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as i had heard there was slight differences but couldn't remember the details.
Is there a difference in water whether it’s brought to a boil on the stovetop OR if it’s “nuked” in the microwave?
Boiling water on a stovetop or heating it in a microwave results in no significant chemical difference in the water itself, assuming both methods reach the same temperature (typically 100°C at sea level for boiling). Water is H₂O, and neither method alters its molecular structure. However, there are a few practical differences:
Impurities and Contaminants: Stovetop boiling often involves a longer, sustained heat that can kill bacteria or reduce certain volatile impurities more effectively. Microwaving water to a boil (or near it) might not maintain the heat long enough to achieve the same sterilization, especially if the water doesn't fully boil.
Superheating in Microwaves: Microwaves can sometimes superheat water (heat it above 100°C without boiling) due to uneven heating and lack of nucleation sites. This can cause sudden, explosive boiling when disturbed, which doesn't typically happen on a stovetop.
Dissolved Gases: Stovetop boiling tends to drive off more dissolved gases (like oxygen or chlorine) due to prolonged agitation and heat. Microwaved water might retain more of these gases if it’s heated quickly without sustained boiling.
Container Effects: Microwave heating can cause trace leaching from certain containers (e.g., plastics not rated as microwave-safe), potentially introducing contaminants. Stovetop boiling in a metal or glass pot is less likely to have this issue.
Taste and Perception: Some people report a difference in taste, likely due to the retention of dissolved gases or incomplete boiling in microwaves, but this is subjective and not a chemical change in the water itself.
If you're just heating water for drinking or cooking and both methods reach a similar temperature, the differences are minimal for most practical purposes. For sterilization or specific culinary uses, stovetop boiling is generally more reliable. Always use microwave-safe containers to avoid unintended contamination.
if you aint learning, you are toes up in a box
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You have to get past the nurse's desk first and you're not going anywhere without their OK.
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… and since I have never spent a night in the hospital since I was born, I have never had anyone visit me in the hospital (knocking on wood).
facial ID sticker has been going on at hospitals here in South Florida for 30 years. CAT can probably confirm, we've had security at main lobbies of hospitals forever. Now, forget about the maternity ward, you have to give blood to get in there.
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I know you don't care, because he was black, but things like this happen
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Do you think she was doing anything wrong?
No reason to be afraid, right?
Police Shooting Kills Unarmed Deaf Man
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Deaf Man Dies After Being Shot By Police Multiple Times
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Cops Tased and Arrested Deaf Driver for Not Following Orders
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Former metro officer weighs in on deadly shooting of deaf, nonverbal man
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Not just people either: Old, Blind, Deaf Dog Shot Dead by Cop Thinking It Was Rabid
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This is happening so often in your country, that deaf people are now communicating ways to each other to not get killed by police, as a result of being deaf.
"After Deaf Man Is Killed By Cop, Here's How Hearing Impaired Drivers Can Be Safe"
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Don't you understand how fucked up that is?
Cops should shoot for only one reason; if they don't, someone else will die in the next second. That's it! No bullshit like "He looked like a threat!" or "He didn't follow orders!". If one cannot do their job of serving and protecting, go find another job, in an office somewhere, like I do. Or be a waiter, or a mechanic, or a dentist.
Only be a cop if you respect people's lives and honor the badge that people allow
you to wear. And you should respect yourself, by demanding respect FROM police,
not FOR police.
to grovel to a cop at second notice, or it's their fault when a cop arrests them,
beats them up or kills them. That's not normal, phart! That's not freedom!
That's not a system that you should defend.
That's not a world that you should want to live in.
Anyone else agree with phart still, or is this making sense to you, at all?
Didn't you once call America "the land of the free"? Is this freedom to you?
Create a country where cops have a REASON to be afraid,
and you'll have a reason to be afraid of those cops.
Then there are lots of cops that act out on people who do exactly as they are told. These cops are clearly not qualified to be a cop, but they get transferred from precinct to precinct, instead of getting fired permanently. That's because you keep supporting politics that let the cops worry only about themselves and not about you. Why do you keep supporting policies that screw you?
What did the Democrats do, to make them fear little white girls?
Our cops are trained to de-escalate. That is safer for everyone involved.
It does help that our cops don't have to assume that everyone has a gun.
It's not very very few, it's lots and lots of times. The problem with right-wing Americans is that it has to happen to YOU or someone you love, before you
see the problem. As long as problems hasn't affected you personally,
you're unable to accept reality.
YouTube is full of actual cases of people who were just minding their own business getting a cop in their face for nothing. They get shouted at in a way like "Don't enter that house!" or "Don't touch that car!". If they then say "But that's my house!" or "But, that's my car!", that is "Resisting arrest" according to the cop, for which he arrests them and put them in front of a judge, demanding 6 months in jail. There's a legal channel showing all those cases, for people who didn't do anything wrong, but were confronted with a cop in an completely over-excited state. That can happen to anyone. If you just live in the same neighborhood as a criminal, or he's looking for someone of your color, size and age, or he's looking for a car that has the same color as your car, he assumes you are the perp he's looking for on the weakest of evidence. That's super dangerous to your health. You better freeze and do exactly as he says, because one move can be your last.
And how do you know how they interact with other people?
They of course interact with you differently, because they know you.
Would they tell you, if they put granny in the hospital for "resisting arrest"?
Being a cop is certainly not a safe job, but their risk is far less than lots of other jobs, while they're causing much higher risks to other people in their jobs.
Cops are not even in the Top 10 of most dangerous jobs.
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There are 49.6 million teacher interactions every day in the United States.
There are almost as many teachers killed on the job as cops. Is that an argument?
Do you allow teachers to shoot students, for not following their orders?
Do you ever hear about the good related to teachers? I guess not lately, in the US.
Do you want a doctor, who was fired from several hospitals for killing patients by gross neglect of their responsibility, operating on you? That's the system that you willingly allow for cops. The bad ones get protected. You deserve better, so demand better!
You: "I didn't hear the cop, because I wore headphones!"
Phart: "Well, that's your own fault for wearing headphones outside!"
Now you're going to jail for six months for disobeying an officer.
Or, you ask Saint Peter at the Pearly gates: "Why am I here? What killed me?"
Saint Peter: "A cop shot you, because you didn't hear his order!"
Is that a world you want to live in?
because you are a dumbass that didn't listen to law enforcement.
because you traveled in the wrong circle of friends and got yourself shot.
because you swam over some water and got in the country illegally and committed crimes against our citizens.
because you think you are owed something because of something that happened 140+ years ago and think you don't have to answer to anyone.
because you were somewhere you flat out didn't belong like on a elderly persons private property.
just some examples.
I don't know what you're on about now, but none of it makes sense.
We just don't allow them to be judge, jury and executioner.
What are you trying to point out with your Texas example?
That's your cops failing to do their work, due to a society problem.
It's a society problem that YOU have and we DON'T.
We don't allow people to own military weapons, to make our cops fail at their job.
I just told you how many other jobs are MORE dangerous.
You're not adding anything to your original point to make it stronger,
you're just repeating your original point, which I have already rejected.
What's the difference between a "work accident" and a cop getting killed?
The end result is DEATH. In both cases the "employer" didn't intend it.
Risk = Frequency X Consequence
Other jobs result in a higher frequency of the consequence death
Other jobs ALSO result in a higher frequency of other consequences,
like serious injuries or disability.
Cops having a dangerous job is no reason to increase danger to innocent citizens.
but no, we have theives and murderers wandering the streets because your kind of people are more concerned about their rights than you are of the law abiding citizens. once you set a precedent of not punishing the crooked, they get bolder and that is when they start disrespecting and shooting cops. prompting cops to defend themselves.
my point about the texas case is those cops were more concerned about their own safety than the safety of the defenseless children and teachers. they were also more concerned about procedure than the safety of the kids or teachers because cops are so over regulated and are punished every time they try to enforce the law. rodney king would still be alive today had he not been driving drunk and disobeying the cops.
We have criminals too, but our police doesn't harm or kill innocent citizens.
How many times should I tell you that the police should protect and serve
the citizens, instead of prioritizing THEIR lives over the lives of citizens?
That's exactly what happened in Texas, which proves MY point, not yours.
you have to wonder why the cops prioritize their lives,it is not their lives, it is the high risk of punishment for actually doing their job they are trying to prevent in some cases, and in some cases, they are wimps and made a bad career choice. kinda like fellows that join the army for the free college education then find themselves in the desert fighting a war. duh
Again, you are making my point; I told you that bad cops should lose their jobs. That means overaggressive cops and that means cowardly cops.
Serve and protect or find another job. Why do you keep disagreeing?
Prior to you investigating the commotion, do you think your neighbor was aware that he was beating YOUR cat? Is it possible that you could have a calm conversation with him regarding what happened as well as what his expectations are in the event that he finds your cat on his property again?
moving is about your best option sadly.
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I thank all you good people for your advice and kind words it dose help alot.
I hope this time they elect a younger Pope
that will be around for a while. I've seen a lot
of Popes in my life.
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Well I guess it's not as many as I thought it was.
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One of the things that catches my attention is that although this appears to be an upscale mall that attracts BIG NAME STORES, there doesn’t seem to be any shoppers. Are “brick and mortar” stores becoming a thing of the past? If you fast forward in to approximately the 9 minute mark, look at all the merchandise this woman has “concealed” in her skirt!
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If your fantasy is to have your name pictures printed and posted in public places, wouldn’t the first step be POSTING/PROVIDING PICTURES OF YOURSELF?
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had to use alot of this chemical to get rid of fleas from of all things, a infestation on a lawnmower i repaired. it was covered in clippings and the eggs were in the clippings, hatched and made for a mess it took months to fix.
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Do you know what a rainbow weighs?
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Nothing, it's pretty light.
Didn't make it up myself, it was just one of the jokes Creaky Blinder™ always ends with. This was the one I just watched:
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best i can remember the local 1 does. but i think in part it is so they can use the drivers license pic for the id tag they stick on your shirt to go into the room.
POLITICS.
And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure
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Everyone here belongs to that Bottom 90%, but you keep supporting your own exploitation.
That's because the people who exploit you can afford great advertising.
They have spent billions in advertising LIES, that made them TRILLIONS.
"What really sucks is that we are marching straight into the Auschwitz camp without any resistance. We are truly fucked and, probably deserve it. We voted him in and now we die."
MAGA pretends half the country voted for Trump, but that's nonsense.
Many people have lost all trust in any government and didn't vote at all.
That doesn't mean they want a fascistic oligarchy. They are on your side.
How many MAGA hatters would actually fight for billionaires, instead of for themselves?
No, I think, when it's time for the pitchforks, your revolution will succeed.
Just look at the millions of people who are protesting this evil regime.
Were going to do what they say can’t be done
We got a long way to go and a short time to get there
So watch out bandit watch out bandit run
ol smokey and the bandit. back when they made movies instead of this cgi crap they have nowadays
Yeah, one stop shopping at its finest! Need a new pair of earrings and while you're there you're able to pick up a couple of boxes of bullets, too!
Upon further reading, it is still made/manufactured and sold to other countries!
There's a price to pay for mild winters and sunshine year round.
I’m going to have my home tented and treated in the beginning of May when I leave for home in Michigan.
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In Cape Coral, there's something called SPROUTS about 1 block away. I had to Google it and apparently they are considered a "farmer's market".....I wonder what that's all about. Have you heard about SPROUTS?
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• so much traffic
• people are in a hurry
• so many folks speed
• many folks disregard the traffic signal (red stop light) and just blow through lights
It felt like a moving from traffic heaven to hell.
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March 10, 2025: DJI Open: 42,507.65
March 11, 2025: DJI Close: 41,433.48
Difference over 2 days: -1,074.17 points
Time to impeach the president!
When Biden just started, the stocks went down too.
However, that was clearly related with Covid.
What's Trump's excuse now?
The Dow Jones Index is not just dependent on the feelings of investors.
It reacts to real damage to the economy as well, like trade wars.
The House already approved an 880 billion dollar spending cut. It's impossible to do that
without it affecting important entitlements.
Elon has been telling people that social security is a pyramid scheme for a while.
Now they're both telling people there is massive fraud and waste in social security.
All of the right-wing media is preparing you for it, by telling you social security isn't "solvent", for how long? Or didn't you notice? They are telling you FOR A REASON!
That's them preparing you for it's destruction, by their actions.
They want to privatize social security, so everyone will only get what they save
for their retirement themselves. Of course, while big banks and insurance companies are profiting from your money. And if you don't make enough money to save some
for your retirement, you can work till you die.
This has been their plan for decades. Don't you know that?
Do you just flip a coin, vote for that candidate and then see if you like what they
will do, to decide if you vote for them again?
Or do you never vote and just wait to see what other people decided for you?
One of my best friends and a family member we are close to don't vote either.
They tell me they don't have the time to think about it enough.
That's a confirmation that it is important enough to not take lightly.
Not everyone has political convictions as strong as me or eg phart.
However, I do stand by my opinion that you let other people decide for you.
Even if both options are mostly horrible, voting for the lesser evil can still prevent
a lot of misery. You seem to think that destroying social security and medicare/medicaid would be evil. We agree there. If they do that, would you vote next time?
Even if policymakers took no further action, Social Security could still pay about 83% of scheduled benefits, after 2035. Just raise the tax cap for it, and it will be solvent for the next 75 years.
They cannot pay you what you put into it, because it's NOT a savings program;
the working people are paying for the retired people. They are cutting into the buffer now, because more people are living longer, and your government didn't increase
the tax or the tax cap to compensate for that. That was INTENTIONAL.
It's a very simple program with very low operating cost. There is no one making profit on it. If you privatize the system to an investment system, most of the profits will go to big banks and insurance companies, and all the risk will go to the people.
Have you heard of the Enron scandal? There are many scandals like that.
Republicans are pushing this on you, because Wall Street wants to make big profits from privatizing social security, and they are bribing your politicians to lie to you.
Hell, Trump just gave away all the key positions in his administration to people who benefit themselves from screwing the working class, no bribes needed.
It's WORKING!!!
Socials Security is MUCH CHEAPER than any alternative.
But, everyone still needs to pay into it, to keep it healthy.
They have not been doing that, INTENTIONALLY!!!
alot of this social security thing is fear mongering from the dems to scare old people and sucker them into voting demoncrat in 2 years.
if you want votes from blacks you tell them they will get more benefits and such, you want the old people vote, you threaten their monthly check. you want young peoples votes, you tell their college debt is erased and so on. most people don't vote on policy they vote on the cake icing they are sucked into thinking they will get.
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I will probably remain in Florida for another 6 weeks, or so…..
Apple rules
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Inflation is lower than expected 2.8 percent i seem to remember Biden’s last month was way higher around 4 percent
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Gas in my area is down 30 cents per gallon
Milk down 50 cents per gallon
I won’t pay their price for eggs i will do without until they come down under 3 dollars per dozen were it belongs I’m no slave to the price gouging
Also understand that inflation and unemployment typically have an inverse correlation. When many people are losing their jobs, because of the trade wars, that can actually LOWER inflation.
Declining wages also have a lowering effect on inflation.
However, when you have low inflation, but massive unemployment and declining wages, PEOPLE STILL CANNOT AFFORD GROCERIES!!
It's refreshing to see that our current President was able to negotiate the 25+ stairs into Air Force One and remain standing!
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with a president and VP who lied to his face.
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A deal had been discussed, the leader of ukraine came over here to sign it and decided on national tv to renegotiate the deal asking for military presence in his country of US troops? Uh, NOPE. It is ukraine who is on the chopping block,and we have drained our military resources and sent millions in money to them and they are STILL fucking loosing the war 3 years in, and they want our troops to come over there and be cannon fodder for the russians? Literally creating WW3?? what the hell part of that do you think is logical?>
As for europe helping keep peace, the french sending in a few 100 troops to fight against all of russia is like sending greta thurnberg into the wrestling ring with Hulk Hogan. a sad day for the how dare you gal .just a quick visual to explain the point. Besides, the french make love not war.Some of the finest second hand long guns on the market are french army rifles as they have only been dropped once.
The report states that, if Washington does withdraw troops, Europe would need an additional 300,000 servicemen or around 50 brigades.
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Hey that can be the new UN slogan
Make poopies not WAR
Directed at Zelenskyy and all the rest of the countries that want to touch off WW3
Well he finally manned up and apologized for his behavior, so time to regroup and try to get the process restarted.
At least we will get something in return for all of what we sent over there if the mineral agreement works.
The folks you deal with for customer service are chinese and are using translators. so be very simple and plain in your typing as they don't know our slang terms for stuff . So far, never had any issues getting a refund if requested and most of the stuff i get is serviceable for hobby-home use.
I am looking forward to much clearer vision in
my right eye with in the next week or so.
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I turned all of my cocks forward! 😜
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Hey, dgraff, send Kayla upstairs early and shimmy out of your pants. Maybe you can treat Marcy to your balls dipped or slathered in peanut butter.
○ Who gives a rat's ass.