southernwx t1_j2bfxj7 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:36 AM

Reply to comment by CookieAdventure in Job duties increased resulting in higher pay but lower income. by GhostRunner24

Yeah…. I was an “exempt” salaried employee making under 30k prior to that policy and getting abused with unpaid OT. Thanks Obama.

southernwx t1_ivhfsvf wrote on November 8, 2022 at 12:09 AM

Reply to comment by AgentElman in TIL In 1971, the Guinness World Records listed Clara as the "Most Indefatigable Cruise Passenger". For 14 years, she lived on RMS Caronia, which cost her $396 in daily fare. Without accounting for inflation, Cunard Line received $4 million from her in tickets. by thenerdknuckle

And service and entertainment…. It’s a pretty solid deal if that’s your bag.

southernwx t1_itr4ekf wrote on October 25, 2022 at 6:12 PM

Reply to comment by surgingchaos in TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h). by IchBinKoloss

Well, even with those, the impacts are still when aircraft is landing :D

southernwx t1_ismw0n1 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:08 AM

Reply to comment by bostwickenator in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

Well, snow for one can be a poor choice as it takes a very long time for it to laminate and will never reach the density of “plain” frozen water in a season. Which while that may save you in transit time results in water that is still melted by mid “summer”.

I suppose it’s a similar argument to 100+ years from now, incredulous posters to whatever exists at that time can’t understand why McDonald’s bought billions of tiny plastic toys from China.

southernwx t1_ismjwd0 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 2:24 AM

Reply to comment by bostwickenator in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

It’s much much much easier to harvest seasonal ice from a lake with dedicated infrastructure for that than it is to do so from a Glacier in most cases.