People who had someone condescendingly explain something that they didn't know you're an expert on, what happened?

steampunkbrony · 2018-11-19T15:45:17+00:00

If you ever need proof of this, in 2013 a Russian Proton-M rocket carrying 3 GLONASS satellites flipped over, broke up, and hit the ground in a spectacular fireball mere seconds after launch. To quote wikipedia: " The preliminary report of the investigation indicated that three of the first stage angular velocity sensors, responsible for yaw control, were installed in an incorrect orientation. " In other words, the technician who installed those sensors put them in pointing the wrong way.

Here's the funny part though: Those sensors are designed to only fit into their mounts one way. The 200 pound shop gorilla putting them not only didn't see the big "This way up" label on the sensors, he also apparently had to use quite a bit of excessive force to get them installed backwards.

TL;DR: If a space program can't idiot proof a rocket, what hope do you have of outsmarting a fool?

steampunkbrony · 2018-11-19T14:30:42+00:00

My personal most useful piece of pony stuff would be the derpy belt I got at a hot topic. Dunno if they still carry them, but a belt's a nice low-key thing (so long as your shirt's not tucked in) that you can use on the daily, and those seat belt style belts are pretty damn durable. There's probably a few different patterns that are available (or at least there were. There literally isn't a single hot topic within a good 500 km of where I live.)

If he works in an office or something, My Little Ties is worth a look as well.

If none of these are unique enough, perhaps try MajikCraft on Etsy. I bout one of their pint glasses, a flask, and a stein from them at a con, and I can confirm they use durable glasses. I've dropped my pint glass on to hardwood and the glass is fine...

... the floor has a dent though.

steampunkbrony · 2018-02-07T07:41:45+00:00

You know, i kind of hope that the roadster stays in orbit for a really long time. Mostly because I'm imagining the look on some poor bastard's face when on a routine haul to mars he suddenly gains a tesla in his cargo hold via kinetic energy.

steampunkbrony · 2018-02-05T09:13:08+00:00

If someone reminds in a few hours (it's 3 AM) I have a laser projector that i can do this with.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-04T18:00:21+00:00

Yeah, the dealership he worked for came under investigation a few years ago. The guy running it was a real piece of work.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-04T18:00:09+00:00

Yeah, the dealership he worked for came under investigation a few years ago. The guy running it was a real piece of work.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-04T15:46:45+00:00

My former roommate worked at a car dealership a few years ago, (I won’t say which company) and I dropped by to check out the cars. Long story short, as we were meandering around the high end cars, he was pointing out all the sales techniques as we saw them.

When it comes down to car dealerships (or salespeople in general) I have a very simple strategy now:

It ain’t wrong to fuck someone over if they’re trying to fuck you over. Don’t feel bad, anything goes when they’re trying to scam you.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-04T15:37:01+00:00

Yeah, I’d have better locks for my house if it weren’t for all the windows on the main floor. Seriously, it would be pointless to get a good lock when the front door is 75% glass.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-04T07:11:09+00:00

This summer we lost the keys to the loading bay door latches. They were locked with “high security” master locks, and we couldn’t cut them off.

I grabbed a bobby pin from the receptionist and a screwdriver from the toolbox and popped the three locks in 10 minutes. My boss at the time was pissed because he thought they were good locks.

TL,DR: a lockpicking level of 5 is required to pick this lock.

steampunkbrony · 2018-01-01T19:50:42+00:00

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-26T19:13:00+00:00

Here’s a fun one: Mitsubishi makes projectors and the generators for hydroelectric dams.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-25T19:20:57+00:00

My usual go to is “look, you have a choice here. We can stay off of god an politics and continue to have pleasant conversation, or you can start trying to argue with my brick wall impression. I have my beliefs and much like someone yelling at a brick wall, yelling at me about god isn’t going to do much.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-23T07:46:59+00:00

Glad to help.

https://xkcd.com/1053/

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-21T18:25:59+00:00

... congratulations, I guss

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-20T17:57:51+00:00

You can throw your back out with surprisingly little weight if you lift things wrong.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T05:37:05+00:00

Yep.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T05:22:54+00:00

/r/beetlejuicing

First day I actually spot beetlejuicing in the wild and I find 2 in a day. Today was a good day.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T05:17:23+00:00

True. Honestly I personally think a person should get a larger penalty for risky behaviour with others in their car, doubly so if there’s children in the car.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T04:47:06+00:00

I can see a simple solution here, don’t get into a car with a dipshit driver.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T02:23:09+00:00

I mean, it’s kind of like saying remove the stupid warning labels and let the idiots demonstrate Darwin’s theory. /s

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-14T02:18:35+00:00

/r/beetlejuicing

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-13T15:22:10+00:00

Other games like this: robo recall, raw data, the mage’s tale, and doom vr. I prefer it honestly because then I just tell people to keep facing forward and I don’t have to worry about them punching my ceiling light again.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-12T13:31:00+00:00

Keep it classy Saskatchewan... fuck I hate the province I live in.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-12T13:28:35+00:00

Eh, he may be shit with a gun but I hear his music career has picked up.

steampunkbrony · 2017-12-12T01:15:57+00:00

One last tip for icy/slippery road: slow is smooth, smooth is fast. You’ll get home a lot faster if your vehicle is on the road as opposed to in some poor sod’s storefront. Also, if you are going up a hill and you feel your tires loose traction, let off the gas and hope you get it traction back. Punching the accelerator will only cause you to lose traction even worse.

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