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chuckleslord, in Does taking my glasses off to 'let my eyes rest' actually have any meaningful effect? Or am I just making my eyes work harder?

Your head might need the rest from the glasses on your head, but when you take your glasses off your eyes have to work harder to compensate. So, the idea is sound, but the explanation is wrong.

MrJameGumb, in Every year that ends in a zero, the United States Census is supposed to interview every human living in USA, right? I don't recall that happening to me since the year 2000. Anybody else?
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I get a census form in the mail every ten years. No matter how early I send it back someone still comes to my door trying to take the census again after that lol

Karyoplasma, in The gargoyle statues / lion statues that flank the entrance to upscale mansions/churches etc, what's the word for those?

Guardians or guardian statues.

lvxferre, in What would CaCl (Calcium Chloride) be? Is that possible? Is that a thing? Is calcium chloride a thing?
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Calcium chloride exists, it’s CaCl₂. You need two chloride anions for each calcium cation. [see note*]

It’s safe to eat as long as food grade. In fact it’s used in cheesemaking. It’s salty and bitter. It’s also used to dehydrate stuff in laboratory, since it absorbs water like there’s no tomorrow.

It doesn’t behave like metallic calcium at all. Just like sodium chloride (aka table salt) doesn’t behave like metallic sodium (warning: loud noise).

*Note: technically CaCl (one chlorine) exists, as a diatomic molecule. Rarely found in stars, you won’t find it in Earth.

someguy3, (edited ) in Is it illegal to charge insane prices for things?

No as long as the price is clear.

no_kill_i, (edited ) in Is it illegal to charge insane prices for things?

In addition to what others have posted, as long as you’re honest about it just being a hat and not making any special claims about it (like it was owned or worn by a famous person), I think you’re good.

Moobythegoldensock, in Why are we required to sit down when getting our blood pressure taken? Would the results be affected if we were standing?

Yes, typically it runs a little higher when you stand.

LostWon, (edited ) in If you're reading something and you don't understand a word, should you stop and research it or should you keep reading the whole thing first?

If it’s written according to standards of any sort, then research it first as it should have been explained already and if it isn’t, they just expect you to know. If it’s some form of casual writing that isn’t structured that well, then you might need to look for contextual clues in the original text first, and then search them up together for more insights.

DarkNightoftheSoul, in If you're reading something and you don't understand a word, should you stop and research it or should you keep reading the whole thing first?

I’m not gonna speak to whether you should or should not, but I always do. It’s rare for me to come across a word I don’t already know anymore, but when I do I want to know it. I always look up words I don’t know or am not sure about, immediately.

JoBo, in Is PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?

How big is the printer? This sounds like a very expensive, bad idea.

JoshuaSlowpoke777,

I was thinking something like a chisel, but yeah, these comments suggest even that would break before the ice.

JoBo,

Try salt?

TheKracken, in Is PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?

No

Ulrich_the_Old, in How wealthy are those elderly people who hire someone to be with them at all times, instead of moving into a nursing home?

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    CM400, in How do you address a letter to an army soldier or even a navy sailor on a ship?

    To send a piece of mail to a ship, you send it to a Fleet Post Office, listed as the city and state.

    For example, if the ship is stationed in the pacific fleet (AP- armed forces pacific), you’d send it to:

    Jane Q Sailor USS Whatever FPO AP (the unit zip code)

    And the mail would be forwarded to the ship anywhere in the world to meet the ship with supplies. I don’t know all the codes, but they’re all similarly formatted.

    mindbleach, in How do you address a letter to an army soldier or even a navy sailor on a ship?

    For WWII specifically, anything written might not actually be sent. V-Mail services photographed letters, reduced them onto microfilm, and reprinted them overseas. A lot of people were sending a lot of mail and paper is fucking heavy.

    AFAIK, addressing worked about the same way it works now: you’re given an address for a specific person, at a somewhat-abstract location. Sometimes it’s a very concrete place - no pun intended - like a permanent airbase or an actual city. Sometimes it’s a boat. Sometimes it’s a “forward operating base,” which falls somewhere between no-fun-allowed paintball facility and Burning Man with more grabassing.

    Overseas military addresses must contain the APO or FPO designation along with a two–character “state” abbreviation of AE, AP, or AA and the ZIP Code or ZIP+4 Code.

    AE is used for armed forces in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada; AP is for the Pacific; and AA is the Americas excluding Canada.

    Also:

    APO / DPO / FPO basics

    APO – Army/Air Force Post Office. The Military Post Office for Army and Air Force personnel
    FPO – Fleet Post Office. The Military Post Office for Navy and Marine personnel
    DPO – Diplomatic Post Office. The preferred designation for mail addressed to Department of State overseas post offices.
    MOM – Military Ordinary Mail. Mail originating from the Department of Defense.
    MPO – Military Post Office. Provides postal services for military personnel.
    PAL – Parcel Air Lift. An expedited service for Package Services is available for an additional fee.

    Anyway you can also send “unit boxes” for a whole group, but I think you’re still supposed to address them a specific individual.

    Magiccupcake, in Does taking my glasses off to 'let my eyes rest' actually have any meaningful effect? Or am I just making my eyes work harder?

    I think it depends, farsighted? Probably not.

    Nearsighted looking at things hopelessly out of focus and not trying to look, perhaps.

    I’m very nearsighted amd taking my glasses seems to make them relax, since nothing will be close enough to make them focus.

    Somebody that’s farsighted might strain their eyes to focus without their glasses.

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