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Vodulas , to Do It Yourself in Things you can ruin to realize it didn't make sense to DIY

What's a jerk sock? Also, if you get use out of it, you arguably did not ruin it.

winkerjadams ,

A sock that you cum into..

Vodulas ,

The one in the picture is a nylon stocking, so that would be a poor choice...

winkerjadams ,

As is putting it on a vacuum. I was answering the question though

Vodulas ,

I wasn't trying to denigrate your comment. Just pointing out the use of "jerk sock" by OP was an odd choice

blackluster117 , to Do It Yourself in Things you can ruin to realize it didn't make sense to DIY
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I actually really like the plastic bag and bottle trick.

Rubisco ,
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It's a lot of plastic. What if a canning jar was used instead? Then we just have to convince Packaging to switch to waxed paper bags or something.

Vodulas ,

It looks to be reusing a bread bag and an empty bottle, so those would have been trash. Reuse/repurposing is better than just throwing away.

lennivelkant ,

Reduce
Reuse <- You are here
Recycle

Not using it at all would be better, sure, but if you don't have that option for whatever reason, reusing it is the next best thing. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

Vodulas ,

I think you may have meant to respond to the other person since this is pretty much what I said

lennivelkant ,

I was supporting your point. I forget that comments are seen as counterargument by default.

But you're right, my comment would have been more useful in reply to the other person.

Vodulas ,

Ah got ya. Since you were responding to my comment it seemed like you meant that I was letting perfect be the enemy of good.

lennivelkant ,

Me no word good 😄
Nah, you've got a point, my brain is just fried these days. I definitely need a vacation.

Vodulas ,

No worries, I 100% feel ya

Obi ,
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You raise a great point about comments being seen as a counter by default. And if you try to give a disclaimer in your comment (like saying you agree) you still get downvoted for some reason. I'm very cautious about participating in any serious topics because of this, jokes, one-liners and sharing (unimportant) personal experiences are pretty much the only safe comments.

t3rmit3 , (edited )

Come on over to Beehaw, where we don't have downvotes, then!

It forces people to actually take time and effort to disagree with you, rather than just hitting one button, and somewhat unsurprisingly, that deters a lot of "drive-by" negativity.

KoalaUnknown , to aww in No, It's My Turn!

I wish most kittens were this easy to feed.

mugthol , to Do It Yourself in Things you can ruin to realize it didn't make sense to DIY

Most of these seem pretty reasonable to me. I guess I don't get this post.

Anticorp , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

It's a fun idea, but the bird is trying to crack the golf balls to get to the juicy egg stuff inside.

PhlubbaDubba , (edited ) to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

A surprisingly wide range of animals will engage in play behavior

Bumblebees have been shown to love having small beads around for them to roll around and on

Edit: sheer amount of people replying who can't just let the silly birb have fun. Guess what, dogs and cats derive play behaviors from predation too, doesn't mean that play ain't play.

Lyre ,

I think you're right, but i also remember learnning that some birds have learned to break nuts open using concrete, which i think is what this bird is trying to do

littlebluespark ,
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And, that's how you get UNinvited to my parties. 🤫

Deceptichum ,
@Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works avatar

Do they wear the blue helmets?

FuglyDuck ,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

first time was an accident. second time was for science.

Third times totally a party trick.

pipows ,
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If I'm not mistaken (resolution doesn't help), this bird is a Siriema. They use this movement to kill their prey (usually reptiles like snakes and lizards, but also frogs and small rodents). It is not playing, it is confused, thinking the ball is food.

ramirezmike ,

can't both be true though?

PumaStoleMyBluff ,

Yes

Do it once because it's instinct

Keep doing it because it's fun (had an unexpected amusing result, which is the basis of fun, really)

afraid_of_zombies ,

It is not playing, it is confused, thinking the ball is food.

I am just picturing some alien biologist studying us

"This human is operating a video game called a FPS. It may seem like he is playing but really his instincts for self defense and attack are just misfiring. It isn't recreational it is just confusion"

Kyle_The_G ,

I saw a fox doing the same thing with a tennis ball some dog left behind at the park.

KittyCat ,

This isn't play, its probing to see if it can break open the funny egg and eat it. These birds do this to all their prey.

threelonmusketeers OP ,

Guess what, dogs and cats derive play behaviors from predation too, doesn’t mean that play ain’t play.

Humans also derive play behaviour from foraging and predation. Play is play, and everyone can have fun, no matter the species.

Kojichan , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls
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Witchcraft!!!

Skkorm , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

This is a bird called the Sereima, and what you are seeing isn't random behavior: it's how they hunt. They chase rodents and lizards down, grab them with their beaks, then slam their prey down onto rocks repeatedly until they stop moving.

Metal as hell.

Geobloke ,

Probably thought it was an egg

Retrograde ,
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The bird:

"WHY THE HELL ARENT THESE EGGS BREAKING? WHAT MANNER OF BIRD LAID THESE ABOMINATIONS?"

Reucnalts ,

Didnt think about animals getting slamed on the ground. Smaller birds do this with fruita/nuts to break them

LaterRedditor , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

Having 2001 Space Odyssey music playing in my head while watching.

threelonmusketeers OP ,

Relevant scene, for those out-of-the-loop: https://youtu.be/ypEaGQb6dJk&t=362

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Fosheze , to Home Improvement in Breaker normal or faulty?

It’s just a cosmetic defect. But if you’re really woried about it then you could just replace it. Breakers aren’t that expensive.

Sovereign_13 OP ,

Thanks. Thought as much, just wanted to be more certain.

remotelove ,

It is absolutely just more cost effective, safer and better piece of mind to just replace the breaker. I'll take that route 99.99% of the time.

If you feel adventurous, there are a couple of ways to test that breaker without proper test equipment. The risks could be zero OR you blow your face off and burn your house down.

Find an open outlet at tap live to ground. This will produce some natural and organic indoor fireworks, but it should trip the breaker. If it doesn't, there is a small risk of welding the wires together and creating a very strange short condition, turning that entire circuit into a new heat strip. (Free money!)

Find two 1800W space heaters and together, on the same circuit, they should trip the breaker as well. (Breakers should be rated to at least 1800W.) This is problematic as well and I'll explain. There is something magical about space heaters as I have seen 2 or 3 run off of the same circuit before. I suspect that if a breaker is slowly warmed up due to heavy load it will change its characteristics, causing it to only trip at higher loads. (Absolute speculation on my part!) By default, I would replace the breaker if I saw that kind of load. Extended, and higer heat cycles will eventually damage the breaker.

Wahots , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls
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I love this bird so much <3

Deez , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls
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I assumed it was trying to feast on the goo inside.

intensely_human ,

TIL golf balls are filled with nutritious goo

hasnt_seen_goonies ,

We were gonna wait till you were older, but it's good you know now.

intensely_human ,

I already swallowed four

Treczoks , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

I assume the bird tries to break open the "eggs" it found. I know, boring explanation for an absolute funny video.

toothpaste_sandwich ,

Ayup. These birds make the same movement with snakes and other animals to break all their bones.

pipows , (edited )
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Not eggs, but prey. They use this movement to break its bones and kill it.

It's a siriema if I'm not mistaken. There are a bunch of them in the country side of where I live (Brazilian Cerrado). They are absolutely fantastic animals

intensely_human ,

I assume the bird’s knowledge is inarticulate and all it knows is that it’s very satisfying to slam the ball on the concrete.

toxoplasma0gondii , to aww in Bird plays with golf balls

And he is so eager doing so. Looks like the most important task all day with him runnig up to the path. He puts everything he got into smashing that ball onto the concrete as hard as he possibly can and is all fluffed up when that thing inevitably comes down again to nearly hit him. Almost like a toddler.

Deceptichum ,
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The only difference is they didn’t run so fast they fell over and started crying.

Ghyste , to aww in Does my dog fit here?

Dumb question.

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