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  • I appreciate all of the discourse. But I would like to clarify that the OP clearly states that one’s Smash main is how they are in the sheets. As someone who does not play Smash, that means I do not exist in the sheets. Whatever the proper terminology is, fair is fair, and I accept my fate.

    …just as long as everyone knows that IRL I have lots and lots of sex sometimes. With actual people. Sometimes more than one. This is all very true and I totally would not lie on the internet.





  • Does the velocity of the earth around the sun enter into it if the projectile doesn’t come anywhere close to leaving earth’s gravitational pull? When I said “at the sun” it was just a direction. A gesture towards the spirit of the original “into the sun.” They won’t reach it. They’ll just be a splat mark [insert parabola math here]-ish meters away.



  • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyzLaunches
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    If the idea is to be rid of the person completely, we don’t need to fire them into the sun. Or launch them out of the solar system. They don’t even need to reach earth escape velocity.

    Just launch them at the sun. Use whatever method you like. Just get them high enough that after gravity starts to overpower acceleration, there is no chance for survival. Boom! No more person. For the most part.



  • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyzSeriously.
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    0 ℃ isn’t “fairly cold outside”. It’s literally the definition of freezing cold.

    …for water. At 1 atmosphere of pressure. Not taking into account salinity.

    0 ℉ is “dead” if you’re not wearing quite heavy clothing.

    Lots of temperatures on both ends of the spectrum are “dead” without proper attire, regardless of what unit of measurement is used.

    0 ℃ is “really cold outside” and still understating things.

    I think there’s a bit of a reference frame issue here.

    Zero C is normal winter temperature for a lot of people. For some, it’s downright balmy. If it’s sunny, I won’t need more than a fleece and jeans. Working outside, I’ll probably ditch the sleeves after a while.

    Going off of your instance, I’m guessing you’re in Australia. Since I don’t know where, I grabbed a large southern city (Melbourne), and looked up the record holder for coldest temperature (Charlotte Pass). All temps in Celsius:

    Melbourne:

    Charlotte Pass:

    For comparison, here’s a city near me (New York), and a random town I picked from a map in northern Minnesota (known for being cold in the winter).

    New York:

    Roseau:

    That… is a stark difference. Where you live makes a huge impact on what feels “normal.” 0 C is no big deal here. It’s just “cold.” Minnesota in January? “What a nice day!” That’s not nonsense, it’s different perspectives.

    Is Fahrenheit arbitrary and outdated? Yes. Is Celsius arbitrary? Also yes. There’s nothing special about the freezing and boiling points of water at 1atm. But that’s the (basis behind the) current scientific standard. Is it ridiculous that the US still uses Fahrenheit? Yes. Why? I don’t run the place, I just live here.

    Does any of this matter in the day to day of normal people? No. Will people keep arguing about it? Absolutely.





  • That sounds like mental illness.

    ETA: Replace “work” in that quote with practically any other activity/subject, whether outlandish or banal.

    I sit through movies but I don’t remember them because I’m thinking about baking cakes.

    I sit through movies but I don’t remember them because I’m thinking about traffic patterns.

    I sit through movies but I don’t remember them because I’m thinking about cannibalism.

    I sit through movies but I don’t remember them because I’m thinking about shitposting.

    Obsessed with something? At best, you’re “quirky” (depending on what you’re obsessed with). Unless it’s money. Being obsessed with that is somehow virtuous.