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Groundbreaking-Bar89 t1_jcgrsub wrote
Reply to comment by Iwant2beFemboy in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Haha same here. I wear those headphones that allow you to hear still with volume control and ear buds.
To clarify they are the ear protection with sound for better awareness.
Iwant2beFemboy t1_jcgrmi8 wrote
Reply to comment by Groundbreaking-Bar89 in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Me too, but strangely I love guns, which are generally obscenely loud
johnmyster OP t1_jcgrdc0 wrote
Reply to comment by AnxiouslyPessimistic in TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means. by johnmyster
The real translation right here!
Groundbreaking-Bar89 t1_jcgr2ra wrote
Reply to comment by askmeaboutmysciatica in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Me too.. I’m the type of person who hates fire alarms and loud noises.
Groundbreaking-Bar89 t1_jcgqxcf wrote
SalMinellaOnYouTube t1_jcgp7ki wrote
People used to ship their kids before they made a rule against it.
shelovesbackshots OP t1_jcgp1mh wrote
For the first two days of life, chicks are still digesting the yolk sacks from the eggs. They can survive shipment as long as they are kept warm and arrive within three days at the most.
AnxiouslyPessimistic t1_jcgntse wrote
Roughly translated it means “never discounted”
Artsy_traveller_82 t1_jcglf0j wrote
Reply to comment by ComfortableSock2044 in TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means. by johnmyster
Nothing I said contradicts anything you just said.
OI01Il0O t1_jcgib9y wrote
Reply to TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
If it didn’t have the sea wall it would be French toast.
PaulWalkerTexasRangr t1_jcgfyvz wrote
Reply to comment by JoeWhy2 in TIL that Nokia has been in business since 1865. by flightofthenochords
Pirelli also made telecom equipment for a while. There was a lot of overlap between rubber products and telephone supplies in the early copper days, because of the need for insulation.
Sillypugpugpugpug t1_jcgeyv8 wrote
Odd-Valuable1370 t1_jcgdv7m wrote
Reply to TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Arrowhead might be the loudest, but I bet they never got called for a penalty for being too loud.
LifeEnjoyerrr t1_jcgdl83 wrote
It has no official backbone either.
But When's that ever been relevant.
JoeWhy2 t1_jcgdjza wrote
50+ year old Scandinavian here. We were kind of surprised to see Nokia enter the cellphone market. Before that, we knew the company for rubber boots.
Unindoctrinated t1_jcgbh66 wrote
Reply to comment by huzernayme in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Most companies/organisations try to avoid doing things that they can be sued for.
Unindoctrinated t1_jcgapkk wrote
Reply to comment by Totschlag in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
There may not have been an intention for the stadium to amplify acoustics, but humans can't reach 142db, so the stadium is definitely helping.
olagorie t1_jcg7xkx wrote
For me it’s official enough.
Eogard t1_jcg7upt wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
You are correct, but to be more precise Saint Malo was a Corsair city. So pirates who were armed and approved by the King of France. So pirates used to disrupt foreign expeditions, a form of political pawn. The most famous is probably Surcouf, born in Saint Malo.
PunkPint t1_jcg7n1j wrote
good TIL, thanks for posting
nathynjoseph t1_jcg6gai wrote
Reply to TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
I first heard about this city in the book “All The Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. Amazing facts.
LipTrev t1_jcg516m wrote
Reply to comment by PunkPint in TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
Tom Scott makes amazing engaging videos, but he gets so many things half right that I kinda want to call him QI the YouTube guy.
I love QI, and they ask such great questions, and have smart funny people on to talk about them. Might well call them Tom Scott the TV Show, for their likability, and interesting topics, and humor. But man they get so many things wrong. Which, thankfully, they lean into as the show goes on, as Allan Davies often loses points for simply stating as fact something that was stated as fact on previous episodes, and in fact was just wrong.
Tom Scott, on the other hand, justs leaves his misunderstandings out there without comment. I still love his videos, but it is very much buyer beware as to whether he gets things right.
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Reply to comment by Candid_Difference227 in TIL Switzerland has no official capital city by OlinKirkland
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doctor-rumack t1_jcg36gw wrote
Reply to comment by neoengel in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan
So is it mostly bananas that you eat? Please don't talk while my hand is in your mouth, I'm not going to tell you again.
Iwant2beFemboy t1_jcgryy8 wrote
Reply to TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
In this thread you'll find the dozen or so Redditors that actually like sports