Oh nice one, that’s kinda cool

See I thought the curie temperature was a ‘one and done’ sort of deal where you have to go through the process of remagnetizing the magnet after it had gone beyond that point.

Not sure where they said they “did an entire presentation on this thing” or where they got their information from. I’m only adding some context to what I know of how thermostats work. I would gladly admit I’m wrong if provided with some evidence.

If you want a visual demonstration of a thermostat working here’s a video.

https://youtu.be/eRnYp8foJks

(For context I don’t mean to come across as one of those “well ackshually” asshats, I just like watching people take apart electronics (was also slightly obsessed with magnets as a kid. MANY hard drives were sacrificed to my curiosity lol).)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie_temperature I doubt they’re using magnets, especially considering how hot they have to get to lose their magnetism as you suggest.

Most thermostats in electronics such as kettles and cookers use a bi-metallic strip inside, where the two metal layers expand at different rates. The contacts in the switch are physically pulled apart by the strip bending when the desired temperature is reached. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallic_strip

I have never once in my life paid for an uber to deliver my burrito.

I don’t even order takeout outside of being social gatherings with friends.

I’ve been driving for eight years and only ever owned two cars, one I had to get rid of because I couldn’t afford to pay for it to be repaired, and the other was dirt cheap because it had a dodgy crash sensor.

I have NEVER had a credit card.

But do tell me how frivolous financial choices are what’s making me poor, because you seen it on TV.

It’s definitely not the complete lack of protections on livable wages and how inflation has been above wages for my entire lifetime.

“the system is designed to prevent you from saving your way out of poverty” Followed immediately by “go 10,000 into credit card debt to pay for education”

While “Bankruptcy can’t take away your skills” it can 100% leave you on the street.

If it’s any consolation it took me until I hit 33 for me to have any savings at all.

Anything I put into the account I used for savings went out the same month so I didn’t go into an overdraft.

Funny enough the only thing that changed is I passed my qualifications and got my first “real” job… Though I may have also spent the past 8 or 9 years isolated in a way that regular people only got to see during the 'rona times

The fym “A neighbourhood”?

More than 80% of gaza has been decimated in the past two years.

I don’t want to come across as a mysogynist or a misanthrope but this “It’s your fault that you’re lonely because you’re a trash human that nobody wants to sleep with” infuriates me, because I get that shit enough from my own head without it coming from outside as well.

I don’t want to just sleep with someone, I want to be able to comfortably enjoy my time with people I like and then maybe meet someone likeminded enough to build a relationship with.

I have a few friends, and spend time with them whenever I can, but 99% of my time is spent working or at home recovering from work.

I know there’s the whole “You have to get out there and socialise.” and “Get a hobby and you’ll meet new people.” But how does a single man even approach people without coming across as weird or creepy?

For obvious reasons I should probably clarify that I’m aware my brain doesn’t work like regular people’s do, and am probably doing the same shit as the old "people online; ‘Having throw pillows makes you part of the bourgeoisie’ / People irl; ‘Hey man how’s it going?’ " tweet, but god damn if it isn’t hard to have the confidence to meet people irl when all you see is things like the ‘bear in a forest’ trope and news stories about violent abusers reinforcing negative self bias.

Who knows. Maybe I just need to throw my nightmare rectangle off a cliff and buy a phone that only does 4 things, text, call, tell the time and play snake.

Genuinely there needs to be a fee that companies must pay for the pollution they create, with it written into law that they can’t palm the cost off on their customers.

We need to move shipping away from the ‘barely more refined than crude oil’ fuels they use

We need to ensure protection of the oceans by making it so that outflowing waste from industry never reaches the watercourse in the first place.

Single use plastics need to be removed from the supply chain (alternatively changed at the production level so they’re made from plant cellulose or a material that doesn’t break down into PFOAS or microplastics)

We also need to block petrochemical companies from lobbying or interfering with politics, and prevent them from funding smear campaigns against renewable energy sources

I don’t know, everything I do could be silly, but it’s normal to me

+1 for Miniminuteman and Explosions/Extractions

Got a few science and tech channels; Tech Ingredients - in depth breakdowns of semi advanced technology from the perspective of a guy that can explain every step, how to build it yourself it and how to modify it to be better, may be a lecturer or just a very knowledgeable engineer. (most recent vid was building an underground heatsink to turn an inefficient window aircon unit into an absolute beast of a cooler, channel has also made DIY Graphene and ultra reflective paint for passively cooling buildings)

AvE - ‘Good old uncle bumblefuck’ a guy that takes apart tools and goes through the good the bad and the ugly. Occasionally posts machining videos, often amusing breakdowns of cheap tools.

Bigclivedotcom - Scotsman that buys ebay electronics and shows the good the bad and the ugly of how they’re made/what will kill you if it gains a fault.

Acorn to Arabella; A climber with access to a few generations old woodland, hand builds a boat from a 1920s design, learns to sail and sets off on an adventure (currently out sailing, lots of very satisfying build videos such as melting lead over a bonfire and pouring a multi-tonne keel.

Still tech-y but more lighthearted; Nilered - Modern day equivalent of a mad scientist, has made alcohol from toiler paper, grape soda out of nitrile gloves and cherry soda out of tolulene.

William Osman - the most ADHD of adult neurodivergents, currently trying to make a farm in his back garden (where the ground is 90% sand) He runs Open Sauce, which is a technology and creator convention. Also wrote a tv show called Scare the Coyote

StyroPyro - another mad scientist but with lasers this time, builder of the macrowave - a microwave so overpowered it can melt tungsten and make plasma out of almost anything instantly. Sometimes goes storm chasing.

Ah yes, thank you Times of Israel for your unbiased and fair look into the thoughts of the people fighting against complete eradication by the hands of the country you are propagandists for.

Had a pair of red lens aviators back in the day and my god did they make my brain happy, 0% blue light, everyone looks at you like you’re some kinda weirdo (and the weirdos know you’re one of them). Only downside is everything goes green when you take them off.

“I already said I’m in support of him, you dont have to sell me on it further”

Strontium Aluminate powder (for when you want a clear paint or lacquer to glow for HOURS, wear gloves though, it’s like glitter if you spill any)

Also try Dosidos and Wedding Cake :D

In my mind it’s because starting training to take care of your physical health is one of the first steps toward training your brain to take care of yourself as a whole.

It’s also a lot easier to feel better about your existence if you have the physical ability to do get up and spend it doing something that gives you joy, like going for a longer walk than usual because the weather hits right

There’s also potential link to how we as a species have survived- we had to keep moving to stay alive, so our brains throw a wobbly if we don’t.

That’s the false dichotomy im talking about, while it is entirely possible for more than one pedo to exist, it is entirely possible for someone to not trust the courts and still for a court case they agree with to convict someone (a stopped clock is right twice a day kinda bullshit)

Kevin spacey is the last person I’d call innocent, what with the distinct number of people that go against him get involved in mysterious fatal…accidents

And his ‘I’m back’ and ‘kill them with kindness’ videos

Its also a false dichotomy to say that a legal system such as America’s is going to treat trump and spacey the same way and ‘they can’t acquit one and convict the other when they both did the same crime’ They went up against VERY different courts under distinctly different circumstances (despite both of them diddling kids)

Protip; make sure to check the material is genuinely safe. Stainless steel, Glass and Platinum Silicone are about the only ones you want to get intimately involved with.

A lot of toys these days are made out of unsafe silicones (anything plastic or flexible that isn’t made from platinum cure silicone will leech toxic chemicals over time) TPE, PVC, ‘jelly rubber’ and a number of other plastics. Because of the way they’re made, these materials are porous, so will build up pockets of bacteria that can’t be cleaned off with boiling or bleaching, simply because they break apart under high temperature or chemicals.

Short and sweet of it is that by spending a little more to get something that’s worth it, you won’t be putting your health at risk (also treat yourself, because nobody deserves a bad toy)