Recent comments in /f/mildlyinteresting
Poorkiddonegood8541 t1_iyaa5a8 wrote
Reply to comment by trucorsair in The taco shop didn’t update the default text on their signs by lunarianrose
Don't forget a side of "magna aliqua"! Lorem ipsum just isn't right without it!?
Usagiboy7 t1_iya9yuu wrote
Method on the left you are more likely to get someone else's poop on your fingers from where they brushed the wall. And the chances of you noticing are not great unless it is still wet.
BlueMonkOne t1_iya9omt wrote
Reply to Just your normal dude playing an accordion with a unicorn mask in a public park by DarkMatterOne
The only way I can play the accordion is in a mask too.
ambermoon81 t1_iya9h6q wrote
Veneer of a fake wood on fake wood in a place that serves junk/fake food. Color me surprised
nayhem_jr t1_iya9bjk wrote
Reply to comment by Kurotan 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
Thermocouples measure voltage across a material that is sensitive to temperature, same thing that digital thermometers use. This allows for much more precision and faster response than that old bimetallic switch.
Time_Owl_2589 t1_iya973t wrote
Reply to A jug of shampoo by MamboNumber5Guy
r/crappydesign
RadBadTad t1_iya8s9i wrote
Reply to comment by Kurotan 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
Modern thermometers use a variety of different methods and sensors to determine the temperature, but some of them include, thermocouples, Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs), thermistors, and Solid State sensors. These all use the ideas of voltage, resistance, and current to determine what the ambient temperature is.
The technology is a lot more complex than something like a bimetallic spring and some mercury, but if you're interested there is good reading about it!
RickleMcPickelton t1_iya8n5b wrote
Reply to comment by TohruH3 in One of my double sided screws was machined poorly by spinzakumetothemoon
Interesting
Do you create a lot of stuff for kitties ?
onlysmallcats t1_iya8e46 wrote
Fake fake wood
jonny24eh t1_iya8a9d wrote
Reply to comment by karmasalwayswatching in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
Whats funny is that it's covering something cheap (particle board) with something also cheap* (plywood) instead of end grain veneer to make it look like solid wood.
*plywood is of course more expensive than particle board but it's generally not considered as a finish material using the edge grain like this
Kurotan t1_iya833x wrote
Reply to comment by RadBadTad 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
What do the digital ones use then? I didn't know they stopped mercury.
LessMochaJay t1_iya81he wrote
Reply to A jug of shampoo by MamboNumber5Guy
Dairy moisturizer.
your_Assholiness t1_iya7ht1 wrote
Reply to comment by your_Assholiness 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
sorry I only read the first entry... I agree with ksquires1988 it's a bi-metal strip
artaig t1_iya7fxt wrote
Very common. Don't look into Ikea tables and shelves... they are made of cardboard.
cheeyeni t1_iya7eto wrote
Reply to Sesame Street branded pore strips by Excellent-Space3036
these are by the brand starface! they make pore strips and pimple patches and skincare like that. they collaborated with sesame street and even spongebob to add new designs to their products! i think theyre pretty cute tbh. i think they made hello kitty ones at one point also but im not sure.
your_Assholiness t1_iya7a7y 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
The spring is a BI- Metal strip that expands at different rates to tip the mercury switch and make contact.
hatsuseno t1_iya73vb 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
I'm in good company it seems
RogueThneed t1_iya6zr9 wrote
Reply to comment by mtdewrulz in The name tag on my kid's jacket has lines for 3 names for hand me downs. by sixpackremux
Okay, that was fricken hilarious. Thank you so much.
beeeeeeeeks t1_iya6ntu wrote
Reply to This monster baby carrot by WantedDadorAlive
Baby carrots are just mechanically processed larger carrots! How's that for mildly interesting?
RadBadTad t1_iya6k1b wrote
Reply to comment by BoringCrow3742 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
Digital thermostats are WAY more accurate, and react a lot faster than analog thermostats. Old analog thermostats also need to be calibrated semi-regularly, as even bumping against it wrong can throw off the metal pieces inside that are used to react to the temperature in the room.
I don't know what you're referring to when you say that they "fuck up" all the time, but there isn't really any widespread issue with the accuracy or reliability of a digital thermostat, and certainly nothing related to the mechanics of actually reading the temperature of your home. Hell, they can even account for being in direct sunlight by subtracting the warmth they gain from the light. Analog thermostats can not.
CraftBrewHaHa OP t1_iya65pj wrote
Reply to comment by Top_Environment5013 in My one bell pepper had THREE babies inside! by CraftBrewHaHa
Hahaha not the babies! 😂
BoringCrow3742 t1_iya5zz1 wrote
Reply to comment by RadBadTad 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
analog is still better, digital fucks up all the time.
BoringCrow3742 t1_iya5wuy wrote
Reply to comment by jayg76 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
any thermostat worth using still does.
HTorv t1_iya5mmx 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
Yep … old one for sure!!
waffles-n-gravy t1_iyaa5xg wrote
Reply to My seltzer can has a completely different lid by MaxwellNick
Seltzer lol. Is that what the alcoholics call it these days?