My phone is on drugs 3 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
It's to keep you from discharging the battery too far, which can destroy a lithium ion battery.
How I feel 16 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
That's called the human condition. We are all shaped by our experiences. Don't worry about it.
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It's delicious! 14 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
What really sucks (and I've seen it happen) is when you're at the shooting range and a hot brass casing lands in some cleavage.
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Quantum superposition can make things awkward 12 comments
Wow, watermelons really changed over the centuries 15 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
Modern watermelons are so much more efficient. Just look at all the empty spaces in the 17th century version.
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The pretty and the popular girls 9 comments
It's Not Easy At All 3 comments
He is just about everywhere 21 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
Also, there are 2 stable isotopes of He; helium-4, and helium-3. And there are six other known radioisotopes that are all very short lived.
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proper solution 7 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
I have a deal with spiders and insects in regards to my house. I don't mind if they're there so long as they cause no damage or disease. But if I see them, they die.
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proper solution 7 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
Ok, so which component of the oil are the spiders averse to? I wish to synthesize large quantities of the active compound.
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Quite the scary flowers 3 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
The ester, methyl benzoate, is the main component of the scent of snapdragons. Also, cocaine hydrolyzes in moist air to produce methyl benzoate, which is what drug sniffing dogs are actually detecting by scent.
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The world of 100 people 42 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
In fact, the word percent is derived from the Latin roots "per" and "centum"; it literally means "by the hundred".
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Edited 8 years ago
Spotted this little gem 8 comments
jimcrichton
· 8 years ago
F=ma only applies when m is constant. F=dp/dt is a more general definition (read "derivative of momentum with respect to time"), where p=mv=momentum.
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