Recent comments in /f/mildlyinteresting
vanishingpointz t1_iy9qje5 wrote
Reply to This Chevron station priced its gas 82¢/gal. lower than the Shell station across the street. by fish_and_chisps
She'll stations in my area charge more for card payments. A lot more
badMother1 t1_iy9qezf wrote
BurgerKing cuts corners.
karmasalwayswatching t1_iy9qa4x wrote
Reply to comment by pvfjr in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
Who knows. That may also be a franchise location and the franchise owner(s) did something else.
Just a wild guess 🤷♀️
pvfjr OP t1_iy9q3yg wrote
Reply to comment by karmasalwayswatching in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
What's funny is right behind me they have two counters made from legit 2x6 stock, biscuit joined, from Ash, I believe. I guess they ran out of budget after buying those.
restingsurgeon t1_iy9q38y wrote
Reply to comment by Prindagelf in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
It is a bimetallic strip IIRC
House_Hippogriff t1_iy9pxcf wrote
have you developped the spontaneous ability to speak parseltongue?
House_Hippogriff t1_iy9pqez wrote
man, If If that isn't confidence in your brand quality, I don't know what is!
karmasalwayswatching t1_iy9ppn9 wrote
It's a very common thing in most restaurants with those style tables. They're inexpensive and can be purchased in bulk, especially for a major chain restaurant like this.
WFPBvegan2 t1_iy9pmy3 wrote
Reply to comment by ksquires1988 in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
This is correct.
pvfjr OP t1_iy9pkar wrote
Reply to comment by -m7kks- in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
Haha, indeed. If you think our plywood is fake, just wait till you see our cows!
HubblePie t1_iy9pikp wrote
Reply to comment by Banea-Vaedr in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Yes lol
the_stooge_nugget t1_iy9p82k wrote
Pretty sure it's a common thing to do.
-m7kks- t1_iy9p4fq wrote
Best not think too much about their burger meat
Banea-Vaedr t1_iy9p2qu wrote
Reply to comment by HubblePie in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Someone saw the YouTube video
Iain_MS OP t1_iy9oze8 wrote
Reply to comment by Prindagelf in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
Oh cool! I just assumed it would be expansion based like a thermometer. Thanks for insight!
lunalegops t1_iy9oyyh wrote
Reply to extra long mini-wheats by its_me_a_brooks_dude
Ubi ngawē
TheSnootBooper t1_iy9oncy wrote
I didn't know Coinstars had been around that long.
ksquires1988 t1_iy9ogky wrote
Reply to comment by Prindagelf in My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
IIRC that metal spring is actually 2 metals. I think it's called a bi-metallic strip.
GoodboyJohnnyBoy t1_iy9og1e wrote
Reply to Ryan Reynolds sent me his photo today by joshuajjb2
Was that his wtf period?
whooo_me t1_iy9nv4s wrote
It’s like a referendum, vote with your hand/bum. Looks like “over” is winning.
Prindagelf t1_iy9nocp wrote
Reply to My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
it's not entirely accurate, the assembly housing the Mercury and contacts sit on a metal spring, of a material I can't remember, the spring flexes as the temperature changes causing the Mercury to slide from one end of the glass to the other connecting the contacts
smokedpkcs t1_iy9nm9w wrote
Reply to extra long mini-wheats by its_me_a_brooks_dude
That’s goose shit
_Karlsson_ t1_iy9nl1l wrote
Reply to comment by bigview65 in A toucan skeleton by paulschal
Nah, it's hollow and very light.
HubblePie t1_iy9ncvt wrote
Reply to My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. by Iain_MS
That reminds me of one of those silent switches they used to sell.
pvfjr OP t1_iy9qlyh wrote
Reply to comment by badMother1 in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
Very nice. My daughter would surely roll her eyes at that one.