Lizardking27

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Lizardking27 , (edited )

I don't think you understood most of those things correctly.

The graphic says the circle size is based on Google search hits, not arbitrary.

Evolution is a scientific theory, which is different than the layman's idea of a "theory".

Bats are definitely not almost blind, like most nocturnal/crepuscular animals they have fairly good night vision.

It didn't say sugar doesn't cause energy spikes, it says excessive consumption during childhood doesn't contribute to hyperactive disorders.

Your knee-jerk reaction to this post is weird. It's okay that you didn't know some of these things. You don't have to try to tear it down because it made you feel dumb.

Lizardking27 ,

Sounds like God wasn't capable enough to stay competitive in today's spiritual market.

Lizardking27 ,

Maybe strikethrough the first part where you credit semmelweis with the discovery. And no, a convenient lie is never better than a complicated truth. It may seem harmless to you but you've just created misinformation and disseminated it to the public.

Lizardking27 ,

Semmelweis didn't discover microbes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed microbes in feces using the first microscope (the Leeuvenhoek microscope), which he also invented.

Lizardking27 ,

early mathematician learns about caluclators

Obscure screw added so appliance cannot be disassembled ( lemmy.world )

Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.

Lizardking27 ,

Shit take.

Lizardking27 ,

An extension cord with 2 male ends is useful for powering your home with a generator.

Lizardking27 ,

Obviously you shut off the main breaker so as not to backfeed. Didn't think anyone would be pedantic enough to make me say it. I wasn't writing out a tutorial.

Point being, there exists a purpose for the allegedly purposeless thing.

Lizardking27 ,

copypasta?

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https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/76afaaf9-25db-4be9-b92c-60bc38a9f0ad.jpeg

Lizardking27 ,

Cold water actually holds more suspended oxygen than warm water, but the cold itself does inhibit bacteria that would decompose the bodies, so you're mostly correct.

Lizardking27 ,

make it pink

Lizardking27 ,

Keeping your cats indoors won't solve anything. Housecats aren't destroying the bird population, feral cats are. If you want to help, volunteer with your local vet or animal control to capture, spay/neuter, then re-release stray cats.

Lizardking27 , (edited )

Self checkouts are for stealing recovering what big corpos steal from us, not racing.

Lizardking27 ,

I mean, yeah. Are you implying it is all men? Because that's a super fucked up and sexist thing to believe.

Lizardking27 ,

revanced

Lizardking27 ,

It's better for weather and human reference. Fuck off with this tired rhetoric.

Lizardking27 ,

I mean, you're 100% wrong. Fahrenheit isn't "how people feel" arbitrarily, it's almost literally a 0-100 scale of how hot it is outside. You need no prior knowledge to interpret a Fahrenheit measurement. Which really reflects poorly on everyone who says "Fahrenheit doesn't make any sense" because if they were capable of any thought at all they would figure it out in 2 seconds, like everyone else. I'm a lab rat that uses Celsius all day every day, I'm just not a pretentious stuck up tool about alternate measurements just because I refuse to understand them.

Lizardking27 ,

It's a 0-100 scale of temperature relative to our senses and body temp. It's also more precise.

And btw this is not just "why I think" Fahrenheit is better for these things, this is a widely understood consensus. It's really only condescending elitist trolls on the internet that like to screech about fahrenheit because it lets them feel like they're smarter than everyone else (this very thread being a fine example). Anyone who actually knows what they're talking about knows there is no one single tool or reference that is best for all applications.

Lizardking27 ,

"It's fine if you like it, but don't make up junk reasons. Just own it."

Take your own advice. I'm the only one here that's provided legitimate reasons as to why this is true, every other comment is basically just "lmao fuck Fahrenheit amirite?"

But honestly I'm really not surprised that a random meme community on the internet doesn't understand an idea more complicated than "x good, y bad". Believe it or not, science is more complex than that.

Lizardking27 ,

I didn't say "not using fahrenheit is elitist".

I said "screeching and circlejerking on the internet about how fahrenheit sucks is the behavior of elitist trolls that just like to consider themselves superior to others."

A person from a metric country complaining about fahrenheit because they don't understand it is exactly as ignorant as a person from an imperial country complaining about metric.

Fortunately, in the U.S. we understand that both have their applications and use them accordingly.

Lizardking27 ,

Wow either you're trying really hard to not understand or you're really just too thick to comprehend the information I'm giving you. Either way I'm not wasting my time on you anymore. You'll understand when you have more experience in life.

Until then, enjoy your circlejerk, I guess.

Shkshkshk , (edited ) to science
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New research shows that the insects flying around the streetlights are in fact in a living hell that we made for bugs.

@science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3

Essentially, their tiny bug brains think the light is the sunset, so they keep turning to keep the "sun" at the same angle so they can go "straight." No matter how far they fly, they don't make any progress. They are trapped in this little hell we made just for them, not understanding why they can't get to where they are going.

Lizardking27 ,

All the best scientific articles use phrases like "in living hell".

So sciencey.

Lizardking27 ,

Not how cats work. Nice job getting butthurt about a funny comic on the internet, though.

And just so you can be better informed in the future. Feral cats are the ones affecting the ecosystem. Outdoor house cats have a negligible influence on wildlife. Let your cat go outside sometimes.

And, just a guess, you should probably go outside sometimes too.

"The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality."

Downvoting doesn't make you right and it doesn't make your cats less miserable.

Lizardking27 ,

"The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality."

Lizardking27 ,

"The magnitude of mortality they cause in mainland areas remains speculative, with large-scale estimates based on non-systematic analyses and little consideration of scientific data. Here we conduct a systematic review and quantitatively estimate mortality caused by cats in the United States. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats, as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality."

Maybe don't believe every sensationalized social media article that's really just a barely disguised cat litter ad.

"The science is pretty firm" lmao

Lizardking27 ,

Loss, S., Will, T. & Marra, P. The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nat Commun 4, 1396 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380

There. Do I have to do all you peoples' thinking for you?

Lizardking27 ,

Lmao I can't believe you just tried to lie about being a professional ecologist to an actual professional ecologist.

"There are multiple groups of actual researchers in nearly every institute of biological study on the planet dedicated to spreading local awareness about wild cats."
Exactly my point, I'm glad we agree.

"The kind of person who doesnt really grok that owned cats are where feral cats come from, because your cat is fucking left and right in the bushes."
My cat's neutered, because I'm a responsible pet owner.

"The kind of person who thinks their cat can win a fight with a car, or coyote, or wolf, or fox, or badger, or weasel, or any other predator in the wild that youre gleefully feeding it to."
If its such an "apex predator" like you claim, why are these things a threat? You don't even know what the word "apex" means. How are cats such a threat if they're getting killed left right and center by all these predators you mentioned?

"The kind of person who failed to pay attention in grade school science."
So your only qualification is a grade school science class? Maybe that's why your reading comprehension sucks.

Well some us have actual educations, with degrees and everything.

You are wrong. I'm sorry.

Lizardking27 ,

Your life is sad.

Lizardking27 ,

Yeah that's not what imperialism is.

Lizardking27 ,

Yeah OPs username definitely checks out. I can smell the lead poisoning in this post.

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