mars296

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What surprised me most about Helene was the ground speed. I don't remember seeing any hurricane make landfall in the US moving at over 20mph. As a casual observer I have anyways seen 12 mph as a quick storm and 6 mph as slow.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

They are habitable with the correct building codes. Northern Florida historically got very few hurricanes so the buildings are not hurricane resistant. The fact that their house floated away is the red flag that the home could never survive a hurricane. Houses in South Florida are concrete block exteriors. In the Keys you can't have any living space at all on the first floor too.

It does make it much more expensive to build but I see that rule becoming necessary in all coastal areas.

The extreme damage will be when hurricanes start making regular landfall in even less historically hurricane prone areas (see Western NC getting hit by the same storm at a fraction of the strength it hit Florida with). We already had hurricane Sandy fuck up NJ. It won't be pretty when a similar storm hits Philly, NYC, DC, etc.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Western Carolina is a place I have thought would be ok as climate change progresses...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

I would argue there are limits. An art piece being used as a suicide booth falls into the category of not being essential enough that it must remain openly accessible to the public. A bridge or train tracks being used for suicide should not be closed off.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

They have a trigger safety. It looks almost like a tiny trigger within the trigger. Essentially means that it will only fire if you pull the trigger. It makes sense for trained personnel since they won't be pulling the trigger unless they intend to fire and mistakenly leaving a safety on when you need to shoot can get you killed. Still seems very sketchy to me even though I understand that logically, it's just as safe.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

More like ig-miss amiright

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's essentially just a jig to use regular utility blades to quickly cut strips of equal width.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

He had a knife, had stated he was going to kill them, and was allegedly charging at them. Apparently they also used tasers on him but they were ineffective. But otherwise yes, safety is one factor.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I had never heard about him blowing up Kid Cudi's car

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Tess of Tuberville: a modern take on a classic.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nah cut here to open is worse. It's always an inch above where you actually need to cut.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I was talking about this one particular journalist.

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