Wikipedia is so full of little mental landmines. I just wanted to know how the X-10 reactor worked but first my brain needs me to figure out why the FUCK one short ton == 14/15 tons
![wikipedia quote: “ The X-10 Graphite Reactor was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor after Chicago Pile-1 and was the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation.[47] It consisted of a huge block, 24 feet (7.3 m) long on each side, of nuclear graphite cubes, weighing around 1,500 short tons (1,400 t), that acted as a moderator.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3n54qnrszczntbmocrp677c7/bafkreiddwmgc3vmv6f6j5is2f5ezm2ubi4n2wykxmikd2agzhhuux4iyum@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wikipedia is so full of little mental landmines. I just wanted to know how the X-10 reactor worked but first my brain needs me to figure out why the FUCK one short ton == 14/15 tons
the mental image was funny enough, but holy shit he’s so right about the actual image
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
the mental image was funny enough, but holy shit he’s so right about the actual image
???
this was *after* i said my character was from a novel and killed people
this was *after* i said my character was from a novel and killed people
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
???
this was *after* i said my character was from a novel and killed people
this was *after* i said my character was from a novel and killed people
not as good as the first, but still a lot of fun
September 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
not as good as the first, but still a lot of fun
he better look like this and have a beautiful crooning voice
August 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
he better look like this and have a beautiful crooning voice
it’s so good. i want eric adams to never stop running for office, just for the entertainment value
August 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
it’s so good. i want eric adams to never stop running for office, just for the entertainment value
(Andor spoilers) i think kino loy might fit tbh
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
(Andor spoilers) i think kino loy might fit tbh
sneak preview of the entire textbook for our upcoming course, "Early 21st Century World History"
August 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
sneak preview of the entire textbook for our upcoming course, "Early 21st Century World History"
weird, i think Isaac Collins looks way more like JGL than Perkins
August 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
weird, i think Isaac Collins looks way more like JGL than Perkins
from the OpenAI Academy website. love to have a "PhD-level," "trusted colleague" who
A) can't accurately count letters in a word
B) is unable to accurately judge its ability to counter letters in a word
A) can't accurately count letters in a word
B) is unable to accurately judge its ability to counter letters in a word
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
from the OpenAI Academy website. love to have a "PhD-level," "trusted colleague" who
A) can't accurately count letters in a word
B) is unable to accurately judge its ability to counter letters in a word
A) can't accurately count letters in a word
B) is unable to accurately judge its ability to counter letters in a word