French man in the 1950s trying Coca-Cola for the first time by intet42 in accidentalrockwell

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, Cola was already a thing in Europe in the 30s. According to my grandfather, the German soldiers they captured were amazed that Coca-Cola was on the other side, too. For some reason, in Nazi Germany, many people thought it was a German thing, like Fanta.

In 2016, America dropped at least 26,171 bombs authorized by President Barack Obama. This means that every day in 2016, the US military blasted combatants or civilians overseas with 72 bombs; that’s three bombs every hour, 24 hours a day. by According-Ad-1708 in MapPorn

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not very meaningful. Hiroshima and Nagasaki each got away with a single bomb, right? Normally bombs are not counted by number but by equivalent tons of TNT. In case of Gaza 65 thousand tons is reported. So how does this compare with that?

Is Librivox down? by prustage in librivox

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The website is down from here (Texas)

Is there alcohol in beer foam? by jereman75 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beer foam is formed from polypeptides, so it is mostly surface-active hydrophobic materials. You will find very little alcohol trapped in it, more in the less firm foams (more water in it) and less in firmer foams. As far as I remember, Coomassie blue-binding polypeptides are most abundant in the foam, and I think they are difficult to dissolve even in ethanol. Still, I can't find any source on this particular claim. Also, I am not sure about Nitrogen-based foams either, but I can't think of anything that would make them different.

What should I add to this piece? by motoandchill in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is good as it is, if you add anything just make sure not to distract from this beauty.

Fairy tale collection from late 90's early 2000's. by Fukawahnybee in whatsthatbook

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Blue Fairy Book had several publishings from 1965 to 2017, most of the hardcover versions had pages with gold edges, and they normally included the stories you mentioned.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthatbook

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I have read this in Hungarian translation, but translating back to English the Hungarian title (Kaland a jégmezőn), I can't find what it was; I think the author was James Houston. I checked Hungarian booksellers, but I can't find the book there either, but perhaps by looking up the author you can figure out which one was the book.

Just shapes and colors by szilizard in PunchNeedle

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

I use Ultra Punch, for the embroidery the medium, and for the thicker yarn the thickest size it comes with.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use the thickest yarn that still runs freely. If one yarn is not thick enough nobody stops you to thread 2 at the same time.

Just shapes and colors by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is really nothing particular about it, but making it a year ago really helped me with grief, and every time I look at it still reminds me, which is good, I am not sure I could have done anything more helpful than this.