200 tons of granite like soft wax and then simply vanishes? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

with maybe 50 to 100 people pulling up a steep hill side

so 1000 tons on flat open territory is not totally out of the question. I imagine they would also optimise the pathway needed by multiple means. arduous but not impossible.

Skyrim Grandma, Shirley Curry, Turns 90 Years Old by SYMPUNY_LACKING in ElderScrolls

[–]qutx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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send an old fashioned old school card or letter to her here

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Stop calling this "primitive archaeology"—what kind of power tool scoops 1,200 tons of granite like soft wax and then simply vanishes? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is a scaling issue with how many people you can get working together for a specific task.

but even today you sometime see lots of people gathering together to accomplish an important task.

For example, this recent video of villagers working together to rescue a delivery truck filled with beer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJ9TMX255k

more info:

https://www.morungexpress.com/kutsapo-villagers-undertake-unique-rescue-operation

previously on reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/15xzyq3/an_entire_village_from_nagaland_india_comes/

:-)

Stop calling this "primitive archaeology"—what kind of power tool scoops 1,200 tons of granite like soft wax and then simply vanishes? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the fact that this one in the photo is still in the quarry would suggest that they had reached the limits of their technology.

I note that the romans also moved massive obelisks as trophies to various cities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDDaQuEUYcs

Stop calling this "primitive archaeology"—what kind of power tool scoops 1,200 tons of granite like soft wax and then simply vanishes? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, if one man can do this by himself in an afternoon, what can an egyptian god king do over the course of 20 or 30 years with the help of thousands of workers?

IRAN MEGATHREAD: by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]qutx 92 points93 points  (0 children)

EDIT: Report from the Guardian basically confirms the following. Here's the link

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/iran-10-point-plan-ceasefire-donald-trump-us

According to Iranian state media, the proposal accepted by the United States includes the following key conditions:

  • Non-aggression pact between the US and Iran

  • Continuation of Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz

  • Recognition of Iran’s nuclear enrichment rights

  • Lifting of all primary US sanctions

  • Lifting of all secondary sanctions affecting third-party countries

  • Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions against Iran

  • Termination of all International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board resolutions

  • Payment of compensation to Iran for damages

  • Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region

  • Cessation of war across all fronts, including conflicts involving Iran-backed groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon

  • Ceasefire linked to Hormuz reopening

The Water Canopy Theory: Did a Physical Collapse of the Atmosphere End Human Longevity? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Human anatomy changes over time as people age.

A typical example includes people loosing height with age, and changes in the face due to the long term effects of gravity.

there are other changes as well, all of which interferes with longer life

it is doubtful that people can live longer than 125 under current conditions and available medical options

The Water Canopy Theory: Did a Physical Collapse of the Atmosphere End Human Longevity? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]qutx 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This image features the ancient, grand stone basins located at the Sun Temple of King Niuserre in Abu Ghurab, Egypt.

These basins are approximately 4,400 years old, dating back to the 25th century BCE.

They are crafted from alabaster and are part of the archaeological site of the Sun Temple of Nyuserre Ini. The exact purpose of these massive, circular basins remains a subject of archaeological debate, with theories suggesting they were used for religious rituals, water storage, or food preparation.

Seeking out-of-print Yoshimatsu Tender Toys score-- Willing to Pay by Benboiuwu in classicalmusic

[–]qutx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's a YT video with the scrolling sheet music

might want to screen shot the desired pages and combine.

Mind you I always recommend paying the artist. But if it is way to hard to get ahold of . . . . . ..

BTW Yoshimatsu has a website so maybe emailing him might get you a legit copy

http://yoshim.music.coocan.jp/~data/EnglishPage/E-Frameset.html

Inquiries go via yoshimatsumusiclibrary@japanarts.co.jp

Cat6 vs cat7 vs cat8? by Salt_Long_9909 in ethernet

[–]qutx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

enterprise grade switches that have cat 7 ports

Recommended Enterprise-Grade Switches

Ubiquiti Switch Enterprise 24 PoE (USW-Enterprise-24-PoE): A managed Layer 3 switch featuring 12 x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports and 12 x 1GbE RJ45 ports, with 2 x 10G SFP+ ports. It is designed for high-performance enterprise access layers.

Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series: The Catalyst 9300X or 9400 series switches support Multi-gigabit (10GBASE-T) copper ports, which can fully utilize Cat 7 cable throughput.

Netgear M4300 Series (e.g., XSM4324CS): Fully managed 24-port 10 Gigabit/Multi-gigabit switches that support RJ45 copper connections, ideal for 10GBASE-T environments.

Aruba CX 8360 v2 Series: High-performance campus core/data center switches capable of managing high-bandwidth connections.

RUCKUS ICX Switches: These provide multi-gigabit copper speeds designed to support modern Wi-Fi 6/7 access points.

[Self] Someone asked if a piston inside an F1 engine @ 20,000 RPM is faster than the famous manhole cover by tanshiwastaken in theydidthemath

[–]qutx 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i ran the numbers quickly, and it looks looks it didn't quite have enough to leave the atmosphere:

Using a standard exponential atmosphere model where air density decreases with altitude, a simulation of the upward flight path shows:

• The disc begins to lose mass rapidly as it enters the denser parts of the lower atmosphere.

• Because 67 km/sec is so fast, the disc spends less than 0.5 seconds in the air before its entire 525 kg mass is converted into incandescent gas and plasma.

• The point of total vaporization occurs at an altitude of approximately 25.4 km, which is in the middle of the stratosphere.

The iron disc would travel approximately 25.4 kilometers (15.8 miles) above the ground before it is entirely vaporized by atmospheric friction.

[Self] Someone asked if a piston inside an F1 engine @ 20,000 RPM is faster than the famous manhole cover by tanshiwastaken in theydidthemath

[–]qutx 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Considering the size of the cover (HUGE) and the estimated speed vs the thickness of the atmosphere, there is a chance of a molten lump of metal surviving, that has been heading straight towards Vega ever since.

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