OccludedFug
OccludedFug t1_je66khw wrote
Reply to comment by midnightspecial99 in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Most of Brazil.
OccludedFug t1_je516zl wrote
Reply to TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
The hard part is lining up 83 Olympic sized swimming pools to catch the outflow of one second of Amazon River, second after second.
OccludedFug t1_je2lzts wrote
Reply to comment by jamesgelliott in ELI5: What does it mean to identify as a man/woman ? by Fakeid7
Wow. Thanks, "friend"
OccludedFug t1_je2l6h7 wrote
Reply to comment by jamesgelliott in ELI5: What does it mean to identify as a man/woman ? by Fakeid7
It seems to me that there's a difference between identifying as female or male, vs. identifying as an historic figure, vs. identifying as an animal or even as another race.
OccludedFug OP t1_ja0msl5 wrote
Reply to comment by temporarycreature in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug
I was actually pretty surprised not to find it on TIL already.
(there is at least one Al Naslaa post on TIL from two years ago)
OccludedFug OP t1_ja0mcyp wrote
OccludedFug t1_j9zp1dg wrote
Reply to TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
Mom! Phineas and Ferb are building a double-barreled cannon!
You are so busted!
OccludedFug t1_j7zw871 wrote
I don't expect they'll find any intelligence there.
OccludedFug OP t1_j6i4q88 wrote
Reply to comment by flaquito_ in 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
I always forget that they're called em dash, and I'm used to Word autocorrecting double dash to em dash.
OccludedFug t1_j4vlfsa wrote
Reply to 4-year-old whale of one of the world's rarest species is "likely to die" after becoming heavily entangled, NOAA says - CBS News by Simple_Opossum
Ack.
Also, TIL "whale lice" are a thing.
OccludedFug t1_j2al3t8 wrote
Reply to eli5 why is the winter solstice not on the same day as when the earth is closest to the sun? by o_pyrite
The solstice is a result of a planet's axial tilt (i.e. the planet does not spin perfectly straight "up"), and the perihilion (when the earth is closest to the sun) is not related to axial tilt but instead to where in the not-perfectly-circular orbit we are.
OccludedFug t1_j24co2n wrote
Elements are defined by the number of protons they have, and nuclei become very unstable when they get too large, say over a hundred protons.
"New elements" would be possible under different physics, maybe; otherwise, there aren't really any "new elements."
OccludedFug t1_iunjs8l wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Century-old shipwreck being torn apart by visitors; researchers asking them to stop by InflationOk300
For one, let's let history be history,
and for two, somebody is going to get hurt or sick because they were picking that trash, and since it's state property, they'll sue the state and win.
OccludedFug t1_iun00q4 wrote
Reply to Century-old shipwreck being torn apart by visitors; researchers asking them to stop by InflationOk300
This is why we can't have nice things.
What are people going to do with their relics anyway?
OccludedFug t1_itoduaz wrote
Reply to TIL Amedeo Avogadro's contribution to chemistry, known as Avogadro's law, did not initially receive much attention when he published his paper in 1811. It was only a century later that his work was recognized, when the King of Italy attended a meeting commemorating the paper's 100th anniversary. by dustofoblivion123
It's a good law, Avogadro's.
I like his number, too.
OccludedFug OP t1_iqyjn3d wrote
Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in TIL earthworms are hermaphrodites. Each carries male and female reproductive organs. When mating, two individual earthworms will exchange sperm and fertilize each other's eggs. by OccludedFug
If I understand correctly, yes they can fertilize themselves.
Two earthworms will line up and each will inseminate the other
and when they pull out, the semen mixes.
Somehow fertilized eggs end up in a little cocoon thing that gets deposited.
If I understand correctly.
OccludedFug OP t1_iqyij28 wrote
Reply to comment by ArtBaco in TIL earthworms are hermaphrodites. Each carries male and female reproductive organs. When mating, two individual earthworms will exchange sperm and fertilize each other's eggs. by OccludedFug
I guess I learned it years and years ago, but I didn't retain the information. I'm kind of surprised, myself.
OccludedFug OP t1_iqyhyjt wrote
Reply to TIL earthworms are hermaphrodites. Each carries male and female reproductive organs. When mating, two individual earthworms will exchange sperm and fertilize each other's eggs. by OccludedFug
At birth, earthworms emerge small but fully formed, lacking only their sex structures which develop in about 60 to 90 days. They attain full size in about one year. Scientists predict that the average lifespan under field conditions is four to eight years, while most garden varieties live only one to two years.
OccludedFug t1_jebhscp wrote
Reply to ELI5 what’s the point of safewords? by sieis
A person might be saying "don't stop!"
which could be unclear, especially if they're ecstatic: "Don't! Stop!"
whereas crying out "pepsi" (completely unrelated) is an unmistakable demand