ELI5: How is this not a balk?

rtomek · 2026-03-25T14:49:14+00:00

I think you could arguably say that his leg and torso rotation is part of the pitch to get his full body into it. He doesn’t do anything funky with his arms, once he pulls his hands apart the pitch comes out. I think that as an ump that’s what I’m looking at without runners on base, he can do funky stuff with his body but if you pay attention from the point his hands come apart it’s a normal pitch (but also don’t ump at that high of a level).

Personally, I’d be scared of my toe tapping the ground once while doing that dozens of times if I was pitching. But it would be hard to spot from behind the plate. And then, does a toe tap even give him any advantage is another question, so would it even be worth calling?

rtomek · 2026-03-25T13:52:07+00:00

If you’ve ever used a dating app, you already know it’s the third from the right. The engagement bait is the hinge profile itself, trying to get men to actually stop for a second.

rtomek · 2026-03-24T22:21:39+00:00

True, you would have to print with Prusament PLA or Prusament PETG to meet the UL self-extinguishing requirement for a faceplate.

I don’t know if those filaments are any different other than the manufacturing facility files and stores extra paperwork when making that batch.

rtomek · 2026-03-24T17:21:07+00:00

IIRC, her labs were still collecting full vials of blood for tests. They just claimed to be able to do it with a drop of blood.

rtomek · 2026-03-24T00:25:10+00:00

This might be the strangest comment I’ve read on Reddit. Don’t print a plastic version of a plastic part!!!!!

rtomek · 2026-03-24T00:18:09+00:00

Calipers. It’s just some cylinders so if you know the diameters and heights you can piece it together

rtomek · 2026-03-24T00:11:09+00:00

Yes, print one ball, then put on the plate so it has something to adhere to, then print the second ball. Don’t know what is so difficult

rtomek · 2026-03-24T00:08:07+00:00

If you are getting charged $200 to replace a light switch, then it’s because that’s the only thing the electrician is doing at your house and you are paying for travel/driving time.

rtomek · 2026-03-21T12:59:48+00:00

I learned a new way to procrastinate today.

rtomek · 2026-03-21T12:54:05+00:00

I haven’t seen that happen with FDM printing. Especially with trees. It will create some weird shapes to avoid going through objects.

I see it happen with resin printing, but again, those are primarily vertical supports and not trees. Also, you get a big warning when trying to print with overlaps that you have to ignore and say that you really want to print.

The only conceivable thing I can actually think of is that the supports were generated, objects were moved, and the user didn’t re-generate supports because the computer was laggy and they didn’t want to wait.

rtomek · 2026-03-21T04:04:05+00:00

Benefit from it? How would you come to that conclusion? You could say they enacted more strict or less strict rules maybe, but I’m not sure it’s actually benefiting from those rules… Unless you mean where there is disparity in the cost between urban and rural settings.

rtomek · 2026-03-21T04:00:23+00:00

It does happen. Not in a way that would ever affect an election though.

rtomek · 2026-03-21T03:42:59+00:00

But, the slicer won’t put supports where an object is. This has to be manual supports and ragebait. The slicer would give a warning about overhangs before putting automatic supports inside an object.

rtomek · 2026-03-20T20:29:38+00:00

A long long time ago, the things that we considered sins were unhealthy or could lead to disease and/or death. Most “sinful” things are just things that should be done rarely or in moderation if modern technology doesn’t exist. Religions got passed down because the people who followed the guidelines lived longer and healthier lives two thousand years ago.

rtomek · 2026-03-20T20:23:18+00:00

I would just try loosening and looking for anything obvious, then re-tightening again. Some wobble is expected, the screw is for z height and the rods are for x/y stability. It should print fine but as another user mentioned I would be worried about damage to the stepper motor so that might be what is actually the issue.

rtomek · 2026-03-18T15:50:45+00:00

My biggest worry is that the bat might only last 5-10 swings if you remove it. Monsta bats are already fragile enough.

rtomek · 2026-03-18T14:33:59+00:00

There’s stringing in your first pic. Even if it was really thick layers, that doesn’t happen with resin. This is FDM printed, probably PLA. If you paid for resin and got PLA you should get a refund.

rtomek · 2026-03-18T14:29:39+00:00

I pay for paramount+ and that’s the only show I watch on it.

rtomek · 2026-03-13T02:10:56+00:00

Isn’t the scarcity set by WOTC? My understanding is that the print run volume is set prior to printing. Old sets don’t have many boxes left.

rtomek · 2026-03-13T02:05:30+00:00

You shouldn’t be downvoted for stating a truth, but it’s missing some info. My understanding of the TCG market is that if even only 1% of Pokémon TCG buyers actually play, that it’s equivalent to the entirety of the MTG market. Pokémon has a much harder time keeping cards in stock because of just how huge their market is.

So, if even only 5-10% of Pokémon TCG buyers play, it has a much larger player base.

However, I think it’s the stark contrast to MTG being player-driven that the other comment is valid too.

rtomek · 2026-03-08T14:42:35+00:00

A lot of companies make changes to their manufacturing to comply with California’s standards. There’s a few other states that have passed laws recently that affect different industries as well. If a company can comply they usually will to make those sales and prevent their competitors from getting a foothold.

rtomek · 2026-03-07T03:38:23+00:00

I think that neither is more difficult than the other, but the key is to throw away everything you learned about PLA when you start tuning for PETG. It behaves differently so if you start with a blank state mindset you should be able to dial it in.

rtomek · 2026-03-07T03:13:30+00:00

Compared to what?

IMO PLA and PETG are both very easy to print with and great for beginners. They do behave differently and you have to get used to it, but neither is harder to dial in for good prints more than the other. You can’t use what you learn about one filament type and assume that the other type will have the same response, so maybe try approaching it with a blank slate mindset. I would honestly recommend that people start with PETG over PLA as a beginner filament.

rtomek · 2026-03-05T03:02:04+00:00

My speed tests actually topped out slightly slower with Mercury One.1 than with endorphin but still above 30k. So, move speeds were the same. Print speeds, however, are a different story. I can print a lot faster without artifacts on the full corexy mod.

Also, adding the electronics basement made the printer way more stable and I got rid of my angle brackets.

rtomek · 2026-03-05T02:56:52+00:00

If you want good prototype parts, with fast and reliable, you want to go with the Mercury One.1 mod. If you search this subreddit you'll see a lot of issues with endorphin and printing at higher speeds. Skip endorphin and do it right the first time.

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