Hexagon

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

My retirement plan is society collapsing on itself

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Atomic bomb are also dangerous because if someone end up launching one by mistake, all hell is gonna break loose. This has almost happened multiple times:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_close_calls

We've just been lucky so far.

And then there are questionable state leaders who may even use them willingly. Like Putin, or Kim, maybe even Trump.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also .jar files. And good ol' winamp skins. And CBZ comics. And EPUB books. And Mozilla extensions. And APK apps. And...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Stop! Don't give them ideas!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Then try steering the wheel and changing gears at the same time, with just one hand. Let me know how that goes

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Me with android auto and Bluetooth loudspeaker: hold my beer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

(Disclaimer: I'm not an expert, I just googled a little bit before posting that message. Fact-checking is welcome.)

"Is most of the rest silicates?" The question is ill-posed, because it mixes elements with compounds. Specifically, silicates contain oxygen so they can't be counted separately.

If we go by elements, we already said that oxygen is the most abundant. The rest of the crust is mostly silicon (28%), aluminium (8.2%), iron (5.6%) and more stuff. The rest of the mantle is mostly magnesium (22.8%) and silicon (21.5%).

But most elements don't remain isolated, they react and form compounds. Those made primarily by silicon and oxygen are known as silicates, and they are indeed the most common type of rock in the crust and mantle.

So yes, there is plenty of silicate material if one wants to use it for construction. I have no idea how good it is compared to current materials, however.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait until you find out the composition of the Earth's crust and mantle

(Spoiler: about 45% of them is oxygen)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

They have the true "reject modernity, return to monke" vibe

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this for real? It's not The Onion?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How to make TNT (in minecraft)?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Or, we can make an IRL ad-blocker

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