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Zawn-_- t1_itopt03 wrote
Reply to comment by Faelysis in A new start after 60: I wanted to do something stupid when I turned 70 – so I learned to ride a motorbike by quellerand
Let me start this rebuttal by saying I've been riding since I was 11, my father since he was 17 half a dozen decades ago, and my mother since she was 9 or 10. I've been racing since I was 17.
Riding a motorcycle is fucking dumb. There is no barrier between me and anything I might hit if I mess up, like in cars. Cars have seatbelts, crumple zones, and a general bit of armour between myself and that tree. Best bet for crashing a bike is just hope you weren't going too fast and try to roll.
Wind can push you into the other lane, because you just aren't heavy enough to stop it. Your traction is limited by only two small wheels. Rain will kill you. A street bike on gravel is like having rugs pulled out from under you the entire drive and gravel on pavement can topple you. This is a short list of daily dangers to motorcyclists.
Riding is dumb. Never deny that. But fun means more to me than my stupidity.
Zawn-_- t1_itb0u9o wrote
Reply to comment by ramriot in Voter fraud charges dropped against Hervis Rogers, Houston man who waited hours to vote in 2020 by nosotros_road_sodium
Apparently not. https://www.britannica.com/science/minimum-viable-population#ref1215147
TLDR: 50 is enough to limit inbreeding and 500 is enough to limit genetic drift (idk what that is). This is an old rule however and has since been somewhat discredited. I think. I'm not that into this, i was briefly curious.
Zawn-_- t1_irw2n2z wrote
Reply to Scientists have developed a low-cost small device (15x20cm) that can harness energy from wind as gentle as a light breeze and store it as electricity. With wind at 2 m/s the device can produce 3 volts and generate power of up to 290 microwatts (sufficient to power a commercial sensor) by nimnlil
Hear me out, what if we created a fan that could produce winds of 2 m/s but only used 2 volts to power it? Infinite entergy? I think so.
Edit: yes this is sarcasm.
Zawn-_- t1_ir90knf wrote
Reply to comment by downonthesecond in 'I think it's doing some good:' Kentucky's first Narcan vending machine opens in Hardin County by tta2013
What's worse with fentanyl is that now fentanyl can be found in some prescription meds. Awkward when you get fentanyl from the pharmacy.
Edit: when you weren't looking to buy it.
Zawn-_- t1_iuglbkk wrote
Reply to comment by Hairy-Owl-5567 in South Africa's new Zulu king officially recognised by government by HRJafael
Same, this is great fun to read.