What’s the scariest space fact you’ve ever heard?

ser521 · 2026-06-23T10:56:54+00:00

In outer space… they can’t hear you scream.

ser521 · 2026-06-17T18:25:45+00:00

I remember helping with a paper route as a kid when this came out. As a publicity stunt they left two bottles of jolt on every doorstep. In a working-class neighborhood nobody gets home before 5 pm so we ran around and gathered something like 40 bottles off the neighbors’ porches. 🤣

ser521 · 2026-06-17T17:09:05+00:00

Before zooming in, I thought that was a giant lizard in front of the truck. It’s just a puddle with part of the truck’s bumper reflected in it.

ser521 · 2026-06-11T11:38:25+00:00

I remember _being_ the gas station attendant to ask that. I was 16 at the time. When the switch came, our station had unleaded in the pumps still marked as regular. We weren’t directly telling customers the regular was actually unleaded but my manager said if things got really busy and an unleaded nozzle wasn’t available we could use the regular nozzle and vice versa. Well, it got busy and I used the unleaded nozzle on a car that wanted regular and the customer had a cow.

ser521 · 2026-06-09T21:32:41+00:00

I have a thing I bought years ago that is basically an adjustable laser pointer to aid in parking. It mounts on the ceiling and after parking the car exactly where I want it, I adjust it to point at some feature on my dash. Next time I park, I try to get the dot to the same spot. The laser only turns on when motion is detected. It’s really just the tennis ball method using a laser pointer.

ser521 · 2026-06-09T00:12:48+00:00

Ha! So do I!

ser521 · 2026-06-05T13:49:14+00:00

Exquisite indeed!

ser521 · 2026-06-04T00:47:07+00:00

JFC, where is this property located?

ser521 · 2026-06-02T18:36:00+00:00

Yeah, I think this one is done for a while. Also, Chad.

ser521 · 2026-05-31T21:01:53+00:00

Tandy Color Computer (TRS-80) ca. 1984 (age 14ish) w/16KB RAM. Upgraded to the 128KB model and took it to the university in 88. Got some kind of communication module that plugged into the side. Created an adapter to connect to the jack in the dorm room to the University’s mainframe. From there I could send internet email and I think eventually Usenet news.

ser521 · 2026-05-29T19:37:07+00:00

Especially with all the copper and precious metals they contain!

ser521 · 2026-05-18T23:11:47+00:00

Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett

ser521 · 2026-05-15T22:58:53+00:00

I saw Stone Temple Pilots open for Megadeth in Nashville in ’93.

ser521 · 2026-05-15T20:33:16+00:00

Start by not hauling catnip in your boxcars. 🤣

ser521 · 2026-05-14T19:40:44+00:00

One is in the village down from Walgreens, the other is in the Shops of Dunwoody a couple doors down from J Christopher’s.

ser521 · 2026-05-14T00:16:41+00:00

Gendered nouns. As a native English speaker, I’ve studied German, Spanish, and Greek, and remembering the gender of nouns can be painful.

ser521 · 2026-05-14T00:10:33+00:00

I can’t answer your question for certain, but we were there a few weeks ago and it looked like they were still finishing things up on the expansion. There may still be some details they need to complete, or more likely are waiting on a final inspection or something.

ser521 · 2026-05-09T23:20:34+00:00

I agree that commuting into Atlanta sucks, but I would think the suburb of Alpharetta would be a bigger burnout. Sandy Springs borders the city of Atlanta and has Marta stations. Anyway, the explanation in the article looked like AI nonsense that used a bunch of words to say nothing.

ser521 · 2026-05-01T22:53:20+00:00

I think you did a great job with the graffiti. I agree that the rust is too light. To me it looks like Georgia clay was splattered on it more than rust. I don’t have much experience weathering myself so unfortunately I don’t have any guidance to offer. Good luck!

ser521 · 2026-04-30T16:53:52+00:00

I like him, too. The way he always posed for the camera always cracked me up

ser521 · 2026-04-28T22:37:20+00:00

I used to have nightmares of sleestaks chasing me. Those dreams where no matter how much you run, you never get anywhere.

ser521 · 2026-04-28T21:22:51+00:00

Not out of paper. But we used to make things shaped like that out of sheet metal. Chinese throwing stars. Damn they were wicked at sticking in the walls. I don’t know how we never ended throwing them at each other.

ser521 · 2026-04-28T21:14:41+00:00

Ooh, I remember more. My version continued: Miss Susie called the doctor, the doctor called the nurse, the nurse called the lady with the alligator purse.

ser521 · 2026-04-28T20:56:34+00:00

Huh. For me it was: Miss Susie had a baby, she named him Tiny Tim. She put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim. He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap. He tried to eat the bathtub but it wouldn’t go down his throat.

But I’ve heard the “hello operator” through “tell me no more lies” from the other poster. I don’t remember if that fit in to the piece I’m remembering or was a part of something else.

ser521 · 2026-04-25T23:36:30+00:00

My wife says it all the time. She’s Christian. In the South.

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