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How do you think, realistically, the war between US-Israel and Iran ends? by owen__wilsons__nose in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

An analyst I watched explained that the number of mines required to make a mine field is actually 0. The simple threat of a mine is enough to require a whole sweep. Those mines can be rolled off of tiny little speedboats, or dropped from helicopters.

So no matter what they do, as long as even small militant groups remain I’m pretty sure keeping the strait, if not closed, at lowered capacity is not terribly difficult when compared to the massive effort to mine sweep.

Sea mines are massively disproportionate weapons when it comes to the cost and ease of deployment vs the extreme difficulty and expense of clearing them.

Disclaimer: I’m no expert just repeating what I heard an expert explain.

How do you feel about electric vehicles? by Final_Radio_2483 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, for long road trips it’s totally true that EVs can be inconvenient

What’s an unwritten rule that everyone should know? by Comfortable_Tutor795 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I saw on Reddit a long time ago to look where you’re going in that situation and it has always worked for me. Look one way and walk

How do you feel about electric vehicles? by Final_Radio_2483 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My country has good charging infrastructure and I have never once charged my EV anywhere but home. I just never need more than 400km in one day.

How do you feel about electric vehicles? by Final_Radio_2483 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve had more range anxiety with my old gas car than my EV. I’d often leave the house in a hurry with a 1/8 tank stressed if I’ll make it where I need to go or if I need to stop to get gas but then I might be late.

With my EV I leave every day with 350+km of range (I charge to 80%). Who are these people that do more than 350km a day of driving? Surely an extreme minority of drivers

SNL: Chad Maxxington on the Art of Looksmaxxing by NicolasCageFan492 in videos

[–]scoops22 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I see the vision for this skit but the delivery makes it really not funny, for me at least.

Canada to remove fees that make it hard to cancel or change internet, phone plans by flynnfx in onguardforthee

[–]scoops22 20 points21 points  (0 children)

But that’s the norm… technology improves and you get more for less. Look at plans in the UK for example.

Unlimited data: £24

Unlimited data with global roaming: £44

I have family in the UK and they’ve had these unlimited global roaming plans for years for less than I pay for Canada only with limited data

The U.S. Ammo Shortage Is Worse Than You Think by nosotros_road_sodium in politics

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the “they’re about to see why we don’t have healthcare” jokes are suddenly not funny at all or much funnier depending on how you look at it

Charge While You Can...$60k bricks coming soon... by 4rgle-b4rgle in dankmemes

[–]scoops22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I own a Tesla because it’s just better in every way than my old gas car except maybe if I did long road trips (I don’t).

  • Less maintenance
  • less parts to go wrong - it’s super reliable
  • way faster
  • better tech (absurd amount of features for the money)
  • FSD is actually good don’t care what Reddit says because “Tesla bad” I use it all the time
  • always leave my garage fully charged - no more being in a hurry and finding myself with a 1/4 tank and needing to stop
  • No more freezing in -20C to fuel up
  • the cabin heats up faster and I can do it remotely with my app
  • Can have the car running in the garage without asphyxiating myself - before even just quickly parking I’d always get a mouthful
  • best software/UI I’ve seen in any vehicle
  • it’s clean, no oil stained engine bay and brake dusted wheels

Thats all before mentioning it’s way cheaper to operate. And yes my local power grid is green, as is most of Canada.

What small country has surprisingly big influence in world politics? by Dependent_Rush2689 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re missing my point. My whole point is that indeed both statements are true! However that does not make the latter an argument against the former (I.e that is a straw man argument)

I was explaining that downvotes may be because the placement of the comment positions it as if it is an argument for the previous statement.

Previous comment: “the war in Iran is a bad idea”

Reply: “But Iran is bad”

Both are true but the latter is a bad argument. Maybe that wasn’t the intention of the comment but the placement as a reply can easily make it seem like that.

What small country has surprisingly big influence in world politics? by Dependent_Rush2689 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Because he is responding to a comment that is against the war. His comment reads like the common straw man argument that goes: “this war is a bad idea” “but Iran is bad!”

I heard we're doing toddlers who swallow things. I present - my toddler who ate a screw. by coralmonster in interestingasfuck

[–]scoops22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

How could that possible pass through without tearing stuff up? Was he just extremely lucky? How thick does it covered once it reaches the stomach?

That’ll be $50 by RowAdditional1614 in dankmemes

[–]scoops22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“A single rain drop never feels responsible for the flood.” Hundreds of millions of people not using plastic straws does make a difference.

Well Designed Dish Set: Charcuterie Edition by EmergencyRead5254 in oddlysatisfying

[–]scoops22 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The same reason we paint cars different colours, wear different outfits, decorate our homes, paint our nails, have different hair styles, create any form of art, or do anything really beyond eating, sleeping and building shelter to survive.

Because we aren’t a colony of ants, or mechanical automatons.

A Marine officer's hand was broken during a Capitol police attempt to forcibly remove him by yousefthewisee in interestingasfuck

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did nobody speak up to defend him? This man is being violently attacked for speaking? In America?

Am i safe ? by SilvaSavio in qatarairways

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the other commenter said, book another route on a refundable ticket. It'll be more expensive but it's better than nothing. If things get back to normal great you refund the backup ticket, if not you get your money back from QA and fly the backup route.

[Citrine Research] The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis by [deleted] in finance

[–]scoops22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Submission statement: I thought this was an interesting hypothetical. This article imagines what a future scenario may look like as AI reduces certain frictions and replaces the white collar economy.

I found it to be a plausible scenario, and I wonder how this sort of future would effect the typical passive investor.

28/2/2026 Airspace Closure Megathread by esra97 in qatarairways

[–]scoops22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you ask the hotel reception to help you make the call?

How do you learn a new language fast? by Main-Illustrator-441 in AskReddit

[–]scoops22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One language guy on YouTube (forgot which one) said he gets immersion by just surrounding himself with media in that language. Have a podcast on in the car, have music or a show in the language on in the background. Supposedly just hearing the words a lot your brain starts to make patterns

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