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  • It's probably a reference to how ridiculously, disproportionately violent waffle houses are known to get, and the timing is just coincidental.

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    It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says
  • So to summarize, people that don't google things or educate themselves are 'stupid' and 'dunces' and your example of this, a quote from google that turns out to be wildly incorrect in this context, isn't evidence I can use, because it's just an example of how easy it is to look things up.

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    It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says
  • Nnnno, I'm sorry, you've misunderstood - I was airing my (fairly reasonable) doubt that you don't know why it shouldn't be used on those types of fires.

    It is, I admit, also not my responsibility to educate those too stupid to google stuff, but just for fun: Electrocution risk, grease fires explode when doused with water, unknown chemicals may interact with water unpredictably.

    Water is absolutely used to combat battery fires. It won't extinguish them, but since firefighting is more complicated than "it puts the water on the flames or else it gets the hose again", that's not really the goal. It's to keep the chassis/batteries cool, douse the surrounding area to prevent the fire from spreading and keep any toxic combustion products from spreading via smoke (yes, that means they get washed into the environment. Not ideal, but better than breathing it.)

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    They can't resist...
  • Did I stutter? Protecting your family is protecting your family, now fetch the jumper cables and a lightning rod, we've got some identity theft to thwart.

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    They can't resist...
  • I despise them as much as the next queer liberal but it isn't just the vile boomers falling for this. Keep an eye on your grandparents, maybe sit down and explain the more common scams and tell them to call you if they get something weird. No banking info over phones, etc.

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    Heathcliff without Heathcliff 9/12/2024
  • OPs caption made me laugh out loud (which I assure you is rare, mirth being unbecoming in a gentleman of my station), but both really are good.

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    Fellow MSTies, what is your all-time favorite episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000?
  • Season 3 - "Gamera"

    It's got everything you could want. Inexplicably awful children, space travel, a giant rocket powered turtle. My partner and I have been randomly shouting "Capsule!" at each other for many, many years because of that movie, confusing a great many family members in the process. Absolutely wonderful episode.

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    No, Kamala Harris wasn’t wearing these audio earrings
  • The whine I've been seeing the most is that the moderators shouldn't be able to "crusade" or "fact check" they should just be there to do their job, and trump shouldn't agree to another debate unless there will be no fact checking.

    Yeah, and somehow they think that will reflect positively on them.

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    Harris campaign lists policies on eve of debate after criticism of vagueness
  • I want a source, not because I doubt you but because I desperately need something to distract me from the stress of this political cycle and that sounds fucking hilarious to read about.

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