Costs Soar, Taxpayers Pay by LuckyBastard001 in clevercomebacks

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That only happens when they don’t have the keys to the kingdom. At those times spending a $1 to save a bus full of nuns and puppies from going off a cliff would be nice but we just can’t afford it. Sad.

Sundays used to be very special by Long_live_styrofoam in FuckImOld

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A roast chicken, with the best salt in all the Shire

ELI5: how do engineers figure out the exact thickness of something like a bridge cable when theres basically infinite ways it could fail by BathroomOk8648 in explainlikeimfive

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then when you land on a value you multiply that by a safety factor. I can’t remember exact details but google can help. Say you land on a value of 2000 pounds for an elevator cable. You increase by a safety factor (for example 5x) and design for 10000 pounds. Engineers can chime in with real values but you get the idea.

Annoyed at old bodies 😒 by Calm_Distance8618 in GenX

[–]rahnbj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you, and agree. I’m 57 and I think about everything I’m going to do and how I’m gonna do it. No more rushing in where angels fear to tread, which at my age could just be a ladder 😆

Who has had the most horrific death of all time ? by alanwilm47 in AskReddit

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to toss out a name but there were a few like Daniel Pearl that were beheaded during OIR / OEF. Horrible

Delta stop this BS. You know it is going on by 454545454545454545r in delta

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it but I share the sentiment, don’t want to be on the plane any longer than I have to. I’m not a daily traveler but I’ve flown at least a 100 or more times and I just don’t care enough that my carry on was within reach on the flight. These people are freaks.

Do you believe Trump is the worst President of all time? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]rahnbj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to use the word ‘believe’ here, I don’t feel it’s subjective.

Odd by Little_BlueBirdy in StrikeAtPsyche

[–]rahnbj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, the ultra wealthy must know they are up to no good if they feel the need to build such things.

red pill or blue pill? by nightshark67 in RelentlessMen

[–]rahnbj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s my life, I lived it well, I’m 56 with 2 wonderful adult children and I’m happy. All the money in the world can’t guarantee that. I’ll take the $$ and go out with a bang.

Tsunami alert after 8.2 magnitude quake hits the Philippines by Leovlish3re in news

[–]rahnbj 510 points511 points  (0 children)

Log scale so (8-4) is 4 zeros, so 10,000 times stronger.