Simply labeling it as a "panini press" is a step in the right direction; perhaps people mistake it for a George Foreman Grill!
(The whole idea of the George Foreman Grill was that you smash something really fatty, and then the fats liquefy and drip out of the food and down the grill, and you don't eat them. Perhaps this was a holdover from the "fat is bad" days.)
Re:South Pole Signage
by softskunk on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @02:26AM
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software engineer technically i guess, but that’s not my current job. i just like standardisation. i’m trying to convince IT at my workplace to let me rewire and label all the switches/patch panels because it pains me how unorganised they are
Re:South Pole Signage
by cj on Sunday July 23, 2023 @07:39AM
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The linked post "Showering at the South Pole" is interesting as well. From how they get their water to its rationing.
If you arrive on a 90 day journey, you can bank your shower points (not shower) until your last day in the station, and spend your shower credits for a 52 minute shower! (1.3 gallons/minute)
> Every 3 days: 102.9 shower-seconds. That’s 1 minute, 42.9 seconds. Bold and daring! Can you rinse off in time?
> Every 4 days: 137.2 shower-seconds. That’s 2 minutes, 17.2 seconds. Enjoy the extra time! You’ve earned it.
> Every 5 days: 171.5 shower-seconds. That’s 2 minutes, 51.5 seconds. Approaching luxury territory. Enjoy every precious, hard-earned second!
> Every 6 days: 205.8 shower-seconds. That’s 3 minutes (!!), 25.8 seconds. High risk, high reward. If you can hold out, you’ll be able to enjoy an indulgent, almost decadent shower.
Why no mention of a bucket bath? I think being clean is more valuable to me than the actual shower part. So I think I’d opt for the daily .75 gal or every other day 1.5 gal bucket and hand wash myself.
Re:South Pole Signage
by foobarbecue on Sunday July 23, 2023 @08:40AM
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Heh. I spent 7 seasons on Mt Erebus. We all loved that movie. We would put it on whenever there was a really serious storm keeping us from getting work done. For context, we all slept in tents but there's a kitchen hut with electricity and a garage for the snowmobiles.
(The whole idea of the George Foreman Grill was that you smash something really fatty, and then the fats liquefy and drip out of the food and down the grill, and you don't eat them. Perhaps this was a holdover from the "fat is bad" days.)
(according to page 17 of
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/65... )
https://www.aseg.org.au/equipment-museum/lacoste-and-romberg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_LaCoste
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravimetry
If you arrive on a 90 day journey, you can bank your shower points (not shower) until your last day in the station, and spend your shower credits for a 52 minute shower! (1.3 gallons/minute)
https://brr.fyi/posts/showering-at-the-south-pole
> Reasonable options are as follows:
> Every 3 days: 102.9 shower-seconds. That’s 1 minute, 42.9 seconds. Bold and daring! Can you rinse off in time?
> Every 4 days: 137.2 shower-seconds. That’s 2 minutes, 17.2 seconds. Enjoy the extra time! You’ve earned it.
> Every 5 days: 171.5 shower-seconds. That’s 2 minutes, 51.5 seconds. Approaching luxury territory. Enjoy every precious, hard-earned second!
> Every 6 days: 205.8 shower-seconds. That’s 3 minutes (!!), 25.8 seconds. High risk, high reward. If you can hold out, you’ll be able to enjoy an indulgent, almost decadent shower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)
- Mike Rowe