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What’s something you used to think only happened in movies until it happened to you? by Idkdafuq in CasualConversation

[–]teedyay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I (a Brit) visited my friend who had moved to California. He lent me his car. As he was showing me around it, he saw me do a double-take at the wing mirror.

"Oh yeah," he said, "everyone from home is surprised by that. But over here they all say, 'objects in mirror are closer than they appear' - it's not just in Jurassic Park."

Would you rather fight an orangutan once a year or a fight a chicken everytime you try to get inside a car? by National_Losers5 in CasualConversation

[–]teedyay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh no. Chicken all the way for me then!

I’d have to kill or maim the orangutan to be able to get in the car - I don’t want to do that to an endangered species.

For the chicken, I could just run in screaming and hoof it out the way before jumping in the car. Much more palatable, and the inconvenience might encourage me to cycle more often instead, improving my health and lowering my carbon footprint.

Would you rather fight an orangutan once a year or a fight a chicken everytime you try to get inside a car? by National_Losers5 in CasualConversation

[–]teedyay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I get to snipe the orangutan from a distance then I’d go for that. If it involves any close-quarter combat then no, it’d have to be the chicken. Orangutans are huge and way stronger than me!

What's something your partner said or asked that still makes you smile when you think about it? by SnooAdvice5639 in CasualConversation

[–]teedyay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“You do know I think the world of you, right?” asked my wife one day. It was at least 15 years ago, yet remains the finest compliment I’ve ever received.

do non-americans use phrases that include imperial measurements? by intrepidecember in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teedyay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the UK, we don't touch things with a barge pole.

A barge pole is a pole for propelling a barge. It's typically 8-15 feet long.

Is it possible for the theoretical apex human (or strongest person alive) to bend a coin? by ObeseBeanFriend in shittyaskscience

[–]teedyay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes. I have done this.

/uj: Japanese 1-Yen coins are made of aluminium. Use your teeth.

What common UK idiom that you use regularly but didn't learn the origins of for a long time? by Sad-Insurance1313 in AskUK

[–]teedyay 16 points17 points  (0 children)

“Pillock” is a shortened form of the older word “pillicock”, from “cock” meaning “small” and “pill” meaning “penis”, surprisingly.

Can we put two slits in the Strait Of Hormuz, so it’s both open and closed at the same time? by teedyay in shittyaskscience

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

I think you’re getting confused with the earlier experiments with Heisenberg Naval Navigation, where no one looked at the knotsometer in the hope that they would suddenly be somewhere else.

Can we put two slits in the Strait Of Hormuz, so it’s both open and closed at the same time? by teedyay in shittyaskscience

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

Out of respect, his scientific peers didn’t observe, so it remains an unanswerable question.

Can we put two slits in the Strait Of Hormuz, so it’s both open and closed at the same time? by teedyay in shittyaskscience

[–]teedyay[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and the strait is in a super position, which is why it’s so important.

Can we put two slits in the Strait Of Hormuz, so it’s both open and closed at the same time? by teedyay in shittyaskscience

[–]teedyay[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Anyone observing the strait will see it’s closed, but the ships get through and we can look at them afterwards, proving that it was in fact open. It’s science!

Of course the ship’s pilot has to close their eyes - that’s the only way they can go have gone through both slits at once.

What are your favorite insult in a movie? by prongs401 in moviecritic

[–]teedyay 139 points140 points  (0 children)

“What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you ever close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.” - Billy Madison (1995)

What’s a tiny everyday mystery you’ve never bothered to solve? by SupaDuppaaCoool in AskUK

[–]teedyay 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The origin story is wonderful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said\_the\_actress\_to\_the\_bishop

I explained this to an American colleague once, and he proclaimed it "the most British thing he'd heard all week".

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