What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

[Silver]

Pengsoo looks creepy.

[Silver]

Was wondering about this, so I had to look it up.

Dr. Sheldon Cooper does not have an official diagnosis of autism, but he demonstrates many traits associated with autism spectrum disorder...

APM

[Rev. Rye]

Apparently, there's a superstition in Argentina that mixing wine with watermelons will kill you somehow. Or maybe just give you tummy trouble.

But the thing that makes me really think about it:
1) Filmmaker Gaspar Noe was born in Argentina, but had to move for Dirty War-related reasons.
2) His film Climax hinges on an LSD-spiked Sangria making everybody go apeshit, killing a minimum of three people (four if you count the pregnant girl's fetus getting kicked to death).
3) Sangria is basically just wine mixed with fresh fruits (that may or may not include watermelon, but red-tinted lights notwithstanding, I suspect the one in this film might have had it.)




I think this detail might merit more investigation.

[Fireball]

Put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both together. Then see what happens.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Apparently, there's a superstition in Argentina that mixing wine with watermelons will kill you somehow. Or maybe just give you tummy trouble.

But the thing that makes me really think about it:
1) Filmmaker Gaspar Noe was born in Argentina, but had to move  for Dirty War-related reasons.
2) His film Climax hinges on an LSD-spiked Sangria making everybody go apeshit, killing a minimum of three people (four if you count the pregnant girl's fetus getting kicked to death).
3) Sangria is basically just wine mixed with fresh fruits (that may or may not include watermelon, but red-tinted lights notwithstanding, I suspect the one in this film might have had it.)




I think this detail might merit more investigation.

Since most sangrias are made with red wine, I think that would account for the colour.

I don’t think I’ve ever had sangria made with watermelon. Maybe that’s why I’m not dead.

Boru

[Rev. Rye]

Apparently, there's a superstition in Argentina that mixing wine with watermelons will kill you somehow. Or maybe just give you tummy trouble.

But the thing that makes me really think about it:
1) Filmmaker Gaspar Noe was born in Argentina, but had to move  for Dirty War-related reasons.
2) His film Climax hinges on an LSD-spiked Sangria making everybody go apeshit, killing a minimum of three people (four if you count the pregnant girl's fetus getting kicked to death).
3) Sangria is basically just wine mixed with fresh fruits (that may or may not include watermelon, but red-tinted lights notwithstanding, I suspect the one in this film might have had it.)




I think this detail might merit more investigation.

Since most sangrias are made with red wine, I think that would account for the colour.

I don’t think I’ve ever had sangria made with watermelon. Maybe that’s why I’m not dead.

Boru

Then again, you’re probably not Argentine, either.

[arewethereyet]

What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?

In preparation of that looming possibility, here is the answer, as outlined in the National Archives:

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The House of Representatives elects the President from the three (3) Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote and it is up to the individual States to determine how to vote. (Since the District of Columbia is not a State, it has no State delegation in the House and cannot vote). A candidate must receive at least 26 votes (a majority of the States) to be elected. The Senate elects the Vice President from the two (2) Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator casts one vote for Vice President. (Since the District of Columbia is has no Senators and is not represented in the vote). A candidate must receive at least 51 votes (a majority of Senators) to be elected. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?

In preparation of that looming possibility, here is the answer, as outlined in the National Archives:

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The House of Representatives elects the President from the three (3) Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote and it is up to the individual States to determine how to vote. (Since the District of Columbia is not a State, it has no State delegation in the House and cannot vote). A candidate must receive at least 26 votes (a majority of the States) to be elected. The Senate elects the Vice President from the two (2) Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator casts one vote for Vice President. (Since the District of Columbia is has no Senators and is not represented in the vote). A candidate must receive at least 51 votes (a majority of Senators) to be elected. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.

In the event of no majority in the EC, this would be bad news for Biden (there are more Republican delegations in the House).

What’s interesting is that this scenario could end up with Harris as Trump’s VP.

Boru

[Angrboda]

And I didn't think things could get any worse.

[Silver]

And I didn't think things could get any worse.

We can always make things worse. ~ GoP motto