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Just Chat! / Should legislators receive royalties each time a law they wrote is enforced?

« on: 02/10/2023 16:16:13 »

If I was a law maker this would encourage me to be more present and active in my job.

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Physiology & Medicine / Does Hand or Nose Size Actually Correlate to Penis Size?

« on: 29/09/2023 16:52:53 »

or something?

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Just Chat! / What is your favorite silent film?

« on: 28/09/2023 20:22:12 »

What is your favorite pre-1928 silent film and why?

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The Environment / How beneficial are paperless receipts, invoices, paychecks, etc, for our planet?

« on: 25/09/2023 15:30:45 »

Throughout my country companies are phasing out printed transactions. Is it actually helpful? Is it greenwashing?

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Just Chat! / Why was it a thing for male models in the 80s and early 90s to pose with ---

« on: 08/09/2023 16:57:13 »

Does anyone know what started the fad of male models posing with tennis rackets?

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General Science / Is there a simple way to make fresh milk drinkable?

« on: 06/09/2023 15:04:42 »

The process of making potable water is complex, made in very sophisticated infrastructures. We can easily turn fresh water into something safely drinkable by simply adding a chlorine or iodine tablet.- incredibly useful if you're hiking, and don't want to fully rely on bottled water or whatever. Can we do this to milk with a simple, one-stage process, or is it too risky?

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Just Chat! / What James Webb image are you the most impressed with?

« on: 04/09/2023 10:18:19 »

uup0999

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Could the James Webb telescope save NASA hundreds of millions?

« on: 29/08/2023 15:28:50 »

The New Horizons spacecraft cost three-quarters of a billion dollars. Can the James Webb telescope get the same data without having to visit them?

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Physiology & Medicine / How much of our sexual identity is a product of our upbringing.?

« on: 27/08/2023 15:41:30 »

It used to be said that homosexuality was caused by society and a person's upbringing, i.e., "it's society's fault for your condition..." But most of us in the West now know we're born gay or straight. But other identities such as foot fetishes, pedophilia, coprophilia, lactophilia, cfnm, or violent acts that are required or preferred to achieve arousal, I think we can say these are not identities people are born with. Freud started this mode of thinking, and it has become prevalent in pop culture these past couple of decades- that is having a fictional character with a weird sexual identity that is the product of some childhood incident. I don't know.

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Just Chat! / Do you ever feel guilty about staying at resort hotels in poor countries?

« on: 22/08/2023 14:00:17 »

Top-rated hotels/resorts in poorer countries usually cost little. But I can't help but notice that they seem to run on quasi-slave labor. And if you venture outside the tourist-designated areas as I often do south of my country's border (I speak passable Spanish) you see a contrast like no other - people living in "houses" that almost look like they're made out of cardboard. I don't know.

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Just Chat! / What would happen if you showed up to your workplace in a clown suit?

« on: 15/08/2023 15:30:43 »

It has been said that we're all oppressed by societal norms. Sometimes we must challenge them to get a litmus test on the status quo.

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Just Chat! / "I'm descended from an ape!?"

« on: 12/08/2023 16:07:01 »

A few days ago at a hotel during breakfast, I found myself talking to a Morman from South West England touring my country. At first glance he seemed like the stereotypical Brit: his name was Clive, was drinking tea with milk, and partaking in sausage and baked beans with flawless eating utensil etiquette.
His group was debating evolution with a group that was seated adjacent to them. He said something to the effect of "if we're descended from apes, why do they still exist?".
In a moment of rare rudeness, I decided I needed to be a part of this discussion in some capacity, saying "because not all apes evolved under the same conditions. The apes we evolved from were in the Great Rift Valley, and in this dry, barren, dangerous mountain-locked region they were forced to survive in, the conditions were such that the ones best at problem-solving were the ones that lived long enough to multiply. They were the ones that were successful at hunting, cultivating, seeking drinkable water, and self-defense. Over the course of several million years, their problem-solving abilities got more and more sophisticated, eventually evolving into humans. Am I figuring it wrong here?

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Why is the Congo so rich in Cobalt?

« on: 05/08/2023 14:01:59 »

?

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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Is it possible that our moon has diamonds beneath the ground?

« on: 04/08/2023 15:08:30 »

But the laborious task of digging them up may be unnecessary, as the rocks on the moon that require no mining are worth more than diamonds. But then again, if we develop mining colonies on the moon, that would make those rocks abundant and accessible and worth sh1t.

* As you all know, pedophiles released from prison have an incredibly hard time finding a home due to them being not allowed anywhere near children. Let's send them to the moon to live and mine there. We'll turn them into moon patriots.

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Physiology & Medicine / How dangerous is it for someone to wean themself off paroxetine?

« on: 01/08/2023 15:02:20 »

There are a million different answers on the internet and among physicians.

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General Science / Is sesame oil the most fattening substance on earth?

« on: 31/07/2023 08:24:22 »

The internet is unclear on this question. But at 120-150 calories per teaspoon, is it safe to say it takes the prize in all known earth substances that are consumed?

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Just Chat! / Why does British cuisine have such a bad rap?

« on: 26/07/2023 19:33:25 »

Being that you guys ruled a fourth of the planet, that brought a lot of influence to your food. Butter chicken, tikka masala, shrimp vindaloo, fish fry, British jerk chicken, lamb rogan josh, etc. All of which are unhealthy and great in my opinion. Your full English breakfast is the best in the world.

"Britisches Essen ist Scheisse"
"La bonne nourriture n'est pas l'interet primordial des britanniques."

Edit: Maybe it' the names you give them. Spotted Dick, Welsh Rarebit (the "rarebit" is often misread as "rabbit"), eton mess, toad in the hole (Toad!), etc.

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Just Chat! / Should it be legal for air traffic controllers to smoke?

« on: 18/07/2023 15:11:57 »

It is said that it might be the most important job on earth. It is a job that takes 100% focus and calm. How can an ATC focus if they're having a nicotine withdrawal?

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Just Chat! / Does Mensa serve a good purpose?

« on: 15/07/2023 15:01:29 »

Or does it really boil down to dudes and dudettes receiving affirmation about their intelligence and importance?

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Guest Book / What users on this forum have bought the farm?

« on: 14/07/2023 22:46:10 »

Just curious, I don't know.