The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XLIII

[Valka D'Ur]

Some sports are more team-oriented than single-player oriented. And yes, hockey is a team sport. But it can also be very cutthroat as to which individual players get the attention, the fame, the best contracts, the most advantageous trade. Would you 'attaboy' someone whose mistake may have cost you your chance to shine and get noticed by a suit who may have influence or authority over whether you get a great contract, as opposed to a merely mediocre one?

I suppose some would, and do, for the purpose of keeping up team morale. But some don't.

 

[warpus]

Some sports are more team-oriented than single-player oriented. And yes, hockey is a team sport. But it can also be very cutthroat as to which individual players get the attention, the fame, the best contracts, the most advantageous trade. Would you 'attaboy' someone whose mistake may have cost you your chance to shine and get noticed by a suit who may have influence or authority over whether you get a great contract, as opposed to a merely mediocre one?

I suppose some would, and do, for the purpose of keeping up team morale. But some don't.

But can't you say the same thing about volleyball? I mean, volleyball isn't very popular in north america, but from what I understand the professional athletes take it just as seriously as other sports (like hockey), and there is also lots of competition to get contracts with the top teams in top leagues in europe. You could probably say the same thing about many other sports.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

But can't you say the same thing about volleyball? I mean, volleyball isn't very popular in north america, but from what I understand the professional athletes take it just as seriously as other sports (like hockey), and there is also lots of competition to get contracts with the top teams in top leagues in europe. You could probably say the same thing about many other sports.

Hockey is what I'm familiar with. One of my mother's cousins played professionally, a few decades ago. It's one of those things that Canadian kids just grow up knowing about, even if they don't play themselves (I never learned to skate, but I wasn't bad at floor hockey, and I helped out some when the local kids played street hockey - someone's gotta watch for the cars and make sure the net gets pulled to one side to let them get past).

 

[warpus]

What's a good glue or adhesive to use when gluing together 2 pieces of laminate flooring?

This is for a scenario where you need to install the very last board or set of boards and it's just impossible to lock them in the usual way.. so you cut off a part of the locking mechanism and glue it in place instead. But.. I got mixed information at the local RONA/hardware store. What says you? What would you use? I basically want something that will not leave a mark, so you can't tell it was glued together basically.. Super fast drying glues also seem like they could be an issue? I mean.. I was looking at one that claims to dry instantly.. INSTAGLUE.. but.. that seems dangerous. Am I overthinking it?

 

[Cutlass]

Contact cement is pretty much instant, and doesn't squeeze out.

 

[Birdjaguar]

IIRC there are some two part epoxies that make strong bonds that you might look into.

 

[Arwon]

In some sports, namely volleyball and beach volleyball, when a team loses a point they still seem (at first glance) to celebrate. I think this also happens when a basketball players misses a free throw, his teammates go up and slap his hand and seemingly say/yell something positive, maybe slap his butt. I get that it's probably meant to be a "you'll get this next time bro" sort of thing, but it just looks so positive, like they're celebrating. A couple times I thought a team got a point, because they looked to be celebrating to me, but nope - it was the other team that got the point.

Is this a psychological thing the intent of which is to keep a team's morale up in some sports? It's not really done in most sports. Like, you'd never see soccer or ice hockey players slapping each other's hands after they let in a goal, right?

Am I correct in my assessment that it's meant to be a positive thing designed to keep morale up even if you're sucking? Why is it only done in some sports though? Is there something inherent to those sports that requires more of an effort to keep morale high? Is morale more important in those sports? Or is this mainly due to a historical accident and there is no real explanation as to why this is done? Or is something else happening here that I'm missing?

It's also a ritual to refocus and reset, with such a rote repetitive action as shooting a free throw or serving, it's easy to get lost in your own head and lose rhythm and get away from your best form. It's a bit like the little movements and gestures tennis players do before serving, just with someone else helping as well.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

What's a good glue or adhesive to use when gluing together 2 pieces of laminate flooring?

This is for a scenario where you need to install the very last board or set of boards and it's just impossible to lock them in the usual way.. so you cut off a part of the locking mechanism and glue it in place instead. But.. I got mixed information at the local RONA/hardware store. What says you? What would you use? I basically want something that will not leave a mark, so you can't tell it was glued together basically.. Super fast drying glues also seem like they could be an issue? I mean.. I was looking at one that claims to dry instantly.. INSTAGLUE.. but.. that seems dangerous. Am I overthinking it?

Just make sure you don't glue yourself to the floor.

 

[Core Imposter]

Is this true, the bit about the gesture?

A bizarre incident took place at the La Concorde arena during the second day of the Paris Olympics, where an official was seen making hand gestures on camera. This happened during the Women's Street Skateboarding finals on Sunday, July 27.

The hand gesture was an 'OK' sign, which is normally used as an emoji in texting. In this gesture, the thumb and forefinger come together while the three remaining fingers are stretched: However, this particular hand gesture has an underlying meaning for far-right ideologists. According to reports from The Telegraph, the hand gesture symbolizes "white supremacy". The Anti-Defamation League from the US had added the hand sign to a list of hate gestures in 2019.

I never heard about this. Is this something I am not supposed to do? I guess I could google it, but I would like to hear opinions on this from some of the people here as well as find out if this is genuine.

 

[Synobun]

Is this true, the bit about the gesture?


I never heard about this. Is this something I am not supposed to do? I guess I could google it, but I would like to hear opinions on this from some of the people here as well as find out if this is genuine.

It's genuine in the sense that it was made up as a joke and then the group in question started using it that way unironically. It still means "okay," but if you and the lads are taking a photo at the great replacement convention and you all throw up a , well...

 

[warpus]

Is this true, the bit about the gesture?


I never heard about this. Is this something I am not supposed to do? I guess I could google it, but I would like to hear opinions on this from some of the people here as well as find out if this is genuine.

This is the stupidest thing ever. This "hateful" hand gesture was basically jokingly pushed forward by a forum of trolls. The media picked up on it and did absolutely zero investigative journalism on it and basically said "Yep that's true". Now some people will tell you to not do it, although it's still very common and used by near 100% of people without any hate in mind.

Of course if you're caught hanging out with actual nazis, holding swastikas, and/or branding other hate symbols, and you do that for a photoshoot, then you are probably leaning into something you will get burned for. But I mean, at that point you are already hanging out with actual nazis, so you have much bigger problems than a potentially questionable gesture.

edkt: XPOST!

 

[Core Imposter]

The bed I sleep on is 84 years old and was a present from my mother to her father and, this is an unconfirmed family rumor, my grandfather died on that bed not long after he got it after receiving a beating from some of his fellow employees at the cotton mill because he was from Germany and liked the Fuhrer. Official cause of death, heart attack.

Anybody got a better bed story?

 

[Narz]

Anybody got a better bed story?

Not for a kid friendly forum I don't

 

[warpus]

I am looking for a dog barrier gate thingy to install at the base of my stairs. It doesn't have to be super sturdy, it just basically needs to be a simple deterrent.

- I don't want to screw anything into anything else, an adhesive solution is fine
- I want it to be easily rollable or take-down-able or something similar, so that when I'm not using it it will slide or roll out of the way - but still be there so I can easily put it up again if need be.

So far I've found something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Dog-Gate-Stairs-Gates-House/dp/B0BX99KM3K

But the two issues with it seems to be that 1. the hooks are ugly and 2. if I take it down, I have to put it away somewhere.

Does such a product exist?

 

[CKS]

A pressure-mounted baby gate?
You'd still have to put it away if you took it down, but when it was put away there wouldn't be anything to see.

 

[warpus]

I did find something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Regalo-Arched-Decor-Safety-Bronze/dp/B07F8HPKS6

It functions like you say, it's pressure thingies you screw open, they expand, and the gate stays in place.

The issue now is that the gap is 45.5 inches and this for instance "extra wide" gate only covers 35 inches. My staircase doesn't seem that wide even! Are most staircases tiny and I've never noticed?

Either way, I think I'm on the right track! Will just have to find one of these that's wide enough

 

[Gori the Grey]

One can get tension rods in lots of different lengths, for curtains, e.g. And if the appearance of blockage is enough, you could just put a curtain on it.

Or put some weights at the bottom of the curtain and it will be more truly a barrier.

 

[warpus]

I've found something I can use I think.. just need to make a couple more finetuned measurements of my staircase again. Thanks!

 

[Samson]

I "know" that in a nuclear bomb a small amount of matter is converted to energy in the proportions given by E=mc^2.

Is this true of any process that emits photons? As in, say there is a non-relativistic spaceship that emits a certain amount of energy as photons only then it has lost a certain amount of mass, whether it is powered by a coal powered steam engine, a fusion engine or an anti matter drive?

Yes. The binding energy for electrons in atoms is incredibly much smaller than the binding energy for nucleons, but it isn't zero. Giving away energy reduces the mass of the system. It isn't usually a useful way to talk about non-relativistic systems, though.

Can I clarify the maths of this, before I go trying to teach a child?

I send a 10g rocket into the air with a velocity of 10m/s with a chemical reaction. How much mass has been converted into useful energy?

E = mc^2
ke = 1/2 mv^2
1/2 mv^2 = mc^2
1/2 * 10 g * (10 m/s)^2 = m * (300000000 m/s)^2
1/2 * 10^3 (m/s)^2 g = m * (3 * 10^8 m/s)^2
1/2 * 10^3 (m/s)^2 g = m * 9 * 10^16 (m/s)^2
1/2 * 10^3 g = m * 9 * 10^16
1/2 g = m * 9 * 10^13
m = (1/2) / (9 * 10^13) g
m = 1/18 * 10^-13 g

 

[Synobun]

My landlord has been saying for years that he wants to replace my old fridge, but it hasn't happened and it's progressively getting uglier and uglier. Really, the entire door should be replaced, but I doubt there are any still laying about for the model, and for the price it would likely cost, I might be able to get an entirely new (used) fridge.

Anyway, the door has a lot of rust on the exterior. It's ugly. I know that it is possible to remove this rust and repaint the door, but the specifics of how to do that escape me. I get the general idea of sanding it down with sandpaper, but which grit? And how do I know if I've gone "too far"? And then when I paint it, what kind of paint? Surely not ordinary paint. Would it be better to just put some vinyl on top of it instead and call it a day? As cheap and as easy as possible are my goals here, as I doubt the fridge will live another couple years and I don't want to invest a lot of energy into this. I'm just tired of how ugly it looks.