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Mine‘s getting so accustomed to cold showers that I a) absolutely do not mind cold water for swimming etc. anymore and b) could not enjoy warm or hot showers anymore. They just weren’t nice at all.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Communicated from California to E. Europe via SSB during solar maximum aka worst possible RF condition's with only 5 watts. Plus I communicate about 200 miles with a half dead 9v battery and and 100miliwatts. ✅QRP / QRPp

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have come so far in life yet have changed so little

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My landlord pays me to live in my apartment rather than the other way around.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh… care to elaborate how this deal came into existence?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm the building superintendent.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Everything about me is a weird flex

  • I invented two novel fire eating tricks, one of which involves my split tongue
  • I can scratch the back of my skull through my nose with an icepick. I can also put a running power drill in my nose or feed a silicone tube through and out the mouth
  • I often shave with a torch or lighter
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't realize there were fire eating tricks (other than a touch transfer or dragon's breath), but I only dabbled in it ~20 years ago-- my main focus was with fire staff. What's the trick that doesn't involve your tongue?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Black Hole Sun

Vapor tricks have come a very long way over the last 20 years. Look up Joseph Kerr if you wanna see insane shit. I've met him before, he's super friendly.

Fire staff was my first prop :P

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That… raises some questions 😅

Can I assume that you’re some kind of performer or is this stuff you’re just doing as a hobby or when bored?

Did you mean „inside of your skull“ or actually the back of your skull? Cause if it’s the latter, I thought there would be some… err.. critical components in the way of the icepick?

Was there any reason you tried these things or dis you just go „hmm, how about…?“

Also - this is the most pressing one - is there a video of you with your powerdrill?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I'm a sideshow performer (fka a freakshow). This is my fav video of the drill because of the audience reaction

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d love to see that but I don’t have an Instagarm account—would you happen to have it hosted anywhere else?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

When baking, I take the right amount of butter with 1g of accuracy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

The more butter you add the righter it becomes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does it work only with butter?

I‘ve got this in a less accurate but more versatile way: I can do this +-50gr of almost anything

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

With flour and sugar only because I know how much fits on a spoon. With butter it's just magic.

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