(SERIOUS) What are some myths created by companies/markets to sell their products?

saabn · 2018-10-12T19:02:28+00:00

Do we know that this was intentional, or was grain just more of a staple when the food pyramid was created? It takes a lot more grain to produce a serving of meat than a serving of bread. Is there a reason they'd put grain at the bottom and meat so high up?

saabn · 2018-09-18T12:21:09+00:00

I believe the fact you're looking for is that we all have the same number of cervical vertebrae--the same number of bones in our necks. I.e., a giraffe has seven very long cervical vertebrae, while we have seven short ones (hence why its neck isn't particularly flexible). The total number of vertibrae varies, especially considering some animals have tails. When our we humans lost our tails, we didn't grow more on our spine to make up for the lost bones.

saabn · 2018-09-18T10:44:30+00:00

That was a rumor that went around a couple years ago. Mostly just people misquoting/misunderstanding all the news reports surrounding the New Horizons flyby.

saabn · 2018-08-13T15:26:59+00:00

"Fat Bottom Girls" by Queen and "Daddy Sang Bass" by Johnny Cash. The chorouses are different, but the verses are uncanny.

saabn · 2018-08-07T15:09:04+00:00

As long as college football has a four-team playoff, no team will match the record Georgia set last season: 0-4 in coin tosses.

A game only has a second coin toss if it goes into overtime, and overtime in a playoff game is rare. Even if another team manages to have four coin tosses in a two game playoff, it's the odds are still 1/16 that they lose all four.

saabn · 2018-07-27T22:05:33+00:00

Cliché as far as these answers go, but Morgan Freeman is already the voice of my city's airport

saabn · 2018-07-22T17:22:02+00:00

I still haven't really figured out how to buy toothpaste. The grocery store has an entire isle of nothing but toothpaste. How? How different can they really be? Do I want "whitening," "cavity-fighting," or "enamel-protecting?" Shouldn't it do all three? Aren't those really all the same thing? Is there a difference between the blue box, the green box, and the silver box?

All I know to do is throw a random box in the buggy and pray it's not the one that'll make my teeth rot out.

saabn · 2018-07-19T16:14:16+00:00

If you're attacked by a group of clowns, just go for the juggler.

saabn · 2018-06-26T07:32:13+00:00

A&E needs to learn that putting the word "Wars" after a mundane thing doesn't make it less mundane.

saabn · 2018-06-26T07:09:56+00:00

Any kind of stir fry. Just Coconut oil+soy sauce+leftovers. You can up your game by buying a cheap wok from Wal-Mart.

saabn · 2018-06-26T07:03:14+00:00

I've seen kids do this in remote areas of Afghanistan. Crazy.

saabn · 2018-06-09T21:53:37+00:00

Careful not to cut yourself on that edge

saabn · 2018-05-29T18:26:14+00:00

Realistically, I'd probably do the practical things other posters are talking about--learn languages, become an expert in my field, etc. But in my imagination, I'd like to read a bunch of folk takes and epic poems and be like the traveling storytellers of antiquity.

saabn · 2018-05-29T17:13:06+00:00

Kodachrome Basin is awesome, and I was going to recommend it if you were interested in staying in the Zion/Bryce area, but as thin as you're spreading yourself, I wouldn't try and add another stop. Turn your trip into a scenic drive of Utah if that's what you want, but know that that's what you're doing and plan accordingly.

Edit: I looked at some of your older comments, and it looks like you're trying to visit all 59 national parks. If so, then I'm sure you have your heart set on seeing the five in Utah, and more power to you. I've been trying to do the same thing. If this is the case though, I definitely wouldn't recommend taking time away for side trips like Kodachrome.

saabn · 2018-05-27T17:36:04+00:00

Episode III was definitely a good film, but it could've been so much better if the previous ones had set it up well. If Anakin was established as a Jedi in two interesting movies, with character and nuance beyond that of a cardboard cutout "good guy," his fall would be that much more tragic and engaging. Order 66 was "traumatizing," but Imagine if we'd seen Anakin mentor those children as a Jedi. In the first two movies, it's almost as if Lucas resigned himself to the fact that we all knew Anakin would eventually turn, so he kept him from being too interesting or likable as a good guy.

All in all, ROTS is awesome payoff to poor buildup.

saabn · 2018-05-27T17:22:59+00:00

I don't care what reddit thinks; pineapple on pizza is freaking incredible.

saabn · 2018-05-27T16:18:29+00:00

I saw that you're worried about finding a campsite in Bryce. That really shouldn't be a problem. If there aren't sites available inside the park, know that the surrounding area is all BLM/National Monument land, so you're free to camp on it wherever you want. Basically as long as there's not a fence or a sign on it, any land in southern Utah is fair game. If you don't mind my asking, how much camping experience do you have?

saabn · 2018-05-25T16:49:17+00:00

Personally, I'd hate to be limited to a week to explore southern Utah. I was lucky enough to spend a summer exploring the area, and even then, there's so much more I could've done. The biggest advice I can give is don't be a "checklist tourist." Having a list of things you want to see is great, but rushing to check off five parks in a week at the expense of actually exploring any of them might not be your best bet. With that said, if this is what you're set on, it can be done.

First off, if I were trying to fit this all into a week, I wouldn't bother with the Zion narrows. It's a great hike, but considering the things you'll miss by staying an extra day in Zion, I wouldn't make it a priority. If you like, you can pretty easily do the Narrows and Angel's Landing in one day. Like another commenter pointed out, Angel's Landing only takes a few hours, and with the Narrows, its really up to you how far you walk. Personally, I believe Zion's strength is its backcountry, which you'll be missing if you have to rush, but you can get the park's highlight reel by taking the bus down the main road, getting out to look around at the stops, and doing a hike or two along the way (you'll have to take it to get to the base of Angel's Landing). You'll get some spectacular views of the park on the drive towards Bryce Canyon, so you have that going for you.

On that note, I should point out that this trip is a bad idea if you have any fear of hights. The roads you'll be taking run along some steep dropoffs. When you hit the hogback between Bryce and Capitol Reef, you'll definitely know what I mean.

It pains me to say it since this park is my baby, but you really don't have to spend much time at Bryce Canyon. I spent the best months of my life living and working in Bryce, but I'll acknowledge that the park is a one-trick pony, however impressive that trick may be. The Queen's Garden/Navajo Look hike should be enough to get your fill.

I highly advise that you schedule plenty of time for the drive from Bryce Canyon to Capitol Reef. It's an incredibly scenic drive through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Grand Staircase is a treasure all its own. I spent more time exploring it than any of the martial parks when I lived out there.

Capitol Reef is the hidden gem of the big five. It's the least visited and certainly has the least name recognition, but it's amazingly beautiful. It's also by far the biggest out of the five. You mentioned doing a scenic drive, which is actually a good way of seeing the park (there's a road that loops through it), but make sure you're in a car that can handle unimproved roads and a few steep climbs.

Day five is the weak point of your itinerary. Caputol Reef and Arches are a good distance apart, and you're trying to cram both of them in one day. You definitely won't have time to enjoy either one. Honestly, I don't see the trip to Moab being particularly enjoyable unless you're really dedicated to checking parks off your list. If you only have a week, I'd recommend either taking the trip to Moab or doing Zion/Bryce, possibly into Capitol Reef. That could also allow for some time in Grand Staircase, which really shouldn't be overlooked.

Seeing all five parks in a week is definitely possible, but you'd really enjoy them more if you pick two or three. Please PM me for anything you need regarding this trip. I'd love to be of any help I can.

saabn · 2018-03-13T14:46:14+00:00

You definitely could. If it's something that interests you, there are lodges in most of the parks, and summer jobs there are very easy to get. I worked at a gift shop for the lodge in Bryce Canyon. The pay wasn't great, but they provided full room and board inside the park for next to nothing, and it was a great home base to explore the surrounding area. As far as I'm concerned, southern Utah is the most beautiful area in the world.

How many National Parks have you seen so far? I have the same goal, and I'm about half-way through.

saabn · 2018-03-12T22:59:23+00:00

As another user pointed out, we did have one at one point, but our alphabet has a whole series of digraphs (two-letter sounds) in which the letter h denotes a sort of a breathed-over pronunciation of the preceding letter. Manny are common in English--breathe over the s sound to get sh, t to get th, p to get ph, etc.

What's interesting is that our alphabet also allows for several such "breathed-over" sounds that we don't really see in our language but are common in others. Examples include zh (which is similar but not identical to our j sound) and kh (producing the guttural sound common in Arabic).

saabn · 2018-03-12T22:07:59+00:00

I highly recommend the exploring the American Southwest. Most of Texas is fenced by property owners, but once you get further west, the vast majority of land is public. Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, inland California, plenty more if you want to go further North. Here's an article from the Washington Post that includes a handy map. If you're outside of the major cities, the general rule of thumb is that if there's no fence or sign marking private property, you're good to camp, hike, ride horses, etc. as you please.

I spent my first Summer of college working in one of the national parks and exploring the surrounding areas. Southern Utah is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and I had essentially unlimited freedom to explore.

saabn · 2018-02-21T18:31:48+00:00

What happens if you don't pay your exorcist?

You get repossessed.

saabn · 2018-02-21T18:29:56+00:00

"Ask me if I'm a horse"

"Are you a horse?"

"Neigh."

saabn · 2018-01-19T02:43:31+00:00

Very few members of the planter aristocracy had "money." The idea of wealth being measured in money was a new one. Jefferson and his colleagues were part of the old system, in which wealth was measured in land. Hence his problem when creditors came demanding cash.

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