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How Do You Know If You’re In Love?

June 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

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“You’ll just know.” This was my mother’s vague response when I asked her how to know if you’re in love with someone, and needless to say, I was less than enthused by her response. To be honest, it seemed like a cop-out. Why, I wondered, can’t anyone seem to accurately describe what being in love feels like? We’ve all heard rom-com movie characters talk about fireworks and pop stars sing about the all-consuming obsession that comes with a new romance, but is that really love? Or is it just infatuation? How can you tell whether you’re just experiencing fiery passion or you’ve truly fallen for someone?

What Are Lobotomies And What Did An ‘Ideal Result’ Look Like?

June 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

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The lobotomy was designed to cut tissue connecting the prefrontal cortex to the thalamus. Since transorbital lobotomies are not guided or visualized if any way, they’re basically cutting blind into brain tissue.

It should be obvious why a tiny slip could have drastically different outcomes for differing patients. They’re slicing the brain, and can’t see where they’re slicing.

What Is Card Counting And How Does It Work?

June 15, 2021 Leave a Comment

Card counting is a system to determine the composition of the deck(s) in Blackjack, it has no use in Poker at all. One of the most commonly used is the Hi/Lo and it assigns a value to the cards.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ➤ +1
Cards 7, 8, 9 ➤ 0
Cards 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace ➤ -1

How Do Heat Seeking Missiles Work?

June 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

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(photo by expertinfantry)

Have you ever been so hungry that you can smell food even when you’re a room away?

Your nose picks up on the passive signal that is the heavenly scent your favourite lasagna is wafting from the kitchen, and you promptly get off your lazy bum to go chase after it. Even when you don’t see the physical food just yet, but you can pinpoint where it is just by following the trace.

That’s technically how seeker missiles work.

How Do Lie Detectors Work?

June 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

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According to the American Psychological Association, “There is no evidence that any pattern of physiological reactions is unique to deception. An honest person may be nervous when answering truthfully and a dishonest person may be non-anxious.”

Polygraphs don’t actually detect anything meaningful except that the person is under stress – and simply being given a polygraph is sufficient to trigger the stress.

Even the creator of the machines stated that they were bunk. They’re purely a prop for interrogators.

Why Is China So Hellbent On Erasing The Tiananmen Square Massacre From History?

June 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Everyone (at least in the West) seems to know about tank man, but there’s another story that’s not as widely known. It shines a whole new light on this and explains why the Chinese government is so heavy handed when it comes to this subject. It was more than just another autocratic crackdown on protestors, which while terrible are par for the course.

The Dumping Grounds

May 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

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How is “Squatter’s Rights” a Thing?

May 26, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’ve heard dozens of stories that go something like this:

Family buys home or rents apartment. Before they can officially move in, somebody rolls in with a sleeping bag and claims “squatters rights”. It takes months/years to evict them and costs thousands of dollars.

How is this legal? The squatter isn’t on the lease or deed to the home. They’re trespassing – why do they get any rights at all? Shouldn’t the police show up within hours to throw their ass out?

Plastic In The Microwave, Is There Really Any Danger To It?

May 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

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The majority of plastics can withstand microwave radiation and won’t break down nor melt. If you are buying commercial products, you might be able to find “microwave safe” symbols on them, which I think look like three squigly lines. Essentially, if you’re buying plastics that look like they were designed for storing food, then they are microwave safe.

Generally, for a plastic to be safe in a microwave it can’t react with the food, leach out components in the food, or decompose. A lot of storage containers such as plastic butter containers, sour cream containers, etc., can either melt or decompose. This also includes water bottles- don’t reheat water bottles if you want to be safe. Also, plastic bags from the grocery store should not be placed in the microwave.

How Would You Explain Love To A 12-Year-Old

May 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Son, love is… strange. The very first time you ever feel it, it’s like a whole new world has been opened. Your head starts spinning like a propellor on a plane, your heart soaring just like that aircraft. You can construct beautiful sentences in your head, but the second you start talking to this girl, they get jumbled up and you end up stammering out a combination of mixed up words. Those words start winding around your brain and pulling a knot, making it impossible to think, and you eventually end up walking away, your cheeks as red as the blood that your heart is pumping through your body at a million beats per second. And it’s beautiful.