When I was a kid I was swimming by the edge of a pool, and a heavy set five-year-old cannonballed on my face. I got knocked into the water and the force of her weight took my goggles right off.
My tennis coach was demonstrating how to hit the ball at the apex of a toss, and he used his racquet to hold the ball up against the fence. He didn't realize that I was standing behind him, and he swung the racquet back and nailed me right in the lower jaw.
For example, I am terrible at Super Meat Boy, but just playing it has really improved how I play platformers and games that need faster imputs overall.
When I was a kid it took me 2-3 weeks to beat the Flight School mission series in GTA: San Andreas, and although I hated nearly every minute of it I did become a better video game flier.
I don't like picking a favorite piece of art, but I am a big fan of "Eton schoolboy jumping a motorbike". It contains a lot of concepts that I love: Youth, rebellion, freedom, excitement, the UK, the sixties, fashion, and classic motorcycles.
I was facing a wall shelf with a stack of hard plastic cups wedged into it, and when I turned away from the shelf I heard the cups fall to the floor. Based on how tightly they were wedged in there's no way they could've fallen on their own. Although there was an open window that was adjacent to it there's no way that a breeze could've knocked them over, and even if someone on the lower floor punched the wall it wouldn't have knocked the cups down. Nothing else happened in that room that was out of the ordinary.
Although I'm still a skeptic, I don't have a reasonable explanation for this one.
I don't recall hearing anyone on the floor (this was in a college dorm), but the best guess I have is that reverberations from a footstep/knock/etc knocked the cups over. Other than that, I've got nothing.
I'm considering buying a duffle bag and I've heard good things about the brand, but if it's only good for 4-5 years before degrading then I'd rather get something else....
The BuyItForLife subreddit is trying to figure out what to do with the changes hitting Reddit and some really interesting points about possible attempts to advertise products that aren't really BIFL. Would be great if we could encourage them to come here. Edit to add link that won't let Reddit track you:...
I'd love it if we could filter out products that are truly BIFL, i.e. products that are solid for 10+ years rather than ones that are great for a year or two. If I'm buying for longevity then I don't want to get something that'll break or degrade in a short amount of time.
Edit: The issue was resolved, so please ignore this message. Thanks u/artillect!
There was an issue where the parent comment was in a column on the left side and its children were all on the right, but I adjusted the CSS:
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display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
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margin-top: 3rem; /* Edit: If the child comment is long then the text will get cut off, so setting the margin and/or parent height conditionally could work*/
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I'm 35, but I had a junior SA approach me looking for tasks (though he is not even on my team) and I had nothing for him. So he asked if I had any advice for a 23 year old and all I could think to tell him was "Floss every day"....
What was the worst physical beating you ever took?
I got clubbed on my forehead with a hockey stick. Needed stitches and have an eyebrow scar now.
What are some video games that made you a better gamer?
For example, I am terrible at Super Meat Boy, but just playing it has really improved how I play platformers and games that need faster imputs overall.
What is your favorite image (art, photo, etc.) and what about it makes it your favorite?
Btw Lemmy supports images, so show pics too
What is the spookiest/creepiest thing that you’ve experienced?
I always enjoy a good spooky/creepy story. What’s yours?
Is there a day of any given year that is least special?
As in, no events, no holidays whatsoever in any place in the world. Or maybe the least eventful day of a year....
Are Tom Bihn bags buy it for life, or has the quality dipped in recent years?
I'm considering buying a duffle bag and I've heard good things about the brand, but if it's only good for 4-5 years before degrading then I'd rather get something else....
Which bizarre historical mystery do you most want to uncover the truth behind?
Looking for history rabbit holes to fall into....
Post blackout Reddit and the future of Buyitforlife (www.reddit.com)
The BuyItForLife subreddit is trying to figure out what to do with the changes hitting Reddit and some really interesting points about possible attempts to advertise products that aren't really BIFL. Would be great if we could encourage them to come here. Edit to add link that won't let Reddit track you:...
Fediverse pronounced with a French accent sounds like "fait divers", i.e. random factoid
It's kinda neat how applicable it is
What are your tried and true remedies for itchy bug bites?
Help.
OC Improved Collapsible Comments - Script that lets you collapse replies by clicking a line to the side of each comment
Download it from greasyfork...
What advice would you give to a 23 year old?
I'm 35, but I had a junior SA approach me looking for tasks (though he is not even on my team) and I had nothing for him. So he asked if I had any advice for a 23 year old and all I could think to tell him was "Floss every day"....
Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (phys.org)
"We got down from the car and went inside."