Beacon

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[–] Beacon@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago

You can keep your clothes on until the water temp is just right

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

I think this is true for many people, adults included. It's the transition that's hard, not the being wet or being dry

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 61 points 1 week ago (5 children)

This is a commonly quoted fun fact that is not really true. There are 2 different definitions of calorie. One means the absolute amount of energy in an object, the other means the bioavailable amount of energy that a human can extract from it using their digestive system.

So every physical object that exists has some amount of potential energy contained within it which we can express in calories, but that doesn't mean it has any bioavailable calories. For example glass has some significant amount of energy contained within it, but it has 0 bioavailable calories.

This "fun fact" mixes up the two definitions, making the statement meaningless.

(Nothing against you OP, this is a commonly repeated falsehood)

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

I got one! Party bicycles!

wagon (multi person) --> bicycle (single person) --> party bike (multi person)

https://www.scottsdalepinkpedaltours.com/

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hm, the stuff in wires is electrical current, but the stuff in nerves is static electricity based on an electrochemical gradient. Yeah i guess that all falls under the heading of electricity. No quibbles, carry on.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I think OP meant actual existing examples, not hypotheticals

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oof, down 28% year over year. You love to see it

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Fyi "basil" is not the same thing as "thai basil"

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

"Our technology is working great, we don't need an IT department, fire them."

This stuff all falls under the umbrella of "you can't prove a negative." If your military defense is doing a good job then you won't see much of anything at all.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info, but what is the functional difference to the end user?

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