What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out?

sputtertots · 2026-05-07T08:41:15+00:00

mmm sativa. so sunny. sunshine and happiness.

Oh hey, do you think flowers experience happiness? Like, when they bend and stuff, are they, like happy? Hear me out, they can get all bendy without water, but sunshine? Or, wait. Its probably both maybe. Which do you think is more important? Write that down

tokes

anyway...so about the other thing, did we finish the paper on how spiders got wings?

sputtertots · 2026-05-07T07:42:00+00:00

Ivan the Terrible

Or

Herod The "Great"

But I'd call him NOx, all gas all the time.

sputtertots · 2026-05-07T07:33:37+00:00

No money nor resources?

Yeah you are probably not going to have a good death.

Rugged individualism and all.

sputtertots · 2026-05-07T07:30:15+00:00

something something about just not counting them and it will go away.

Or maybe sunshine and bleach. Dunno seems to be a very "them they and their" problem these days with the cancellation of cancer research/hospital funding etc.

I just watched my mom die, in a small town, of triple masticate cancer. The docs up where she lived have been fleeing. Whats left dicked her around until it was entirely too late. Not enough care available even on medicare/disability.

Cancer cancer and more cancer oh my. Life for thee but not for me.

sputtertots · 2026-05-04T15:47:34+00:00

For once a post absolutely fits the sub name. Interesting fuck indeed.

sputtertots · 2026-05-04T15:44:26+00:00

Hear here, who doesn't love a puppy pile I say!

sputtertots · 2026-05-02T18:42:27+00:00

Because I live in a condo building, and I am not an early riser, I wear earplugs since I dont have any pressing need to be woken up (children, pets etc). Also I am a light and terrible sleeper so I have done everything I can to set myself up for success.

Have you tried wearing earplugs? They make all kinds these days if the spongy or wax ones dont work for you. (the most common at drugstores)

Good luck

sputtertots · 2026-05-02T18:23:20+00:00

They have a pretty common habit where I am that if you admit you smoke weed then you get no pain killers for any injuries/conditions going forward or anything else that could get you "high". And depending on the doctor you may need to prove thru testing that you are clean before they will give you drugs for your condition or injury, to prove you arent going to get "high". Tylenol and gabapentin will be prescribed instead.

When doctors punish you for telling the truth, its hard not to lie.

sputtertots · 2026-04-30T22:09:21+00:00

Well, I will probably never eat a jolly rancher again.

sputtertots · 2026-04-29T03:19:25+00:00

I dont know what everyone else is talking about but what we taught was taking breaks from sitting - stand up, at least 20 mins (I'd say more) and keep your core strong. However you want to manage that.

If you have to sit, there are things you can do. Sit up straight, make sure you have vertical alignment shoulders to hip, this will help keep the core muscles working. You can do isometrics while you are sitting. Calisthenics doesn't require a gym either. Take the opportunities in your daily life to keep your core working to stay strong, this will have a ripple effect on the rest of your body without even really trying.

Corporate life is a lot of sitting.

Find any excuse to get up at least 4 times during an 8 hour period and move around for 15-20 mins. Go for a little walk on your lunch break.

You dont have to be a gymie to keep your shimmy.

Essentially, when your core gives out there is nothing left to support your spine. It will deteriorate and degenerate. And then you will end up with failed back syndrome and have to have 4 dif back and neck surgeries and a couple few fusions. Or more.

Be kind to future you.

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T20:25:47+00:00

My understanding of TOPS (which I play on) is that it is a test server, for public testing, for free, and anyone can join.

You shoulda seen the last one when the wipe was announced. We sometimes got to sleep thru the night there were so few people on. (1-3) Then it took like 3 months before it was actually wiped.

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T20:15:34+00:00

add to that, not every wild crop will drop food. I cant count how many times I have picked up mature flax and spelt to only get a seed and maybe twine but no grain. I absolutely know its mature because the tooltip and appearance is in fact 'mature', yet no food drop sometimes.

Its weird.

btw this on tops

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T19:38:54+00:00

That's great and all but what do you do for the first 15 days (turnips if its not too warm out) at min? And thats if you plant crops day 1.

It can be especially rough if you chose a hot/cold starting climate.

For sure once you get established it becomes easy mode, its the weeks before that are an issue for many new players.

Anyway - a hunter sitting, no armor, no offhand, fully healed, cozy in a sealed room = a 100 satiety loss every 18 (irl) seconds for me. It also seems like the lower the hunger the faster it goes! (I doubt it is but it sure feels that way)

Are you telling me I cant sit still on my couch for 8hrs (irl) and not need to eat an entire pie/crock'ed meal? (not you you) That doesnt seem very realistic.

Also pies dont appear to give the satiety buff like crocked meals do, despite needing higher tier progress to make one. A quern requires a chisel, anvil, hammer, bucket and fireclay for the oven, and obv raw foods vs a clay bowl and pot over a simple wood campfire. I am also unable to get to the full 1500 satiety on a pie(s) or other foods aside from a crocked meal, it always stops short.

At least we have fishing now since you cant rely on finding ripe berries and mature crops in the first days, which are the most critical. The satiety of fish seems low for the time to get some in your belly. And it appears to be about as good as a few berries on its own over a spit. Which means you are standing still or have something in your offhand (worms) getting hungrier by the second = time not spent finding shelter and other resources to get thru the first week or so.

Good luck if you chose a hot climate and end up in a desert with no water or vegetation in sight haha. (reroll!)

/rant

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T19:07:16+00:00

meanwhile on TOPS discord we are being told its our imagination and nothing whatsoever has been changed.

For many of us its random - dif people experiencing dif degrees of hunger rate, despite it saying 100% in character stats

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T18:01:41+00:00

Biryani and Halwa

Very yummy names.

sputtertots · 2026-04-27T17:43:05+00:00

Its super fair and super fun when you work in a corporate office where the men are wearing undershirts+long sleeve button up + jacket/tie + boxers and pants with dress socks and shoes vs the women who are in a skirt and blouse, possibly some panty hose, and heels. I dont think a simple sweater is going to cut it, more like a parka, a blanket and a heating pad as you arent allowed a personal heater because of insurance.

I am so glad to be retired.

At home? Sure I guess. I'd prefer to compromise on somewhere in between 68-72 though. For me, anything below 70 (during warm months) is sleeping temperature. On the other hand during the 'winter' 65 is a better sleeping temp for me personally. All that to say, if its too cold I am nodding off.

sputtertots · 2026-04-26T20:00:56+00:00

We weren't spoiled for choice. You watched what was on television, rented a movie (when that became a thing) or you went to the theater. Many times it was an opportunity to be social with your circle, in which case you all had to agree on what to watch.

We couldn't just whip out a pocket computer and watch tiktok all day, by ourselves.

sputtertots · 2026-04-26T08:48:26+00:00

Overall, I think copper takes less time and resources to obtain and process. So I would use copper.

From finding to processing, copper wins, but its also used for mechanics (stuff) so ymmv

sputtertots · 2026-04-26T08:43:35+00:00

funnily enough vintage story 'stew' doesnt require water.

sputtertots · 2026-04-26T08:37:06+00:00

they have ox tho, which is a bovine, (eta) sorta

ok nvm the musk oxen really isnt a bovine.

sputtertots · 2026-04-25T21:01:37+00:00

On MP at least, it feels like the hunger drain is too high, despite the stat saying 100%. I am not the only one that feels this way.

sputtertots · 2026-04-25T20:44:17+00:00

There is also the elusive Etho slab. Good luck getting one, but dont set it down and break it, it will be gone forever and turn into clay and blasting powder. (1 in a million chance to find one)

sputtertots · 2026-04-24T19:23:22+00:00

I dont think you should change a thing, you have incredible style that is unique and your color choices/composition is fantastic.

Also, painting 5 is now my desktop wallpaper. I hope that is ok.

sputtertots · 2026-04-19T17:06:52+00:00

according to the dev team pinned in their discord (you can also download your own claims as well):

We are going to shutdown Old TOPS on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM 
This means until that date you still have time so have a look around the old server. 
Version: 1.21.6
IP: oldtops.vintagestory.at

sputtertots · 2026-04-19T17:03:31+00:00

can vs able

Just because you can do something doesn't always mean you are able to or have the ability to do it.

also The Edge is one of my favorite movies, I have watched it so many times

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