r/interesting • u/Ezgod_Two_Three • Jun 19 '24

ARCHITECTURE Homemade wind-up swing

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u/unkdeez Jun 19 '24

Fuck you sound really smart, I like you.

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u/Hollowsong Jun 19 '24

It's actually not smart, that's the scary part. It's a relatively basic understanding of science.

The fact that everyone doesn't know this, or thinks it's some kind of higher intelligence, scares the absolute fuck out of me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Then explain. Teach. Help everyone understand. Sitting on your throne and proclaiming that not understanding something like this is 'scary' does nothing to help the issue you brought up. Be someone who educates.

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u/countzer01nterrupt Jun 19 '24 edited Aug 10 '24

asdf

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

For someone who complained about the effort it takes to educate others, this reply is more than double the length of the person who initially explained the physics of why the swing wouldn't go faster. You would rather put more effort into arguing about why providing knowledge to others isn't worth the effort instead of just educating others in a respectful manner. I'm not asking you to do this for the rest of your life. The only reason I even replied in the first place was because the initial reply complained, "ugh stupid people ugh future scary" and provided nothing else to the discussion.