SirDooble
SirDooble t1_jcxjo7d wrote
Reply to comment by xnmw in TIFU by telling my girlfriend she could use my computer cleaner to organize my spice rack, peppering us all. by [deleted]
Depends somewhat on the funnel.
I had this same dilemma a little while back when I made a spice rack for my dad. The funnel I had was a little silicone one (it was an effective size for a small spice bottle, whereas my larger plastic one was too big and I'd have probably knocked everything over using it).
The silicone one did the job, but I guess because of static electricity, it kept an awful lot of particles of herbs/spices stuck to it each and every time.
So that meant giving it a quick wash and a dry about 24 times whilst filling all the bottles. Definitely a lot more time consuming than I anticipated.
SirDooble t1_j1tu707 wrote
Reply to comment by user6876444568998754 in ELI5: Why green and red are the definitive Christmas colors? by P4rturi
Cardinals only live in the Americas, so while they'll have become a Christmas icon there, they're not well connected to it in Europe.
Europe has the European Robin however, affectionately called the Robin Redbreast in the UK, which has long been associated with Christmas and featured on some of the first Christmas cards.
The European Robin is mostly sedentary, so it doesn't migrate to warmer climates in the winter. When the trees are bare of leaves, it's quite easy to spot a Robin with it's colourful chest against the greys and whites of winter. This makes them quite an iconic image of winter.
It became a staple part of the modern Christmas tradition which started in the 1800s in the UK. It's certainly fair to say it's one part of why the colour red is associated with Christmas time.
SirDooble t1_iy3gauy wrote
Reply to comment by GESNodoon in TIL that as of August, 2022 there were over 2.8 million podcasts available online worldwide with over 135 million episodes in total. by big_macaroons
Well, it depends on age of the podcast really, plus the rate that they release new episodes.
There are lots of good podcasts that only release monthly, but of course that means just 12 episodes a year.
I don't know for certain, but I would imagine a weekly release is the most common rate of release. So even for a very successful podcast, if they're only a year old, they'll only have 52 episodes at most.
I guess what I'm saying is that quantity doesn't necessarily correlate to quality. And unless you're very successful and profitable, you probably can't release a high rate (more often than weekly) of episodes and maintain technical quality. Most podcasts are edited and published by the hosts, whereas super successful ones can afford to pay professional editors to edit and release however many eps each week.
SirDooble t1_iuji0cc wrote
Reply to comment by arnomora in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
Oh yeah, that's called the melee, and is a big fight on foot between people, sometimes in teams.
There is a trope in some films/shows though, where two people are jousting each other. One gets dehorsed by the other, and out of anger, pulls the other off of their horse. The two then begin to fight each other on foot, while still in their jousting armour. This trope was most recently in House of the Dragon.
SirDooble t1_iuh0x1i wrote
Reply to comment by Uselessmedics in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
So, I guess the trope of two rival jousters going at each other, one unhorses the other, and both get on foot to duel, is probably quite impractical.
SirDooble t1_je7lsud wrote
Reply to comment by grambell789 in eli5 why ancient historical buildings haven’t been kept up? Why are buildings like the Parthenon and the Colosseum in such disrepair? Greece and Rome/Italy have existed the entire time? by PickledSpace56
Well you can't really do that in Athens. There probably aren't any hills around that don't already have other ancient monuments on them. So you'd have to wipe out something else for a replica of another monument already available to see.
Besides which, a large part of the grandiosity of the Parthenon comes from its presence on the Acropolis. There's not another hill around that would match that.