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sybrwookie t1_itblfgu wrote

Reply to comment by gNomad88 in TIL that in 2005 burglars stole $71.6 million from a bank in Fortaleza, Brazil by setting up a fake landscaping company near the bank and digging a 256ft tunnel beneath two city blocks to the bank over 3 months. Neighbors noticed vanloads of soil removed daily but assumed it was business-related. by Lagavulin16_neat

So the guys who didn't get caught made sure the ones who were caught were compensated. Gotcha.

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sybrwookie t1_itbl147 wrote

Reply to comment by jakebbt in TIL that in 2005 burglars stole $71.6 million from a bank in Fortaleza, Brazil by setting up a fake landscaping company near the bank and digging a 256ft tunnel beneath two city blocks to the bank over 3 months. Neighbors noticed vanloads of soil removed daily but assumed it was business-related. by Lagavulin16_neat

I've used the "act like you belong" strategy many, many times throughout life to get into places I shouldn't have. Act like you belong, walk at a good pace, don't look around like you're figuring out where to go, and keep going in the right direction.

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sybrwookie t1_iset7xm wrote

Reply to comment by DoctorSalt in 250lb Battlebot is flipped and sticks the landing by jon-in-tha-hood

It does, but if the organizers don't have the ability to redo the walls on the fly while the event is going on, all they can do is say, "nope, you can't participate, we can't guarantee the safety of people with a bit that strong."

That's happened quite a few times over the years. Many times, they can work something out with the builders where they tell them they can compete, but only if they can throttle down the power 25% and show they've done so before the event starts in a way where they can't just turn it up again later.

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sybrwookie t1_isessfu wrote

Reply to comment by Trox92 in 250lb Battlebot is flipped and sticks the landing by jon-in-tha-hood

Yea, these things are powerful enough that gyroscopic forces are actually a really big deal in designing and driving them. Because if you do it wrong, you lose control of the bot and get destroyed.

It's a ton of fun to see how different teams solve that issue and how some even lean into having those forces at work in how they drive.

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sybrwookie t1_iqz3yn8 wrote

Reply to comment by GoddessWriter61 in Trader Joe's finally brings back free samples by inkwater

So, unless there's been news since I read about this last, you can't really catch Covid by eating it. So even if there are germs that way, you should be OK on that front.

Now, all the other things in the world? Completely different story, and people are disgusting. But you should be OK on that one limited front.

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