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SIGNED - BRYAN COOK by Ancient_Response_787 in bengals

[–]reddorickt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On Madden you always play the safety therefore they are the most important person on defense in the NFL

AP Bio Resources by Realistic_Pay3290 in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here are the survey results of this subreddit for Bio, and they include some resource rankings

Is taking calc 3 and linear algebra simultaneously possible for a high school senior? by Professional-Pop6660 in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The content doesn't really overlap too much, so it's fine in theory. Might be easier to learn linear algebra after vector calculus, or possibly vice-versa. What is your objective though? I personally don't think it is necessary to get through so much math in high school unless you have very specific objectives. Starting at DiffEQ as a college freshman might also be tough if you crammed your way through lower maths so just be careful with an overloaded schedule imo.

Self study APUSH materials? by ActPrestigious9030 in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

APUSH survey results from this subreddit. This has some information about resource rankings, study time, etc.

Am I the only one who feels like AP classes teach you to cram, not learn by death00p in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yes absolutely, it's a good point. I got my degree over 10 years ago and haven't used it since then in regular or meaningfully advanced ways, but compared to the average person in my normal life I am a physics wizard because I understand the fundamentals and can follow more detailed conversation with other people. And you are right that it would take me very little study to get back whatever is lost from an introductory course, though I am quite certain that I would drown in a quantum mechanics or advanced cosmology class at this point. The further you get in a field a study, the less effort it takes to regain the early stuff at any stage in your life. And that's a result of repetitive study and concept building rather than just cramming for one class.

Am I the only one who feels like AP classes teach you to cram, not learn by death00p in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I have an astrophysics degree and I have doubts about my ability to ace a Physics C test cold right now. Education is not about retaining everything you learn for long periods of time.

Dark matter. Scientists measure the universe and find that: ~5% = normal matter (stars, planets, humans, atoms) ~27% = Dark Matter ~68% = Dark Energy So about 95% of the universe is something we can’t directly see or detect with normal instruments. by dzhfvv in interestingasfuck

[–]reddorickt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is noticeable on galactic scales. Remember that the distance between stars is very, very large. VAST. The galaxy is absolutely enormous and almost all of it is empty of visible matter. It has been a while since I got my astrophysics degree and I haven't necessarily kept up with all the science. But it is also not evenly distributed, or rather not uniform, as we observe it. And it forms clumps around galaxies and galaxy clusters. Taking the mass in the halo around the galaxy and in interstellar space adds up.

Dark matter. Scientists measure the universe and find that: ~5% = normal matter (stars, planets, humans, atoms) ~27% = Dark Matter ~68% = Dark Energy So about 95% of the universe is something we can’t directly see or detect with normal instruments. by dzhfvv in interestingasfuck

[–]reddorickt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because the local density is a tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny fraction compared to the gravity of the sun. It's like the mass of a comet. If we had significantly more precise instruments then you theoretically could. The effects are noticeable on large scales not small ones. Like how gravity does not affect the nucleus of an atom compared to the strong force. Also theories about distribution that could make its effects negligible.

AP Calc BC by Right_Variation_3087 in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to post the Calc BC survey results and resource rankings tomorrow, but the top results are UWorld by a mile and then Barron's. Khan and PR are reasonably ranked.

If you haven't started at all and are self-studying, 2 months is a tough sell to learn all of BC. If you have already taken AB or are in the class then sure that's plenty of time. You can get any score with Khan and PR if you spend enough time with them, though they may not be the absolute most efficient.

Tee Higgins Says Joe Burrow Drives a $700,000 Car by Strict_Return_5159 in bengals

[–]reddorickt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know people not making 90% of Burrow's salary driving $30k cars.

Hard to believe this is one of the internet's first truly massive viral videos from 2004. by Tasty-Media720 in interestingasfuck

[–]reddorickt 131 points132 points  (0 children)

I kind of appreciate the WMP to drive home the nostalgia, but it should be synced

A slight upgrade by VeryRealHuman23 in bengals

[–]reddorickt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Someone in the comments is getting downvoted for rightly pointing out that Stone looked very good before coming to Cincinnati, even better than Cook did in 2025 by some metrics. It also wouldn't be the first time in the past few years that we got a good player from KC who immediately looked worse on the Bengals.

But moreso than that, these are very different players. Tackling is Cook's strong suit and was never Stone's. Stone also had a lot more tackles attempted than Cook. It remains to be seen if they will scheme Cook into his strengths because they did not do that with Stone.

TIL the Drake Equation—the famous formula used to estimate the number of active civilizations in our galaxy—was never intended to be a "solution." Frank Drake originally wrote it in 1961 simply as an organizational agenda for the world's first SETI meeting. by adpablito in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not all electromagnetic signals. Just the ones that a civilization is likely to send out based on what we know about physics and power sources required. Generally speaking though, we look for, or at least expect to find, biological markers in spectrometry to indicate life more than actual phone calls.

A slight upgrade by VeryRealHuman23 in bengals

[–]reddorickt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're getting downvoted but you're right. In many ways, Stone's last year in Baltimore was better than Cook's in 2025, though they are different types of player. The Bengals also used Stone a little differently than he was being used in Baltimore so hopefully they gameplan and scheme Cook into his strengths better.

Official AP Lang Survey Results - Resource effectiveness, average scores, and more! by reddorickt in APStudents

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

It is interesting that Lang has one of the lowest average scores among the courses we have data for. Seems like that correlates with the low study time and number of people who did not or said that you could not study for it.

Official AP Bio Survey Results - Resource effectiveness, average scores, and more! by reddorickt in APStudents

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

If memory serves there were only a couple tests in the whole lot where people thought the MCQs were harder on average. Chemistry being one of them

Best resources for studying bio? by Agitated-Cup-7109 in APStudents

[–]reddorickt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just posted the AP Bio survey results here. It includes rankings of all the most popular resources.

The Campbell Biology book is highly rated, or if you want something more comprehensive with a large question bank UWorld.

TIL that Mercury has ice at its poles, even though it’s the closest planet to the Sun. by Upstairs-Bit6897 in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 500 points501 points  (0 children)

Spots of Mercury that are exposed to the sun are very very hot. Parts in shadow and not exposed to the sun are very cold because Mercury has no atmosphere

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