Mothra
@Mothra@mander.xyz
- Comment on I don't know how to deal with what to me is a thin skinned and gossip coworker. 3 months ago:
That’s the kind of people that needs to be ignored, just “hmm, hmm” and nod and change topic. If she’s turning people against you then it’s a sign that the workplace environment isn’t as healthy as it should be.
- Comment on What happens to my Corpse if I die in a Forest? 3 months ago:
Short answer is Yes, animals will eat you and your corpse will be reduced to bones in some time. How much time depends on several factors, such as which animals find you or not and the temperature, humidity and sunlight the body is exposed to.
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago:
Absolutely, I’m not saying all 90s cars out there are bum cars. But most look worn down, in a variety of degrees. Those in good condition don’t catch the eye because there are plenty of similar models still in circulation. And, yes, eventually those well taken care of will be the surviving ones, and become unusual in their own right. Just not yet
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago:
A Walkman, nice… Yes, things need to be clearly different. But I guess that’s bound to happen in three decades, right? Just like with the cars, which do change every decade, it takes time for people to go from “ugh that’s so last year” to “oh, vintage!” People like milk and yoghurt but nobody hypes over curdled milk
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago:
But… The future generations need to know what is like to mod Skyrim on PC!
I didn’t know this was a thing with game consoles
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago:
I also think that would be really cool, keeping the software environment just for curiosity.
Also, I’d lower that threshold for cars some 20 years at least. Most models from the 90s are bum cars, but I hardly see anything from the 70s or older in that state, instead they are very well restored and taken care of.
- Comment on Will people show off their old computers and phones in say, 30 or 50 years in the future? 3 months ago:
Fair enough, so only as museum displays and perhaps some weird collector but not appealing to most people
- Submitted 3 months ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 35 comments
- Comment on Are humans the only animal that wipes things off? 3 months ago:
Depends on how you define cleaning or wiping. Few animals can actually wipe stuff, but some exhibit cleaning of one sort or another. I’m going to remove self-cleaning and grooming out of the list. You mean cleaning objects or their environment.
The already mentioned raccoon is one example but with food only. If you accept that, then Ibises have also been seen washing toxic frogs before eating them to remove the skin toxins.
I’m half hearted about the bird of paradise example, since that’s a mating visual display only… But hey, many birds actually clean the interior of their nests. They pick up their chicks droppings and toss them out. It’s not wiping or brushing but it surely is cleaning for the sake of hygiene.
Spiders remove debris from their webs, does that count?
I’ve never seen cats or dogs brush or wipe stuff away either. Cats may toss or brush away things out of boredom, curiosity or simply to reach whatever is underneath provided it’s a few particles and not really digging.
For cleaning like humans do, my money would be on the monkeys though, personally, I haven’t seen or heard much about that happening spontaneously in wild or feral monkeys.
- Comment on How does a SO feel different from a very good friend? 4 months ago:
Can’t answer the title question from personal experience unfortunately, but I can say, only you can figure out what your end goal is. Relationships are different with every person. So if you find someone you enjoy their company, you don’t need to know beforehand what you want to do with them. It’s okay to figure it out as you go.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
You think Gen Z thinks violence in a relationship is normal
- Comment on How is it possible that a laptop can read a CD flawlessly, but every other device I've tried the CD on skips at certain parts? 4 months ago:
So… It is actually a faulty cd by general standards, especially the time of its release as I don’t think laptops were that popular, and one with a CD reader would have been an expensive rarity.
I’m still perplexed though
- Submitted 4 months ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 9 comments
- Comment on Does anyone wish they could go back to the beginning of schooling and re-live their education/school experience from the start? 4 months ago:
Depends on how you frame the question, also depends on how you define the schooling period.
Would one keep the knowledge? Would it be going back in time and having the same classmates, living the same experiences? I’d go back just to improve or strengthen my friendships, also I’d use the spare time to learn new things as opposed to those I used to be interested in.
I’d really really would backtrack my tertiary studies and get into my current field a lot earlier. So much wasted time…
- Comment on What future AI applications are you most excited about? 4 months ago:
So… Judging from your requests I’m going to guess you are part of the Italian Maffia working abroad.
- Comment on Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions) 4 months ago:
No worries, sorry you are getting downvoted just for making a suggestion. I wasn’t planning on changing the title this time
- Comment on Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions) 4 months ago:
I’m sorry no centaurs voiced their perspective on these matters, you are right, it would have been wonderful to know their thoughts
- Comment on Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions) 4 months ago:
That’s ok, I was asking how difficult or easy it was, not how to do it. I’ve never seen your method in media though, is it easy?
- Comment on Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions) 4 months ago:
Yes thank you! I’m getting the picture that it’s really horse dependant but not impossible. Thanks for the info!
- Comment on Horse people of Lemmy- how easily can someone steal a random horse? (several questions) 4 months ago:
Thanks! Yes, that helps. So basically it depends on the horse but it’s not too far fetched. I’m more surprised at how trainable these animals are now!
- Submitted 4 months ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 21 comments
- Comment on What would happen if you drank bleach, and then drank ammonia? 4 months ago:
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I have no idea on the effects of regular small doses of bleach. My story was about a potentially deadly one-off large dose of bleach. This girl was in pain and couldn’t walk because of it. She was hospitalized. This isn’t like what the article says the scammers do.
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the doctors identified the tapeworm as such. It wasn’t “these pieces look like tapeworm bits”, instead it was “here is a 3 metre long worm that washed out dead during the procedure, we put it in a jar for you”. They are very characteristic if you’ve ever seen one.
Probably low doses of bleach that don’t get people hospitalized also don’t kill parasites. I’m pretty convinced that a life threating dose of bleach can kill intestinal parasites before killing the host.
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- Comment on What would happen if you drank bleach, and then drank ammonia? 4 months ago:
Well I don’t know about drinking ammonia and bleach but I have heard about a child who drank bleach in the 60s? 70s? She was about 5 y/o back then and was playing with my mother (also a child at the time). They found some old bottles in a shed and the friend wanted to show off she could have a drink like a grown-up… So she drank it thinking it was vodka or something. It was about a cm or so at bottom of the bottle, something about a mouthful. A few minutes later she started feeling sick, pain in her stomach, so they told her parents, who immediately rushed to the hospital.
They had to wash her whole digestive system, intestines and stomach included.
She survived. The interesting part and the reason I always remember the story is that when the doctors washed her guts, they found a dead tapeworm. The bleach killed it. And the hospital staff gave it back to her in a jar haha. What a souvenir.
- Comment on How to remove smell from lunch box? 4 months ago:
If the item is brand new but it’s been sitting unused for years too? Or is this a thing related to use? How can I know the pan I just bought hasn’t been stocked for more than six months?
- Comment on How to remove smell from lunch box? 4 months ago:
Once I had a non stick frying pan catch the smell of laundry detergent pods and the stuff wouldn’t go away, ruining my breakfast. Vinegar didn’t work. So I cooked oats and oil until burning it almost. That removed the smell. I know it’s different with a plastic container as you can’t put it on the stove, but I would try storing and reheating some very oily porridge in that container. Sometimes what detergents and acids can’t remove, oils wipe awat easily. But, do try the vinegar first.
- Comment on When characters in a cartoon start speaking a different language do they get someone else to do the line or does the voice actor learn the line on their own? 4 months ago:
Mostly they would use the original voice actor. It’s more of a hassle to find and recruit talent that sounds similar and add them to a payroll, add a line in the credits, schedule voice recording times etc than getting the original to learn a paragraph in a foreign language. It’s not hard , like you said, but it’s a hassle and it takes time away from several people in different areas.
You would have exceptions of course, perhaps the show has very eccentric producers/directors and enough of a budget but when it comes to resource management a couple minutes of voice dialogue usually isn’t worth it.
- Comment on Do "chest pillows" hurt for women to do? 5 months ago:
Can confirm, that doesn’t hurt. If anything I’d be more concerned about the weight on the abdomen and ribcage, if he falls asleep for example that dead weight is more likely to become a nuisance for breathing. But not for the breasts
- Comment on What's the deal with buying single cans out of a multipack at a bottle shop? (Australia) 5 months ago:
I’ve had mixed luck buying from split packs, admittedly not of alcohol but yes of mixers or long life milk. Sometimes they pass at the checkout without issues, sometimes it bounces which means you need to leave it or buy the full pack. I’m talking about Sydney btw
- Comment on OCB 5 months ago:
Obsessive Compulsive Beesorder?
- Comment on Baby Painted Turtle. Bonus Pic Inside. 5 months ago:
D’aww so cute