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50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves

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I’m a firm believer that everyone is smart, we just don’t all know the same things. Depending on your profession, your life experiences, and your interests, what you consider obvious might be mind-blowing to someone else. So to celebrate all of the niche information that people have floating around in their brains, one curious Reddit user posed the question, “What fact is common knowledge to people who work in your field but almost unknown to the rest of the population?”

From insight about installing carpets to working as a barista, we hope you’ll learn something from the facts down below. Keep reading to find a conversation between Bored Panda and the man who started this thread in the first place, and be sure to upvote the information you find most fascinating!

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#1

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves A corporate policy of requiring users to change their passwords every 90 days **does not** make your system more secure. It tends to actually make things less secure.

kms2547 , Mourizal Zativa Report

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377points

Trophy Husband 1 year ago

25 years in infosec here. You just balance the need to avoid a password still being valid in the future when better computers can crack it with the need for employees not to write their password down on sticky notes. I recommend changing every year, requiring 25 characters, and NOT requiring any specific characters. "Mycatlovestoseemesittingonthecouch" is far more secure than "hgVJY674*^$@%" and people can remember it!

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Modern cars aren’t made weaker than old cars, or at least not in the way people would expect. A good example of this is if an old car hits a modern car and the modern car is crumpled to f**k and the old car looks like nothing happened. The cars nowadays aren’t ‘weaker’ or ‘made cheaper’, it’s a safety design and the reason this happens is so that if you have a collision the cars bodywork absorbs the energy of the impact and crumples, while you walk away from the crash relatively unharmed. An old car on the other hand doesn’t absorb the impact, which means the energy of the impact is felt by everyone inside the car instead, which is extremely dangerous and depending on the severity of the accident can badly injure or kill the occupants of the vehicle. Your car isn’t ‘cheaply made’, it’s an intentional safety design by the company that has saved so many people from broken bones, potential paralysis and death.

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Old cars are certainly preferable in terms of damage for minor accidents, but if you're in a catastrophic accident chances are you're going to have to be cut out of that vehicle...

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#3

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves As a chemist the thing that gets me every time is the, "I don't want chemicals in my......" statement.

LITERALLY. EVERYTHING. IS. A. CHEMICAL. SUSAN.(KAREN)

raethas , National Cancer Institute Report

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371points

Pedantic Panda 1 year ago (edited)

So true, we love some Dihydrogen Oxide, even if it can accelerate corrosion and cause suffocation.

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We reached out to the person who posed this question in the first place, Reddit user RageCage42, and he was kind enough to have a chat with us about how this conversation started. “I came to realize that ‘common knowledge’ is anything but common,” he told Bored Panda. “It can be completely different depending on each person's unique perspective. A mundane fact that you deal with every day at your job might be something that would utterly shock someone on a different career path.”

#4

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Drowning is silent. I pulled out a kid literally less than a foot away from a large group of adults and not one of them noticed that his head was totally submerged and that he was struggling.

chachagirlsmom , Tim Marshall Report

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351points

Fluffy mommy panda 1 year ago

This is truly sad.

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#5

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Turning your computer or phone off and on again will fix a solid 70-80% of all problems the device likely has.

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346points

Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago

Of course! The guys on "The IT Crowd" knew what they were doing

128points

Nick 1 year ago

Seaparks!?!

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N Miller 1 year ago

Actually, the updated advice is to reboot/restart, not turn off and on again. Off and on used to be the fix, but software, updates, and hardware have all moved on. A reboot will fix more issues than turning off and on

17points

Zachary Gillette 1 year ago

They will do the same thing.

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Jo Slatermill 1 year ago

Every time I visit my mom hands me the phone "the camera disappeared" or something else. I ask "mom, did you restart it?". she never does. just waiting for me to "fix it" with my extensive push one button skills.

10points

Virgil Blue 1 year ago

Memory leaks tend to create a lot of problems, filling ram with blocks of old data and making them no longer available for use. A restart flushes those out.

5points

PurpleUnicorn 1 year ago

Always the first thing I try

3points

V33333P 1 year ago

Does anyone know why this is? Genuine question

3points

Sergio Bicerra 1 year ago

The hamsters inside the cpu need a little rest.

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Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago

Software conflicts in volatile memory e.g. one poorly written program not releasing memory it has used so that it is available to other programs. By rebooting you are clearing the slate as it were.

6points

Ami C 1 year ago

Imagine someone has given you written directions on how to get from your hotel to a restaurant on the other side of the city. You make a couple of wrong turns and become completely lost. You might circle for minutes or hours trying to find your way to something familiar, but if you could just restart back at your hotel, it would be much easier to try following the directions again from the beginning to get you where you need to go. So basically when something goes wrong, especially when that something is a series of instructions that only take tiny fractions of a second to complete, it's better to just set things back to the starting point and let them try again. An actual error (as opposed to something working as intended, but being poorly coded) isn't likely to happen the same way the next time.

2points

Cll 1 year ago

No one, ever.

0points

Andy Frobig 1 year ago

I can't believe doctors aren't doing this yet!

2points

Tim Douglass 1 year ago

That's what a nap is.

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Id row 1 year ago

I'd go so far as 85-90%

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Amanda Hunter 1 year ago

Same with Dish TV.

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Ami C 1 year ago

This is less true now with so many cloud-based and network-based resources in workplaces. By all means still try it, but the number of problems I see day to day in my IT job that can be resolved by a reboot of the user's device is no more than 10%. To be fair, the person who wrote this comment did specifically say "problems the device likely has," but the average user just says "my computer isn't working" even if the problem is their DropBox account.

1point

Cynthia Wilkins 1 year ago

And if that doesn’t work, ask your friend with some kind of magic touch to breathe on it. That will solve another 15% or so 😆 (my family have weird emfs, and I’m one of the “lucky” ones that will occasionally make electronics fritz out just by being in their proximity. My brothers, on the other hand, can often revive them just by touching them. No joke.)

1point

Christina Hill 1 year ago

Oh come on! How is this one still a "secret"?

1point

Michael Smith 1 year ago

And even in cases you might not expect! For instance, I unplugged and plugged my laptop back in to fix a lag issue (apparently it thought it was still running on battery and was throttling the CPU really hard), and I also had an issue where my ISP wasn't recognizing my password on their hotspot and after turning the feature off and back on again it worked!

1point

Devin Singh 1 year ago

99% is more accurate.

1point

Pat Tamarin 1 year ago

Which is why it's a good idea to do a restart on a regular basis to help avoid problems.

1point

Mark Boelte 1 year ago

And that does not mean 'Log off', you have to turn the device off, or Power down. Had too many people tell me they turned the computer off and when they show me, they hit 'Log off'.

1point

Jon Hodges 1 year ago

I will correct this by saying "restarting your device will fix 80% of problems". Quick boot functionality on most modern operating systems puts a lot of things in cache when you sit down. Using *Restart* doesn't.

1point

Astarael 1 year ago

My old phone got stuck in a boot loop ;-;

1point

JayhawkJoey 1 year ago

This one was submitted by my husband, right? He's right every time.

1point

Jordan Croff 1 year ago

I think everyone knows this?

1point

Adrian 1 year ago

Actually, you need to restart as turning off and on often just puts it to sleep and it will wake up in the same state.

1point

Awesome Rob 1 year ago (edited)

Microsoft has made this true with wifi. Ever since windows 10, my wifi goes down a lot and it's always because windows wants to update. If you put off updates they kill your wifi until you restart with updates.

1point

Erik Ivan 1 year ago

My wifi got much better after Windows 10.

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Nameless_User 1 year ago

And remember to RTFM!

1point

Elleon 10 months ago

But… then I have to close 85 tabs on my browser 😩. It’s shocking how long I live with computer problems just to avoid having to do that. And Photoshop files. And Illustrator files. “Save changes before closing?” I cant remember if the change was needed or just an experiment, so it’s best to just let them just live in limbo 🤣 Super sucks when I save an AI or PSD that already had the layers flattened 😩

0points

Agent of Karma 10 months ago

Good to know since this has always been my go to.

0points

HF_Martini6 1 year ago

Windows devices: Do a restart, it's better then shutting off (restarting does re-initialise the system while shutting it off puts it in sort of a sleep mode)

0points

Erik Ivan 1 year ago

Turning off the computer and phone, at least at night and weekends, is also a great way to lower the stress levels from work. Very under appreciated.

0points

David Paterson 1 year ago

Everybody tries rebooting and switching off and on before calling Tech Support. And most will have checked for advice on the web. Not only is it totally unnecessary for Tech Support to say this, the user will know that the Tech Support is useless, immediately. And sign off.

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N Miller 1 year ago

Your mileage will VERY MUCH vary! Not everybody thinks to reboot. And tech support are not useless for checking. That's the same as saying tech support are useless for asking if something is plugged in, when in almost 75% of reported cases it wasn't. (Maybe specific to the four companies I did the analysis on, but sufficient to prove "everybody" is NOT universal)

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We were curious if RageCage42 could share anything from his own profession that the general public would find fascinating. “I used to be an astronomy researcher, and it's common knowledge amongst astronomers that the Andromeda galaxy is on a collision course with our own Milky Way galaxy,” he revealed.

“In a few billion years, these galaxies will collide, merge, and eventually form a completely new galaxy. But the empty space between the stars is so huge that even though these two galaxies contain over one TRILLION stars in total, it's likely that none of those stars will ever run into each other,” the OP explained.

#6

If the menu has way too many choices that probably means the food is all frozen.

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343points

Kristal 1 year ago

Cheesecake Factory, I'm looking at you

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#7

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves The first thing you do if you think your computer is being hacked is unplug it from the network (or disable the Wi-Fi).

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313points

Snorky The Pig 1 year ago

Thanks for the tip!! hope I never need it, though.

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We also asked RageCage42 if he was partial to any of the replies his post received. “It's hard to choose any one favorite response, but I really enjoyed learning all the ways the world doesn't work the way most people assume it does,” he shared. “For example, coffee shops spend more on milk than they do on coffee; the matting under your carpet can be more important than the carpet itself; and the best treatment for a child's anxiety is often to treat their parents' anxiety.”

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#8

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves That if your IT Guy is not busy, he is doing a good job, not a bad one and you don't need to fire them

HyruleJedi , AltumCode Report

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306points

Mohsie Supposie 1 year ago

Well, unless he is just ignoring all the problems and only "fixing" problems with risky "solutions"!

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#9

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Hair is not alive. If your hair is damaged, you can't "fix" it. No matter what that bottle of conditioner tells you. Products that claim to fix damaged hair just deposit a coating of wax, simethicone, or dimethicone on the hair shaft that makes it look smooth. This build up will eventually make your hair limp and dull. The best solution to damaged hair is a haircut.

Queengnpwdrgelatine , Tamara Bellis Report

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Auntriarch 1 year ago

My mother was right then

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Finally, the OP shared that he believes all jobs are equally fascinating in their own ways. “Every job provides a different, unique cross-section of human knowledge - and none of them ever overlap in the same places,” he told Bored Panda. “In fact, it's almost guaranteed that each set of on-the-job knowledge is going to include some tidbits that would never occur to someone in any other line of work.”

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So regardless of what you do for a living, I'm certain you know something that all of your fellow pandas don't. We hope you enjoy reading through this list, and if you'd like to share fun facts from your own profession, feel free to in the comments down below!

#10

Most swiss cheeses (Gruyère, emmentaler, Appenzeller) are lactose-free, as well as any cheese that's been aged at least 2 years, like Parmigiano Reggiano or an aged gouda. I work at a cheese shop, and clients are usually surprised when I share that information with them. I wish more people with lactose intolerance knew about it!

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Isabella 1 year ago

They are not lactose free, they just have a very low lactose content.

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#11

Just because a disabled child/person is non-verbal, that doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t understand everything you’re saying.
It’s crazy how often I have to tell my own staff to watch what they’re saying. These kids still get embarrassed or upset if you talk about the massive s**t they just took right in front of the whole class.

Final score:

265points

Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

I'm autistic and even I was surprised to find that those of us who are nonverbal are just as intelligent as the rest of us and can communicate in other ways, such as this one amazing lady who interviews people using a tablet speech generator to talk. She never says a word herself but through the tablet she demonstrates how intelligent, witty and articulate she is. She's even interviewed a few celebrities!

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#12

The President doesn't control the Economy.

A shocking theory for most people I talk to.

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265points

JoMeBee 1 year ago

The president can't control pretty much anything. That's why the US has 3 branches. They can set the agenda and try to influence/negotiate...

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#13

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Truckers leave extra space between themselves and the vehicle in front of them because if they are fully loaded they need the the extra space to be able to stop without flatten the someone. A truck can weigh the same as more than 50 small cars.

They don't leave the space, out of the goodness if their hearts, for a couple of cars to squeeze themselves into and create a potentially fatal situation!

Vinterblad , jay huang Report

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265points

KombatBunni 1 year ago

My family lost an Uncle that way, I still remember the look on my mother’s face when she got the call. He got caught between two trucks on the highway and unfortunately didn’t make it. Now whenever I pass trucks while I’m in a car with someone I get nervous :(

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#14

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves The best treatment for a child with anxiety is treating their parent’s anxiety.

mmmnms , Kelly Sikkema Report

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251points

Lisa Riddell 1 year ago

This could be true in some cases, but on the whole it's not and it's quite misleading. Childhood anxiety is complicated and doesn't have a single cause or solution. It's true that effective treatment will involve the family, as for pretty much any medical condition affecting a child.

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#15

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves In Jewelry, a diamond is a luxury expense not an investment. Gold is the investment. If you try to sell your engagement ring you’ll get maybe 20% of what you initially paid for it. Jewellers can get diamonds for a fraction of what you paid for it.

victorvanhux , Tahlia Doyle Report

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243points

Samuel Pelatan 1 year ago

Tends to happen to artificial scarcity schemes

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#16

Nuclear power is pretty handily the safest and cleanest method of electricity generation. However, thanks to general misunderstanding and pop culture (looking at you, Simpsons), public trust in nuclear is lower than coal.

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230points

PattyK 1 year ago

The biggest objection to nuclear power is how to dispose of radioactive waste. We haven’t solved that problem yet, and radioactuve waste just keeps piling up.

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#17

The "essential" in essential oils doesn't mean it is *essential* to your body or health.

It basically means that it is the pure essence of that particular plant or flower.

So many people have taken this to mean that they are literally *essential* to our health and well being. It hurts my brain.

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227points

indiecognition 1 year ago (edited)

People also think that homeopathy works, and that higher dilutions are often stronger, despite containing less of the "active" substance. People are gullible.

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#18

It really does help us at the library when you don't reshelve your own materials.

(Not because we don't trust you to know where they're supposed to go, but because if you put it away yourself, we can't keep track of the fact that someone looked at it, which is useful information for us to have.)

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223points

bloominglymphnode 1 year ago

ooh! that is interesting.

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#19

If you're putting in new carpet, always go top shelf with the pad. The increase in cost is neglible and the upgrade to feel, usability and endurance of the rug on top will be way better dollar to value ratio than spending on the carpet itself. 8 lb memory foam is maybe 2 bucks a yard more than trash apartment grade stuff but 10 times better underfoot.

Go for the cheapest carpet you can stand (remember, you aren't going to be running your fingers through your house's carpet for more than 3 days after it's installed) and put the best damn pad money can buy under it. You'll spend less and it'll feel like you bought 50 dollar a yard carpet.

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213points

Demosthenes 1 year ago

Wall to wall carpet is an invention of the devil.

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#20

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Potential cancer cells develop in the human body every day and our immune system efficiently kills them without any trouble and we just go on living our lives like nothing ever happened.

rickbarr21 , National Cancer Institute Report

Final score:

208points

Performingyak 1 year ago

And if ypu are ever diagnosed with a non- hereditary or a cancer without a reason, don't drive yourself mad thinking of what you could have done differently in your life to avoid it. You'll probably never get the answer, just accept and focus on treatment/next steps.

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#21

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Coffee shops spend more on milk than coffee.

hotmesssketch , GC Libraries Creative Tech Lab Report

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199points

Donglens 1 year ago

Surely this is due to quantities used? You have more milk and water than coffee in most drinks made? 66% of a cappuccino is milk (cup of thirds).

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#22

Children behave differently at home than they do at school.

Seriously, teachers have no reason to lie about your child misbehaving. Logging behavior and initiating a less-than-positive exchange creates more work for us. Why would we lie to create more work for ourselves?

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193points

Teodor Negru 1 year ago

Then there are those children who are an absolute handful at home, but angels when in public. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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#23

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves I work in live chat support. We can see what you type when you are chatting with us, before you send it.

Springstof , Christian Wiediger Report

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191points

RavenTheCat 1 year ago

Just start sending creepy messages as they type correction spelling and grammar

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#24

Cracking joints does not cause arthritis. And the sound isn't bones cracking it's normally nitrogen gas escaping from your joint cavity.

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188points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

My best friends mom believes that cracking joints will curse your entire family.

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#25

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves An elevator will go up to the top of the hoist instead of crash to the floor in most catastrophic failures due to the counter weights.

mbjb1972 , Andrew Spencer Report

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185points

Serial pacifist 1 year ago

I don’t know if this is scary or comforting.

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#26

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves If you call 911 for something minor (flu-like symptoms, sprained ankle, etc.) you will usually be sent to the waiting room and triaged like every other walk in. You aren't saving yourself any time and we take great pleasure in watching your face when you realize the toe pain you've had for a week isn't a priority just because you took a ride in the boo boo bus.

On the flip side, depending on the system, EMS providers can do a lot to treat issues. Just because something is serious or even life threatening doesn't mean we load the patient, fire up the sirens, and zoom to the hospital (with a few exceptions like trauma and stroke). Rest assured, the 10-15 minutes we're in the back is being used to treat the problem and (hopefully) have you pretty much fixed by the time you get to the ER. We have a lot of medications and tools to use and it's safer for everyone to do as much as possible in the driveway or parking lot if we can. Please don't pound on the door yelling that we need to go when we're starting IVs, calculating doses, determining if we need advanced airways, etc.

Tl;Dr: EMS works very different than on TV (most of the time).

Wilsonsj90 , Yassine Khalfalli Report

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178points

Fat Harry 1 year ago

Who the hell is taking an ambulance for a sore toe? Particularly in the US where it costs you money (or in the UK where you're likely to have to wait 12 hours at the moment).

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#27

In scoring for film, the orchestra/ensemble actually plays the music live as the movie is played behind them. It is recorded and synced

Edit: should have specified the conductor (who is usually the composer) stands facing the screen and has a small screen in front of them with different colored bars to indicate starting/stopping and pace, as well as other cues and insets. Composers have watched the film beforehand and are often frequent collaborators with certain directors.

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163points

JoMeBee 1 year ago

This is cool to know! Music (or it's lack) adds so much to the overall effect...

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#28

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves One of my favorite facts about alcohol ads: In the US, nobody is allowed to be shown actually drinking the product. They can only be shown 'enjoying' it in ways that don't involve drinking it – so essentially holding it, pouring it, handing it to a friend, etc

ragecage42 , Taylor Friehl Report

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162points

Jrog 1 year ago

That's a mighty stupid rule.

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#29

True A.I. is a LONG way away.

I'm a software engineer, and I work with a lot of algorithms. What's billed as "A.I." today isn't quite "Artificial Intelligence", it's just a bunch of advanced algorithms, some of which are capable of 'learning' things in a very strict/narrow scope. In other words, people (specially marketing) seem to use the terms 'machine learning' and 'artificial intelligence' interchangeably, when they shouldn't be. I guess I understand why, *Artificial Intelligence* sounds cooler, but really none of these things can actually make decisions on their own, which is a true benchmark of A.I.

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Chewie Baron 1 year ago (edited)

Just watch out for when a company called Skynet starts to get big.

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#30

"I'm sorry but there is nothing I can do"

Just because I work here it doesnt mean I can change the whole system, pricing or get back previous menu items.

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155points

Fluffy mommy panda 1 year ago

Yes yes wish people would get this.

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#31

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Most people are not good at detecting lies, and consistently score no better than chance (50/50) when tested. The score goes up slightly when it's someone they know that they're talking to, but not much.

Ironically, most people rate themselves as very good at detecting lies, but they're wrong.

DogsNotHumans , Christin Hume Report

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152points

Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 1 year ago

I know for sure that I can't detect lies. The sheer quantity of lies that I have been oblivious to and then found out about later boggles the mind.

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#32

You cannot go from having black hair to silver or platinum blonde in one sitting. It takes multiple and 9 times out of 10, your hair is fried beyond repair by the end of it. Kim Kardashian or whoever you pinned on your pinterest page or Instagram is wearing a wig.

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Final score:

151points

Twig the Cat 1 year ago

Yep. Lighten a few levels, after a little while do a scalp treatment, wait a few weeks/months… rinse and repeat until you get to where you want to be. As my teacher says, “if you lift them from black to blonde in one sitting, their hair will be on the floor.”

55points

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#33

Based on the number of calls I get about this a week, it would have to be that the water company does not provide hot water to your house. I just don't understand how people have never heard of or have seen their hot water heater.

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149points

Chucky Cheezburger 1 year ago

Also, many people that work for the water company you see driving around don't know anything about your bill or how to fix your plumbing.

38points

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#34

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves There is no difference between a violin and a fiddle other than how you play it.

videcortuus , Providence Doucet Report

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145points

indiecognition 1 year ago

Not in my case. I play both the same way: very poorly.

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#35

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Not my current field, but when I worked at Starbucks not a lot of people understood that a larger espresso drink does not always = more caffeine. A tall drink has 1 shot, grande has 2, and a venti also has 2, unless it’s iced and then it gets a 3rd shot. So many times customers would order a grande latte and say “you know what, you’d better make that a venti, I can use the extra caffeine” when in fact the larger size is just more diluted with milk. If you are looking for more caffeine, a drip coffee is going to be the most bang for your buck.

Also, this seems really obvious, but a lot of people would get upset when they ordered a flavored coffee and saw that I would put syrup in it. No, coffee beans do not naturally come in caramel, vanilla, toffee nut, raspberry etc. flavor.

babybokchoy1 , Darya Tryfanava Report

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Josy 1 year ago

Coffee and raspberry???

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#36

The lighter the roast of coffee, generally the more caffeine found within the bean. I know a ton of people who drink dark roast mistakenly thinking they’re getting their morning buzz going. Sorry to break it to you..

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Dawn Marie 1 year ago

Okay, I'll give you that one, but don't break my illusion that my Folgers Black Silk gives me a bolder stronger flavor please?

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#37

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Touching your fresh tattoo with your unwashed fingers is bad. It's absurd how many times we have to tell this to people.

goddamnmike , Lucas Lenzi Report

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133points

RavenTheCat 1 year ago

Thats why every tattooist i know recommends keeping it covered, the one i went to had my arm wrapped in plastic in a very flat light layer

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#38

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves When you delete a file from your HD, only the information of how to reach these memory slots coherently is deleted. The raw information remains there until overwriten.

That's why companies (should) destroy their disks on decomission instead of just formatting them.

Dr_Chemiramen , Denny Müller Report

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124points

Jeremy Klaxon 1 year ago

Or perform a low-level format, which writes 0 on every sector of the disk.

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#39

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's,Parkinson,...) starts way before the first symptoms appears.

No one wake up suddenly one day with Alzheimer's. From actual data, it seems that the disease is rampant for 10-15 years before the first symptoms. Some research say that you can start identifying abnormalities 20+ years before the memory loss begin.

And it works for all neurodegenerative diseases AFAIK.

Matrozi , Robina Weermeijer Report

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Kristal 1 year ago

AFAIK = as far as I know. I had to look this up

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#40

You would think all the heavily relied upon server infrastructures were super secure and highly redundant. Hahhahahahhaha

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Telepathetic 1 year ago

It costs the server too much

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#41

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves There is a surprising amount of infrastructure under your feet. You’d be surprised how much public utility runs underneath private property. Always call before you dig.

zencanuck , Lisa McIntyre Report

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago

If you dig deep enough, there are no cables, suggesting that the ancient civilisations had invented wireless communication and cellphones long before us.

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#42

Most PhD programs don't have a fixed timeline in the same way other degree programs do. In other words, unlike undergraduates, most PhD students don't know their expected graduation date until they're almost complete.

So stop asking PhD students when they will be graduating.

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112points

David Paterson 1 year ago

PhD students often dread the question "how is your thesis going?".

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#43

I'm a sign language interpreter. This is based off the comments I get from the general hearing population:

1. We do not take care of or help the deaf person. We work for them same as we are working for you.
2. No, I'm not related to this deaf person. I'm not even friends with them.

Final score:

111points

Vermontah 1 year ago

I took ASL in college. It was difficult but I love how it gets to the point without flowery prose.

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#44

When you write to your politician, he won't be reading your letter, he won't be writing the reply .. that's all done by staffers. All he does is "sign here".

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indiecognition 1 year ago

And that's when they don't use an autopen

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#45

Your eyes and mouth don't stay shut when you're dead. Somebody (me) has to shut them to make a deceased person look more presentable.

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103points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

If I die, I want to mess with everyone alive so I’ll make sure that my eyes are kept open staring at everyone

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#46

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves There is no such thing as a perfectly functioning aircraft. Every plane you fly on has a multitude of maintenance issues, just not severe enough to affect safety of flight.

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101points

Jrog 1 year ago

It's not that common. Every aircraft may have a few minor maintenance issues every now and then, but there are several regular maintenance procedures that routinely applies. An aircraft may go into phase inspections every 5-10 flights, has mandatory maintenance every 100 flight-hours , and has to undergo a thorough annual check. Any airplane has a minimum equipment list that has to be operational to fly, and to fly with a malfunctioning system they have to guarantee at least one or more redundant systems are available. Most of the maintenance issues that go unfixed for a while are stupid stuff like media system on a seat not working, or a panel making noise

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#47

When public play structures are being evaluated, the evaluator brings two size paddles, one which is equal to the average size of a newborn's head, and one that equal to the largest average size of a child under 10. They then stick the paddles in all crevices of the play structure. If the smaller one (the head) can get through, the bigger one (body) must also be able to, otherwise the structure won’t pass inspection

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Telepathetic 1 year ago

Why would a newborn be on a play structure ?

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#48

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Most 911 calls an ambulance receives on a daily basis are not remotely close to being emergencies.

mega_lomein_iac , Benjamin Voros Report

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89points

David Paterson 1 year ago

Yes. But everyone with a help button is legally obliged to ring an Ambulance. And the ambulance is legally obliged to take the person to hospital. Where they catch a hospital - acquired disease. There needs to be a new category "I need medical help but probably not an ambulance" for critical events that usually quickly fix themselves. It's not the fault of the patient, it's the fault of the lawyers.

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#49

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Heartworms are treatable for dogs, but not for cats.

Also, keep on top of your heartworm prevention for your dog; if they get heartworm but you can prove that they've been continually covered (which isn't difficult; the receipts are good enough, and your vet will have them in their database), then the heartworm prevention manufacturer will pay for the treatment.

leprechronic , Ludemeula Fernandes Report

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87points

Magpie 1 year ago (edited)

Actually not quite true: " diagnosing heartworm can be challenging, especially in cats, your pet’s illness may be quite advanced and challenging to treat. Allergic reactions to heartworm treatments have been identified, and some of the treatments can have serious side-effects,..."

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#50

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Nominal pipe diameters are not indicative of their actual diameter. So a 1" pipe is rarely actually 1" in either outside or inside diameter.

Why? I have no idea. But if you drill a hole of exact diameter and stick that pipe in there, you're going to have a bad time.

lasteclipse , T K Report

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79points

Telepathetic 1 year ago

Like wood---A 2x4 Isn't

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#51

Civil Engineer here. The production of cement (the stuff that you mix with water to get concrete) accounts for A LOT of the worlds CO2 emissions. There are estimations saying it accounts for up to 8% of the world wide CO2 production. Thats more than global air traffic produces.

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oktopus 1 year ago

We're doomed if anyone invents concrete airplanes.

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#52

“Military grade” does NOT mean it’s awesome.

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Living Example 1 year ago

You're right. Military grade means the product went to the lowest bidder. Stupid system where quality can take a back seat to price.

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#53

You don’t defibrillate asystole (flatline cardiac rhythm) like they do on TV. It’s a non-shockable rhythm.

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Genericist 1 year ago

Omg yes, and while we're at it, chest compressions aren't going to suddenly bring you back to consciousness so you can just get up and walk out the room. And chest compressions are much faster and violent af, not the gentle slow prod they do a couple of times before giving a rescue breath on TV.

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#54

Anyone can get an entry level IT job if you know how to use Google and have an aptitude for learning new things. Only when you get to the Analyst positions is it necessary to have a strong foundation of IT knowledge. And programming is something else entirely.

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24points

David Paterson 1 year ago

Yes they can. Which is why entry level IT staff are useless at solving real problems.

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#55

“Organic” foods aren’t necessarily grown without chemicals. There’s a ton of organic label pesticides out there, many of which are just as toxic as their synthetic counterparts.

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Laura Gillette 1 year ago

We need to stop conflating chemicals with pesticides. As we learned in a previous post on this list, everything is chemicals! But a lot of people think organic label foods are grown without pesticides, and are therefore safer to eat, which is not true at all. They are grown with "organic" pesticides, which really means nothing, because they are the same toxic compounds, just produced from different sources ("organic" sources, rather than synthetic--which makes them more expensive, but no less toxic). And organic label crops have to use a lot *more* pesticide per acre, since organic label crops often have to be non-GMO, which means they aren't bred to have any natural resistance to pests. The whole "GMO foods are bad" is a huge scam... I don't understand how it became so prominent. Like, on par with anti-vaxxers. GMO foods are safe and could help us weather the impending climate apocalypse. We should be embracing them--as well as regenerative farming practices. Sorry to ramble.

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#56

No, you shouldn’t refuse a raise because it’ll put you into a higher tax bracket.

It’s a progressive system; you don’t get taxed based on your total salary for the year, rather it progressively get taxed. (Dollar 50000 gets taxed higher than dollar 1000)

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RP 1 year ago

Yes. For example (numbers are just for illustration here and not all tax systems are the same): the first 13K you earn is tax free and stays that way. The next 17k you earn is taxed as 13% and stays that way. The next 15K you earn over the top of that is taxed at 20% etc.

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#57

Doubling the dose of a drug does not double the effect. Likewise, a child should not be given the same dose per kg bodyweight as an adult.

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Atero 1 year ago (edited)

It totally depends on the drug and delivery method. I've high tolerance to most of the pain killers and in order for them to take effect I often need double or in some cases triple dosage and they kick in much later (local anesthesiology when getting stiches or at the dentist take awfully long time to take effect). On the other hand anything you ingest will be limited by the ability of your body to absorb drug in question.

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#58

Former field as I'm still learning my current one, but auto glass is no joke.

Tons of your car's features are directly connected to your windshield. They're also a pretty important safety feature in your vehicle. Unlike your side and rear windows, which are typically tempered glass (also, in part, for safety reasons), windshields are laminated which is why they crack instead of shattering unless something really drastic happens to it. Also, because it's laminated, it can crack all the way from side to side and you're still safe. Just not from Johnny Law because he might give you a ticket.

For most makes, most of those new safety features like lane departure warning and forward collision alert are on sensors that work through the glass. Rain sensors, condensation sensors (if your AC automatically kicks on), auto dimming mirrors....they all have different brackets and frit cutouts to allow them to work properly.

Those black dots that drop down in the center by the rearview mirror that most people think is an antenna? Nope. Just an extra sun shade that's supposed to help block the sun in between your visors.

Also, fun fact, if you ever need to break a window in your car for whatever reason, the smaller pieces of glass are often the most expensive piece of glass on your vehicle. Go for a door tempered door glass.

Knowledge to some, but after almost a decade in auto glass, I learned that most people have zero clue when it comes to their auto glass.

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20points

Fat Harry 1 year ago

Also, if you do need to break the glass the legs of the headrest are pointed at the end and will do a smashing job.

14points

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#59

If you stick your eardrum with an object, you will start to cough. This happens because the nerves interconnect (n. Vagus).

I hope this information helps you in future battles.

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Snorky The Pig 1 year ago

😂 What did I just read at 4:43 in the morning

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#60

No matter how secure you think your house and valuables are, if someone wants to get in they are for sure going to be able to do so.

Tldr:home security is a detterence

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Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago

I think I can handle one sentence without thinking "too long, didn't read"

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#61

That a lot of truck driver especially out west are atleast partially distracted just to keep themselves from falling asleep behind the wheel. Some of us have YouTube or Netflix just for noise that's not talk radio, are reaching into their cooler for a snack or drink with one hand and lighting a cigarette with the other all while steering with their knees. Others are talking on the phone while trying to keep their dog or cat out of their lap while also brushing their teeth and reading a map or GPS looking for a place to pull off for their break. And anyone who is a trucker that says they have never done any of that is either brand new or is a liar. We do pay a lot more attention when in the mountains or in populate area though

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Jaaawn 1 year ago

Truck drivers take their CATS WITH THEM?! I need a driving license asap.

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#62

Most herbal supplements can and will give you adverse/side effects when mixed with other medications. ALWAYS tell your doctor everything you're taking.

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David Paterson 1 year ago

Only those herbal supplements that actually work will affect other medications. Such as St John's Wort. Most herbal supplements are just placebos.

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#63

Low flow toilets often exaggerate minor sewer problems. If solid waste has to get over an obstacle, like a rootball or a belly in the pipe, a low flow toilet won't give it the push it needs, and in the worst case scenario, cause a backup.

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18points

JoMeBee 1 year ago

Outside the US you see a lot more #1 or #2 flush systems (you choose the amount of rinse water based on your bodily function). They are available in the US but not widely marketed, unfortunately...

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#64

In designing 3D games, many programmers, even in big gaming companies, still have a hell of trouble with colliders (making it so the player doesn't fall through the floor/wall through walls etc.) Everything should work correctly, but nooooo. The solution? God knows. We all just layer dozens of colliders on top of eachother and hope for the best.
Why do you think there are so many walking through corner glitches?

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RavenTheCat 1 year ago

As todd Howard once said "it just works"

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#65

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves The toner in your printer is plastic being melted on to the paper.

digggit , Mahrous Houses Report

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16points

Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago

And the ink in an ink jet printer I assume is ambergris dissolved in vintage French champagne and tinted with Tyrian purple if the cost is any guide

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#66

Mathematics is closer to philosophy than it is to anything else in STEM.

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JoMeBee 1 year ago

Ok, this just broke my brain. Elaborate, please.

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#67

diamonds are fairly common. white and colourless diamonds are scarce. 90% of diamonds are usually yellow or brown.

only diamonds that are near white, and near-flawless under 10X magnification are used in jewelry, the rest are ground down and used in tools (drill-bits, saw-blades etc)

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Vermontah 1 year ago

Diamonds are boring. Rubies, emeralds - those are elegant

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#68

There is a period of time every year that in the US, the Department of Transportation Pulls over any and every truck that they can. During this period many trucking companies take vacation time, as the potential hassle is not worth the money made during this time.

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indiecognition 1 year ago

Curiosity got the better of me, and had to check the link to see exactly what time of year...supposedly the first week of June (4-6)

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#69

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves Virtually every piece of copper, aluminum, or steel you come across has been chopped to bits, refined, melted down and used to make whatever object it's a part of. Dozens, if not hundreds of times. Copper pipe? Probably started out as hundreds of different wires from various devices from around the world at one point.

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Jrog 1 year ago

False. Just a bit more than half the worldwide production of Aluminum is from secondary production (i.e. recycling). The rest is primary (i.e. new mining). Copper is even worse, despite being a scarce resource only 30-35% is from recycled scraps, mostly because copper is used in application where it is difficult to separate materials such as electronics and plating.

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#70

50 Facts That Are So Niche, Only People In Certain Professions Know About Them, As Shared By Professionals Themselves I worked as an insurance adjuster, most people have no idea what homeowner's insurance actually does. Here is a very simple guide to understanding what is covered by homeowners insurance:

> A sudden and one-time occurrence

While there are some exceptions to this, understanding those few words will help you understand 95% of what is and is not covered by your policy.

* Note: My experience applies to US insurance only

Dicktremain , Scott Graham Report

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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

"Let the bears pay the bear tax - I pay the Homer tax." "That's the homeOWNER tax, Dad." "Well either way I'm still outraged."

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#71

How many people actually drive a car before it gets to the dealer.

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Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

How many?

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#72

More people die in lifeboat drills than they do in any other marine incidents.

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Katie Everswick 1 year ago

please explain

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Adelaide Ross

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

Vėja Elkimavičiūtė

I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. Looking at pets and memes is the best part of my work. I love to travel and want to see the world. Still looking and exploring stuff I like and want to do so thats exciting... and sometimes not

I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. Looking at pets and memes is the best part of my work. I love to travel and want to see the world. Still looking and exploring stuff I like and want to do so thats exciting... and sometimes not

What do you think ?

OneSoulHero 1 year ago

I've learned a valuable lesson from "Fact Lists" posted from Reddit to BoredPanda. 95% of the "facts" are actually just peoples opinions with little to no accuracy. At least its an interesting read though.

24points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

Fun fact: life is only possible for (10^-84) % of the lifespan of the Universe. It will spend the rest of its lifespan being a cold and dark place expanding forever and forever until there is nothing left for entropy to make more disordered. Time will become meaningless when every single particle’s temperature is near absolute zero with nothing new or interesting happening anymore.

12points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

I forgot to read the title of this post, I thought it was about interesting facts. Sorry

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B-b-bird 1 year ago

Roughly only 1 out of 8 people is washing hands after using toilet. If others are watching (like in public bathrooms in shopping mall or whatever) then they do wash, but if they think no one will know/see, then that's the real statistics (pre-covid times). Don't know if anything changed after covid, if it did, then knowing human nature - not for long :))) My work specific unexpectedly uncovered this fact for me :)

7points

Kristal 1 year ago

Ew

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The Doom Song 1 year ago

Ex Bar tender here... a larger glass for spirits doesn't mean you get less alcohol. You still get the same 30ml shot just 3x as much mixer. Oh and "low carb beer" really isn't as low carb as you think.

5points

Sky Render 1 year ago

Food packaging: expiration dates on grain products are more like suggestions. Usually we set a date based on start of production order, not age of product at start of order. Odds are good it will last a fair bit longer than the date on the package!

2points

Mr_Alfreado 1 year ago

99% of all venomous snakes and spiders will one: not kill you if you are in a populated region will mostly have access to some kind of basic medical practice that can get you to anitvenom. The most dangerous snake is only dangerous be ause the region doesn't have much access to antivenom. And two: are docile and only strike if they are provoked or touched. Now spiders and scorpions, this is trickier because they are found in smaller nooks shoes but for the most part relatively harmless. Snakes (for vipers at least) are silent strikers so they will be hidden and remain hidden when large people are next to them. The largest reason people get bit by snakes is because they don't look at where they step, be it jumping off of logs, roots, or rock outcrops. I get why people have arachnophobia and are afraid of snakes, but venomous species are not anymore scary than the nonvenomous types.

1point

OneSoulHero 1 year ago

I've learned a valuable lesson from "Fact Lists" posted from Reddit to BoredPanda. 95% of the "facts" are actually just peoples opinions with little to no accuracy. At least its an interesting read though.

24points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

Fun fact: life is only possible for (10^-84) % of the lifespan of the Universe. It will spend the rest of its lifespan being a cold and dark place expanding forever and forever until there is nothing left for entropy to make more disordered. Time will become meaningless when every single particle’s temperature is near absolute zero with nothing new or interesting happening anymore.

12points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

I forgot to read the title of this post, I thought it was about interesting facts. Sorry

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B-b-bird 1 year ago

Roughly only 1 out of 8 people is washing hands after using toilet. If others are watching (like in public bathrooms in shopping mall or whatever) then they do wash, but if they think no one will know/see, then that's the real statistics (pre-covid times). Don't know if anything changed after covid, if it did, then knowing human nature - not for long :))) My work specific unexpectedly uncovered this fact for me :)

7points

Kristal 1 year ago

Ew

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The Doom Song 1 year ago

Ex Bar tender here... a larger glass for spirits doesn't mean you get less alcohol. You still get the same 30ml shot just 3x as much mixer. Oh and "low carb beer" really isn't as low carb as you think.

5points

Sky Render 1 year ago

Food packaging: expiration dates on grain products are more like suggestions. Usually we set a date based on start of production order, not age of product at start of order. Odds are good it will last a fair bit longer than the date on the package!

2points

Mr_Alfreado 1 year ago

99% of all venomous snakes and spiders will one: not kill you if you are in a populated region will mostly have access to some kind of basic medical practice that can get you to anitvenom. The most dangerous snake is only dangerous be ause the region doesn't have much access to antivenom. And two: are docile and only strike if they are provoked or touched. Now spiders and scorpions, this is trickier because they are found in smaller nooks shoes but for the most part relatively harmless. Snakes (for vipers at least) are silent strikers so they will be hidden and remain hidden when large people are next to them. The largest reason people get bit by snakes is because they don't look at where they step, be it jumping off of logs, roots, or rock outcrops. I get why people have arachnophobia and are afraid of snakes, but venomous species are not anymore scary than the nonvenomous types.

1point

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