50 ‘Cool Guides’ People Shared On This Group That Contain Information They Don’t Teach At School
InterviewOne of my secret pleasures (and feel free to chime in if you’re a geek like me) is looking through various colorful guides and infographics, from what plants are edible in forests to hypothetical explanations on how best to survive the zombie Apocalypse that 2020 promised but never delivered.
The multi-million-member ‘Cool Guides’ community on Reddit is the prime place to go to for (yup, you guessed it!) cool guides. From aesthetically pleasing and very informative ones to quirky and funny ones, you’ll find a bit of everything to keep those noggins of yours learning and yearning for more, dear Pandas.
Bored Panda had a lovely chat with redditor Dadschool, who founded the r/coolguides subreddit way back in 2014 and is still its head moderator to this very day. Having started the sub with no real expectations of forming a community around it, he filled a niche on Reddit that had been empty. "I had a bit of a compulsive habit of saving every guide I came across on Reddit with the idea that I'd somehow reference it when I needed it later. There weren't really any subs for general guides so I made one and uploaded all my guides at once. I think a lot of people have a similar affection for bitesize trivia and hoarding generalist knowledge." You'll find the rest of our interview with the founder below.
Upvote your fave guides as you scroll on down, drop us a comment with your thoughts below, and go and join the r/coolguides subreddit if it’s right up your alley. But a quick note of warning before we begin: this is a community mostly for guides; infographics are in a bit of a grey area.
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Inequality V. Equality V. Equity V. Justice
Take from a country boy who actually grew up on a farm, the kid on the right is a dumbass, bless his heart.
Last picture is missing "regulations" to fix unbalanced uncontrolled systems.
Nails it: Equality gives everybody the same opportunity, but people are too stupid to make use of them (and move the ladder to the same place as the left person).
Hand Sign Guide For Loud Bars
This is a good idea, but the fourth sign will be confusing in a Heavy Metal Club.
Until after your 10th shot and you're practically throwing up gang signs trying to ask for help
It ticks me off that this is necessary, though. Why can't other guys just respect their damn boundaries?
A More Comprehensive Guide To Symptoms Of Depression
Ive had depression since i was a teenager , and that graph is spot on , yes i have good days but the bad far out weigh the good , i get upset when my "friends" complain i don't go see them enough , i dont see my own family for months , turn off my mobile because i just cant cope with conversing with others
There's a saying in this shìthole that goes something along the lines of "telling someone who has depression to just try and get better cause life is beautiful, is the same thing as telling a person who suffers from asthma that they should just try and breathe cause there's plenty of oxygen out there"
I absolutely hate it when people overlook mental diseases.
Load More Replies...This is a good one, saving this to show others, beats having to explain yet again what will most likely not be understand (yet again). Explanation never beats the picture it seems. I’ve given up on explaining... too disappointing to see the stubborn judgemental doubts about “my” explanation. A picture seems more trustworthy than a longtime depressed good-for-nothing that just wants to talk her way out of doing something, like go to work “like the rest of us have too”. Sigh, like drowning in the middle of an ocean with only the mentioning of there being such a thing as land to prevent that drowning in that aweful muck the depression likes to be is so desirable I would give up something that would actually make me money, providing the care I so need and hence, make me feel like I’m worth a dime would be that desirable. Some people just don’t want to know. Maybe this helps. Also, it can be half of these and then switch to the other half and back numerous times over the years.
The founder, Dadschool, was very humble about his role in expanding the community. "I can say it is only able to be this size because moderators like @etymologynerd and @robinsparkles18 are as active as they are, and the time they take out of their day to check in," he praised his colleagues. With a leader so supportive, no wonder that the mod r/coolguides mod team stands shoulder to shoulder, come hell or high water.
"The unique thing about Reddit is that subreddits really are independent and are autonomously moderated communities. I think our subscriber ranking is something like 190 across all of Reddit and it's not like there's monetization options after you break 200 or conversations with Reddit corporate. We're the same mod team we were a few years ago, excited that we broke 100k, and checking Reddit throughout the day to make sure no one uploaded the same damn apple guide uploaded 100 times that week," the founder claimed that things are still pretty much as they've always been.
Recognizing A Mentally Abused Brain
Same here. Still feeling most of these things on a daily basis although I stopped talking to my dad years ago.
Load More Replies...There is something called cPTSD, or "complex PTSD", which occurs in those of us whose trauma was inflicted steadily, readily, constantly, throughout childhood or over decades in adulthood. We have no pre-trauma life, so we aren't typical PTSD patients in that sense. We don't have a "normal" we miss. We freak out at what others call normal. It's real. it sucks. Abused children often grow up to develop this type of PTSD, in my experience (and my peer support PTSD group).... Let us heal. We may not fully heal ever, but since some were hurt before they could speak words? ... It's harder than most think.
Thanks bullies, I was hoping after forgiving and being logical would help improve all those things but sadly the damage has been done and it is and will continue to be a looooong road and mountain to get over.
My dad really managed to mess me up. So many of us, I wonder if anything will change for the next generation. I sure hope so
I wasn’t mentally abused (I’m honestly not sure at this point), and I fit this..
I am an older woman that has held these feelings for 50 years. It has not been by choice.
How To Get A Scientific Paper For Free
Be careful what you wish for in front of a million Bored pandas
Load More Replies...But this is their own "publishing site" - if I want an article published in Nature or Cell Biology it wouldn't be there. In fact, it this just an e-publishing site?
Load More Replies...My college gives access to peer reviewed scientific journals through the online library, which you gain full access to as a student. I’m shocked that not all colleges provide this kind of access when every paper has to be cited using peer reviewed information. Yet another example of how our education system in broken
It might not be universal, but the universities I went to you can read all those journals for free. I think this is for people who are not in a school system but who are still researching
Load More Replies...Also, a man lost his life over this issue. If you haven't seen the story, watch the story of Aaron Swartz. A neuroscience student had enough as well and she created this: https://sci-hub.do/
Before you email the author/authors, it might be published for free somewhere else. Add 'unpaywall' to your browser and it will show you if the article is published somewhere else for free. But, yeah, I know of published scientists who would welcome and be very happy to send their work and even discuss things. that's unpaywall.org
How possible is it to host the paper on google drive or something were anyone can actually download it at anytime?
That might qualify as "self-publishing" which could be an issue for papers which are also published via a traditional journal.
Load More Replies...How Paint Can Change A Room
Don't forget the obvious "darkening/lightening the space" though!
Load More Replies...Might just be me, but they all look the same size/shape to me. I know they are, what I mean is the visual effects don't appear, to me, to be working.
In rooms with elevated ceilings the impact of the color is much less important.
And if you paint to a different one of these styles before your friends come over every time, it'll really confuse them and you'll get to watch them walking into walls they thought were further away.
I don't see it. All I'm getting is different paint patterns. Sorry.
Don’t be sorry. As someone who is in this line of work, we don’t want you to apologize. Just communicate. And if you decide to DIY, at least this can be a guide for which pattern pleases you more. Also it is more dramatic in person than in these tiny photos.
Load More Replies...Dadschool revealed that the biggest challenge that he and the other moderators face is reacting in time to remove hateful and troll guides as soon as humanly possible. However, that's not always possible because they all have day jobs; moderating is something that they do during their spare time. "We all are working professionals so it's easy for something to slip by and stay out there for way longer than it should and that's always a total bummer—a total lose/lose for the community."
How To Recognize The Artists Of Paintings
If they are all nonsensical stick figures, the artist is Vic.
Load More Replies...I did an art history degree and this is exactly what I did to try to remember paintings for exams.
Im going to search up some paintings now and see if I can identify them
Bosch paintings make me so happy. I remember I did a course and we had to learn some s**t about his painting. I mean, I used sciemce, but I learned SOME things.
How Masks And Social Distancing Works
except so many people don't believe in asymptomatic carriers. UGH!
Load More Replies...The "don't believe in science" and "it's all a conspiracy" people are the problem and no amount of information and charts would make any difference. And there's still a huge number of people who keep their noses out of their masks, basically only pretending to wear one.
Load More Replies...Needs update on this show vaccinated and unvaccinated encounter. Now new trend seems to be not wearing a mask "because I am vaccinated".
My daughter and I have not gone above "very low" for a year. My first vaccine is (finally!) scheduled for Thursday.
Neither have I, and I got my first jab today. Huzzah to us, and to better days ahead!
Load More Replies...So, um, who volunteered to be the subjects for testing this? I wouldn't want to.
Probably this is according to other respiratory diseases cause the ways of transmission is pretty much the same
Load More Replies...We have this where I volunteer at the hospital. You'd be surprised how many of these we end up recovering from the trash bins. (sigh)
Geography Terms
Does anyone know the difference between a plateau and a mesa?? Please don’t downvote, I’m genuinely curious :)
A mesa is much smaller than a plateau. It's like a feature on the terrain, whereas a plateau is the terrain. Consider it like your hand is a plateau and a freckle is a mesa.
Load More Replies...We have this in our Geography textbooks. The test for it was last week
Nowadays, the founder of r/coolguides is a tad more lax about infographics than when he first founded the subreddit. These days, he's more keen to let the community decide what direction it wants to go via upvotes and engagement. He trusts the community. "I see the moderator role as more akin to a landscaper: pruning [troll] posts, removing harmful posts, and moderating for content diversity. Subscribers are much better judges of content quality and validity than moderators and I think it's important to trust them in that role." He added (and this is a feeling that I completely agree with): "I will admit, however, that the majority of guides I enjoy most myself rarely break 50/100 upvotes."
I Think These Simple Points Could Help A Lot.
Number 10 should be higher. Kids don't respect adults who are unable to aknowledge their mistakes.
Absolutely. And kids won't learn the skill of a good apology when it is needed.
Load More Replies...Thank you so much. Every time I introduce a story or wanna talk about something, my family (everyone who I'm trying to talk to at the moment, actually) totally disregards me and interrupts with a different topic. Happened just last night when my sister was visiting. I was about to say something that I'd come across on BP, and literally while I was speaking, my sister (who is 10 years older than me, not just a little kid trying to get attention) managed to say a few words and divert everyone's attention to her as she talked about something totally unrelated. This happens the majority of the time I try to tell even a short story or make a comment on something with them. I even confronted them of this by saying "I feel disregarded," and my mom just looked at me with an unfathomable expression, then turned and continued listening to what my sister had to say. :/
That's just wow, perhaps get up and leave? If they won't listen to you, why should you bother listening to them?
Load More Replies...Even just doing number ten would be an amazing start I wish my dad could see this
say "I don't know, let's find it out together" instead of random bullshitting
• Lemønchu • Sus. What are you doing here reading our secret parenting tips?
Load More Replies...Just A Little Something For The Upcoming Holiday Season
When sharing with your friend, tell them it works best if the "things" are named out loud (this aids breath control). Each "thing" can only appear on one list. EG If I see a pen but then it can't appear on the touch list. This slows the mind and focus the person on what is "out there" not on what horrible feelings are going on "within".
Load More Replies...A former teacher of mine told us to do this if we were nervous before an exam. This was long before anxiety was largely discussed in public. She was gold!
I see a great deal of patients (I'm a paramedic, 27 years) that are having true (and very real to them) anxiety attacks. When I used to quickly medicate them, to calm them, I use this. Depending on the person (and my mood), I change the items they need to think and consider....5 favorite foods, 4 places you want to visit, etc. With each number, I ask them a few questions based on what they name (ex. One favorite food is pizza...what kind do you like? Extra cheese? Crust?). In the (roughly) 10 years I have used Grounding, I have only had a few patients that still need medication, or need to go through them, again (changing what they fit into each number). A few patients think I'm ridiculous, I ask them to just play along...they humor me. When it is all done, I teach them how to use it. Grounding works. Try it!!
1 emotion I feel? Um anxiety? *starts the process over in an endless loop of pain and suffering*.
My therapist taught me something like this for my anxiety. It's called the element method. Earth is what you feel/see, water is just drink some water, fire is imagining you're in a place that makes you feel safe, and air is breathing. It's super helpful so if you have bad anxiety, try it out.
I use this on my son and some of my friends, sometimes it works for them other times it doesn't. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't work for you the first time you try it. The one I have instead of emotion, taste is listed. I've also added another rule to it: Nothing can be listed twice. You can't list a flower for both seeing and smelling kind of thing.
This is what my 6th grade teacher did every day in class when we entered the classroom, but I just figured out what it meant. This is awesome!
This has never worked for me unfortunately. I just get too dizzy and nauseous too fast without realizing how high my anxiety has gone
Had an anxiety attack in the bathroom of a restaurant last night. This random as person slid under the stall door and sat with me.
A Restaurant Guide For How You Want Your Steak Cooked
How about let people eat steak how they like it. The chef can shove the rare steak where the sun don’t shine.
They ARE letting people eat steak how they like it. The guide is so that everyone means the same thing, there aren't complaints, and less food is wasted.
Load More Replies...I was in a restaurant in Italy and some tourists were ordering a £45 piece of steak and wanted it well done. The chef refused! They wanted it back to the kitchen to have it cooked more and the chef actually came to them after they argued with the waiter and told them NO! They had to eat it as it was or order something else. lol, he was so upset!
That is just a bad chef, who just doesn't know how to make a proper well done steak and is partaking in this popular misconception to cover up with snobbery his lack of skills, or not having the right cut of meat to make a juicy well done steak. I always order well done steak. Beef is a meat that is very likely to contain harmful parasites. Also, it helps you find cooks that really know how to make a steak.
Load More Replies...Those are too many words to say "I don't know how to cook well-done steak".
I like burnt offerings I guess. F**k the chef. It's amazing how "you do you" goes out the window when you're opinion isn't common.
I hate when people say that a well done steak is dry! if it's cooked properly and it's actually a good cut of meat it won't be dry if it's well done. My dad can BBQ a great well done steak and it's never dry or burnt. Oh I'm so sorry that I want my steak completely cooked and not still mooing because I've had food poisoning from undercooked meat a few times 🙄
How dare YOU decide how someone likes THEIR food that they're PAYING you for...
For those of you Pandas who are raring to post a guide on r/coolguides, head moderator Dadschool is all for it: "Go for it!" Just remember to avoid reposts, so have a look through the newest posts. "We do try to maintain some content diversity, so don't upload all ten of your favorite ab workout guides at once. If you have the source, be a buddy and list that too in the comments or title to give credit where it's due!" he gave some advice for newcomers.
Paper Snowflakes
I'm so bad at crafting, mine would probably end up being just confetti :/
How about the initial paper shape, the fold and where the long cut goes for us snowflake challenged?
I Liked This One
The niqab and the burka should not be legal in our society. First because the face is the way of conveying emotions and covering it it’s dehumanising but specially for security. The other veils should be all legal for adults but not for kids since they cannot consent to them. I am heartbroken each time that I see a 8yo covered like if she needs to be hidden while her brothers run around freely.
Actually, everything related to religion or any form of indoctrination should be prohibited for people under 18.
Load More Replies...Covering up your women shows the men in your society have a serious problem, if you are disturbed about the veow of a woman's legs or cleavage then you clearly have a problem with thinking about sex too much. But then we knew when it's OK to marry girls who are too young in these places.
1000000% correct!! It has NOTHING to do with women and EVERYTHING to do with men and their inability to control themselves.
Load More Replies...Well, you can wear any colour! So whilst you would be highly unlikely to see a lady wearing hot pink burqa, I have seen many ladies wearing hot pink hijabs. I think it depends on where you are and those you are around, just as any choice of clothes for any person does really.
Load More Replies...All muslims are required to dress modestly. The male version is less extreme. Men will cover most of their hair. You don't see Muslim men in shorts (except sportsmen) or shirtless. Until the mid-20th century, it was common for married Christian women to cover their hair when in public. Just think of images of medieval woman in white veils, Henry VIII's wives with angular hoods or Victorian women in their bonnets. The hats gradually got smaller through the 20th century but even in the 50's, a married woman still commonly wore a hat when going out.
Exactly. We also used to cover our women as if they needed to be ashamed of themselves. But we evolved. Cultures need to grow or they get stagnant in the past. Muslim countries used to me some of the most advanced ones and not they have regressed so much that are more restrictive than in medieval times.
Load More Replies...The burka kind of makes me feel upset. I don’t know why, but it doesn’t feel right.
Its dehumanising to hide the face of a person. Also dangerous to not be able to identify somebody (same as a mask or baklava). Thats why they are usually banned in europe.
Load More Replies...this is a whole guide about types of head covering but people in the comment section are hating on niqab and burka lmaooooo 😂😂😂
Right. People made a cute little diagram political
Load More Replies...I'm Muslim, and I didn't even know that there was a name for the Shayla! Wow
As an atheist, I am firmly against ALL religions. I understand the need for spirituality but I do not condone controlling the masses thru obscurantism and superstitions. I also do not condone any acts of violence committed in the name of ANY religion. That said, I respect personal garment choices be they very modest or the opposite.
Same. I’m a middle eastern atheist and I think it’s pretty god damn stupid but people can wear whatever they want. I have to wear it for cultural reasons sometimes, and I kinda like how it looks.
Load More Replies...someone said this was oppression, and I partially disagree. while wearing revealing clothing or showing your face or wearing work clothes can be empowering for some women, wearing any of the above garments for any reason could be empowering too! It should be a free choice, but I do Not believe that it should be illegal or even looked down upon
Empowerment isn't individual. Things that empower women, empower women as a class, not make an individual feel good. If it raises woman as a whole up and gives them power, it's empowering (voting rights, land ownership, money ownership, divorce ability, etc) if it doesn't give women as a class power but makes you feel good or maybe makes your personal life a tad easier, it's not (wearing makeup, shaving, wearing super revealing stuff or religion mandated modest clothing, etc)
Load More Replies...Animals With Misleading Names
LOL! Come back. We need like at least one more....
Load More Replies...The mountain goat isn't a goat? Then what is it, a mountain?
Domestic and wild goats all belong to the genus Capra, while Mountain Goats are monotypic and have their own genus: Oreamnos.
Load More Replies...The University of Bath has some excellent advice on how to create a proper guide that’s useful for your readers. Yes, it's a guide for creating guides: we're officially in meta-territory now.
They suggest that you address the reader directly, rather than in the third person (i.e. ‘you Pandas should upvote this awesome article’ instead of ‘Pandas may upvote this absolutely amazing article at the very bottom of the page’).
Different Shades Of Light
Good office lighting has a function to simluate daylight. Very warm with the early morning, going towards natural through the day, then back to normal in the evening. If you get good LED drivers, you can drive RGBW LED stripes like this.
That sounds both awesome and expensive. (Worth it, but maybe prohibitive to getting owners/managers to agree to the expense)
Load More Replies...I like the light closest to natural sun light, especially when doing craft and DIY.
Yes. I've found I don't want my home lit up like an operating theater. Lol
WARNING. Warm white = instant sepia filter. Only choose if you have an Instagram worthy house, or in other words, avoid if you're a normal human being 😉
That's an interesting perspective! Warm white is all that was available for people's homes until about 20 years ago. Cooler colors were generally only found in garages, basements or utility spaces (4100k fluorescent lights). Good "warm white" fluorescent phosphors were pretty much invented to allow fluorescent lamps to gain a foothold in people's homes. Its fun that LEDs give us the ability to have whatever color temperature we wish.
Load More Replies...Very interesting. I wonder if using daylight natural spectrum in an Alzheimer's unit could help prevent "sundowning?" (Increased confusion as darkness increases at dusk and evening)
How To Email Well
I could settle with "No worries, happy to help!"
Load More Replies...You lose all my respect if you tell me “thanks for your patience”. I wasn’t patient, I had no choice but to wait, because you were late. You better own up to that and apologize!
The first one is actually really bad advice. It's predicated on the believe that apologizing is 'weak' and therefore should be avoided. but, if you gone done f****d up, you need to admit that. if it was something out of your control, explain that. But don't presumptuously thank people for their patience- especially if it's a regular occurrence.
"Per my previous email" is office speak for "Bitch, can you f*****g read?"
"When can I expect and update" sounds rude to me. I use "I just wanted to check in" all of the time. But my job is client-focused, so maybe that's why. For my coworkers I'm "following up on this."
These are just trends. When they become clichéd, the wrong ones now will start seeming cooler. "Let me know if you have questions" is almost clichéd if not already and "Hopefully that makes sense" sounds cooler already.
Guide To Pain Scale
AAH THE BEES WHY ARE THERE BEES OH GOD THEY ARE NINJA BEES RUN!!!!
Load More Replies...I have been at a constant 8 for over 8 years with flare ups of a solid 9 every now and then. I wish they had this diagram in all of my doctors' offices so they would understand how I am feeling.
Yup, have lived between "bees?"And "can't move it hurts too much" for the last 10 years . But it looks like we're finally near a diagnosis
I was same for two years(especially back pain) no diagnosis, a lot of medicine. I am a doctor myself, I tried everything. When medicine is not enough, tried hypnosis etc... At last when I wanted to lose weight I began to eat kotogenic diet. (but a healthy one, olive oil, butter, fish, meat, lots of vegatable...not the one with bacon or sthg) Also eat one spoon black seed. Then in three weeks my pain just vanished. And if I keep low carb, no gluten, I do not have pain anymore. (For 3 years) I hope you will find a cure too. I know it is soooo hard, you even do not want to live sometimes.
Load More Replies...Or nerve damage....But the real bitch is when you have both.
Load More Replies...!0 is just BEFORE unconscious ..for felt pain is greatly reduced after unconsciousness begins
This is the "Lesser Mortal" pain scale... after 40 broken bones, 2 strokes, 2 MRSA infections, 3 closed head injuries and bunches of other crap, I spend my entire life in "8" but have to move around anyway.
Well, this is not very accurate at all. If you're unconscious then you're not feeling pain at all - and having lived with a daily 7 to 9 for more than four years, and having experienced 10 (and maybe 11) on a number of occasions, I can tell you I fervently wished for the bliss of unconsciousness. Edit - I freely admit to crying on occasions, but it wasn't ever at level 7.
What’s more, you should aim to write concisely. Plainly. Simply. Structure and break up the content to make it easier to read. Give your guide some flow and make it easy for the reader to understand what’s what.
Meanwhile, some of the things that you should avoid are incredibly technical terms in the title and headings. Also, omit useless words and info. Less. Is. More. (Unless you absolutely have to add in those extra words for whatever unavoidable reasons.)
How Untreated Adhd Causes And Traps You In Depression
This is the third time in a month ive read something about ADHD and realised that its totally me.....!
I got diagnosed with it in Uni, went 22 years without ever realizing I had it. Funny how we learn to cope without realizing we're compensating for something not everyone deals with.
Load More Replies...If you are guilty of these things, does that mean you have ADHD? I might need to speak to my doctor.
No, not necessarily. ADHD is more complicated then that.
Load More Replies...FFS, I just need to print these out into pamphlets and hand them out when I meet people. To bad I'm not a kid and I'm supposed to have solved this by now.
I'm 58 and I no longer have illusions about solving my ADHD. Medication helps me stay on track. Without it I just go from impulse to impulse.
Load More Replies...The History Of Confederate Flags.
In the age of cancel culture, I'm astonished that nobody's gotten to the Dukes of Hazard yet. 🤔
By "cancel culture" do you mean "understanding that some things were poorly thought out and actually really hurtful to people who were ignored at the time"? Or do you mean "holding people accountable for things they say and do"? Or do you mean something else?
Load More Replies...These examples should be taught in school with our history lessons. Would put the final one in its proper perspective.
The other version used in present day has the word ‘Trump’ on it.
The second one was ditched for being too white. I call it "Old Irony".
Fun fact: the stainless banner often got confused for the white flag of surrender!
Yeah, um, that 'fun fact' is literally on the graphic.
Load More Replies...All of them are some of the ugliest flag designs I've ever seen. It makes sense that the racists would have no design sense and my fellow gays would be incredible at designing flags.
How To Treat People With Dementia
It looks exhausting. I think it might kill me to be that agreeable.
Load More Replies...... and forgive yourself if you make an honest slip-up. Dementia is hard and will try your patience like nothing else. You will make mistakes, but as long as it's not deliberate it isn't too bad (as long as nobody suffers). Also, hate the disease not the person.
Also: Lying is OK. "You already took care of that. You already went to the bank/store/etc." You have to make sure that these things are done already, but it helps calm worries, and gives them a sense that they're in control and valuable.. Yes, I've been through this mill; still going through it.
MOST IMPORTANTLY if they have regressed to a younger self, NEVER EVER try to "bring them up to date" because they can then relive traumatic events, losing family members etc. Meet them "where" they are.
As a person who worked with people with dementia I have to say that as much difficult it is to follow this chart, it is very important to do it though!! Sometimes taking care of people with dementia is exhausting, but the support is really important in their condition, so try to be understanding....
I don't want to be this kind of burden on anyone. Just keep me stoned on happy drugs 'til I check out.
The ‘Cool Guides’ subreddit celebrated its 7th birthday, a magical milestone if there ever was one, just over a week ago on March 20.
Since having been founded in 2014, the community now has nearly 2.1 million members and continues to grow. Despite the vast number of members, the team of moderators remains compact, numbering at just 5 (as far as we can tell from their page on Reddit—there may be more who choose to remain more mysterious and secretive).
Cool Guide Of Words You Can Use Instead Of Very
And please avoid using very twice or more in a row : very very very ...
I'm grave when I'm telling you about this brief knife I can cut you with...
The one I hate is very unique. Unique means being only one of a kind, unlike anything else. The very is redundant.
Types Of Asian Architecture
Yes, hard to pick a fave. All beautiful architecture
Load More Replies...Most are traditionally done without metal fasteners like nails or screws. This allows them to give a little in tremors and not be ripped apart.
They can withstand really strong earthquakes. It's really cool.
Load More Replies...OMGOSH TAIWAN WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED I’m smiling so much, THANK YOU for including Taiwan, it’s sad that we are rarely ever mentioned in posts such as this but damn it, it’s spelled ‘Taipei’ ;-;
Considering that Taiwan inhabited by Polynesian indigenous people then colonized by China several hundred years ago the architecture there is Chinese, just some differences based on the era it was built in.
Living in Korea and having visited Japan, it's really interesting how, while Korean temples are pretty much decorated, with details and colours (although, not as much as European Baroque, that's extreme), the temple I saw in Tokyo (near Shibuya) was minimalist in details, looked really simple. The trees at the temple related park were amazingly huge.
Tattoo Pain Chart
I have a tattoo in one of the blue spots and I can confirm that it's more of a sensation than pain. I'm also diabetic and have to do fingerprick blood tests, and from that I can tell you a needle or lancet hitting bone hurts like a ************. Go for the fleshy bits.
Load More Replies...This is completely wrong. I have a complete leg and some areas in the inner thigh where totally painless while some areas on my forearms made me cry in pain. Some areas are obviously generally more sensitive but it's far from being a map like that.
Agree! Most of my tattoos are in the blue areas and weren't too bad. Where I disagree is the one on the inside of my upper arm wasn't bad but the one I got on the inside of my forearm might have been the most painful one I've gotten! Also the back across the edge of the shoulder blade was more than a blue level of pain.
Load More Replies...I have heard from a few people that near the armpit is excruciating. One of our friends fainted and he has an extremely high pain threshold and had many tattoos.
Uea, I was about to say. I doubt the armpits are yellow, should be red, since I've been told it's painful af.
Load More Replies...This chart is very inaccurate. All tattoos/placements really depend on the person/artist. I have half of my body covered and mine are almost opposite of this chart haha.
Exactly! I get this is about nerves, tissue and skin sensitivity: but don’t let this chart fool you, there are always other factors! Artist is definitely one of them.
Load More Replies...Tattoos don't hurt people with more padding as much as those whose bones are nearer the surface.
I dunno, I had a tattoo on my foot, no fat there, didn't really hurt. I have another one on my lower abdomen and the part that hurt the most was on my fat
Load More Replies...I hate charts like this, lol. I get people asking almost every day when they are messaging me about tattoos, if it will hurt or where is the least painful spot. I have to tell them every time that pain is different for everyone no matter where you get it done. I don't understand how people don't know that already.
For wimps like me (and my entire back is covered), doctors will prescribe EMLA cream. It numbs the skin and does NOT change the texture for the artist like caffeine based pain relievers do. It took 9 3 hour sessions to do my back. That's about as much as I can take at a time.
Load More Replies...Good to know an eyeball tattoo would be relatively less painful than I thought!
15 tattoo's in, can confirm, but I'd say the inner part of your arm is more painful than the outer part, too. But that's just me. Everyone has different pain thresholds, but I'd say this is still a good guide.
According to the mods, their online page is for “picture based reference guides for anything and everything. If it seems like something someone might print, physically post, and reference then it is a good link for this sub.”
However, this doesn’t always include infographics. The mods explain that infographics are learning tools, whereas guides are reference tools. Sometimes, the area between the two becomes blurred.
If you do end up posting what the mods deem to be an infographic, they might decide to remove it. “An infographic is more educational in layout and content, finding something specific on an infographic is not as easy because it is designed to inform through more narrative structures. If your guide is more of a visual essay than a structured table or list, then chances are that is an infographic. Sometimes infographics can masquerade as how-to guides.”
How Human Flesh Decomposes
Grandma had too much to drink before doing her cross stitch again
Load More Replies...What’s your body count? In your basement, I mean.
Load More Replies...I stuffed all my embroidery things in the storage and every time I go in r/embroidery or r/witchesvspatriarchy I regret everything
I just want to go from the "fresh" stage to the "dry remains" stage in one step ... it's called cremation.
U.S. Flag But Each Star Is Scaled Proportionally To Their State’s Population, In Roughly It’s Geographical Position.
see the two small dots below and between California and Texas
Load More Replies...Just a thought - but if we really want, "One nation indivisible", as the original pledge of allegiance (pre-1953 McCarthyism) states, we should give state hood to Guam, PR, and DC. You see, 53 is a prime number and therefore indivisible.
ha. But (I'm no expert) they may not want to join the "statehood" because then they would have to pay US taxes and would not have their own governments. Some of the territories prefer to stay territories so that they have more control over themselves.
Load More Replies...Looks way better than the original, which is so symmetrical that it's boring.
Cool Idea Of How Fresh New Babies See The World
It's not like newborns are blind though. They can see sharp for a small distance, 30 cm as far as I know
I think its more that their brains aren't able to distinguish meaning from the visual information yet? As they grow older, they're able to extract more features from what they're seeing. (Though I'm no expert, so I'm happy to stand corrected on this).
Load More Replies...Which is why young babies love black/white contrast and red coloured toys! Something useful for the baby registry. ;-) I would still like to know how they know this. It's not like the baby call tell you. Or is it just a theory maybe?
Their auditory acuity is much sharper. They recognize voices they'd heard in utero almost immediately.
Ever gone from the dark to brilliant light? I wish hospitals could dim the lights a bit when the baby is born..
Not necessarily. My daughter's eyes were completely focused at birth. The doctors and nurses confirmed it and said it was very rare.
It would be useful to create something like this to simulate nearsightedness. Mine is the equivalent of 20/400 without my glasses, and I can't get my husband to understand I can't see something across the room without them!
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A Simple Spell
Lol before I read 'congrats' I thought it was referencing World of Warcraft. Cause, if you aren't tired or stressed, you can be after playing WoW for a while
For All You Dog Lovers Out There
got 4 dogs and one , Cali , she will put ANYTHING in her mouth , and if she thinks you want to take it off her she will try to eat it , this could come in very handy , she is also the most loving dog i know
Fwiw, and depending on your pupper's temperament, it wouldn't hurt to research and then try to teach her to "release" or "drop it" on command. I wish you luck, though - my dog just laughs at me.
Load More Replies...Does this work for cats too, or is there a different method? (I'm not trying to be rude, just curious)
Never feed a dog cooked chicken bone. I have a very unpleasant memory of a dog choking and dying on one. We didn't know how to Heimlich the dog. Every time my dog gets a hold of a chicken bone (raccoons in the yard place bones in fun places) I go into a panic and a cold sweat.
i just had to do this to my little buddy. Luckily "B" worked. Would have been lost without him
From The Us Holocaust Museum
*faint whisper* trump read this list like an instruction manual
Load More Replies...Or a simple to remember 2-point list: 1. "I'm superior just by being born into this group." 2. "All my group's problems can be blamed on 'them.'"
This is going on RIGHT NOW. Especially controlled mass media. Please people, think for yourselves, question everything, and stay alert.
I'd be willing to bet the next 4 years will be closer to this list than the last 4 years...
Load More Replies...So, dear Pandas, which of these guides did you find to be the most useful (or, let's face it, the most intriguing because we all like looking at pretty pictures)? What's the most useful guide you've ever seen in your entire life? Is there a guide for something that you'd do pretty much anything to read through? Share your thoughts with everyone else below.
How To Assert Dominance Over A Waterfall
I hope I never have to come to a point where I would need this information
I hope I remember this if I ever come to a point where I would need this info
Load More Replies...It's just too bad waterfalls are so hard to avoid...and they strike when you least expect it!
Am I the only one who released their breath after reading the last panel? 😝
Should I ever find myself falling off a waterfall, I can guarantee I will not remember any of this
Better to hit your legs on rocks and not your HEAD. And yea bending your legs before you hit the bottom makes sense to redistribute/alleviate the shock if you hit rocks.
Load More Replies...Now that we know this, and how to avoid lava, all we need is an infographic on quicksand! *high fives all around*
Load More Replies...Step 6 is very important since the force of the water fall displaces the water near the surface, so if you swim up first it'll likely suck you back in under the waterfall
Activities That Make Your Brain Release Happy Chemicals
What about sex? Everyone knows, and science confirms it, that sex produces an essential number of positive hormones that act like all four at once. The fact that you keep this silent testifies to the narrow-mindedness and prudery of the American public.
Yeah.. a lot of the narrow mindedness comes from so-called "traditional values".
Load More Replies...I’m not sure, but I think upvoting counts so I am upvoting you!
Load More Replies...Essential oils only for aromatherapy, and they work lovely that way. Do not apply topically without a carrier oil and still avoid using most essential oils that way, an example is cinnamon/cinnamon oil can actually cause burns to your skin. Also, not enough research or information is available about ingesting essential oils and even the MLM brands advise not to ingest (reading the label on the essential oil bottles, don't go by what the salespeople say as it's not regulated/monitored). I just really need this caveat to the poster because there's so much misinformation available regarding essential oils.
Certain essential oils trigger seizures for me regardless if I use them topically, in my cleaning products with gloves on, or aromatically.
Load More Replies...I was reasonable ok wit this until I hit essential oils. Now I feel I have to question all of it.
That would explain why I often feel a strong desire to hug a dog, even if there are no dogs nearby.
How Gerrymandering Works
Because it benefits the donor class / ruling class
Load More Replies...this how politicians choose their voters instead of voters choosing their politicians
Good infographic, but they really should use different colors, like yellow and purple, so people can divorce themselves of “red vs blue” feelings when reading this. This is going to create some knee jerk reactions from “red” people who do not want to lose to “blue” people, whereas unpoliticized colors will allow everyone to see it “from their side”.
Agreed. Although it would be hard to pick colors that are unpoliticized world-wide. And Bored Panda has an international audience.
Load More Replies...We know this happens, it's just sad when one side thinks only the other side does this. Newsflash, both parties of guilty of Gerrymandering!
Does not make it right. It needs to be changed.
Load More Replies...Example 1: Makes sense. Example 2: Raises questions as to why Example 3: The audacity.
How To Turn Down An Invite.
First you decline, then be gracious. Wording is very essential and people tend to pay attention to the sentence after the "but". For example "I won't be able to make it, but thank you for considering me" vs "thank you for inviting me, but I can't come". I think the first one sounds better, even if it's essentially the same.
I use this system in my class when students happen to give a wrong answer. "That is a good answer, but I think that in this context we could do better. But thanks for your input, it's a great start. Who can elaborate or add?" And even if they give an answer that is just flat wrong (and it's not a joke), I try to wrap it in a compliment. "Mmm, I'm not sure that answer would fit here, but thank you very much for volunteering an answer. I'm pretty sure it'll help the others. Who can help?" Especially with the online teaching when interaction is necessarily limited, I think it really work to have lots of encouragement and compliments.
Load More Replies...I hate when you politely decline an invitation and the person complains or insists. I said no, leave me alone.
Yeah, if I wanted to hang out, I'd try and negotiate a different time/place.
Load More Replies...I would think 'That sounds like an amazing time, but I won't be able to make it' with a circle back to 'I really appreciate you inviting me' sort of sound best. Then maybe we skip the discomfort part, or pin on the 'I heard that new bar is really nice.' I think that last added statement works regardless of what the invite was for... 'I won't be able to make it to the (wedding, funeral, movies, child's birthday)... That new bar sounds amazing.'
The fact that people feel the need to explain their decisions to others is something I'll never understand. If I can't/don't want to go somewhere /do something, I just politely decline. People are not entitled to an explanation from me. Ever. And I don't ask for them, either.
I can tell you that it's because some people feel bad for turning down an invitation, so they'll give a reason as to why they have to miss it because they want the inviter to know that they aren't just saying "no" because of laziness or that they don't like them. That's why I do it anyway, and I'm trying to change that
Load More Replies...That sounds like an amazing meeting, but I won't be able to make it. I like it.
I hear the new conference room is really nice, but I’m afraid I already have other plans.
Load More Replies...Now how to deal with people who get mad and want to know why or assume you don't have an excuse
Marginal Tax
Not quite fair, if you change the 100k to 1M or more. The same system applies the same percentage stands, yet they are capable of earning more money by doing nothing. Yet with a 100k you still need to work a lot
Load More Replies...Coming from a working class background (in Sweden though) I can attest that this is what many think. We felt SORRY for my successful uncle who complained that he paid 50 % in taxes. He knew we didn't understand...
They could really do to teach a bit more of this in schools. Or really any of this. It annoys me so much that at my school we were taught nothing at all about tax and how it all works.
Then your accountant starts manipulating your expenses and... voila, you're back to 0% tax paid.
This is something that Americans who oppose universal healthcare keep conveniently forgetting. They assume we're paying a fortune in taxes to support it. No, we pay a proportionate amount of tax according to income, but we don't pay hundreds or thousands per month in insurance, or co-pay.
Unless you earn a colossal wage, then you can pay none/virtually no tax, you have accountants you get you out of it.
I used to think the top pic was what it meant, until someone explained it to me. It's not instinctive.
Fun exercise at home. To do this in dollars, write $ instead of £
Load More Replies...Copper Through The Patina Process
I like the teal-ish blue color and the slightly rusted color.
Load More Replies...If you google "statue of liberty circa 1886" it'll show you a few photos that have been colorized. Not as good as seeing the original but close!
Load More Replies...Wow! I always thought the Statue of Liberty was made to be green (clearly not an American).
It was made with the understanding that it would become green over time, along with copper roofs and other weathered copper items.
Load More Replies...like the roof of the frontenac castle in Quebec city frontenac-...c5a314.jpg
I'm going to build the Statue of Liberty in Minecraft because the new copper blocks will rust
patina is when u expose the metal to heat, then u get that rainbow-y effect. I think this is oxidation, Like rusting, but rusting is a term for iron. PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong ;) <3
Patina is the oxidation layer that forms from the exposure to the elemets. Heating is called tempering.
Load More Replies...either the French were forward thinking or they thought American's would like a brown statue (it took more than 4 months to arrive by boat in New York)
Communication 101: As A Ux Researcher, I Study How People Understand Technology, Content, And Messaging For A Living. During This Crisis, Vague Messages Like "Practice Social Distancing" Will Have Far Less Impact Than Concrete, Specific Messages Like "Stay At Home. Get Groceries Once Per Week"
Totally agree with NO on new term. Trying to teach new behaviors while using a mouthful of new words is weird.
Yes indeed i don't think I would put a fresh head if lettuce before my life
Load More Replies...Social distancing has always been a misnomer. It should be called physical distancing.
This is a lot clearer but the politicians are purposely using vague, mixed language to be able to go back and say they DID say this or say that or warned about this....because they said, "we have to start being mindful and practice distancing" so that can turn into, "OK, we're going back to lock down because you people don't listen!"
When Coming In Contact With A Bear
Unless it's a Kermode bear. In which case, fight back.
Load More Replies...If it's polar, it's belly is gonna get fuller XD
Load More Replies...If it’s a koala, holla. Cuz it ain’t a bear either.
Load More Replies...How To Pack A Hiking Bag
This is very helpful because I go hiking a lot, next time I will pack this way!
And if you fall back, your butt lands on a nice soft sleeping bag. MUCH nicer. Which was how I was taught, the hard way, how to properly pack! Have fun!
Load More Replies...Simple physics -- keep the heavy stuff closest to your body will result in the least leverage against your back. And at the same time you don't want the heaviest stuff bouncing onto the bottom of your spine.
When hiking, the natural tendency is to lean forward somewhat. This puts the heaviest items (and therefore the center of gravity) over your own center of gravity. If you put the heavy stuff in the bottom it will pull you backward and hiking will be more fatiguing. In the graphic, the heaviest items are directly above the hiker's hips.
Load More Replies...Apples On A Scale From Most Tart To Most Sweet
Missing Pink Lady apples. Also, I don't think "Red Delicious" should be considered an apple so much as textured nitrogen.
Where do Pink Lady apples fall in this chart? They make the best pies!
Golden delicious is my favourite apple, although the ones from the supermarket have been questionable the past couple of years and have been a powdery/floury texture.
I am yet to find a Golden Delicious that is not powdery/floury throughout my entire life. Maybe you have better apples in Adelaide.
Load More Replies...Jazz tastes like sawdust, because they've been bred for shipping, not eating. Gold and Red delicious taste pretty much like cardboard, because they've been bred for very thick skins instead of flavour. Don't buy these.
Red del sucks, but Gold delicious can be one of the most sweet Apple you can find if properly done. You should try to find italian Apple from Melinda
Load More Replies...This is not a good guide – it should be comparing from least sweet to most sweet. If you compare ‘most sour’ (definition of tartness in Cambridge English Dictionary) with ‘most sweet’ you aren’t comparing apples with apples.
Honeycrisp is where it’s at! I don’t care if they are more expensive.
Load More Replies...What To Say To Kids Instead Of “Be Careful!”
Sometimes it is just quicker to say be careful when in/near a dangerous situation.
The point is that kids might have no idea what you mean by 'be careful'. For a busy road id say 'stop! Look and listen for cars', for a hot stove id teach them to feel whether it is hot well before i let them near it unsupervised enough to have to resort to letting them burn themselves because 'its hot' was harder to think of than 'be careful'.
Load More Replies..."Notice how a car is driving straight towards you while you're stood in the road"
My mom did this a lot better. "YOU'RE GONNA DIE IF YOU DO THAT!!!"
This is great, thank you!!! As long there is enough time, but mostly I warn prior to even leaving the house. I keep annoying myself by repeatedly saying be careful, watch out, be careful - my kiddo must be under the impression that everything is dangerous and that I think she isn't able to act smart herself. I'm so going to put these suggestions to use!
also - let them do all that exploration internally without your meddling. Kids are natural navigators and we futz it up by involving ourselves in their exploration processes. They don't need to be able to put it into words yet - their bodies, our bodies, are intelligent in their own way and they learn not by hearing someone else speak and question, but by doing. If the risk is scrapes and bruises - get the hell out of your kids way.
And most people seem to say "careful" after you've already hit your head, slipped and fallen, or hit the car in front of you.
I feel that young adults still need this language (maybe even full-fledged adults, too)!
Biking Or Running In The Dark? Here's How The Drivers See You Based On The Clothes You Wear.
And at night, you're much more visible if you have reflectors on your bike and two lights (white at the front, red at the back). And not on their blinking setting, because that's distracting for other traffic
The blinking setting is good for early morning if you are cycling at the same time as the school run and people are half asleep / concentrating on getting as close to the school as humanly possible.
Load More Replies...I will never understand wearing black. When it's sunny it makes you extra hot, and hard to see... I wonder if people think it's slimming?
There was a motorcycle crash (hit by a car) right in front of my apartment complex. It was about 11:30 pm, and all of us who ran out to help were wearing black. One woman ran back to her house to get a white sheet to direct traffic so none of us would be killed. (The guy was busted up, but full leathers and a good helmet protected him.)
This is good to know for my walker also. Especially walking at dusk.
I’ll Never Remember This Mid-Heart Attack But This Is Good To Know
Nobody really knows yet. Scientists are hard at work, but it needs time. I think it's great that it is at least understood that the symptoms aren't the same in both sexes.
Load More Replies...Check your levels of anxiety. Some of the symptoms can be the same. Sometimes it's chronic, and people get used to living with a high level of discomfort. Don't! Look for help! The situation, with the pandemic and the problems it's creating, is bad enough without having to put up with chronic pain. If you need to take medication for a while, it's OK. You can work on more natural ways to cope with it later. Please, look for help! Stress and chronic anxiety are killers, too. They destroy you body and your immune system.
Load More Replies...How did this heart attack guide turn into a gender war? There are MEDICAL RELATED gender differences, it doesn't mean one gender is better or worse.
Nobody said it did. And, for the record, i suspect that this stems from the fact not much research was done into women's heart attack deaths until relatively recently by comparison, and the male model is frankly outdated. I'm in medicine, so is my FIL, when you see one in real life, you know that NO HEART ATTACK PLAYS BY THE TEXTBOOK.
Load More Replies...Women, If you think you are having a heart attack and your doctor is male, remind him that women have different heart attack symptoms than men(politely) by saying, "I thought that I should contact you because I know that women have different heart attack symptoms than men."
Men get these other symptoms too. But generally their heart attacks are easier to recognize, so they add the other symptoms for women. But I think it'd be best if they just had all the additional symptoms for both sides, because sometimes mens' heart attacks are also ignored because they present with the indigestion/fatigue and so forth.
Yes. I'll say it again: THESE SYMPTOMS AFFECT BOTH GENDERS. REporting and research have done more to skew the idea than anything else. I was taught, not even 30 years ago, to assume indigestion and nausea were automatically potential warning signs of heart attack. When the he** did *that* change?!?! (Rhetorical).
Load More Replies...I didn't have much chest pain with mine, but I did have pain in both shoulders that reminded me of post-surgical gas pain. My other symptom was an overwhelming feeling that something was very wrong. Turns out, my right coronary artery was 90% blocked. Once the surgeon put the stent in, I felt perfectly fine, albeit quite tired.
Same with my mom, even same blockage in same artery. The doc first said she had asthma. I was with her, and raised hell. She had a non-STEMI heart attack. Glad you are okay, too.
Load More Replies...Huh... So I guess I'm had a heart attack before? I've had lots of these symptoms (I'm a girl), some or even most at the same time xd
The fact that you have most symptoms doesn't mean you have a heart atrack. If you had had one, you would have had serious consequences if untreated. Many different conditions have similar symptoms. That's what makes diagnosis so difficult.
Load More Replies...A Quick Guide To Tea!
Sorry... green tea is tea, but the rest of them are types of infusions/tisanes.
i just use "tea" to mean "leaves or other objects that we put in hot water until the water changed color and tasted good"
Load More Replies...LOL... my mom makes so many teas from plants she grows and plants she find (she studies herbalism) and we have a whole rack of tea that she made herself for any kind of knee itch
For sleepless and stressed other plants that really work are valerian and linden.
valerian knocks you out! (I mean like it lets you sleep very quickly) My mom used to make great valerian tincture, its a cool plant
Load More Replies...Why are there so many tea snobs? I mean what difference does it make, and who cares what someone else likes to drink? Personally, I love coffee and I think it's the only thing that keeps my heart beating, but I don't feel the need to be an asshole about it. If your thing is to drink green tea with milk in it, well go for it. In the universe of things to believe in, this is a pretty daft one to go to war about.
Explanation Of The Subtle Differences Between Equality And Equity
In all three scenarios the soccer players are robbed of gate receipts
Such remarks are intended to take away from paying attention to the problem issues.
Load More Replies...sadly, equity is frequently denied among classrooms, Have adhd? well, you can't have any fidgets because then everyone needs a fidget, and they wouldn't work well with fidgets. Sorry, can't help you
Five Demands, Not One Less. End Police Brutality
Common sense isn't all that common, unfortunately.
Load More Replies...positive discrimination is still discrimination. and pointing out one specific category is positive discrimination.
The first one - in Czechia there is such institution, named GIBS dedicated to inspecting police incidents. Yet usefullness of this bureau is dubious. Basically idea of "independent inspector body" for anything is more of an utopia, sooner or later any such institution becomes somehow politicized or / and biased under pressure of politicians or corporate companies.
BLM isn't calling for the abolishment of police, that would be absurd. what people want is less police with dangerous weapons, less police budget (they have an absurd amount of money), and better laws. I'm grateful for police, i always feel more safe at school when the police are there, but we need to be aware that there needs to be a way of monitering them and keeping them in line.
Some are. They want to cut police funding by 50% or more and redirect the funding. I agree there needs to be better trading and all of the things listed but defunding the police is the opposite all of these things will require a budget increase.
Load More Replies...I don't know why you are down voted. This is so true. Either they should send a trained officer or all officers should be trained to handle mental health situations and they are not! Maybe in some places but here where I am they are not and it's unsettling how they handle calls with mentally ill individuals at times.
Load More Replies...Gee it's too bad they don't stop and think about these things when they are rushing in to stop a shooter and save lives like in my town Boulder last week. NOT
The problem (at least part of it) is when they act and use a level of force that would be required in such an awful situation like in Boulder for something that could have easily been resolved or when the person they are in contact with is not being violent or threatening to them or anyone else.
Load More Replies...So... by saying that all lives matter, you acknowledge that black lives matter, since black lives are a subset of "all lives". Good to see that you agree that black lives matter.
Load More Replies...I don't care much about formal education for regular policing - but temperament is critical. And firearms training - you should get bonus points for being able to hit extremities on the move to disable/disarm instead of kill shots - leave those to SWAT. In fact, take away guns from most police - they respond after the fact anyway 90% of the time and no gun is needed. Also - abolish qualified immunity. Every complaint is investigated and logged. So even if "nothing is found" if you have an officer with multiple complaints, something is going on. Take Derek Chavin, for example... over 20 complaints of excessive force, three or four resulting in death. He's not a cop - he's a killer.
#PoliceLivesMatter How about criminals stop running from and fighting the police? How about criminals drop their weapons when told to do so? How about putting the blame where it lies - on the CRIMINAL? it's called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!
Yes police lives matter, every life matters but what about the innocent people or the people who are not running from them and get assaulted just because some police officers have problems with power? I know most of the time that's not the case but it happens. The police are not supposed to serve as judge, jury, and executioner.
Load More Replies...Police are people too.. They handle too much danger when law allow civilian owning gun. At least stop giving people assault weapon.. Or much better stop civilian owning at all.
Simple Guide To Staying Healthy
Lol. And I cannot do more than 2000 steps a day without massive pain for the next two days. I hate my body. Please healthy people, cherish your body and energy.
The whole 10,000 steps thing was made up by the marketing division of a pedometer company.
Load More Replies...I hate that people say to drink a certain amount of water. That isn't medically necessary. You should drink enough water so that you aren't thirsty. Your body will tell you what you need.
Exactly! We also get so much of our water from the food we eat. There is no need to force yourself to drink a certain amount of water every day
Load More Replies...Am I the only one that read this to the tune "The twelve days of Christmas"? Ok then.
am i the only one that sang this to the tune of 12 days of christmas?
I mean I see it now that you’ve mentioned it
Load More Replies...OK, the thosuands of steps thing is from a fitness tech company came up with, IIRC, and is not based on medical science. I'll agree with the rest. :-)
Who else was singing the "Twelve Days of Christmas" while reading this list?
First I thought it said 4 breakfasts and I got kind of excited.
Different Forms Of Color Blindness
Not when you have it... Btw, it's a genetic condtion
Load More Replies...No offence to you, but as a small child, I genuinely thought that was how it worked...
Load More Replies...I paint. Mom hates everything I do: ''Those BOOOORING colors!''. She has deuteranomaly.
they all look the same to me, but i already know that am a bit color blind.
none of these are to bad! i use to think all you would see if you were color blind is black and grey!
Lol imagine a color blind person seeing the color blind images and going "...What?" without knowing that they were color blind simulations for non-color blind people to be more aware of color blindness (I made that a lot longer than it needed to be).
The Normal and the Deuteranopia ones look very similar to me. Everyone who is color blind is slightly different, so it isn't exactly the same, but the differences don't jump out.
Load More Replies...I have a friend who has some sort of color blindness but none of these look correct, idk what his is called but it has something to do with green/grey/brown, but its not like Protanopia, its different.
There are a lot of us out there. Many people don't even realize until they take a colorblind test for a drivers license or something like that.
Load More Replies...How To Make An Amazing Sofa Fort
This was my thought. Also, where's the lines for the blanket canopy?? It's not a proper fort unless it fills the entire living room.
Load More Replies...The Joker
If i edited the movie: Alligator:"I dId SoMeThInG!" Joker:"yes good job, NOW SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO WORK!"
Load More Replies...Yea, not sure where they were going with that...lol
Load More Replies...A Very Interesting Guide Guide To Just How Big Africa Is.
It's a continent with 54 countries, why is it cool that it is big, would that not be obvious?
Theories On Why We Haven't Found Alien Life Yet.
A few years ago a Reddit user proposed another possible reason in the form of a short story. In this story, an alien civilization answered the Arecibo message with "be quiet or they will hear you". Maybe alien civilizations do exist but they fear being detected by hostile ones.
My favorite theory is they are watching but will not come visit our planet until our species can act together as one for a greater purpose. So far we can't do that. There is so much hate based on color and identity and what part of the world we live in. We can't even come together to get to Mars or the Moon. It's all about which country will do it first. We can't do anything as one, and until then we will never know.
The sad part is one of the first things the life forms will hear from us will be Hitler’s speeches.
While technically correct, due to the inverse-square law those early low-power transmissions would be virtually undetectable by the time they reached another star system. In order for a radio transmission to be received by another civilization we would need to be somewhat deliberate about directing that energy to a particular place.
Load More Replies...I wouldn't be surprised if mankind is an alien reality show. Maybe if we all just got along and started to be really boring, they'd show themselves to jump start the ratings?
The one that comes to mind that may or may not apply is the Galactic Zoo theory. The thought is that Earth's incredible biodiversity is because we were seeded with creatures from all around the universe. We haven't encountered aliens because the seeders are observing but actively avoiding us.
Helpful Guide To Survive A Dog Attack
I always heard to make a first with your hand and stick it inside the dogs mouth. It will hurt a lot but then you won’t get wounds in any major veins.
Yep, though I have a collapsed vein in the back of my hand from a dog's tooth penetrating it. Hurt like hell as well!
Load More Replies...And never get between 2 dogs fighting. My dad learnt the hard way.
Me, probably trying to kiss the cute puppy on the forehead while he/she is trying to rip my face off.
i wish i had this with me when me and my sister are being attacked by a dog...
I Had No Idea There Were So Many Different Sizes!
There's also a 3/4 bed, antique sized mattress. Wider than a single, more narrow than a double. Had an antique bedframe, had to get mattress specially made.
I’m hoping one day I will get my king size bed. At least I have a king size camp bed.
If you have more than one dog it still won't be big enough!! My two dogs are small as well... 😆
Load More Replies...We've got a king and I get the edge of it while the misses & the dogs take the rest.
Symptoms Of Coronavirus
I know right, looks like someone has shoved a baseball bat in the a**e, handle first.
Load More Replies...LOL @ the diarrhea picture. Also: I have half of those symptoms permanently (allergies, RA & Fibro, IBS)
Vomiting: eating a giant Cheeto, Diarrhea: accidentally sitting on a caveman's club
Muscle or Joint Pain: The picture does not lead me to believe there is pain involved.
Different Kinds Of Cheesecake
https://tasty.co/recipe/fluffy-jiggly-japanese-cheesecake
Load More Replies...https://tasty.co/recipe/fluffy-jiggly-japanese-cheesecake https://thedomesticrebel.com/2017/07/21/authentic-and-easy-german-cheesecake-kasekuchen/ https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/new-york-style-cheesecake.html https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-polish-cheesecake-sernik-recipe-1136928
Load More Replies...I've tried each of these and my opinion is as follows. American, OK. Japanese, Also ok but really do miss the base. German, one bite and the word 'share' leaves your vocabulary. Poland, the versatility means there's something for everyone.
Honest Dating Advice
It saddens me how many people stay with the wrong person because they're afraid of being alone.
I am living #9. Just me, the kids and the menagerie. I spent the night of Valentine's day with a cat curled up next to me, a dog at the foot of my bed, two pigs and my tiniest goat in the playpen by my bed and my 2 beautiful children asleep in the next room. I was the very definition of content.
Number 3 is really great and all but I dont know how, I've been trying to follow that advice, but how do I get over my straight best friend who I talk to all the time and who, when she does literally anything, reminds me of how much I like her?
This General Store Sign Showing That There Is Actually A Difference Between Jelly And Jam
Or Jelly is gelatine mixed with water, sugar, colour and flavour.
That's the definition of "jelly" in Australia and the UK. This sign is in the US. And yes, it would be great if they would specify instead of always assuming, but the definitions are correct for that context.
Load More Replies...Old joke: The difference between jelly and jam is that I'm not going to jelly my _____ up your _____
The Amount Of Lake Monsters Is Suspicious
If anyone here has played Fallout 76 you know how scary the mothman and windego are
They missed one near me: the Lake Erie Monster, A.K.A Lemmy.
Load More Replies...Cryptids really interest me. I’m gonna go research all of these right now
What To Do When Your Car Is Stuck In Snow
Or, hear me out, maybe use that snow shovel to dig your car out.
Sometimes you are just stuck. I got stuck in a thin layer of snow because my car turned it to ice and the only way it was up an incline. I had to wait a few hours for someone to come help me out.
Load More Replies...An alternative for #6 would be to pour some of any automotive fluid which ISN'T gasoline into the bead where the tire meets the rim and light that. That technique will work even in wet conditions (be sure to let the air out of the tire first).
At first I thought it said "What To Do When Your Cat Is Stuck In Snow"😂
#4 - dont forget to not cover the exhaust pipe. and dont eat yellow snow
Which Waters To Avoid By Region
When you think the CEO of Nestle said that no access to drinkable water is not a human right...
haha, the one in Florida sounds like a prescription medication - ask your doctor if this water is right for you!
my dad is banning nestle from his house. i think i might need to check with him on this
Load More Replies...lol Ice Mountain is the only one I've heard of butt then again I am from ohio...
Spring water is not good, it's not filtered or purified. The waters on this map are all spring water.
How To Spot Fake News
Trouble is, many many ignorant people have no doubts. This is part of the Dunning Kruger effect. You're more likely to have doubts when there's actually less need for you to have them; people with knowledge and experience know they have a lot to learn. Ignorant people tend to over-estimate their own capabilities.
Load More Replies...And more importantly: who might BENEFIT from the news you are being told? Now apply this to the mainstream news you watch.
If it's on Fox News, it's pretty much a given that it's fake news or downright propaganda.
So glad that channel is not the problem for most of us.
Load More Replies...If your actual belief system can't be distinguished from an outrageous satire of your belief system, it might not be a very good belief system.
My teacher showed us this exact chart when teaching us about reliable sources
How Much Musicians Make From Streams
I know it's not much, but so happy to know that my daily 50 'on-repeats' contributed to my favourite artist :3
YouTube's is so low because they steal all your money and demonetise you for saying "a"
Different Ocean/Sea Stuff Explained.
"I am an island, I am an isthmus. I come from Bermuda, I don't believe in Christmas." I heard this opening verse of this poem when I was a kid and loved it! If anyone knows the name/author or the whole poem, PLEASE let me know!
I mean it's totally unrelated but you may enjoy this gem from the UK poet Roger McGough... I found a sock beneath my bed. "Where have you been all week?" I said. "Hiding away" the sock replied. Another day on your foot and I would have died.
Load More Replies...A cape is a more-or-less pointy bit of cost showing outward. A bay is inward. Think about an outy versus an inny.
Load More Replies...Real Proportions Of All Land Masses Revealing Actual Areas Of Countries, Territories And Major Islands Without Any Distortions (By Art.lebedev)
The text is so small I have no idea what is what, other than the biggest land masses
Modelling Disagreement For Children
Amazon's Guide To Conquer The World
In PJO and HOO The Amazons are a race of female warriors and they run Amazon to take over the world and I love it.
How To Test If A Plant Is Edible
Chillis aren't edible actually. But we don't die from them, but the pain and stomachache you feel are the signs that they aren't for eating. But we enjoy them anyway :)
Load More Replies...Common european stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, stings and leaves blisters on your skin. And can be used in all kinds of ways. The early leaves can be used in salads, mature plants in soups and stews. And fibers from the stems can be used in making threads
you might not know but soapy tastes a bit like cloronated pool water
Load More Replies...The Difference In Vision Between Predator And Prey
A) this roughly translates to: predators have eyes on the front of their head, preys have eyes on the sides of their head. B) now visualize a dragon: eyes on the sides of its head, that suggests a dragon is prey to something even more scary :P
Yeah, each other. There's a really cool link explaining this: https://www.boredpanda.com/dragon-eyes-front-side-predator-prey/?cexp_id=27704&cexp_var=40&_f=featured
Load More Replies...Onion Use Guide
Red onion is much too strong and food places put WAAAY too much on when they use it
And if anyone apart from me cares - shallot is the only one really available on IBS diet
... don't take this too strict. You can eat ANY onion raw, fried and cooked, but sometimes, chosing the right one is quite the opposite - cucumber salad for example requires white or yellow ones, while it remains raw all the way. Red ones may be served in tomato sauce, then being almost raw and not if the sauce is made for today and tomorrow, but only for today - they age the worst of all onions, once the paper is removed.
I hate onions (and they also mildly irritate my stomach) so when a recipe calls for "one onion" I just use a shallot because I'M A REBEL!
shallots are best for frying until crispy. and the oil they are cooked in tastes great
Price And Service Comparison Of The Biggest Shipping Orgs In The Us.
Save the USPS - fire DeJoy, and then open an investigation into everything he did in the role of postmaster general. In addition to trying to steal an election, his deliberate sabotage through mail slow-downs and destruction of valuable equipment caused medication delays, business issues, and more. He should be held accountable for it ALL.
DeJoy bought his position by donating to clown Donald. He got put in this position then to destroy this service so nobody can vote by mail anymore. GOP tactics to steal election, they know they cannot win fair.
'battle of the shippers' sounds like something that's about to break out on Wattpad
Also - media mail. "Will you give a discount for packages containing books/comics/dvds/magazines/CDs" - Yes, USPS, $0.48 a pound. The rest "oh hell no."
I'm almost certain the data on the USPS won't line up any more, given the current postmaster doing everything he can to dismantle it.
An interesting chart - but I would like to see the sources of the data. Always check! This may be true, or it could be a sneaky way of promoting the USPS over its competitors.
Types Of Sandwiches
I demand to see 'Hagelslag' added! It may not be very popular around the world but that's just because other countries haven't yet discovered the treat that is chocolate sprinkles on white or brown bread.
only the Dutch like sprinkles with cheese on bread 😉
Load More Replies...the diagram lack popular British sandwiches- crisp sandwich, sugar buttie, tomato sauce, cheese and tomato...sandwiches were invented by the Earl of Sandwich. Sandwich is a place in England in Kent.
Banh mi and croque monsieur are my favourite sandwiches. They are so freaking good.
I really loved this one. Informative and relevant. I would love to read more of these.
thnaks, this was a very informative and interesting post!! more of these, please
I really loved this one. Informative and relevant. I would love to read more of these.
thnaks, this was a very informative and interesting post!! more of these, please
