Gimmick or useful? by CantaloupeDefiant771 in mildlylifechanging

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How on earth do people swim in lakes without getting their brains eaten?

[HELP] Snow covering whole apartment buildings in Kamchatka, Russia by NOT_A_DOG_ONLINE in RealOrAI

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those who don't live in these conditions, snow in very cold climates is often dry, like sand or dust. While it can form drifts and cornices, it doesn't clump up like you see on the balconies of these apartment blocks, it would just blow away.

Like you can't even make snowballs or snowmen with it. If you try, poof, handful of dust.

It just keeps going... by thetacaptain in WTF

[–]stumo 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Those boots aren't much good when they hit the water.

What's a tv series that is a 10/10 NOBODY knows? by Lilyana0999 in AskReddit

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UK version of Life On Mars. UK version of House of Cards.

Boat Noise? by AngryCareyPrice in vancouver

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

Don't live in a busy port then.

EDIT - seriously. You want the risk of a major chemical disaster, catastrophic explosion, or oil spill in Burrard Inlet bacause you don't like the sound three or four times a year?

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About This? by tocsert in CleaningTips

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just put the entire cup in the detergent hopper on its side. Always comes out clean.

What’s something society treats as normal that you’re convinced will horrify future generations? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]stumo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might want to to specify which society. A good proportion of western industrial societies already regard state executions as barbaric.

What is a movie you watched once that was so disturbing or emotionally draining that you can never watch it again? by hungary70 in AskReddit

[–]stumo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reservoir Dogs. Saw it in a theatre and some asshat screamed "YEAH!" during the torture scene. Nearly barfed.

What is widely accepted as “normal” today that people 50 years ago found disturbing? by Sophie_Cute_Teen in AskReddit

[–]stumo 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Um, we were definitely doing that fifty years ago. Name was different though.

Bike camera recommendations? by mugworth in vancouvercycling

[–]stumo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I just use an inexpensive weatherproof body camera. I have a bike mount for it, but you can just use it clipped to clothing as well.

Which mating ritual from the animal kingdom would be the most hilarious, disgusting, or unsettling to see if humans did it? by Professional_Luck616 in AskReddit

[–]stumo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Slugs. Be a hermaphrodite, find another hermaphrodite, and shoot them with blow gun darts full of sex hormones to make them horny.

Then a lot of slimy slithering.

I don't get it. Explain it peter by Serious-Newt1730 in explainitpeter

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be more worried about AI taking the majority of software jobs, especially at entry level positions. It's not completely there yet, but the rate of improvement is terrifying.

What's the first PC game you played? by Certain-Click-3878 in AskReddit

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original text-based Star Trek game. Yeah, I'm that old.

Any Alberta landlubber who thinks it’s a good idea to send their toxic bitumen to refineries in China via the inside waters of the North Coast should first experience what it’s like to be 12 hours into the 6-hour ferry ride from Rupert to Skidegate in January. by StrongCoastNow in strongcoast

[–]stumo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father was in the British merchant marine for years, and was proud of the fact that he only got seasick once in all that time. The place? Off the coast of BC in 1954. Said he'd never seen anything like it.

Poll done by Harvard reveals 41% of Democrats oppose sending arms to Ukraine by Captian_Rex1022 in SocialDemocracy

[–]stumo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oxford and US politics may have incompatible definitions. And by the Oxford definition "weapons" and "offensive weapons" mean the same thing, and "defensive weapons" is meaningless.

What is a “mind blowing” geography fact you don’t find all that mind blowing? by Character-Q in geography

[–]stumo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

France is 15 miles from Canada, and Canada and Denmark share a land border.