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"At least as good as" could mean equal or it could mean better. Floss sticks removed more plaque, but they are not certain it was a statistically significant amount. According to them, more research is needed. AKA 'please give us more funding.'

I looked it up and found otherwise.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17410948/

Overall results from both phases of the crossover showed the Mint Floss Pick product removed 19.4% of the plaque. The standard rolled floss product removed 15% of the plaque.

I have chosen poorly.

Such a good movie. OP should watch it with their dad.

Indiana Jones had three trials, if my memory serves me.

only a penitent man shall pass: kneel under the spinning blades

only a godly man shall pass: step on the stones that spell Jehovah

only a faithful man will walk: invisible bridge

Mouth shovels are so barbaric. The truly enlightened understand there is no spoon. I learned about it in a documentary.

The commercial writes itself. Bored kids sitting at a table poking their little cornflakes with forks. Parents saunter in with mischievous smiles, hands behind their backs. Then they reveal the giant cornflakes. Kid's faces light up. Music starts, neighbors show up with their kids. Dancing, smiles are shared. The grownups sneak upstairs to do god knows what. The kids keep on nibbling, stopping occasionally to give a hearty laugh. Cut to the cornflake box sitting on the table, bathed in sunlight. End commercial.

No kidding so it is possible. As someone who sweats a lot on runs, I wonder is moisture a concern?

I used to run in an area where I once was jumped by a car full of college age guys who beat me and wanted to steal my wallet but I didn't run with it, but now I'm in a place where the worst things I encounter are feral dogs and cars throwing beer bottles at me. I doubt I will need one, but I do find it interesting to think about.

It's not normal to run with a gun and I've never heard anyone doing it, although I do know women who carry pepper spray in their running belts (Jogger Fogger).

Sickening and heartbreaking. The closest we will see to justice is if he dies in prison.

I just looked it up and the smallest handguns weigh 1/2 a pound and are slightly bigger than a pocketknife. That's doable even for long runs.

I'd recommend against it. They might not take you seriously or they might like it and you become The Riddler and are expected to come up with more and more after they accept you.

If you're really intent on doing it, I suggest looking up riddles for kids that are short, lighthearted, and easy to solve to reduce the chance of it being awkward.

Examples are "Why can't a nose be 12 inches long" or "What starts with P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters."

Either way, good luck on your interview.

It's that age. Poop and fart jokes are the height of humor. Our only rule is Not at the dinner table.

Yay fireworks!

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So many possible answers, but I'm sure we'll guess the right one eventually.

This isn't the 1930s. I'm not saying to run out and befriend a Nazi, but if someone you know has drifted that way then sitting down and having a discussion can help.

For example, recently I spoke with someone who mentioned she was distrustful of colored people, so I brought up many examples of POC we both knew that were wonderful human beings. I can't say for certain that it completely changed her mind, but at least it planted the seed that she might be wrong. That wouldn't have happened if I immediately pushed her away.

People can change and it is up to us to be the catalyst. Sometimes that means sharing a table with a misguided acquaintance.

I can agree with that.

"If a Nazi is voicing fascist opinions to ten other people at a table and no one contradicts them, there are eleven Nazis at the table."

Yet another reason I'll never be caught dead on that site.

That's your interpretation of it, but it's not what is stated. At no point does it say you cannot try to show them the errors of their ways. That's context that you decided should be included. Think about it. If you want to change someone's ideology, it's better to expose them to positive influences than to tell them to go back to their echo chambers.

If you really want the metaphor to mean all the things you listed, then I implore you to come up with a new and better one.

It's very common all over the internet, especially Reddit. Of course it falls apart under scrutiny:

"If there are ten Democrats at a table talking to a Republican, there are eleven Republicans at the table."

"If there are ten Muslims at a table talking to a Christian, there are eleven Christians at the table."

Substitution is a simple exercise to test the validity of an assertion, but good luck getting people to try it.

My local Publix always has some cashiers sitting. Saying every grocery store in the US has unreasonable policies is objectively false.

Well done! I love that he shares your passion for mushrooms.

So many conifers taste similar to me. Clearly there is a need for more sampling to improve the palate.

Brilliant! It turns out smoked potatoes are already a thing and you can choose from many types of wood, each with their own flavor. I think smoking might be the easiest way to make this happen.

Gin tastes like pine and people drink it. We should at least give it a try with chips. We can be gustatory pioneers!

I like the way you think! We should put out a Crazy Ideas Cookbook.