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TotalLossBrain posted:I grew up north of the line and we definitely had Ick or Icke instead of Ich. But a k in machen? Never heard anyone say that growing up. I suspect this applies to dialects that have to be practiced/maintained rather than common 20th century German? You might have solved a 40-year-old mystery for me. My mother was German, her family being from the far north, and while I'm slightly mad I didn't learn German as a second language as I grew up, she did teach me a little here and there (but I showed no real interest, much to my current dismay). Anyway, she taught me to pronounce ich like a cat hissing but when I had to do German in highschool the teacher always corrected me to say it more like ick. I thought I was going mad, and my mother had died by then so I couldn't ask her about it. Much later I thought it might have been a regional dialect thing, but never investigated it.
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You can't post this without posting the most AI event in the entire disaster. https://gizmodo.com/that-time-a-canadian-town-derailed-a-diesel-train-and-d-1846307148 They intentionally de-railed a locomotive, and drove it down the street to use it as an emergency generator. 
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SyNack Sassimov posted:^^^^ wow that's amazing how did no one already post that on the last page? I skimmed and didn't see it, i apologize. https://i.imgur.com/0HsrZwm.mp4 *drifts ominously*
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Powershift posted:I skimmed and didn't see it, i apologize. /slow, piano cover of Initial D music plays
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Gromit posted:You might have solved a 40-year-old mystery for me. My mother was German, her family being from the far north, and while I'm slightly mad I didn't learn German as a second language as I grew up, she did teach me a little here and there (but I showed no real interest, much to my current dismay). Anyway, she taught me to pronounce ich like a cat hissing but when I had to do German in highschool the teacher always corrected me to say it more like ick. I thought I was going mad, and my mother had died by then so I couldn't ask her about it. Could have been the teacher's inability to pronounce it right. Both the smooth and rough "ch" sounds that German has are difficult for US speakers for some reason. Saying "Ick" is kind of a shortcut to saying it right. Or he really was a genuine Berliner
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I have been reading this thread too much and the clickbait ad sites are starting to catch on:
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I take no pleasure in posting this young man's death other than as a warning to all
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NoneMoreNegative posted:I take no pleasure in posting this young man's death other than as a warning to all His toe cuticles were completely severed. Death was instant
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https://i.imgur.com/EYt3SOA.gifv At least it’s slow. The worst of these invariably attempt to make up for lack of power through increased speed.
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Bad Munki posted:https://i.imgur.com/EYt3SOA.gifv Slow speeds can create a false sense of security. Having that thing whip around like an aircraft propeller creates a very obvious "gently caress off" zone.
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I ain’t saying it’s safe, just that at the very least, being able to place the log in a controlled fashion is somewhat better than the comical windmills of death we so often get. But yeah, that thing still hungers for flesh, obviously.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Could have been the teacher's inability to pronounce it right. Both the smooth and rough "ch" sounds that German has are difficult for US speakers for some reason. Saying "Ick" is kind of a shortcut to saying it right. She was German herself, so it must have been a regional thing.
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Bad Munki posted:https://i.imgur.com/EYt3SOA.gifv I really do need something like this but don't want to lose my hands either trying to jury rig something together or by using it. Is there a somewhat safer alternative? I have a huge pile of logs to get through and chopping with an ax doesn't work on the gnarled stuff. ... I should just buy a chainsaw huh
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crime fighting hog posted:Is there a somewhat safer alternative? quote:... I should just buy a chainsaw huh
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Bad Munki posted:That's for cutting the logs to length, not splitting them. Right, of course. Which I also need to do. I'll take this to the proper thread in DIY or whatever, but I'm checking for a wood splitter now. Would save myself a lot of chopping before the snow hits!
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crime fighting hog posted:... I should just buy a chainsaw huh Chainsaws aren't exactly known for being flesh-friendly, and won't help you split logs. There was a pretty good homemade log splitter earlier in the thread (or in an earlier iteration of it) which had kind of a spring-loaded assist, and looked tolerably safe. Quite a bit of work involved in making it though. This one, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdChUbCUcQ&t=282s. Lots of horrifically unsafe looking ones in that video too. Edit: The way he keeps ducking under the heavily weighted bar with only a flat cap for protection may make it less safe than previously thought.
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:https://twitter.com/Jamie24272184/status/1466551553955971081?t=ghtR9PAOVHaWnNBnfVr-bA&s=19 That is terrifying. While I'm here: EasilyConfused posted:Spontaneous Germanation. This was wonderful.
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This is super neat https://www.yaplakal.com/forum2/topic2362448.html translated: https://www-yaplakal-com.translate.goog/forum2/topic2362448.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc I drove some wild roads in some wild weather, but nothing this crazy. Also used highway trucks thought which was a whole different challenge. his last post is just as crazy https://www-yaplakal-com.translate.goog/forum2/topic2064962.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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The hydraulic log splitter I used had two, widely-spaced buttons that both had to be held down for the ram to move. It'd still be possible to lose a hand to it but you'd have to put actual effort into it.
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:https://twitter.com/Jamie24272184/status/1466551553955971081?t=ghtR9PAOVHaWnNBnfVr-bA&s=19 Sped up just a tad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38crlAYCunM&t=43s
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Harry_Potato posted:https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/aviation-chicken-cannons-guns-cmd/index.html Here's a video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FxT0KOf3Ks
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Gromit posted:She was German herself, so it must have been a regional thing. The regional accents are just as varied as anywhere else; my partner is from Köpenick, and listening to her vs listening to her best friend from Erfurt is almost like two different languages.
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GotLag posted:Sped up just a tad: The original ruling stands. Sweet Jesus that's fast.
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Bad Munki posted:Yeah, a hydraulic log splitter. You can rent 'em, if you don't want to buy one. They have the distinct advantage that you pull a lever to drive the wedge. If you want to take a hand or foot off, you'll have to hold the lever throughout. Hydraulics are slow as gently caress. Get an kinetic splitter, IMO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5mmx6Rn3lo
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Platystemon posted:Hydraulics are slow as gently caress. Do they make those in an upright form factor? Otherwise, if your stuff is small enough to pick up, sure, go for it, seems pretty nice. Growing up in SE AK in the 80s, I remember my father often splitting rounds that were large enough that the only way to shift them (by hand) was prying them around a bit at a time with a spud bar. Like 12-18" thick and 3-4' diameter. He'd had some custom hydraulic splitter built and absolutely nothing would stop it. Good times. Bad Munki fucked around with this message at 08:00 on Dec 9, 2021 |
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Powershift posted:This is super neat I don’t understand that site’s header, but it sure is something.
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Platystemon posted:Hydraulics are slow as gently caress. I made it to "flywheel" and got a weird chill and stopped watching.
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Silly Newbie posted:I made it to "flywheel" and got a weird chill and stopped watching. Put yourself in this so we can scan your flesh. 
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Silly Newbie posted:I made it to "flywheel" and got a weird chill and stopped watching. Don’t watch the one at two minutes into this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ks_lbtgJSw&t=111s
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Platystemon posted:Don’t watch the one at two minutes into this video. This must be an OSHA art project or something. It's a sublime commentary on just how dumb a clever, capable human can be.
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Heartachingly beautiful. I wish this were my workplace hazard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-KVX0zsh4
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Gromit posted:You might have solved a 40-year-old mystery for me. My mother was German, her family being from the far north, and while I'm slightly mad I didn't learn German as a second language as I grew up, she did teach me a little here and there (but I showed no real interest, much to my current dismay). Anyway, she taught me to pronounce ich like a cat hissing but when I had to do German in highschool the teacher always corrected me to say it more like ick. I thought I was going mad, and my mother had died by then so I couldn't ask her about it. "like a cat hissing" is the correct pronunciation in high German, though it's a soft "hiss" (tongue in the middle). Swiss German uses a very hard "hiss" for the ch (tongue all the way back). Pronouncing it as ck exists but probably shouldn't be taught to foreigners because it's a regionalism.
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