Archive of entries posted on 19th October 2013

How to Have a Cold Beer in 15 Minutes (Seriously)

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After posting a lifehack video that included the suggestion “wrap the can in a wet paper towel and put it in the freezer for 15 minutes” a debate ensued regarding the efficacy of the process, with TheRoyalFamily [High Praise!] suggesting “A much better idea would be to cover it with all those frozen vegetables you have taking up space.”

Moon Nuker Man of Science! Joey [High Praise!] conducted an actual experiment, including a control can with nothing around it. The results:

Five minutes. Nothing: 27.9°(C); Wet towel: 26.2°; Frozen peas: 23.1°

Ten minutes. Nothing: 25.7°; Wet towel: 22.5°; Frozen peas: 18.9°

Fifteen minutes. Nothing: 23.1°; Wet towel: 18.8°; Frozen peas: 15.7°

I’ll let Joey sum up:

So there you have it: I was wrong and wet paper towel guy was more right, but frozen veggies guy kicked wet paper towel guy’s ass.

No Wonder Obama Hates Math

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[High Praise! to Les of Nuking Politics]

I can do some simple math. Let’s be generous, and put the number of people who have managed to win the Obamacare lottery and get a nice, shiny, overpriced policy at 10,000 in the past week. The number of Americans without health insurance is estimated to be about 48 million. At this rate, how long would it take to get everybody subjugated signed up?

48,000,000 ÷ 10,000 = 4,800 weeks, or 92 years.

And wanting to delay its implementation by one year is an appalling transgression of the law of the land, equivalent to hostage taking and stomping baby ducks?