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Sleeveless posted:CES is going on right now and it's frankly amazing how indistinguishable the actual products they're pushing are from crowdfunding site scams, they just have higher budget renders in their mockup videos. And most of those products at CES will never see production either!
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Jan 9, 2020 02:02
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Bieeanshee posted:And most of those products at CES will never see production either! Except maybe a nth generation tv that is very slightly larger than the last one. CES is more about investors and r&d than anything, really.
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Jan 9, 2020 04:19
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But where's the compartment for putting the meat in?
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Jan 9, 2020 16:06
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mobby_6kl posted:I've been re-using the same bottle in the gym for like a year. Is it plastic ? Doesn't it smell like absolute rear end ?
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Jan 9, 2020 17:23
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You wash it.
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Jan 9, 2020 17:59
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unpacked robinhood posted:Is it plastic ? Doesn't it smell like absolute rear end ? What on earth do you do with your bottles dude?
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Jan 9, 2020 19:25
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In WWII there was a superstition that you could only use a match to light a single cigarette because if multiple people lit up from the same match then if one of them died death would come for the others. This was made up by match companies to sell more matches. The bizarre amount of myths, health scares, and urban legends about reusing plastic bottles are almost definitely created by bottled water companies for the same reason.
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Jan 9, 2020 19:30
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Sleeveless posted:In WWII there was a superstition that you could only use a match to light a single cigarette because if multiple people lit up from the same match then if one of them died death would come for the others. This was made up by match companies to sell more matches. Tbf that match thing came from the fear of snipers shooting if it was lit for too long by being passed around in ww1
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Jan 9, 2020 19:39
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I don't buy many or reuse plastic bottles more than a couple of times because I don't live in a third world country where tap water is dangerous. I think they get rank after a time no matter how much you rinse it. I'm certainly not using abrasives or boiling water to clean a plastic bottle. They're fine for travelling or watering the plants though
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Jan 9, 2020 21:39
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Sleeveless posted:In WWII there was a superstition that you could only use a match to light a single cigarette because if multiple people lit up from the same match then if one of them died death would come for the others. This was made up by match companies to sell more matches. "strike three off the same light" or something, yeah? there's a pre-code horror comic up on the Comic Book Archive that covers that story. I assumed it was due to a fear of burning your fingers. Interesting.
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Jan 9, 2020 21:42
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working mom posted:Tbf that match thing came from the fear of snipers shooting if it was lit for too long by being passed around in This is an old superstition.
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Jan 9, 2020 22:32
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mllaneza posted:This is an old superstition. Huh i had no idea it went back that far, makes sense though
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Jan 9, 2020 22:38
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Sleeveless posted:In WWII there was a superstition that you could only use a match to light a single cigarette because if multiple people lit up from the same match then if one of them died death would come for the others. This was made up by match companies to sell more matches. The usage of matches by individual soldiers has literally no bearing on the billions of match boxes purchased by whatever military they're attached to. The idea that a superstition was started by a company to sell more matches by... making sure the people least responsible for the actual purchasing numbers use more of them is just plain stupid.
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Jan 9, 2020 22:46
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working mom posted:Tbf that match thing came from the fear of snipers shooting if it was lit for too long by being passed around in ww1 The version I heard was that you could light two, but not three.
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Jan 9, 2020 22:56
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https://twitter.com/edzitron/status/1215391909855629313 Here's a thread of a bunch of
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Jan 9, 2020 23:38
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ishikabibble posted:The usage of matches by individual soldiers has literally no bearing on the billions of match boxes purchased by whatever military they're attached to. The idea that a superstition was started by a company to sell more matches by... making sure the people least responsible for the actual purchasing numbers use more of them is just plain stupid. My understanding is that it was common sense on combat, but the match companies caught into it and started the superstition in the civilian population to boost sales.
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Jan 9, 2020 23:40
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Waffleman_ posted:https://twitter.com/edzitron/status/1215391909855629313 https://twitter.com/fitzy955/status/1215428797861957633?s=20 oh my god
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Jan 10, 2020 01:58
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Karia posted:My understanding is that it was common sense on combat, but the match companies caught into it and started the superstition in the civilian population to boost sales. If you're in an environment where it's not safe to light three cigarettes on a match it's not safe to light one cigarette on a match or have any sort of illumination at all.
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Jan 10, 2020 02:04
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unpacked robinhood posted:Is it plastic ? Doesn't it smell like absolute rear end ?
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Jan 10, 2020 02:07
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Someday all our jizz will be in the cloud with our porn
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Jan 10, 2020 03:25
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unpacked robinhood posted:I don't buy many or reuse plastic bottles more than a couple of times because I don't live in a third world country where tap water is dangerous. I think they're talking about bottles designed to be reused, the kind you'd buy to fill with tap water and keep in your backpack and wash like a thermos after a couple of uses, not like a Coke or Aquafina bottle.
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Jan 10, 2020 03:45
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Phanatic posted:If you're in an environment where it's not safe to light three cigarettes on a match it's not safe to light one cigarette on a match or have any sort of illumination at all. The idea is that if there's a sniper watching, the flare from the first cigarette will catch his attention, and once he has his rifle pointed that way the later ones will give him a shot. The sniper already knows what general direction your trench is, so him seeing the first flare and then nothing else doesn't actually give anything. It's an obsolete notion in a world of night vision hardware though.
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Jan 10, 2020 03:59
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Also, good luck getting people you drafted to quit smoking.
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Jan 10, 2020 04:09
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Allstone posted:Also, good luck getting people you drafted to quit smoking. Seems like it would be real easy to keep people in a loving WW1 trench from getting cigarettes if the government decides it wants them to quit smoking. Just, like, stop putting cigarettes in the ration packs.
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Jan 10, 2020 04:15
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Since when did WWI brass give a drat about the bastards in the trenches?
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Jan 10, 2020 04:21
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So my buds and I get cigarettes and we don’t have to live in a trench anymore?
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Jan 10, 2020 04:29
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Facebook Aunt posted:Seems like it would be real easy to keep people in a loving WW1 trench from getting cigarettes if the government decides it wants them to quit smoking. Just, like, stop putting cigarettes in the ration packs. Actually, probably not. The soldiers were rotated out of the trenches pretty regularly: I think it was something like a week back for training, a week in the supply lines, a week in the rear trenches, a week on the frontline, repeat. You'd just get a black market with people buying them in the rear and smuggling them to the front.
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Jan 10, 2020 04:45
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 FEELING TIRED WALKING AROUND FOR HOURS? Why yes, my feet are actually- COME SIT AT THE SPERM COUCH THEN!
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Jan 10, 2020 09:31
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If you ran a blacklight on the cream colored couch it would look like Chernobyl
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Jan 10, 2020 09:39
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Alan Smithee posted:If you ran a blacklight on the cream colored couch it would look like Chernobyl Fuk-u-shima cumnami site
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Jan 10, 2020 10:08
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Facebook Aunt posted:Seems like it would be real easy to keep people in a loving WW1 trench from getting cigarettes if the government decides it wants them to quit smoking. Just, like, stop putting cigarettes in the ration packs. The world would definitely be a better place if that happened, because there'd definitely been a revolution along the entire Western Front.
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Jan 10, 2020 10:50
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I think the 'three on a match' line of thought was that the first cigarette gets the sniper's attention, the second confirms it, and the third is when they can take the shot.
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Jan 10, 2020 11:41
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Everytime you light a cigarette and don't immediately throw the match/zippo/candle/whatever to ground, a soldier somewhere in the world gets shot by the sniper ghost 
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Jan 10, 2020 12:34
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Reminds me of the old Spike Milligan gag where every time a soldier lit a British cigarette they would get hit by German artillery but if they lit a German cigarette they would get hit by allied artillery instead.
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Jan 10, 2020 12:38
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:Reminds me of the old Spike Milligan gag where every time a soldier lit a British cigarette they would get hit by German artillery but if they lit a German cigarette they would get hit by allied artillery instead. The Goon Show is a classic of a kind you could only get on the radio. And yes, that's what it was called.
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Jan 10, 2020 12:40
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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:Reminds me of the old Spike Milligan gag where every time a soldier lit a British cigarette they would get hit by German artillery but if they lit a German cigarette they would get hit by allied artillery instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Vg2S3S8W0&t=287s "...any questions?" e: It's years since I've listened to the Goons and I'd forgotten just how demented they were, that's my listening for the next few days sorted. goddamnedtwisto has a new favorite as of 12:43 on Jan 10, 2020 |
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Jan 10, 2020 12:40
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That's the one. I haven't heard it since I was a kid.
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Jan 10, 2020 12:45
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I could see this (the below one) at an amusement park fun house, but no doubt they're trying to sell it as serious health tech https://twitter.com/edzitron/status/1215413847298756608 the 'you new mobile desk' would be real handy for long toilet sessions though Nenonen has a new favorite as of 12:55 on Jan 10, 2020 |
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Jan 10, 2020 12:53
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klafbang posted:LOL, really nails down that ink cartridges are purely a tax on those stupid/environmentally conscious enough to not just get a new printer when the old one’s empty.
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