Ratnix
Ratnix t1_jebqjzg wrote
Reply to comment by buildyourown in Eli5: On a production line, how do they make a car, plane or anything else be identical from one another without differences? by SideburnG
We do metal machining for the auto parts we make. The parts we make get randomly checked a couple of times per shift for all of the necessary specifications down to a couple hundredths of a millimeter variance.
If a part checks out of spec, the production of those parts are shut down and an engineer comes out to do what is necessary to make good parts again.
While they are doing that, quality control goes to the parts that were made by the out of spec machine and checks them, from oldest produced since the last line check, to the newest produced, until they find where the bad parts started getting made. They are then quarantined and sorted and measured, throwing out all out of spec parts.
They are all virtually identically, only having slight differences of no more than 0.02mm
Ratnix t1_je2o02f wrote
Reply to comment by wpmason in ELI5: How is a high level of precision maintained during the construction of a building to make sure its built square, level all around? by phenols
I briefly worked at a place that made things like pre-built ceiling trusses. The tolerance for each board we cut to be assembled into the truss was 1/4inch. So if each board was 1/4in short, you'd be looking at a 1/2in gap at that particular joint.
So yeah, It's not necessarily going to be square when you have tolerances like that.
Ratnix t1_jdcnumr wrote
Reply to comment by theonlyonethatknocks in Man accused of violating no-contact order with woman who’s now missing in Vancouver, WA by bruisescold
Don't they serve them with papers when they have a RO against them? I assume they do, else how would someone know about it? And if they served him with the RO, then they could have arrested him right then.
Ratnix t1_jdck7tf wrote
Reply to comment by theonlyonethatknocks in Man accused of violating no-contact order with woman who’s now missing in Vancouver, WA by bruisescold
Right, but the RO should have been enough to let them know he left the state and a warrant should have been issued.
Ratnix t1_jdcewo4 wrote
Reply to comment by the-il-mostro in Man accused of violating no-contact order with woman who’s now missing in Vancouver, WA by bruisescold
Innocent until proven guilty.
The question really is, how was he able to leave the state? Even with presumed innocence, he should still be required to stick around the state the charges are in. And if she was able to get a restraining order on him, they should have been able to see that he had homicide charges in another state.
Ratnix t1_jcjkcpx wrote
Reply to comment by Cold-Advance-5118 in Pornhub owner MindGeek sold to Ottawa private equity firm by marketrent
Because they likely feel they will be able to get a nice return on their investment before they implode Pornhub.
Ratnix t1_jbjuhxi wrote
Reply to comment by mind_the_umlaut in Numerous arrests after massive high school brawl that sent officer to hospital by DeathCatforKudi
Someone probably fucked the daughter's "boyfriend".
Ratnix t1_ja8k448 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in A transgender woman will compete in a Puerto Rico pageant for the first time by BecuzMDsaid
I wouldn't want to be a judge for that event. If she doesn't win, then "anyone who didn't vote for her is just transphobic." If she does win, "it's only because she's Trans".
No matter what happens, they're going to get hated upon.
Ratnix t1_j9z8i7n wrote
Reply to comment by Turnip45 in ELI5: How did association football become the most popular sport in the world, more popular than any other sport that was spread around the world? by astarisaslave
Do away with the catcher. Use a building/fence as a backstop, and the batter throws the ball back to the pitcher. A couple of people in the outfield and an infielder.
It's not like there would ever be based loaded and no stealing. So there's not really a need for everyone covering a base.
Ratnix t1_j9z6po7 wrote
Reply to comment by Turnip45 in ELI5: How did association football become the most popular sport in the world, more popular than any other sport that was spread around the world? by astarisaslave
>baseball where you need at a minimum a diamond, enough clear space for the ball to reasonably fly and a minimum of 7 fielders along with other equipment
While baseball is more difficult, you don't need the full complement to play. You need a bat and a ball and an open field, anything can be used to mark the bases. Gloves definitely help, but i have played without them. And you don't need a whole team. We've played with 4 to a side before. It's just better with the full teams of 9 to a side.
Ratnix t1_j6o14g8 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Who buys the stock I sell? by Raven019
If it'sa highly traded stock, there's always someone or some fund out there that's looking to buy it.
But something like my grandparents bought stock in the local phone company a few decades ago, and you have to hunt for someone willing to buy it
Ratnix t1_j6f91og wrote
Reply to comment by Coconspiritors in ELI5/Why can’t we change the geography of a large area of land to bring desired weather by Coconspiritors
And just what do you think is going to happen to weather patterns when you start removing and building new mountains?
All you're going to do is move the location of the weather somewhere else. And that will effect the weather all across the world.
You might be able to make a small local change, but you could screw up the weather for a much larger area.
That's all assuming it was even something that humans could do in the first place.
Ratnix t1_j6cctqu wrote
Reply to comment by Snatch_Pastry in eli5: Why does cheap alcohol taste worse than nicer alcohol? by Chase_The_Dream
And they don't ask for top shelf when they order drinks, so they get whatever cheap shit that particular establishment pours by default.
Some places, at least around here, will have the good stuff. But they don't pour it by default. You have to specifically ask for it, and they're going to charge you more for it.
Basically, it's like in the movies when someone walks up to a bar and says, "Give me a beer." Except they are just asking for a shot of tequila without specifying they want something other than the cheap shit.
Ratnix t1_j62ubkq wrote
Reply to comment by yet_another_pervert in eli5 why just one single day sleeping at the wrong time is enough for destroying your sleep routine, and makes it so hard to restore it? by _hetris
For me, it is because i have to force myself to sleep on a schedule that isn't what my body wants to be on.
I'm a night owl. If i let my body set its own sleep sleep, I'd be going to sleep sometime between 6am-9am. If i ever get an extended period of time off from work and just sleep when I'm tired, instead of going to bed at a time that i can get a good night sleep in order to get up for work, that's the schedule I'll be on within a week.
I unfortunately have to leave for work at 5 am, so i simply can not let my body set its own sleep schedule. I have to go to bed at the same time 7 days a week. Just staying awake 2-3 extra hours, say on a Friday or Saturday night, means that when i need to go to bed in order to get up for work Monday morning, I'm simply not tired enough to sleep. And it'll take me 2-3 days to get back onto my forced sleep schedule, during which I'll be a zombie until I'm able actually get a good night's sleep in the schedule I'm forced to sleep.
Ratnix t1_j2dkx1r wrote
Reply to comment by PuzzleMeDo in ELI5: Why do companies require annual budget be spent 100%? by angrybird7677
>Budget is power and status; there's no reward for returning unspent money to the company.
It's not just that. We do electroplating where i work. Stuff doesn't need to be replaced on a yearly basis. And when it does need replaced, it can be very costly, especially when one thing breaks and causes other things to break. And if that budget isn't allocated to that department, it can be a very bad time until the next budget comes out. So, spending money at the end of the fiscal year, in order to use up the entire budget, on stuff that just isn't needed, can be the difference between actually getting something replaced instead of slapping some duct tape on it and hoping it'll last until the next budget.
Ratnix t1_j2dk1uo wrote
Because, if one department isn't spending all of their allocated budget, they means they don't need the amount allocated to them. And if they don't need it, some other department surely can use it because they didn't have enough allocated to them.
So department's try to spend their entire allocation so that when they actually do need it, it'll be there.
You don't need the money, right up until you do. And when you do need it, if you don't have that allocation to your department, you're SOL, you'll have to try to get it for next year's/quarterly budget.
Spending it just tells the people who make the budget that you do in fact need the amount allocated to you and to not give some of it to someone else.
Ratnix t1_ixgoa4o wrote
Reply to comment by teddytwelvetoes in iFixit put up a Right to Repair billboard on the New York Governor's drive to work by kwiens
That's what i was thinking. I would be surprised if this wasn't the case. The chances of someone like that seeing something like this seem rather small.
Ratnix t1_iwitczq wrote
Reply to comment by gunplumber700 in Recycled wastewater is not only as safe to drink as conventional potable water, it may even be less toxic than many sources of water we already drink daily by giuliomagnifico
>Do you know how wwtp’s work?
Yes. We do water treatment at my work and I work with it.
>but not without major upgrades.
Of course. But again, why would they do more than they absolutely have to right now if people don't want to drink treated waste water?
Ratnix t1_iwi3op5 wrote
Reply to comment by gunplumber700 in Recycled wastewater is not only as safe to drink as conventional potable water, it may even be less toxic than many sources of water we already drink daily by giuliomagnifico
>For example the average wastewater plant does not produce an effluent turbidity low enough to meet federal drinking water requirements
Why would they though if it's not going to be treated for drinking and instead be dumped back into the water cycle to be treated further down the road?
I understand what you're saying but i think it's that way simply because they don't have to do any more than that. If it was going to be drinkable water i believe it would be treated to the standards needed.
Ratnix t1_itqek8j wrote
Reply to comment by darkpaladin in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico
> Also any repair you need takes longer and has transportation costs added on, assuming you can even find a professional.
That's going to depend on how rural you are.
I live in a rural area. I found a hole in my main drain pipe Saturday. I called a plumber and he was there in less than an hour and had it fixed up in a jiffy. I've never had problems getting a professional out for anything.
Rural doesn't mean living hours away from any town.
Ratnix t1_jegxr4z wrote
Reply to comment by fattymcassface in What are your thoughts on Andrew Tate getting released from jail today? by AMGBOI69420
I wouldn't even know who the fuck he is if Reddit didn't have such a hardon for him.