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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldtoCooking @lemmy.worldHydrocolloid tea
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    17 hours ago

    Yup. the best part about using the PET from left over PET containers is that it’s already food safe. you could, if you really wanted to, buy some sheets of amazon, but why bother.

    also, for the large cup things… there are other things where this trick is useful… like… making pudding cups… :P Most berry containers will have enough of a flat spot you can cut out for a decent sized cup. (especially if you shop at costco or whatever wholesale club, lol.)


  • it’s funny.

    “jesus” (yeshua?) was a fairly common name. so was “joseph”. It’d be like a millenial named Michael naming their kid Brayden.

    There was probably a dozen of them in that part of the world. There might have been a dozen of them in nazareth, even.

    And, to be perfectly honest, faith healing/mystic scams were super common. usually they got knifed in the street or on the road, but the romans were getting pretty tired of all the dead bodies left lying around. (It was untidy. romans were a tidy people. /s. they just wanted to be the ones with the authority.)



  • I knew one lady who was having a psychotic break who looked at me and was like “Can I use this {pointing at the desk phone} The voices in my head say I’m having a panic attack.”

    So, like. THOSE voices are okay. (she was having some sorta something and needed help, so it’s like “uh. sure. This is our address and, uh, let them know a security guard will guide them in.” (I was said security guard.)

    She got her help. Hope she’s okay.


  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldtoCooking @lemmy.worldHydrocolloid tea
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    19 hours ago

    I mean, I didn’t see your link to the video lower down, so, it was one of those, “AHAH!” and then… I finished reading and was like… “Ooops”. I can be like that some times, lol

    still, it really is a fun gag, and not particularly hard to pull off. For making dividers, I’d suggest getting some type of PET sheeting- unless you’re rocking a giant cup, you can use the plastic containers with berries and fruits from the store. It’s reasonably durable, but like, also dirt cheap, so.










  • What you might deal with is heat soak if the fans can’t move enough air over the condenser core. But modern vehicles are immensely more efficient than even 10 year old vehicles.

    You’re point?

    They’re not designed to idle for extended periods, and doing so puts strain on the systems. that the cars are “more efficient” doesn’t change that.

    the AC compressor isn’t a significant load, no. But it’ expects a certain engine RPM coming into it, and it’s designed at that. It’s significantly less when the engine is idling because that’s below it’s designed range. There’s a reason the manufacturers tell you not to idle your car for extended periods (mine says more than 10 minutes, my last one said 5.) and this is part of it.

    the increase in RPM modern cars do isn’t for the AC system. it’s to keep the engine from stalling and running smoothly… the compressor is still not designed to operate at that RPM.


  • However, disagree with the statement that a climate control system is not meant to be operated while idle. That is an old myth that I expect came from back when there was fewer electrical components in the car so not turning the ac /off/ before turning the vehicle off would risk damaging the cars electrical.

    that’s not actually a myth. The car is functionally not designed to be left on idle for extended periods. (Note, I’m saying extended periods. Warming/cooling your car at idle is normal. idling at a stop light is normal. Five minutes while waiting to pick some one up is normal. Leaving it to stay cool for 2 hours is outside that design window.)

    When an engine is idling, it’s turning at a lower RPM than when moving. of particular note here is that the alternator and AC compressor are both driven by the serpetine belt directly connected to the crankshaft. The lower RPM makes both less efficient. For the compressor, what this means is that the AC system is turning more slowly than it normally would, reducing the total amount of cooling. For the alternator; it produces less electricity and may cause the battery to be discharging. Depends on some things, including how hard the AC is having to work, etc.

    Further, because the car is not moving, there is less air moving around the engine compartment (or wherever the radiator for the engine and the AC is located.) This equates to higher operating temperatures for the engine, as well as yet more reduced ability for the AC system to remove excess heat from the cabin.

    just because an AC can be run at idle for extended periods doesn’t mean it’s designed to, and doing so, especially on old or poorly maintained systems, in excessive heat, is likely to cause it to crap out where it wouldn’t have normally. Is it a particularly high probability? Not really. Is it still too high considering it’s a life-safety system? fucking absolutely.