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Again, the wrong one died:

American math team beats China in world finals.



I'm proud of Americans no matter where they or their ancestors came from!

Da Bee Buzz:

The three above are from https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/bonus-memepool-to-thank-everyone

HunterTits says

Booger says

Literally - Drive Humps. German has fun with their similar word for drive - Fahren. "Ausfahrt Verbotten" comes to mind.

The more I learn, the more I feel I'm not getting anywhere.

Patrick says

Actually, black on yellow is just a warning. Black on white is law.

Onvacation says

Actually, black on yellow is just a warning. Black on white is law.

I've been to traffic school a lot. One time I got to keep my ticket off my record by taking a red cross CPR class.

I had to go once when I got two speeding tickets in a few months.

The first one was for going 74 in a 65 zone.

The second was because I was being tailgated by an unmarked white van and sped up to get away from it. The white van was actually tracking my speed for the police, something they do as an alternative to using radar.

Traffic school was really punishment, not school.

That pound of platinum is worth about $14,400 at the moment.

Patrick says

That pound of platinum is worth about $14,400 at the moment.

Say. One person can't do it alone. And we could get electrocuted. So we'd need at least three people? One who knows his shit around that thing in order for us to quickly strip out that platinum?

I think they would notice the loss of a 5G tower pretty damn quickly and have someone there within minutes.

It's a fun dream though.

ZipperTits says

Patrick says

That pound of platinum is worth about $14,400 at the moment.

Say. One person can't do it alone. And we could get electrocuted. So we'd need at least three people? One who knows his shit around that thing in order for us to quickly strip out that platinum?

I'm a bit suspicious as to why platinum would be in an antennae, especially a pound of the stuff. Gold is used in electronics, but only very small amounts.

Bd6r says

I am pretty sure that is a joke. What use is platinum in an antenna? Also, 5 pounds of copper? Doubtful. I am familiar with broadcast antennas in the VHF and UHF range and they are either hollow metal with loops or a thin strand of staggered metal filament in a fiberglass rod. I do not think gig range has a significantly different tech. Maybe the copper is the wires leading from the base of the tower to the antennas at the top.

The joke being to risk your neck to climb a live tower with a saw, just like saying the bowls in the lion's cage at the zoo are solid gold.

Patrick says

I think they would notice the loss of a 5G tower pretty damn quickly and have someone there within minutes.

It's a fun dream though.

You would be surprise....