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Fyvrfg t1_j10kp0x wrote

Reply to comment by DiaMat2040 in My mom’s 50 year old magnifier from the CCCP era. The star is a state quality mark of the USSR which works as a certification of quality. by daanikp

It would create cheap crap so they could reach their quota. Soviet cars were pieces of shit you had to wait 5 years and more to buy. Even then everyone wanted a western one. Same thing with household appliances and clothes. "Soviet quality" is a myth carried by russian nationalists. Nobody wanted to make quality stuff, it just had to be acceptable

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DrBarnabyFulton t1_j10iz6p wrote

Reply to comment by Antonio9photo in [Request] Motorcycle gloves - any type by Antonio9photo

The Icon are goat skin (I think) they're thicker than my older A-stars. A bit thick for Summer and too thin for Winter, good feel and soft. My Odins are the SMX, these are my Summer gloves. They're Cowhide and a little thicker but, perforated palms and breathe VERY well. I wish the SMXs had palm sliders, beyond that I like them a lot and they look new still after 2 years.

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bigpaulo t1_j10g29z wrote

Reply to Recommendation for BIFL chef's knife? by notproudortired

Whatever you get, don't get one with a bolster than runs into the heel of the knife... because it will make sharpening the knife increasingly difficult over the life of the knife. And if it's really going to be "for life", don't sharpen with a pull-through sharpener, learn how to sharpen on a stone or crock stick sharpener.

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife is OK, but I'll also suggest a variety of Portuguese-designed (made?) ICEL chef's knives:

https://www.icel.pt/en/products/kitchen/pratica/chefs-knife-narrow-blade-1925

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SoItWasYouAllAlong t1_j10czbu wrote

Reply to comment by Generation-WinVista in My mom’s 50 year old magnifier from the CCCP era. The star is a state quality mark of the USSR which works as a certification of quality. by daanikp

You should ease off the propaganda, bud. The following is the list of USSR Nobel laureates in science. Of a total of 8, Lev Landau is the only one I can identify as non-Russian (I'm not sure about it - he was born in Baku, which was in the Russian Empire at the time, but today is in Azerbaijan so I thought I'd count him as non-Russian).

​ Physics:

  • 1958 Pavel Cherenkov, Ilya Frank, Igor Tamm
  • 1962 Lev Landau
  • 1964 Nikolay Basov, Aleksandr Prokhorov
  • 1978 Pyotr Kapitsa

Chemistry:

  • 1956 Nikolai Semenov
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javaavril t1_j10andg wrote

Reply to Dishwasher Soap Alternative from Previous Post by nathanjoco

I don't remember the post, but I buy my tenants Cascade Complete powder, Jet dry rinse aid, and Finish dishwasher salt. It's an inexpensive combination, cleans and drys excellently, I don't have to repair the common complaints or issues with pods.

I also use the same combo at home. Only need to fill the salt reservoir and rinse aid quarterly, or as needed, and a half teaspoon of detergent in the prewash, 1-1.5 tsps of detergent in the main wash.

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