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I get that

I wouldn't buy diamonds or gold hoping they increase in price just as much as I wouldn't buy bitcoin to do the same.

If you offered me 1USD in Gold, Diamond, or Bitcoin.

I would take the gold. It has the most intrinsic value.

The probably that gold hits 0USD is less than bitcoin hitting 0USD.

The only reason you'd take bitcoin is if you think that it has a higher ceiling. Intrinsic value is the floor. But that is gambling

Craps is almost a team game.

If everyone plays the Pass Line (Shooter, the person throwing the dice has to play it) then everyone wins/loses together.

Everyone at the table playing the Pass Line is pulling for the shooter to make his point.

Now imagine if you have one person out of 8 playing the Don't Pass. The person playing Don't Pass line is hoping the other 7 players lose so that they can win.

It's almost equivalent to everyone at the roulette table playing black. And you walk up and say "I hope it comes red". Like why don't you just hope it comes black so you can win when everyone wins?

My brother takes the dice and rolls the point. Everyone places their chips. I place my chips. The dealer asks me, "Did you mean to put your chips on the Don't Pass Line?" "Yes, that's exactly what I meant to do." Silence. Then my sister: "You're an asshole." My brother rolls again: seven. The Don't Pass Line wins me a couple bucks.

This doesn't make any sense

1. Once the point is established by the shooter on the come out roll, you cannot play Pass or Don't Pass lines.

So after your brother takes the dice and rolls the point. You cannot place your chips on Pass/Don't Pass. Maybe why dealer was confused?

2. Don't Pass Line pays on shooter rolling 2 or 3 on come out roll. You'd lose if he rolled a 7. Pass Line wins if shooter rolls a 7 on come out roll.

Second roll was a 7?

You'd have bet Don't Pass before your brother ever rolled the dice for a second roll 7 to win the Don't Pass

Bets after the shooter's first come out roll are usually Come/Don't Come bets.

If you made a Don't Come bet instead of a Don't Pass (Dealer was confused from your illegal play and considered it a Don't Come bet.) You'd still lose if a 7 were rolled second. So that doesn't make sense.

If your first bet was after your brother rolled once. The only way you'd win with him rolling a 7 on his second roll would be to play a SEVEN bet. Which would be an even bigger dick move than Don't Pass because it's a one turn bet that your brother was going to roll a 7.

I guess most likely you played the don't pass before your brother ever rolled

But if that was all we used it for, the price of gold would be a tine fraction of what it is

That's intrinsic value.

Gold and diamonds have intrinsic value

Gold is needed for computer parts, and diamonds are used for cutting

They are more than just shiny

Their value will "never" hit 0 (Bitcoin would be worthless without gold for computers)

Yes, we could find substitutes in the future, but for the substances to not be useful somehow is so low and would have to be an apocalyptic scenario. And in an apocalypse, gold could even be worth more.

The Emergency Department contains emergency rooms

Ask any emergency doctor. They work in the ED.

Only someone that doesn't work in the ED says ER

I have under good authority this situation happened.

Man goes into ED with 🍎 in butt. Apple was removed.

Man goes into ED with 🍎 in butt. This time the 🍎 that was removed had two bites. They thought the bites would let them grab it.

If you break the bottom of a💡 the globe becomes weaker. Which is essentially what is in the picture. Probably thicker than a light bulb. I'd say it would be hard to break.

Oh there are worse methods which is the crazy part

Crucifixion is more "show" when compared to other torture/execution methods. It is horrible don't get me wrong. But its intention is not to inflict maximum pain or torture but to show maximum pain or torture to those witnessing it

Like let's just say Christians wouldn't be wearing a bull around their necks if it happened that way. And that's even a milder one.

Crucifixion is death with some torture

There are torture, torture, torture, ..., death methods

You can always add an "And then"

You could hack a futuristic firmware upgradable power knife, but how do you hack it to hack off fingers?

Aliens had the supernatural power to be the machines

A self driving tesla trapping people in a gas station is 100% more believable than the semi.

Something is there...

In a mmmbop it really is gone

It is believed they nailed through the wrists not the hands.

You could probably put a nail through your wrist and just leave it and live your life without treating it. You'd have to be unlucky and hit a large vein and your body not clot properly, the nail would help stop the blood.

It's like the myth with a bullet. First thing is not to pull it out because it will make things worse. You can live with a bullet in you.

The stabbing of the spear, to my knowledge, was for mercy so he'd not suffer as long.

I think the standard for squeeze bottles are 3cm. That's what 99% of ketchup bottles I have ever seen are.

Just measured my Kraft squeeze mayo in my fridge and it's 3cm.

I use my mini spatulas to clean my ketchup containers

Personally I don't use enough Mayo to run out before I need to replace the bottle. If I got the same size jar it would be the same thing, I'm not scraping out the last bits of months old mayo either way. Doesn't sound appealing.

Get yourself some long mini spatulas. Amazing for cleaning out jars.

Yeah don't do that multiple times. One or two times isn't going to kill you but if you did it for years and had pieces of ancient mayo in there that sounds like a health concern.

I'll go get a new knife if I have to open up a new jar to finish something.

Thought of something else. Your water heater stays on 24/7.

The only hot water I use in the morning before I go to work is to wash my hands.

If I don't get home until let's say 5. I'd need to wash my hands some more but I don't need hot water until I take my shower at 9.

So really I would be keeping 80 gallons of water hot for 23.5 hrs so I can use ~30 gallons in 15 minutes.

It's only keeping it at _{120°-140°F (}50°C) compared to 210° (99°C) of the instant hot water tank.

I have a tankless water heater so that's not a problem for me, but seems crazy thinking about it now.

Which leads me to my next thought. I wonder if they make tankless under sink hot water dispensers?

I'm talking about an instant hot water dispenser which can put out 210°F or 99°C almost instantly.

You have three main ways to heat water for something like tea.

1 Boil on stove top

2 Electric Kettle

2.5 Electric Kettle with larger tank and dispenser (Zojirushi)

3 Instant hot water faucet with heater tank under cabinet

*Microwaving water can be very dangerous

My opinion is while opinion 3 is the most costly, it is super nice and convenient if you use it often.

I'll add this too:

You can get a filter for the dispenser. Pure drinking water and hot water while reducing scale buildup.

I don't have a filter on mine and I have never done any descaling or maintenance on it in 7+ years other than cleaning the faucet like I would any other faucet.

Pro:

• Instant hot water on tap 24/7 (Instant cool drinking water 24/7)
• Able to easily filter water
• Unlimited water (No refilling unit)

Con:

• Extra electricity

$30 extra a year?

Like would you pay $2.50-$5 monthly subscription for unlimited instant hot/cold filtered water on tap whenever you want it? (above $2.50 would be for cold and filter if you choose those options instead of just hot. Since I assume cold takes more energy and you have to replace filters)

Doesn't make sense for everyone, and you do have to think about the upfront cost. You can get a tank for ~150, then the faucet can be ~50 to whatever you want to pay.

So maybe if your Zojirushi ever breaks. I enjoy my Zojirushi bread maker a ton.

So it seems like it can only be a gain to turn it off for certain spells. And that is intuitively obvious, too: turning something off should save energy.

Cars get better mileage on the highway than on city roads. Drive an hour, stop, drive an hour, stop, drive an hour. It is less efficient than driving 3 hours nonstop. The more stops the more inefficient.

The under sink heaters are designed to keep water hot 24/7. I would image it is better insulated than the Zojirushi. The water is stored in a container that basically heats it up from every side. Some kettles like the one in the video have heating elements inside the water which is more efficient than just a hot bottom plate. Under sink heater has a hot plate on all sides of it's box.

From my experience, I've had one my entire life and couldn't go back. I would expect at least 7-10 years from one. One in my current house is 7+ years old and works exactly the same as the day I installed it. Never turned it off once.

You should look into getting a hot/cold water dispenser for your sink. Easy to DIY install.

They consume ~40w per hour. Where I live it is 15 cents per kwh. That's .006 per hour, .15 per day, or 55 dollars per year.

Instant hot/cold water whenever you want it is nice.

Starting from room temperature water to near boiling takes a ton of energy. I don't know if keeping it hot for 8 hours takes more electricity than starting it back up in the morning.

But you're probably paying half the $55 in electricity right now for the Zojirushi.

Id pay $25 dollars a year to have instant hot and cold water (even filtered if you wanted) on tap 24/7. Especially if I were like you and used it multiple times a day.

You only need a 120v outlet.