In most countries there are very strict regulations around storing chemicals in labeled and approved containers. I would be surprised if the US doesnt have similar laws, but training and enforcement of such things definitely seems to be a lower priority over there.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    The vent is for the moisture-laden warm air that results from forcing hot air into it. Possible than vented dryers are less common in your region if you are not familiar? They are an incredibly simple design, and thus very cheap to make, but are significantly less energy efficient than modern condenser or heat-pump dryers.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Adaptive cruise is my second most hated feature in my car. Instead of holding my preset speed and throwing itself into a corner, it backs off to old lady speeds at the slightest curve, making it effectively useless as a cruise control, and meaning that I can maintain a better speed with my foot.

    Number one most hated is definitely the "lane keep assist" that tries to force me into the oncoming lane on those same corners unless I fight against the steering wheel.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The amount of water in a tank is a fraction of what is needed to tackle a major fire. You've got about 3 minutes worth with a branch open at full flow.

    Because of that limitation, you also aren't going to start an internal attack until you have a reticulated supply established, since running out of water while inside a building is a potential death sentence.

    If I were in the same position I would have simply run my feeder run around or over the car rather than messing about like this guy.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago*

    That number moves much closer to 0% if you start counting the baby cows killed in order to keep their mothers perpetually lactating, rather than just those whose bodies were used as a direct ingredient.

    A cow will be impregnated 6-8 times during her life on a typical dairy farm, before she is killed af half her natural lifespan to be replaced by a younger cow. One of those baby cows will be raised as that replacement cow, the rest will be killed shortly after birth.

    Killing baby cows is an inherent part of cow-milk production.

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