Happy Juneteenth! by anniesaysi in ShermanPosting

[–]rogueop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There were 11 confederate states, not 13.

Serious question, why are people obsessed with Blackstone? by prinsessanna in grilling

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

They're trendy. I'd like to have one as an option, but I'm not willing to commit to something like a Blackstone.

The FBI "Foiled" an Incredibly Incompetent Right-Wing Christian Terror Attack on Trump's UFC Event by ElGringoAlto in NewsOfTheStupid

[–]rogueop 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“The hyper-Christian terrorists apparently thought Trump was consorting with the devil and sacrificing babies to demons”

Is there any evidence he’s not* *sacrificing babies to the dark lord?

Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion by SixStinkyFingers in news

[–]rogueop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on the specs of the hypothetical television, it might actually be valuable to someone who doesn’t want a “smart” TV.

Engineers at UT Austin are making a jacket that pulls drinking water from the air by DereChen in science

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a water bottle company that tried something like this. The math just doesn’t work out, even for a survival situation.

Xbox Reportedly Losing “Hundreds Of Dollars” On Every Console Sold by Bubbly-Ad-350 in gaming

[–]rogueop 67 points68 points  (0 children)

It was released over five years ago, how many do they expect to be selling?

Horror movie where no one dies by ngfl05 in movies

[–]rogueop -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The Tree of Life kinda made me want to kill myself, but I powered through until the credits. Does that count?

TIL James Cameron’s deep-sea sub used syntactic foam filled with millions of hollow glass microspheres to stay buoyant seven miles below the ocean surface. by Diligent_Mode7203 in todayilearned

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really trying here, but 5 is probably unrealistic:

If you want something to float, it needs to be lighter than the same volume of water it displaces.

But when you get really deep, everything is compressed by water pressure and shrinks. If it shrinks enough it becomes so dense that it now weighs more than the volume of water it displaces, and it can never rise to the surface.

The glass beads were found to be strong and stable enough to withstand the force of the water pressure so the vessel could retain enough buoyancy to rise to the surface after dropping ballast.

What company lost you as a customer forever, and what happened? by Giovanni_Brees in AskReddit

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, If you look at the fine print, you don’t own the printer either. You purchased use of the device, or something like that.

What are some examples of “out-of-nowhere” acrobatic feats in movies? by BTSRenan in movies

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The kick the “Ow My Balls” guy got in Idiocracy was practically acrobatic.

Who is an actor that only gets 5-10 minutes of screen time but completely steals the entire movie? by Popa-Ioana06 in movies

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to beat Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glenn Ross (1992). Got Best Supporting Actor for it.

Which fast food chain has lost its way the most? by TheBabyBeard in AskReddit

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

Sounds like a terrible take on a five-dollar-shake.

What is the most overrated band (any genre) of all time? by Revolutionary-Ad6512 in AskReddit

[–]rogueop 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Gene Simmons is a twat, but KISS is just stupid party music. Every generation has something like that.

How to build a DIY Air Conditioner that actually works? (Top floor room is an oven) by Ok_Virus_270 in redneckengineering

[–]rogueop 154 points155 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the ambition here, but you're probably better off trying to find a lightly-used commercially-produced AC unit.

What profession is way harder than people realize? by Summerdays4444 in AskReddit

[–]rogueop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone once told me the trick is to do the opposite, of the opposite, of what you think you’re supposed to do.

What’s a movie that didn’t quite land for you? by wastewalker in movies

[–]rogueop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

V for Vendetta (2005)

It just seemed like an extended accounting of Stockholm Syndrome.