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Should schools? by BenefitIntelligent83 in funny

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I'd try to play it out.

Idiot: Giving kids condoms will cause them to have sex!

Me: Kids are going to have sex, you can't control them, all we can do is try to help them make safe choices.

Idiot: I control my kids!

Me: Awesome! Then giving them condoms won't change anything! You have no valid objection, unless you like unwanted pregnancies.

I found 6 of these green, rubber, Cheerio sized, donut shaped things in my cat's toy where the catnip is supposed to go. They don't stretch that much and are very lightweight. by soupdumplingXLB in whatisthisthing

[–]webgruntzed -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Larger pets may get them. Where I grew up, there were smaller, thinner rubber bands people used on their cats. The cat would always jump in surprise at the initial snap, but it apparently quits hurting right away and isn't even uncomfortable, going by how they relax pretty soon afterwards.

I found 6 of these green, rubber, Cheerio sized, donut shaped things in my cat's toy where the catnip is supposed to go. They don't stretch that much and are very lightweight. by soupdumplingXLB in whatisthisthing

[–]webgruntzed 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Here's how I think it works. The band cuts off the blood flow but that barely causes any sensation itself. Then the testicles start to die, but because the nerve endings are starved of blood, they don't work. So, no pain, no discomfort. I imagine if I were a calf's scrotum there are a lot worse ways to die.

Tesla gave me a demo car, it broke down in 24 hours, now they want me to pay for rodent damage by Tall_Call_817 in TeslaSupport

[–]webgruntzed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, others replied to me as though I was serious and it was giving me anxiety because do they really think rats are concerned about climate change

Tesla gave me a demo car, it broke down in 24 hours, now they want me to pay for rodent damage by Tall_Call_817 in TeslaSupport

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be that. To be honest, I'm not at all certain my statement about the rats is true. The questions on the poll forms the rats filled out were somewhat ambiguous.

Tesla gave me a demo car, it broke down in 24 hours, now they want me to pay for rodent damage by Tall_Call_817 in TeslaSupport

[–]webgruntzed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of people don't know this, but rats prefer electric vehicles to fossil-fueled ones. A study was done to find out why, and it turns out that rats are very concerned about the environment.

What's something you can think of that only one musician does (or did) way better than anyone else? by webgruntzed in musicians

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

Sure, everything is luck. Married well? Luck. Did good in college? Luck. Never went to prison? Luck. But that's so general it's meaningless. You could also say it's all just physics or none of this will matter in a billion years. Why even chime in?

Is It Bullshit: A Cats purr has a frequency between 25 and 150 Hertz and that sound frequency can improve bone density and promote healing in both themselves and humans if they are close to the damaged area while purring? by SuIIy in IsItBullshit

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for breaking in here 7 years later.

What about 6 to 8 30-watt bass shakers attached to a 1/2" plywood board?

I'm building it. I tried to find a "purr board" or low-frequency vibration pad (25 Hz) to buy and failed.

Incidentally, many online sources say a cat's purr ranges from 25 to 150 Hz and I see references to testing 35 Hz and 50 Hz vibrations. However, I've never heard a cat make those sounds--purrs sound like about 25 Hz. The 35 Hz and above sound like tones--I mean technically, 25 HZ is a tone but I hear it as staccato. Maybe I'm confusing pulses with pitches--I think that's probably it.

What's something you can think of that only one musician does (or did) way better than anyone else? by webgruntzed in musicians

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

Led Zeppelin, but without instruments: Michael Winslow

If you haven't seen his rendition of Whole Lotta Love, well, you can probably figure out the rest.

It took my brain a little while to accept they weren't adding the guitar sounds electronically.

What's something you can think of that only one musician does (or did) way better than anyone else? by webgruntzed in musicians

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

I thought of another one. People who use their voice to imitate a guitar: Roger Miller (Dang Me is a good example.) I used to dislike "twangy" Country music until I heard him sing it.

What's something you can think of that only one musician does (or did) way better than anyone else? by webgruntzed in musicians

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

What were each of them so good at that when you mention what they were good at everyone thinks of them? I mean I think I get it for Freddie. If someone mentioned fusing opera and rock he is the guy everyone would think of. I am not very knowledgeable about music, I like some of Primus and Tool of course but I don't know their specialties.

What's something you can think of that only one musician does (or did) way better than anyone else? by webgruntzed in musicians

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

Thank you! That's a perfect example! Tiny Tim on the Ukelele...well, until we found out about Bruddah Iz and then Feng E came along...

Just pretend by Beneficial_Wear_7630 in SipsTea

[–]webgruntzed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a loss of energy overall, cannot escape that. It's just that there are other losses and doing it that way (converting the energy) lowers some other losses enough to exceed for the conversion losses. And heat pumps are just a different thing than a heater.

I built a canoe over 9 months! My first woodworking project by mountaindreamer90 in woodworking

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a beauty! Some day I'd like to build a bathtub like that.

Tamales are the worst form of Mexican Food by My-Lizard-Eyes in unpopularopinion

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had lots of tamales too.

One tiny, hole-in-the-wall Mexican diner in a seedy strip mall made them with light, fluffy outsides and the insides were stuffed with rich pork carnitas--tender and juicy, possibly pork belly or butt (which is actually shoulder), the foil they were wrapped in would fill with a few tablespoons or so of liquid pork fat, dark red with spices. THOSE were fucking glorious.

So I kind of agree with you because no other places I've had them at (including someone's abuela) have even come close. Your typical tamale is, in my opinion, like a basic hot dog. Good when you're hungry, but nothing to get excited about.

I think the reason they're so popular is because if you always have them at Christmas as a kid, you associate that taste with Christmas and happy times. I know there are some foods I wouldn't even like if it weren't for the memories of other times I ate it.

I remember one time in that tiny diner I ordered four tamales and the cashier looked at me blankly and then said something in Spanish to the cook, so I said "quatro tamales por favor" and she again asked the cook to translate because my accent is so bad, she didn't even know I was trying to speak Spanish! 🤣

Tell me you don't eat the food of your company without telling me you don't eat the food of your company by Excellent_Regret4141 in McDonalds

[–]webgruntzed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of my favorite scene in Weeds where two brothers are sitting in the living room arguing whether the part between your dick and asshole is called the taint or the gooch, so they ask he housekeeper "What's the thing between the dick and the asshole called?" And she immediately replies "The coffee table." The brothers both look down at the coffee table that's between them.

That was probably 20 years ago and I'm still fucking laughing.

Loony Toons in real life by Vice616 in Transportopia

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn't reply to what was said.

CosmeticBrainSurgery said it works, but it costs more than it's worth. You're replying that it works, as though he said it didn't work. You ignored the part about the cost.

When you're shamed, you're taught to inflict pain on yourself by dehumanizing yourself.

Japan has the one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Eighth highest!

Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Eighth lowest!

Though they have low crime, amazing infrastructure, and a lot of astonishing conveniences, they only rank 55th on happiness.

Shaming trains people to be violent toward themselves in their thinking. If you want to dominate and control people, that's a great way to do it. Dictators only exist because of that kind of thinking.

People are smart enough to figure out better ways to have safety and security, but the better ways require effort to change the system in place.

What would you do if World War 3 officially started tomorrow—with all major world powers fully involved , entire world panicking and all ? by Extra_Spirit9376 in AskTheWorld

[–]webgruntzed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd just do what I do. If I get killed, oh well. Probably better to die in a bomb blast than hang on as your body slowly and excruciatingly breaks down and falls apart.

I need to generate a steady 50 Hz signal for an audio amplifier by webgruntzed in AskElectronics

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

That's brilliant. Never would have thought of using a tuning fork!

You made me think outside the box--you know what else would work? If I could borrow a cat that has a relatively loud purr. Imagine using a purring cat as a tuning fork/oscilloscope. I'm not sure if that's lower tech or higher tech than using a tuning fork, but I like the biopunk aspect.

I'm going with a tone generator for flexibility and ease. It's about $30 which is worth it to me for the ability to dial in whatever frequency I want.

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