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It’s usually fully buried. So there really isn’t any interacting with it. It’s suppose to leak water when pressure drops below 5psi in the pipe. I think it’s weird that it’s installed on the side of the valve that constantly has water in it at ~150psi(city water pressure).

Are they common on the supply side of the valves though? That pipe constantly has ~150psi in it.

Third degree burns…. It was brutal. The pictures are out there for those that want to search.

The coffee that burned Stella Liebeck was dangerously hot—hot enough to cause third-degree burns, even through clothes, in three seconds. Liebeck endured third-degree burns over 16 percent of her body, including her inner thighs and genitals—the skin was burned away to the layers of muscle and fatty tissue. She had to be hospitalized for eight days, and she required skin grafts and other treatment. Her recovery lasted two years.

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In public spaces? Yeah, pretty much. The US is a big place and some states might have stricter laws. That’s the entire profession of the paparazzi with famous people.

For normal civilian stuff then sure, more safeties the better. For military stuff that is only suppose to be handled/operated by trained personnel then it’s less of an issue and that text is a helpful reminder or even instructional. In an irregular combat situation there might be a reason they want to fire this and that text lets them know how.

Was at my buddies house for the first time after he moved and kept hearing a weird sound. After the third or fourth time I finally ask what the heck is that?….Gatling gun fire. Apparently he lives near an air force base with these things.

I kind of skipped the Game Gear but 5 years after its release Sega released another handheld with equally terrible battery life but you could play your entire Genesis catalog of games cause it literally took the same cartridge.

Edit: autocorrect wanted ‘Saga’

My high school all the analog clocks attached to a big box that had the intercom in it. The clocks were all synchronized remotely through that system school wide. So no need for batteries. We did have digital clocks at the ends of most hallways. I’d imagine because they’re just physically smaller and less ambiguity for when 1 minute matters before a bell in between classes.

It’s ignoring the 8%(~27 million) of Americans without any insurance.

On the private insurance side of retiree insurance those ‘deadly delays’ are just the pre-approval submissions for Medicare Advantage plans. Given Biden had to patch that by put limits on timelines for it. That process was/is so arduous for providers that several hospital groups have stopped accepting Medicare Advantage plans entirely. So what good is your private insurance if people aren’t even accepting it?

Not to mention Medicare Advantage (private insurance) is costing more and providing less than original Medicare (government ran). I have low hopes but at least Congress is looking at the problem.