krelvar

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[–] krelvar 21 points 5 months ago

Your pocket bomb doesn't have any actual bomb in it (unless the Israelis put some there, like the Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies.) They can burn fast, but afaik they don't explode, just like gunpowder doesn't explode. It burns very fast. On the other hand, they can produce gas and burst the battery pack, which might be considered an explosion, but I'd argue it's not actually one.

Which isn't going to make someone who has it happen in their pocket feel any better.

If I have my physics wrong, please correct me, I'm not a lithium bomb expert :)

[–] krelvar 3 points 5 months ago

I tried the same thing, no luck. It was in 7th grade if I remember correctly - and that was 1984 for me so it's been a minute. :)

The idea of choosing being served raw should be enough to track it down, and I've occasionally searched for it over the years, but...

[–] krelvar 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The short story that sticks with me from junior high, that I have not been able to track down in the last 40 years or so, was if I remember right another lottery style tale. I think it was just the husband and the one chosen was eaten by the rest of the community - the twist was that the eatee got to choose the method of preparation, and in the story, he chose to be served raw. Anyone recall this story? I'd love to track it down.

[–] krelvar 2 points 5 months ago

It's the lingerie that does it.

[–] krelvar 42 points 5 months ago
[–] krelvar 1 points 5 months ago

That's a lot of words to say, "I don't want someone on a bicycle to get something that makes their life a little easier. In fact, cars should get it and not bikes!"

[–] krelvar 1 points 5 months ago

I would love, love love to see more roundabouts here, there's a lot of inertia against them though.

[–] krelvar 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I was talking from the perspective of the effort involved in a full stop on a bike vs a car. You seem to be taking the position that cyclists doing an Idaho stop will never stop or look around, that it should all be on car drivers to avoid oblivious idiot cyclists who will ride out in front of them without warning. I guarantee you any of those states that have this law will still find the cyclist at fault if they run a red light and get clobbered.

If you want to change the topic and talk about whether I have "sympathy for the environment", I also drive an EV. I replaced my gas furnace with a heat pump. I ride my bike instead of driving a car for most of my <10mile trips. Having the ability to roll a stop sign or proceed through a red light when it's clear has nothing to do with any of those things.

[–] krelvar 3 points 5 months ago (8 children)

There is a difference between a vehicle you have to power with your own muscles and a vehicle that you power by moving your big toe on the gas pedal. of course they all benefit from momentum, but I'd much rather have to come to a complete stop and then start up again in a car.

[–] krelvar 16 points 5 months ago

Frankly, if there's other traffic, you're a dumbass if you rely on drivers to see and respect your right-of-way as a cyclist. Being in the right and dead is still dead.

I slow roll stop signs. I don't do that at lights, but I will stop and then run the light if there's no one around. I'm not riding on the sidewalk, so I can't reach the button, and frequently the bike doesn't trigger the signal.

[–] krelvar 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

ONE MEELION TARIFFS ON YOU!

I swear to dog, we live in the dumbest fucking timeline

[–] krelvar 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yep, it's the most R of them.

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