I feel you. Sometimes titles can be really misleading just to get that effect though, too. Last week there was an article talking about "the highest score in the history of Olympic surfing". Sure, it was true, but. Surfing was added to the Olympics in 2020. That's 1 Olympics ago. Stop implying so much more.

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Don't Look Up. As an environmental biologist, I feel they really nailed the constant feeling of crisis that everyone either chooses to ignore or use for greed. There came a point where I couldn't stomach it anymore, I watch TV to escape reality not be reminded of it lol.

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 52 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm no expert, but my first thought is, molten metal is so hot it would probably do more damage than it would fix. Also, the shape is quite neat/precise, rarely the case when pouring a liquid on a curved surface. There doesn't seem to be any pooling in the cracks and depressions. The edges are very clean.

Furthermore, and to me, most convincingly, it looks like it's been hammered. There are no bubbles, thickness looks regular, the surface looks like it has been worked on, there are even what seem to be folds, to adapt the shape to the wound.

The bones have fused back together, which shows that there was healing, which takes time. So that indicates that the person survived the wound (and the procedure).

So that's what I would guess based on those photos.

I'm very impressed it worked. Look at the wound. Someone seems to have had their skull crushed in by a big blunt object, rock or hammer or whatever. I wouldn't really expect anyone to survive that, even with modern medical abilities.

Edit : I think I sort of misread your question. But either way, the info above still stands.

I would add, re: the execution idea. In most early civilizations, metal is a rare resource. Why waste it one someone you want to kill?

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Huh, this one doesn't ring any bells for me. Is there some reference in particular I should recognize it from?

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

My unwillingness to knowingly hurt people. I think I would be happier doing my own thing, but would hurt or disappoint do many people by leaving them (my boyfriend, family, colleagues, friends....). So I'm just wasting my own life instead...

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I'm semi-fluent in German and Spanish, and my strategy is guesstimate. I figure that I've probably read/heard the word before, so I just test out the genders on it and whichever one "feels more natural" or "sounds less weird", it's probably because I've heard it that way before, so I go with that.

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Which is why they're usually just temporary visitors to Earth. The planet is actually passing through them, so they fade in, crying their despair at their lonely fate, and fade back out...

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Nana's Vasectomy

I love it!

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah I don't think he is projecting in that sense, but I do believe he has really bad abandonment issues, that is making him "see" things that aren't the case, maybe to have a reason to push me away before I hurt him, too... I'm not sure what to do, he's so convinced that I've betrayed him already, and even if the offense is not real, the pain clearly is, and I'm not sure there is anything I can do to reassure him. It's so painful to watch (beyond the hurtful accusations..)...

I appreciate you looking out for me, friend!

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

My bf is convinced I have/had feelings for some other guys. Keeps pressing the issue and "Why can't you just admit it?". I can't admit something that isn't true...

[-] CookieMonsterDebate@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Yes. Europe. We pretty much all do. Automatics are becoming a bit more common in recent years, but 90% of cars here are still manual. Especially the old beat-up cars we learn to drive on are all manual. And if by chance you learned on an automatic, and pass your driver's test on automatic, it says so on your driver's licence and I think you're not actually allowed to drive/rent manual cars.

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