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Gamemaster77
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Can someone cause permenant damge to themselves by holding their breath? Or would they pass out before that would happen?
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I actually read about that before posting here. But I'm wondering if someone was not in water and holding their breath. If they held their breath until they passed out, and then continued breathing normally. Im wondering if that would be harmful at all. Also, lets say their just laying down, not doing any physical activity.
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Well there's some reference links there -- they might say whether there's permanent damage other than the drowning bit.
Question: Has anybody found themselves trying to ctrl+f in a paper book?
Question: Has anybody found themselves trying to ctrl+f in a paper book?
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The answer, any one person gives you to this, probably depends on what you mean by "God".
Do you want there to be a God?
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Sometimes in magazines they have these little subscription cards. If you send in an old one that has a lower price, assuming it doesn't have any expiry date on it, what would happen?
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It would depend on the magazine, but most likely you'd get a stock letter back telling you the offer is expired and here's this fantastic new offer instead.
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Probably so 
Queston: What would happen if someone drilled a hole all the way through the earth's crust?
Queston: What would happen if someone drilled a hole all the way through the earth's crust?
LamaGT
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Probably so
Queston: What would happen if someone drilled a hole all the way through the earth's crust?
The magma would quickly fill it probably. Maybe there will be some lava flow on surface akin to a Hawaiian volcano eruption. Explosive volcanoes have a build up of pressure in the magma chamber, especially if the canals are capped, so that can't happen
Probably so
Queston: What would happen if someone drilled a hole all the way through the earth's crust?
Couldn't be done.The Earth's interior is constantly in motion relative to the crust. And semi-fluid as well. Any attempt would close as fast as it was opened.
That's kinda cheating though.
PlutonianEmpire
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I have an old Athletic works AW150 wristwatch, and somehow, it got switched to a 24 hour time mode instead of the AM/PM 12 hour time mode, and I've no clue how it happened or how to switch it back to AM/PM mode.
How do I switch it back to AM/PM mode?
I tried googling, but was unsuccessful. Maybe someone with better googling skills can try?
How do I switch it back to AM/PM mode?
I tried googling, but was unsuccessful. Maybe someone with better googling skills can try?
Lohrenswald
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The russians tried once. The drill melted, if I remember correctly.
sophie
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I have an old Athletic works AW150 wristwatch, and somehow, it got switched to a 24 hour time mode instead of the AM/PM 12 hour time mode, and I've no clue how it happened or how to switch it back to AM/PM mode.
How do I switch it back to AM/PM mode?
I tried googling, but was unsuccessful. Maybe someone with better googling skills can try?
Leave it on 24-hour mode. It's objectively better and more clear than 12-hour
PlutonianEmpire
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Not a chance in Hell. I hate 24 hour mode with a passion.
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Do you? I find that quite odd - that it makes you angry. (And perhaps that I find it quite odd is also quite odd).
Why don't you subtract 12 hours from any hour figure over 12. Doesn't that give the same result as 12 hour mode?
But, of course, this is such an obvious suggestion, I'm not sure why I make it.
It's still curious that you feel such passion over it. Perhaps, one day you're going to love some girl with such a passion too - I feel quite overwhelmed for the poor thing, in anticipation of the event.
Why don't you subtract 12 hours from any hour figure over 12. Doesn't that give the same result as 12 hour mode?
But, of course, this is such an obvious suggestion, I'm not sure why I make it.
It's still curious that you feel such passion over it. Perhaps, one day you're going to love some girl with such a passion too - I feel quite overwhelmed for the poor thing, in anticipation of the event.
I find 24-hour much clearer: it's just easier to use '0430' than it is to say 'half past four in the morning'. Although I'll admit that my background perhaps predisposes me in this way.
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Yeah, I find it easier too. Having spent decades getting up at every hour of the day or night to go to work. It is just easier. And unambiguous.
And I'd be happier if the entire world stuck to GMT the whole time. I don't get why people just can't get up at different times. But instead have to cycle their days by some arbitrary time like 07:00, to get up by.
And I'd be happier if the entire world stuck to GMT the whole time. I don't get why people just can't get up at different times. But instead have to cycle their days by some arbitrary time like 07:00, to get up by.
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