dvdmaven
dvdmaven t1_jecxrl4 wrote
Reply to TIL that, during the Cold War, every infantry and armor battalion in the U.S Army had one officer trained to deploy the Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM), commonly known as the backpack nuke by nomad_556
And most people realized that only one tactical nuke would be fired, followed by the immediate escalation to strategic weapons - all of them.
dvdmaven t1_jebijjz wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
When I was stationed in the West Indies one of the female officers tried desperately to get a tan, because she was going home for xmas. Six hours a day three days a week, nothing. No tan, no burn, nothing.
dvdmaven t1_jdxij2m wrote
Reply to comment by Carbon_Rod in TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer
I stopped around three gallons because of low iron. I just have trouble assimilating it.
dvdmaven t1_jdxibdw wrote
Reply to comment by greatgildersleeve in TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer
There's no upper age limit, just be in good health and over 110 lbs.
dvdmaven t1_jdt81nn wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Copy5217 in TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
I had a friend who was a bit of a clothes horse, who died in 2004. His GF gave me two wardrobes full of clothes: Gap, LL Bean, that level. Still have one that's mostly shirts.
dvdmaven t1_jdsqqp1 wrote
Reply to TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
With few exceptions, all of my shirts and slacks/jeans date back to 1990s; plus some of my boots. My coats are even more vintage. My painter's pants are from my Navy days in the late 1970s.
dvdmaven t1_jdd3t4a wrote
Reply to Canada scientists create new method to break down toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | University of British Columbia researchers develop silica-based material with ability to absorb wider range of harmful chemicals by Hrmbee
California Warning: Silica is known to cause cancer (like everything else in California).
dvdmaven t1_jbhrbp6 wrote
Reply to City of Toronto puts up sign limiting barking at dog park, removes it following public scrutiny by nimobo
The only time I've been in a dog park and there wasn't ANY barking was with about 130 greyhounds and their owners. I've lived in places that had limits on dogs barking, including one that defined "excessive" as more than 45 minutes continuously.
dvdmaven t1_jaywaku wrote
Restaurant meals tend to be smaller than in the US and more expensive.
dvdmaven t1_jacxii7 wrote
Reply to Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists were able to accidently view a supernova explosion in a nearby galaxy. According to their study, the discovery could offer new insight into the cosmos. by Impossible_Cookie596
"Located about 40 million miles away from Earth..." That's gonna to burn a bit. Original article: 40 million light-years.
dvdmaven t1_j9pt7e9 wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
The number of times I have wished for these when some town decided to save money by making street signs smaller or only on one corner of an intersection.
dvdmaven t1_j9likkm wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
When I lived in San Diego, Saturday night was Square Pan pizza and Rocky Horror. haven't seen it in decades, though.
dvdmaven t1_j8yjfow wrote
One out of three may have been?
dvdmaven t1_j8ts0of wrote
One of my nephews used tinted glasses back in the '80s to read. His reading level jumped three grades in four months.
dvdmaven t1_j8tfdml wrote
Reply to comment by jfecju in A broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotic that does not evoke bacterial resistance by geoxol
Yeah, "evoke existing bacterial resistance" would have been better. On the other hand, the method lends itself to producing multiple variants.
dvdmaven t1_j8gi8md wrote
What to do when you fall in a vat of chocolate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4qJ5Za6zY Smothers Brothers
dvdmaven t1_j8eocy2 wrote
Reply to A study found that CBD "exerted anti-cancer activity by reducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and causing cell cycle arrest." by OregonTripleBeam
More specifically, "In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of cannabidiol prostate cancer cells" Considering there's no non-invasive treatment for this cancer.
dvdmaven t1_j72h4fq wrote
All of our mutts know their names and "Outside?".
dvdmaven t1_j6zn42o wrote
Reply to New n=987 study into coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) suggests its main causes are clowns' unpredictability, their illness-like makeup, and prior media exposure. by fotogneric
I have an acquaintance who is a semi-professional clown. She refuses to accept that some people (me included) do not find clowns funny or entertaining. I saw her working a crowd at a street fair and about 70% of the kids got very upset when she approached, didn't slow her down.
dvdmaven t1_j6gaj3z wrote
Reply to TIL redwood trees -- growing to heights of 350 feet or more (over 100 meters) -- have roots that go only about ten feet into the ground. by OccludedFug
Because of the shallow roots, some redwoods have been killed by people compacting the soil around them. Redwoods can grow in areas where there isn't much rain but lots of fog. The branches and needles condense the fog and it drips down around the tree. The wide, shallow roots absorb enough to keep the trees healthy.
dvdmaven t1_j5rybqd wrote
Reply to TIL that the European Union developed a satellite navigation system called Galileo, which can provide an accuracy of up to 20 cm (0.7ft) on smartphones, while GPS only reaches around 3 meters (10ft) by apeowl
Apparently this is better than the Gen III GPS system which will have "Unbelievable Accuracy" (per Lockheed) of 1-3 meters. Snort.
dvdmaven t1_j5p3duc wrote
I've seen this rather often in squashes.
dvdmaven t1_j5b40ev wrote
Reply to Japan gov't spokesman scolded by mom for having hands in pockets during PM presser by nehemiaadrian
I wonder where, when and why this "no hands in your pockets" started. Is it because women's clothing often doesn't have pockets and moms are leveling the playing field?
dvdmaven t1_j5a33lh wrote
Native mason bee, Osmia lignaria? Reads article, nope. Mason bees don't care about a little rain, non-native honey bees do not fly in the rain. Mason bees also are out pollinating months before other bees.
dvdmaven t1_jed4jkv wrote
Reply to Stanford study warns against charging electric cars at home overnight by Kodiak01
It would be great if PGE gave hourly usage breakdowns to download. Something they offered before and it was handy to determine if time-of-day bills would save money. The data isn't available any more (or very well buried). In any case, when we buy an EV, we will probably just use a 120v/20amp circuit. Our heat pump is the main power pig.