Hot water freezes slower but it has less dissolved air therefore it has more mass and therefore more heat capacity.
People who argue that cold water will freeze faster than hot water when everybody knows that hot water freezes faster, right?
...The fountain isn't offering anything in return though, nor is any other person or entity. Any idea of getting a return on the coin is purely imaginary.It's not a "wager" for anyone playing. It's wishing on a star.
Go find a fountain full of pennies. Throw one in and make a wish for a million dollars. Is that a wager? No. But it's exactly the same as playing the lottery.
Look... You don't get it. I get that you don't get it. Just leave it at that.
The concept of selling used stuff on CL.
I see ads all the time when people would say, " I paid $xxxx for it".
I don't give 2 shits what you paid for an item.
Just because you overpaid for an item, does that mean you can sell it for more ???
If an item is worth ~$100 but you paid $400 for it back then, its still worth $100.
The best is people selling their old 2000 era computers. "I paid $3,500, only asking $900". That pentium 3 computer is not even worth $900! $100.. .MAYBE? A Raspberry pi is more powerful, and cheaper.
Driving:
-I can tailgate because.
-I like to pay a lot more for car maintenance because my braking skills are shit.
-Bastard made me rear-end his car because he is an asshole who braked too hard, not because I'm too dumb to keep a safe following distance and pay attention in front.
The concept of selling used stuff on CL.
I see ads all the time when people would say, " I paid $xxxx for it".
I don't give 2 shits what you paid for an item.
Just because you overpaid for an item, does that mean you can sell it for more ???
If an item is worth ~$100 but you paid $400 for it back then, its still worth $100.
I was selling a metal detector recently on craiglist. New it is $600.00. It was 1/5 years old and in excellent condition.
I received an offer for $150. I received many offers for $300.00..
yeah.. no.
Ended up selling it for $425. Everyone wants to lowball you on stuff. I agree, it doesn't matter what I paid for the item, but when you are offering way below fair market value (as shown by ended and purchased ebay auctions and other sites selling the same detector), I just shake my head.
This is crazy talk. It sounds like you got rear-ended or something.
I was selling a metal detector recently on craiglist. New it is $600.00. It was 1/5 years old and in excellent condition.
I received an offer for $150. I received many offers for $300.00..
yeah.. no.
Ended up selling it for $425. Everyone wants to lowball you on stuff. I agree, it doesn't matter what I paid for the item, but when you are offering way below fair market value (as shown by ended and purchased ebay auctions and other sites selling the same detector), I just shake my head.
Driving:
-I can tailgate because.
-I like to pay a lot more for car maintenance because my braking skills are shit.
-Bastard made me rear-end his car because he is an asshole who braked too hard, not because I'm too dumb to keep a safe following distance and pay attention in front.
Simple example: I walked into the kitchen at my parents' house the other day and the oven door was open, even though the oven was off. My mom leaves the oven door open so as not to waste the residual heat after the baking is finished (during the winter).
Few years back I was talking to my dad about insurance and how the premiums go up every year even if you never make a claim. He said "Well, the insurance company knows that if you go for a while without an accident, you're due." I argued no, that's not the case, and pointed out that if you flip a quarter and it comes up tails 9 times, it's still 50/50 odds on the tenth flip. He told me 'no', heads is more likely on the 10th flip.
I'm always amused by these seemingly straightforward scientific and mathematic concepts that seem to elude people for whatever reason.
Another one that I've heard of but never personally run into is people that don't understand how graduated income tax rates work. i.e. they believe there are certain breakpoints where earning another dollar of income will result in reduced earnings because the taxes on their entire gross income will increase.
Anyone else have examples?
My wife surprised me recently by telling me she thought to turn the fridge up higher (1-2-3-4-5 etc.) would mean it being warmer, eg. 1 being the coldest setting. She really did not know what direction to turn the knob...
Basic concepts that seem to escape the grasp of most people
Yeah. Manufacturers know this so they put markings like "Colder" or a snowflake that tells people which direction is colder.Many people find that counter-intuitive. I don't know the numbers, but I'd guess it's around half