Balthazar
@Balthazar@lemmy.world
- Comment on does someone who lives very far away from me (for example 1900 miles) see the same night sky as me? (as in moon, stars, etc) 1 month ago:
If you are located at the same latitude, you will see the same stars but at different times (like time zones). But if the separation has a north-south component, you will be able to see different stars from each other, because the stars hidden over the horizon to the north and south won’t rotate into view because the rotation is east-west.
- Comment on I find it funny that American republicans seem to want a king, when the definition of republicanism is a government without a king. 2 months ago:
It’s crazy how jealous the US and the UK are of each other’s system.
- Comment on !taneggs@lemmy.ca Declares National Pika Day; immediately escalates to Global Pika Day! 2 months ago:
Pictured: pika chew.
- Comment on Should I DIY this? (Electrical) 2 months ago:
If you don’t 100% know exactly what you’re doing and 240 volts is involved, you shouldn’t do it.
120 volts will give you a nice little shock, but 240 volts will kill you.
- Comment on Indiana Jones was named after the state Indiana, which was named after American Indians, which were named after India, which was named after the Indus River, which was named for the word for river... 2 months ago:
“The dog?! You were named after the dog?!”
- Comment on Why America Sucks at Everything 2 months ago:
They are what John Bunyan called, “Christians in silver slippers”. Happy to have all the advantages of being recognized as good religious people when it’s available, but just as happy to toss it all when the tide turns and Christianity is unfashionable or they can get something better.
- Comment on Why America Sucks at Everything 2 months ago:
And this is why family values and Christianity have disappeared in the US. It’s not some liberal plot. It’s not immigration. We ourselves have sold them so we can worship the dollar unimpeded by morality.
- Comment on What does it take to finish the Hunt 1000 bikepacking adventure? 3 months ago:
I’ll cheer you on from the sidelines.
- Comment on Why is it that clasped hands tends to be the norm for praying? 🙏 3 months ago:
Under Christianity, I think children were instructed to hold their hands together in order to discourage fidgeting. I’m not aware of any Biblical reason to clasp hands. In fact, I think in the Old Testament hands were often raised in prayer.
- Comment on The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe 3 months ago:
Fosters: it’s Australian for “pissweak beer we serve to Yanks”.
- Comment on Merry Xmas 3 months ago:
Cheers, from the snow!
- Comment on Did "Party time! Excellent!" come from Wayne's World or Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? Did one copy the other? 5 months ago:
Party on, Wayne.
- Comment on Know DEEZ NUTS 5 months ago:
Donald Trump Traitorus maxima
- Comment on The Magic Words 5 months ago:
And “we need to fix this” usually means “someone else needs to fix this”.
- Comment on The Magic Words 5 months ago:
When scientists want to publish their results, the paper first goes to one or more referees (usually anonymous), who advise the editor about the quality of the paper. It is common for referees to ask why the original author(s) did not consider a particular question as part of their work. The reply in the cartoon is commonly used by the author to defuse that question, essentially saying we didn’t consider that question because it’s too much work, and just publish what I’ve done already, dammit.
- Comment on People assume that the secrets of the universe will be revealed to them in an afterlife, but you might just remain your same dumb self and have to spend eternity going to church. 5 months ago:
- Comment on Phonebooks 6 months ago:
And didn’t you have to pay to not be listed?
- Comment on Why is space 2 dimensional? 6 months ago:
Good to finally see the important words, “conservation of angular momentum”.