@lxeagle17 I wonder if some of the problem is that, at some subconscious level, 53:47 odds of victory (which we haven't seen in the poll-aggregator error, hard to intuit, causes anxiety / uncertainty) gets mutated into a 53/47 vote split (quite common, easy to wrap one's head around).
@DrChrisCombs back of the envelope and having done some preliminary googling - figure we're comparing 0.1 mm paper with 1 mm sheet steel, and steel is about 10x as dense as paper, so figure the steel one weighs 100x as much - so that would require 10x the velocity or so?
@PlanetOfMemes For FY2023, foreign aid totaled about $63 billion. Social Security spending totaled $1,350 billion, over 21 times as much. So slashing foreign aid to *zero* would cover... 17 days of Social Security.
I am committed to helping build an opportunity economy for Puerto Ricans.
My plan will ensure Puerto Rico is economically secure, creating opportunities for the island’s next generation to prosper.
Thread by Chris Lewicki @interplanetary on why he - and I - voted for Harris.
I agree with every word Chris says here (well, except for the spelling of 'lose' - sorry Chris ;-) )
if i scroll on here one more time, maybe, i'm confident, perhaps, i'll come across that new nugget of news that will tell me for sure who will win the election
A booster the size of a fully stacked Falcon 9 just hit the brakes near supersonic speeds and asked the tower for a hug.
"Bring it in!"
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
@ElQuesoSabisimo > CO2 doesn't kill people unless it is the only gas available and someone smothers in it
CO2 causes global warming, which increases rates of extreme weather, which leads to more dead people.