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mega_douche1 t1_j6gvzw3 wrote
Reply to comment by DickNoseKnowz in TIL that air is a fluid by andreasdagen
How is the title misleading? It's just someone not understanding scientific terminologies
FusedForeskin t1_j6gvxva wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL redwood trees -- growing to heights of 350 feet or more (over 100 meters) -- have roots that go only about ten feet into the ground. by OccludedFug
I thought they were ten feet deep, though?
arPie74 t1_j6gvusi wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
If a store like Kohls begins to notice that the vast majority of their customers are not in a demographic that listens to the kind of muzak they plague us with and adjusts just that one thing, it will be worth it.
GetsGold t1_j6gvkbv wrote
Reply to comment by kumquat_repub in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
But whatever comparison method you choose is going to be arbitrary. What if one method makes the US longer while another makes China longer? Then you're going to have the same drama as in this comment section over which to use.
konami9407 t1_j6gviwr wrote
Reply to comment by OskaMeijer in TIL redwood trees -- growing to heights of 350 feet or more (over 100 meters) -- have roots that go only about ten feet into the ground. by OccludedFug
I didn't know concrete slabs could have negative thickness. TIL.
shmatelyn t1_j6gvahk wrote
Reply to comment by toefurkyfuckmittens in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Ugh so true! No offense taken here or anything btw. Also your username make me chuckle out loud!
toefurkyfuckmittens t1_j6gv2zb wrote
Reply to comment by shmatelyn in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Sorry, lots of dudes on reddit are eager to explain the experience of womanhood to women. tone is hard to read, carry on!
[deleted] t1_j6gv127 wrote
shmatelyn t1_j6guzjx wrote
Reply to comment by toefurkyfuckmittens in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
I am too, silly goose! It was also a joke 🤣
toefurkyfuckmittens t1_j6gux5t wrote
Reply to comment by shmatelyn in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
I am a woman, you donut. It was a joke.
vexens t1_j6guli5 wrote
Reply to TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Is this when Tupac was serving time for the gang rape?
kumquat_repub t1_j6guilm wrote
Reply to comment by GetsGold in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
The lengths of coastlines cannot be measured absolutely, but they can be compared…relative to one another. You just have to use the same measuring standard on each one for a comparative measurement.
FighterOfEntropy t1_j6gtiib wrote
Reply to comment by verylittleinsight in TIL Some sharks will eat their siblings while in the mother's womb. When reproduction is ovoviviparous, that is, fertilized eggs are retained within the body and develop there. Prior to birth, the young in the womb may feed on undeveloped eggs and unborn siblings. by testhec10ck
Aaaand now that song is stuck in my head. Thanks a lot.
pagersky OP t1_j6gti3k wrote
Reply to comment by TinyDayDreamer0 in TIL that Manhattanhenge is an event when the sunrise and sunset aligns with the east-west main street grid in Manhattan, NYC by pagersky
That's where I heard about it
ThatTysonKid t1_j6gt9z2 wrote
Reply to TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
I thought it was just the name of a world in Banjo-Tooie.
moonlightpeas t1_j6gt2mt wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Have you tried seeing how big china is if you take Taiwan away?
Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6gsyea wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Does dick measuring surface area matter in the scheme of things? Farm able land seems more important.
sweet-n-sombre t1_j6gsgts wrote
MegaWattson t1_j6gsbu9 wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
It says right in the article “The EyeSee does not store any images or record video. It also doesn't record audio, though it will have the ability to listen for trends soon.”
Sooooo what exactly is it doing if not recording anything?
Alternative-Flan2869 t1_j6gsakl wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
That is such an American post. Geography and foreign languages are American achilles heels.
cyberentomology t1_j6gs61n wrote
Reply to TIL on the night of 22-23 July 1945 USN Commander Eugene Fluckey sent a shore party from his submarine USS Barb (SS-220) to sabotage a railroad. The raiders became the only Allied force to invade mainland Japan in the war, and the Barb became the only sub in history with a confirmed kill on a train. by YankeeWalrus
Trains float very poorly.
TinyDayDreamer0 t1_j6gs4sq wrote
Reply to TIL that Manhattanhenge is an event when the sunrise and sunset aligns with the east-west main street grid in Manhattan, NYC by pagersky
neil degrasse tyson talked about this in joe rogan podcast
mega_douche1 t1_j6gw3m9 wrote
Reply to comment by tbodillia in TIL that air is a fluid by andreasdagen
You need new friends