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So I've decided to make this a bit of a thing. I've been able to do it on a fairly regular weekly basis so far. I'm told my knowledge pool and google-fu are decent-ish, and I believe knowledge is best when shared. Silly questions get interesting answers, hyper technical questions get an attempt at answers, and sincere questions get sincere answers, and my upvote. Remember when all is said and done, I'm here to learn just as you are, and share what I find.
FAQ Shortlist:
* The average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24.6 miles an hour. The African swallow is ~8.9 meters per second, or 20.1 miles per hour.
* 42.
* Sorry, I don't have my credit card available at the moment.
* "Why?" Why not?
* "Why not?" Because. Usually.
* "No really, why?" Because you learn a person's true nature through their curiosity.
* "How are you?" I'm alright. https://imgur.com/gallery/j9ALITD
* "What're you up to?" The obvious aside, job hunting. Generally something remote that allows me to help others instead of getting yelled at. (e.g. Customer Service)
* "(Quote from a movie)." Not a question, but that's a good reference.
* "(Quote from a movie that's a question)." (Response in movie to quote. Usually.)
* "Favorite question?" Anything that makes people stop and think, in a good way.
FAQ Long List: https://pastebin.com/M3wD5QeZ
Question archives: https://pastebin.com/Pq3J7GKS
SirShmoopyofAwesomtown
When will the voices stop?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
When the medication schedule is both effective and adhered to.
MajorNikon
How many legs does your chocolate starfish have?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
I'll let you know as soon as I have a chocolate starfish.
MajorNikon
Do you have trouble finding shoes to go with your bag?
MaskedTrout
How many nipples have yeh got?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Why? Did you lose one?
xDaisyMae
How do people die from cancer?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Depends on the cancer. But in essence, during cell reproduction the "copy" of a cell can be bad, and it creates more bad copies, forming 1/
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a tumor. This tumor can affect part of the body (organs, blood flow, etc) and that can affect a person's health, until it's either 2/
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removed safely, or ruptures and affects the rest of the body, which may result in death. That said, not a doc, get it checked. /3
xDaisyMae
Utecr
What’s your feeling on Gravity Falls being ten years old?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
"It's not the years we live that matter nearly as much as the moments we live between those years."
Utecr
Fuck, good reply
DoctorDudeBruh
Why are the support wires that hold up poles and tents called "guy wires"?
tomatoboy
The Dutch.
xmaneds
2 things i can't stand.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Originally it hearkened back to ropes to hold the masts of Dutch ships, a "gei". The ropes were replaced with wires, and there you go.
DoctorDudeBruh
Excellent. Thank you.
ReitnesTenought
Why does mom only remember that the kitchen exists when I'm in there?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Some mothers view their offspring as people. Others do not. I hope I'm wrong in suspecting you're in the latter group.
ReitnesTenought
I think my mother tries to be a good person. She's not mean, she's just forgetful. Moreso with every passing month...
KinkyTheWarrior
Magnets... How do they work?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
The movement of electrons.
HomoSumHumaniAMeNihilAlienumPuto
What do you mix peanut butter whiskey with to make a decent drink? I don't know what to do with it, it's too nasty to drink straight.
charondaboatman
Crème de Cacao and Coca Cola. Makes a Reese’s peanut butter cup.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Fruit soda. Grape is an easy one, but anything fruit soda based that could vaguely be a PB&J, one shot per glass.
feryooday
Hot chocolate!
feryooday
and don’t forget the whipped cream. Cheers!
BadAtGuitar
I had a peanut butter old fashioned in Baltimore recently. I thought it was a great drink. Highly recommend.
JackalopeElope
Have you tried mixing with Pepsi and vanilla ice cream float?
masterolizardry
Why does hair turn grey as you get older
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
In essence, it's the hair follicles losing the ability to create the coloring of the hair, which is why it "turns" gray.
adrianontherocks
What is your favorite book?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
"Favorite" is a fickle one, but an easy recommend is Ryder Carroll's Bullet Journal Method.
adrianontherocks
What about that one do you enjoy most? Writing style? Plot? Character?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Ah, it's non-fictional. It's about a rapid note taking system for scatterbrains like myself.
Muunk
What do you want most out of life?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
To feel like things are going to be okay.
tomatoboy
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a watermelon?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
5,239,243. Most of that being spent on the skin/rind.
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*Approximately
tomatoboy
Dang, that’s gonna take a while.
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
That's entirely dependent on how fast your tongue is.
kaeldra
What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
PhyshStycc
In my case to serve as a debugging tool
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Depends on the duck. But oftentimes emotional support.
ThunderBashie
What's your favorite idea?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Competence.
terminaljunkie
What is a good reason to get out of bed?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Enjoying those quiet little moments of creature comforts and spite.
terminaljunkie
Thank you
Ardma
Would you rather be followed by a mariachi band for a year, 24/7, or fuck Hitler?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Ah, Godwin's law. Of course fuck hitler. Not only would it be fun to chain him down and make him spurt, but being able to film it and make1/
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his followers watch it, and then make him watch *that*, and see his mental state slowly break down? That would be exquisite. Bonus points 2/
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if a jew is on the other side of the spitroast, but that's another story. /3
Maulbert
Have you stopped beating your wife?
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
..... Lol that's a good one, imma use that
Maulbert
I can't take credit for it. You're not gonna believe this: https://youtu.be/vFgyb7j_kcU
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Well that unlocked a memory
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Oh sweet summer child, you think someone would have the patience to marry me? They make pills for that.
ThunderBashie
You okay, man?
DTCarl05
See FAQ - “I’m alight”
Booklover4life
What song transports you back to a happy time in your life/is connected very strongly to a good memory?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Billy Joel's 'Lullabye', because of someone very dear to me.
Booklover4life
Beautiful song. Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your night.
etopsirhc
what is the surface area of a 8 dimensional sphere with a 1 meter diameter?
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
I think first we are going to need to define what the eight dimensions are, and what "sphere" means in them.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
I'm not familiar, but I am curious to know the answer.
xmaneds
@Superbob201 is correct. just math it out, you don't have to be able to visualize it.
superbob201
Assuming you mean the 7-dimensional boundary, pi^4/1536 m^7
seentoomuchdeath
-1 for not solving the equation and answering in meters squared
superbob201
First, a diameter of 1m was given. Second, the formula for an n-sphere is already solved. Third, the answer was in m^7, not m^2
xmaneds
xXxSTEVOxXx
Who is your daddy? Follow up: what does he do?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
My father. These days? Decomposing.
CanuckleheadChick
What time will it be 24 hours from now in Portugal?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
As of the time of this post, 2:30 AM.
CanuckleheadChick
Thank you!
RipleyTadpole
I have recently realized my sense of wonderment has died. Why may that be so?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Stress. You've been bombarded by so much fear, so many unknowns, that you're just trying to survive, and hope it doesn't get worse.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
There is a reason why people recommend unplugging for a short time. I recommend approximately 4-6 weeks, but I know that's on the long end.
RipleyTadpole
I'm not really sure it's stress.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
If we're discussing actual causes, there are many possibilities, but it amounts to "effort +/- time = results", and violation of that.
pegarrett
Why shouldn't I kill myself?
ThunderBashie
You've yet to see things get worse.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Ultimately I believe in choice. But I've yet to meet someone that tried, and failed, that wasn't later relieved to be alive.
Katastrophicc
As someone who has tried and failed 8 years ago. I agree with this statement
Imakethingsweird
Out of spite, you cant punish the universe for creating you when you're dead.
xoShiseUGA
When I was suicidal I would often think that if I'm dead I'll never have a chance to get better. You Might as well hold out, 1/2
xoShiseUGA
maybe you'll get better, and if not you'll die anyway when your time comes. 2/2
Arcygenical
I'm doing a project using ~0.75" Diameter hexagon DIY concrete tiles. 1/64th" spacing, 0.25-.4" depth. Canvas is 32x40". Guess the weight :)
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Hmm...I apologize, but I'm having trouble recalling the relative mass of concrete. Also, I'm not understanding how you can have 0.4" 1/
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
depth with 0.75...ah, nevermind. 235 lbs?
Arcygenical
9 of these so not too far off!
Arcygenical
(oops, 19.2lbs per sheet)
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Fair. And I knew there had to be some variance in there. Good luck on the project!
Arcygenical
(and you're totally allowed to ignore the weight of the wood backing, because it's fiberglass anyways and who the hell would think of that)
obviouslyrob
What’s your favorite Scorsese movie?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
He's on my list, but a glance at his filmography suggests I haven't properly seen his works yet.
obviouslyrob
I’ve seen almost all of his movies. What kind of movie do you like most?
pizzapartyhard
You have 3 yes/no questions to determine the identity of 3 individuals who are (in no particular order) True, False, and Random. True always
pizzapartyhard
answers truthfully, False always lies, and whether Random tells the truth or lies is random (50/50). Further, they speak a private language
pizzapartyhard
and will respond with either “ba” or “da” which mean yes or no, but you don’t know which is which. How can you determine their identities?
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
From the description and additional rules, three questions would not be enough to identify Rand/identify ba&da. While you could use pain 1/
pizzapartyhard
Oh it’s possible, but complex. I certainly wasn’t capable of solving it on my own. Look up The World’s Hardest Logic Puzzle.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
to identify the basic response (ba/da), you said "private language" which would need to be established....hm. Sec. 2/
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Step 1: hold up knife. "Is this knife?" to all three. Confirms ba/da usage. One will provide ba, one da, third either or. Stab 2nd person 3/
ExtremeCowEnthusiast
Have you heard of this cool thing called Battletech? I like battletech
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
I am, but it's brought up the question, for me: Why wouldn't a spider's design be more practical than a two-legged mech?
ExtremeCowEnthusiast
Fuck dude. I ask myself that every fucking day. I would KILL for eight legged spider mechs in BT. I love spiders