lacheur42 t1_jchrdrq wrote on March 16, 2023 at 10:33 PM

Reply to comment by ubermeisters in A bismuth crystal I would like to share by BismutNL

>The source is physics and properties of materials 101

Lol, ok bud

lacheur42 t1_jchklha wrote on March 16, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Reply to comment by ubermeisters in A bismuth crystal I would like to share by BismutNL

Interesting! Source?

I was under the impression it was just thin film interference from varied thickness of the oxidation layers, depending on how quickly it cooled...

lacheur42 t1_jaczy7o wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Reply to comment by Victor_deSpite in Sumela monastery, Trabzon, Turkiye by Drunkcodes

> Every week all the monks hike down with a basket on their backs or something?

pretty much! Sometimes they'll have rope/cable systems for hauling stuff up.

lacheur42 t1_j9bijwd wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Reply to comment by elPedroGrande in Blooming Black Lotus by marinated_pork

I sold all my dual lands in like 1998 for weed money, haha

I think I got like $10 a pop, which was enough for a few eighths.

lacheur42 t1_is7d6o9 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by LazySilver in TIL at the end of the Top Gear US Special after arriving in New Orleans, the hosts gave their cars away instead of selling them as originally planned after seeing the damage from Hurricane Katrina by PrettyPinkPonyPrince

I dunno, sounds like a fun way to get some assholes thrown in jail to me. Just put a 5 point harness in a beater, strap on a helmet, put a bunch of dashcams pointing everywhere, and enjoy the ride!