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Spank86 t1_jabtd84 wrote
Reply to comment by decisionisgoaround in Eli5: why are some airplane jet engines under the wings and some on the vertical stabilizer? by Sad-Carrot-4397
Which bit?
Spank86 t1_ja95aik wrote
Reply to comment by marioquartz in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Probably because it's not massively relevant to the spanish. It's definitely taught in the uk and not as some sort of accident. When i was at school it was fairly bluntly explained that english landowners exported grain while the irish starved.
Spank86 t1_ja8zl5m wrote
Reply to comment by ace5762 in Eli5: why are some airplane jet engines under the wings and some on the vertical stabilizer? by Sad-Carrot-4397
Exactly. The aircraft could continue with just the tail engine. In a 2 engine aircraft however you've run out of engines, unless you want to try to crab your way to landing (hence staying close to an airport)
Spank86 t1_j8ei4oc wrote
Reply to comment by GsTSaien in [IMAGE] Be careful what you feed… by Rocky9711
I'm happy for your wolves. I hope they have a beautiful life together.
Spank86 t1_j6palpf wrote
Reply to comment by TurelSun in The family that bought the King's bed for £100 by BarKnight
Well thats no way to talk about William the conqueror!
Oh wait, you mean Charles....
Spank86 t1_j6owybz wrote
Reply to comment by makomirocket in The family that bought the King's bed for £100 by BarKnight
Well yeah but thats become a tradition because its a nice thing to do. It wasn't like at christmas you went for a walk in the woods because you needed to go post your credit card bill off and it was the quickest way and eventually everyone was like oh we have to go post johns credit card cheque. its a Christmas tradition, and you're like its 2022! Who pays credit card ls by cheque anymore. But somehow you're still walking.
Spank86 t1_j6nxb43 wrote
Reply to comment by BarKnight in The family that bought the King's bed for £100 by BarKnight
I love that this is a "tradition". I figure the first few kings were probably going, early morning tomorrow i should save some time and kip near westminster abbey, and a few monarchs down the line everyone has to do it.
Spank86 t1_j6mjs6s wrote
Reply to comment by bal00 in ElI5 why do digital books in the library have limited copies? by Leather-Custard8329
Pretty sure it would be worse for them than that. Unlimited copies of an ebook would mean no ebook sales not to libraries once word got around. Thats a lot of sales to make up.
Spank86 t1_j4n8x8d wrote
Reply to [Tool] Silver lining to getting older: Start a new good habit. Blink. A year has passed with you practicing that good habit. by travist67
Instructions unclear, spent the last 6 hours practiicng blinking.
Spank86 t1_j2es4o8 wrote
Reply to comment by IglooCrusade in Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves - Microwaves are useful for more than just heating up leftovers. They can also make landing pads on other worlds - Universe Today by vibrunazo
30 seconds.
I've shoved a stick in the bit that makes mine think the doors closed and ive got it on the windowsill turned on, juat got to line the bugger up. Eyeballing it should be fine, the moons pretty big.
Spank86 t1_j1n3zhn wrote
Reply to TIL that because of their flexible ankles, red pandas are one of the few animals that can climb down trees head-first. by TexasJustis
I'm willing to give this a try. Pretty sure i can pull it off, though it's not going to look good.
Spank86 t1_jefwqlh wrote
Reply to Baba Jaga by Juusto-Jones
Now the Maroon 5 song "moves like Yaga" makes a lot more sense.