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    Mik
    wrote on 10 Feb 2025, 14:14 last edited by
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    Love plate tectonics stuff.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/invisible-force-dragging-iraq-down-scientists-warn-of-unseen-threat-beneath-the-middle-east-that-s-reshaping-the-land/ar-AA1yHg1g

    β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      wrote on 10 Feb 2025, 14:35 last edited by
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      This is a weird one..

      https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-pepsi-once-had-more-submarines-than-most-countries/ar-AA1yHCUE

      β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 12 Feb 2025, 22:13 last edited by
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        Six people each with their own lock and any one of them can open the gate.

        IMG_2846.jpeg

        Only non-witches get due process.

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 12 Feb 2025, 23:17 last edited by
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          Wow. It all pops at once when you release the pressure.

          Only non-witches get due process.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 15:55 last edited by
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            Only non-witches get due process.

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              Copper
              wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 16:29 last edited by
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              The Babylon Bee Has Obtained RFK Jr.'s New And Improved Food Pyramid

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                16 Jan 2025, 20:25

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                wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:14 last edited by
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                @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                Except for the fact that you would be dead within a few seconds and would never know what's it like to survive the fall impact.

                The average temperature of Venus's atmosphere at the surface is around 462 degrees Celsius (864 degrees Fahrenheit), making it the hottest planet in our solar system due to a strong greenhouse effect caused by its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere; this temperature remains relatively consistent day and night.

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                  15 Feb 2025, 17:14

                  @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                  Except for the fact that you would be dead within a few seconds and would never know what's it like to survive the fall impact.

                  The average temperature of Venus's atmosphere at the surface is around 462 degrees Celsius (864 degrees Fahrenheit), making it the hottest planet in our solar system due to a strong greenhouse effect caused by its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere; this temperature remains relatively consistent day and night.

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                  wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:36 last edited by
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                  @mark Well, there is THAT. πŸ˜„

                  β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    12 Feb 2025, 22:13

                    Six people each with their own lock and any one of them can open the gate.

                    IMG_2846.jpeg

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                    wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:37 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                    Six people each with their own lock and any one of them can open the gate.

                    IMG_2846.jpeg

                    The two bottom ones don't do anything.

                    β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:39 last edited by
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                      Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                      • J jon-nyc
                        15 Feb 2025, 17:39

                        Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

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                        wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:47 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

                        ... and you can spin the shaft to slide the bar out.

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                          15 Feb 2025, 17:39

                          Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

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                          wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:49 last edited by Mik
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                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

                          So it would seem, but you can't slide the bar out from the bottom. The hasp is in the way. So again, the bottom two don't do anything.

                          β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            mark
                            wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:52 last edited by
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                            spin, spin, spin.

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                              Mik
                              wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 17:58 last edited by
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                              Well now you're just spinning it.... πŸ˜„

                              β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 19:13 last edited by
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                                β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 16 Feb 2025, 16:51 last edited by
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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    16 Feb 2025, 16:51

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 16 Feb 2025, 17:27 last edited by
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                                    @jon-nyc quite cool

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 17 Feb 2025, 16:43 last edited by
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                                      This is fascinating and beautiful but 400k?

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 17 Feb 2025, 16:53 last edited by
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                                        I will never understand the fascination with expensive watches. Janet had a Rolex when we me. It was beautiful but needed a tune-up every two or three years at $300 a pop, and that was 30 years ago. I haven't spent $300 on watches in my life.

                                        Again, there is a qualitative experiential difference between a Mercedes S class and an 88 (red) Corolla. two o'clock is 2 o'clock on a Rolex or a Timex.

                                        β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          17 Feb 2025, 16:53

                                          I will never understand the fascination with expensive watches. Janet had a Rolex when we me. It was beautiful but needed a tune-up every two or three years at $300 a pop, and that was 30 years ago. I haven't spent $300 on watches in my life.

                                          Again, there is a qualitative experiential difference between a Mercedes S class and an 88 (red) Corolla. two o'clock is 2 o'clock on a Rolex or a Timex.

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                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on 17 Feb 2025, 17:01 last edited by
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                                          @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                                          I will never understand the fascination with expensive watches. Janet had a Rolex when we me. It was beautiful but needed a tune-up every two or three years at $300 a pop, and that was 30 years ago. I haven't spent $300 on watches in my life.

                                          Again, there is a qualitative experiential difference between a Mercedes S class and an 88 (red) Corolla. two o'clock is 2 o'clock on a Rolex or a Timex.

                                          What’s the qualitative difference between an $30 pendant and a $30K pendant?

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