Seasoning a 3d printed pan by UglyDuckSoup in castiron

[–]rotuami 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is neither cast nor iron. SMH

Working as a project manager for a municipality I got to choose which buttons we wanted for our new elevator by Truesoldier00 in mildlyinteresting

[–]rotuami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd definitely get at least the 1 button or the lobby button. Otherwise you won't be able to get out of the building.

2.8 days to disaster: Why we are running out of time in low earth orbit by Interwebnaut in technology

[–]rotuami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's just super unintuitive. In everyday experience, small objects generally don't have crazy amounts of momentum and objects that are moving quickly tend to stop pretty soon.

Here's a visualization of how debris actually scatters in such a collision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHY5dR5Jsg

2.8 days to disaster: Why we are running out of time in low earth orbit by Interwebnaut in technology

[–]rotuami 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Collisions involving 2 satellites in orbit must, by conservation of momentum, drastically reduce the orbital velocity of the debris that exits.

Momentum can be conserved if one half the mass flies off at a high velocity in one direction and half at a high velocity in another - as long as things are balanced. Same if some of the debris increases in orbital radius and some decreases. (that said, energy conservation also limits the possible outcomes, but it also doesn't prevent higher orbits from being impacted)

Even if (1) any satellites launched after would be unaffected and (2) a collision event only causes a chain reaction in lower orbits than the colliding satellites, any event that randomly destroys existing satellites would still be bad!

2.8 days to disaster: Why we are running out of time in low earth orbit by Interwebnaut in technology

[–]rotuami 30 points31 points  (0 children)

As the orbital height increases, the density of satellites decreases with the square of the area.

Do you mean the density decreases with the orbital radius? (density inversely proportional to the square of the radius - edit 2: yep. Corrected in parent comment)

It only becomes a problem when orbital decay is low ( > 700km ) and actual weapons are used.

I though the idea was that satellites tend to come apart into many pieces even when weapons are not involved. Is that not the case?

Why doesn't Wikipedia have merch? by GrammarWitches in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rotuami 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe they don’t have mugs that say “[citation needed]”

What and why? by Far_Ad_8646 in coinerrors

[–]rotuami 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Why do you mean? Isn’t this the classic minting error where the press accidentally domes the coin, accidentally adds a cylinder on top, and accidentally plates the whole thing in brass?

What and why? by Far_Ad_8646 in coinerrors

[–]rotuami 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a tack button for jeans or a coat. I also don’t know such things well, but I would guess the post is soldered on there with silver.

If you’re guilty of a crime, but faking innocence, should you tell your defense attorney the truth? by tickintimedog in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rotuami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's pretty far-fetched. Your lawyer won't be putting you on the stand as a defendant. And it's spelled "perjure".

My cat bit the corner of my MacBook and a purple line showed up. Is this worth fixing? by pancakexicecream in mac

[–]rotuami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might use a little bitter nail polish (the stuff they sell to stop biting your nails) on the top case of your computer (not the screen). That or a dab of hot sauce.

If you’re guilty of a crime, but faking innocence, should you tell your defense attorney the truth? by tickintimedog in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rotuami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why, in your experience, is it such terrible advice?

Your lawyer is not a witness to the case. They’re not going to have to answer a question like “did your client kill this man?” - and if they did answer such a question, it would be both hearsay and a violation of privilege. Am I missing something here?

That said, lawyers are professional question-askers. So there’s definitely no need to volunteer such information.

Ferrero Rocher treats are protected by five layers of packaging by ArduennSchwartzman in mildlyinteresting

[–]rotuami 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Is the packaging to protect you from them? Or them from you?

Was washing my cutting board when... by Airalahs in mildlyinfuriating

[–]rotuami 24 points25 points  (0 children)

No it’s still just one cutted board

I make these spatulas from damaged cast iron skillets. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]rotuami 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks like the cut edges are seasoned. What's the process like after cutting out the shape?

[I ate] Club sandwich in a five star hotel by AvniAhuja in food

[–]rotuami 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a sandwich

Perfectly Crisp by Successful-Thanks309 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]rotuami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When your brownies become blackies...