Iron_Lynx

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[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Do we have a /rimjob_steve community somewhere already?

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Would I consider that on par with how the Tarantula Hawk Wasp reproduces?

For those not in the know:

Consider yourself warned.Tarantula Hawk Wasp mothers find themselves a tarantula - yep, a Hugh Jazz spider - and inject venom into the spider, instantly paralysing it. They then drag the paralysed but fully conscious spider to an underground hole, where they lay an egg on the spider. Her mission complete, momma flies off to do fuck knows what, leaving the paralysed spider behind with ~~a ticking time bomb~~ her egg.

A few days later, that egg hatches, and the larva, seeing a perfectly tasty meal nearby, digs into the spider, eating it from the inside out, purposely avoiding vital organs to keep them alive as long as possible - while, again, the spider is fully aware what's going on and completely powerless to do anything.

Yes, they're native to Australia. Why'd you ask?

~~They're also native to a few other places, Europe one of the few places they're not native.~~ Scratch this potentially, turns out my source doesn't state this.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

That sounds like the Florida Man headline I'd like to see xD

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Still working on wrapping my mind around that.

That said, I have wrapped my mind around 10-day weeks, which in work division work as follows:
βš’οΈβš’οΈπŸ›‹οΈβš’οΈβš’οΈπŸ›‹οΈβš’οΈβš’οΈπŸ›‹οΈπŸ›‹οΈ
Do this 12 times in a year, add a leap day every three months, say to start each season, plus another extra day for new year's, and another extra according to existing leap year rules.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Related: 12-hour AM/PM time, at least in written language, is dumb compared to 24-hour time. I don't want to have to infer from context if 8 is morning or evening. Build that disambiguation into the written time, ffs!

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

In a similar context, yep

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Y'know, it does sound like something sweet to wish upon someone if it did not literally mean death. I can imagine someone who doesn't have the linguistic & cultural connection with The West to wish something like that upon someone in a heartfelt manner.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

It's The United States.

With huge boats.

With guns.

(Gunboats)

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And probably a deep fried snack next to it.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

At least he didn't have a chat with Marjolein Faber. Otherwise he'd have retroactively died two months ago.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Heh, yeah, it does xD

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

My immediate thoughtWhy did I expect a rickroll there?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
 

Alt text:

Update: The physics department has recruited an astronomer who studies meteor fireballs.

Explain: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3061:_Water_Balloons

 

Alt text:
I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano.

Explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3039:_Human_Altitude

 

Because they use a honey comb.

 

TRANSCRIPT:

Me: Is this birdcage made out of nickel?
Pet Store: Aluminum I think
Me: So there's no nickel in this cage?
Pet Store: Don't you dare!
Me: It's a nickleless cage
Pet Store: GET OUT!

[pictured is a long-haired Nicholas Cage, looking fabulous in the sun and wind. To his left, it's captioned with the text "Worth it"]

 

Pretty much what it says on the tin.

If I click the chain icon on a comment with MMB on the website (Lemmy.world, BE: 0.18.3, accessed via Firefox), it opens to a blank tab. If I do so with LMB, it works just fine.

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