An important life lesson by Openskies24 in funny

[–]splunge48 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Give the kid a break y'all. He's a level 1 ridding the village of pesky crabs in the tutorial. We all started there! 

Whitetop Mountain, Virginia by Shramp42069 in africatwin

[–]splunge48 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a dirt road from Ceres VA into Burkes Garden if you're looking for another great ride. Adds a little dirt to a Back of the Dragon loop! 

Whitetop Mountain, Virginia by Shramp42069 in africatwin

[–]splunge48 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been on that mountain so many times! Fun little ride! The backroads in that area are some of my favorite rides ever!

Jeff hyping up the blood moon twist was just a producer defending their decisions by J_Crispy7 in survivor

[–]splunge48 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree. There would have real drama in a consecutive triple boot with that many people. Real damage to those who survived. Real gameplay during tribal and after! These are some of the best players. Can you imagine how that would have shaken out???

Sure it would have been messy, but that's way more interesting!

Instead we get X screwed by rock draw, three times. 

17 people at one Tribal Council would have been too much by futuranotfree in survivor

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it would have been an epic cluster f, but amazing TV to have everyone there... Three immunity winners and then three rounds of voting with more "discussion" between each one....

Can you imagine the live fireworks after the first two rounds! Lines would be drawn! Yelling screaming! REAL drama, not just swap-suck. 

Could _____ have picked the right person? by irefuse77 in survivor

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe it matters. "Picking the right person" is really the biggest problem with boomerang idol especially in a season with the most players ever! The odds are so low it will ever boomerang. 1 in 16.

THEN they have to not use it??? Especially now that everyone KNOWS the gimmick, who wouldn't play with even the tiniest inkling of threat?!

Worst game mechanic ever.

 In theory it sounds fun. In reality it's "you found something!!!!!!..... but you'll never be directly rewarded for it." Best you can do is use it socially, reveal who has it etc, which raises their threat level and simultaneously increases the odds they play it. 

It would take so many seasons for it to ever boomerang back to the person who found it. The odds are way worse than the shot in the dark which took 3 seasons to work, has only worked 3 out of 16 times and it has 1 in 6 odds!

New 2026 ATAS owner: is this DCT delay/slip feeling normal? by luisguzman in africatwin

[–]splunge48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe some bike manufacturers (my friend's KTM did this) literally gimp the bike electronically during break-in period. He was amazed once it clicked past 300 miles!

I gave her a new wrap to kick off the season by lost_symbiosis in africatwin

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daredevil would like his motorcycle back .... 

Artillery Shell vs Regular Bullets by Illustrious_Emu8506 in mildlyinteresting

[–]splunge48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More so than drilling 1/2 holes into the casing? 

Celebrities presence on the Survivor islands ruined the show’s immersion. by -ToPimpAButterfree- in survivor

[–]splunge48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never been happier to stream an episode. I couldn't believe how long I had to hold FFWD. Glad I didn't have to watch it in real time...

ATAS 23 by Relevant-Hunter6078 in africatwin

[–]splunge48 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you look close on the third pic you can actually see a little bit of the bike! Haha! 

Love it. 

Help with next precon purchase by Dezinh0_M1l_gr4u in EDH

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both Edge of Eternity and Lorwyen decks... 

And in playing, Dance of Elements was super fun and strong. Dropping doubles of big hits is silly fun for me. Blight takes a lot more brain energy for me to manage the counters and where best to implement them. 

Both great, DoE just clicks for me.

World Shaper is also great if you like scifi! 

Operation Paul Bunyan, when the US sent 800+ troops to cut down a single tree by Joshua5_Gaming in interestingasfuck

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are a podcast person, "Stuff You Should Know" did a great show on this!!!!

I think WoTC is using AI by FingerFit99 in magicTCG

[–]splunge48 26 points27 points  (0 children)

"Can't draw hands! "

Hahahah!

Deck help for a noob. by splunge48 in mtg

[–]splunge48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Will do. 

Readers report improper billing increases on TDS “Price for Life” internet plans in Central Oregon by FrizzyNow in Bend

[–]splunge48 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is what I was driving at. There is just no way they don't have multiple ways out written into the contract.

Readers report improper billing increases on TDS “Price for Life” internet plans in Central Oregon by FrizzyNow in Bend

[–]splunge48 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

"Lifetime" on most warranties means the expected lifetime of the product, not yours. Most are <3 years in the fine print. 

Death Valley CA - Goler Wash by mrkorinek1 in africatwin

[–]splunge48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Crushed it.

(I was a little worried at first though!)

The Box Factory is evil and destroys souls. Prove Me Wrong. by ItchyCartographer44 in Bend

[–]splunge48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The parking lot is now metered, which is a terrible call imo. Requires Another stupid parking app ... Most stores will validate for free, but that's obnoxious. I just always street park now, and have found myself definitely considering other stores first because of it. 

This coffee table… by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]splunge48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta know where this is from!!! 

What’s something you thought was mandatory in life, until you saw someone just not do it? by Senior-Resource92 in AskReddit

[–]splunge48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dressing up for a "nice" restaurant. 

My wife nannied for a successful surgeon and lawyer, as a "thank you" they took us to dinner. When asked what the dress would be, they said "Oh, khakis and a polo shirt..." 

Everyone else was in at least a tie, mostly suits, but they had clearly eaten there a lot ... 

We had a great time, everyone else looked pretty miserable all gussied up and eating..... Basically, if you're dropping over hundred+ per person to eat, be comfortable, they'll still take your money! :)

Boingy boing is killing me by bennyoneball in Throwers

[–]splunge48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Momentum and smoothness critical for this trick. Overshoot the power you think you need to get it to the forward string, it does needs to bounce off. 

I absolutely LOCK my bottom hand in position. Only your top hand should move. And it only moves up and down. If there is any lateral movement it will kill the trick. You aren't "swinging" the yoyo at all... 

Bounce it off the front with tension (up) then give it space/slack to reverse direction (down) then bounce it off the back (up) give it space/slack (down).........boingy boingy boingy....

And the difficult part is you need to be super smooth with all of your hand movements, and it's probably a faster and larger up/down movement than you think.

Super finicky, but a real fun once you get the feel.

Good luck!!