Dayofsloths

Dayofsloths t1_ja2n4ci wrote

I think it's hard to underestimate just how fucking dumb people can be. How many videos are there of people walking up to bison, bears, lions, etc, only to be horribly mauled because wild animals aren't like donkeys at a petting zoo?

Unless the story takes extra steps to say these characters are smart, I'm willing to have the benefit of the doubt that these people are just morons.

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Dayofsloths t1_j6iatb2 wrote

The behind the scenes for breaking bad and better call Saul are fantastic, couldn't recommend them enough.

Best part of the breaking bad ones is what a shit Bryan Cranston is. Don't get me wrong, he's delightful, but he's constantly fucking with everyone and it's great.

One prank he would pull on Aaron Paul (Jessie) is pretending his character had been killed off. He'd go up to him, tell him how great it was working together on the show, and how he would do great things after leaving, only for Aaron to panic, rush to get the script, and find out he survives.

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Dayofsloths t1_j2di1ei wrote

Yeah, Poppy isn't very fun to watch a lot of the time.

I think the show has a bit of a tone problem, where it seems like it wants us to like and support the characters, but they're all terrible people.

With Its Always Sunny, they're also all terrible people, but you're not meant to like or agree with them. You watch to see them do ridiculous things and be humiliated.

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Dayofsloths t1_iy5o2ch wrote

Yeah for sure, I guess I drew a line between the "slipstream" and drafting.

The first vehicle is "breaking" the air, so there's less resistance to the following vehicles. This is also why cyclists and birds tend to flock.

I was thinking of this as two different things and addressed one part, but really it's all a combination of factors.

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Dayofsloths t1_iy5i0nf wrote

When something moves through air, it leaves an empty space behind it. New air moves to fill that space, which is the phenomenon you're calling a slipstream.

If it's a very large object moving quickly, like an 18 wheeler going down the highway, there can be a lot of air moving in behind it, and if you're close enough, you can be pulled along with the air.

The ideal distance will vary depending on the size and speed involved, but it's generally a bad idea because you need to be an unsafe distance from them. You're basically tailgating them.

A cross wind would have an effect, because the point of lowest air pressure behind the truck would move, but again, not really worth considering because you'd have to be right up their ass.

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