"Short people are crucial for conserving food and resources on our dying planet" — PFT Commenter

Take Slip·Jan 4, 2023·Hot Seat/Cool Throne

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Short people are crucial for conserving food and resources on our dying planet

Being short is better for the future... Not only do shorter people tend to live longer, but they're also crucial in conserving food and resources on her dying planet. The short are also inherent conservationists, which is more crucial than ever in this world of 8 billion. So basically if we were 10% shorter, we would save 87 millions of tons of food per year.

Fact Claim Life MediumSarcastic

The math behind smaller organisms requiring fewer calories is scientifically sound, though the 'conservationist' label is satirical.

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PFT Commenter

I could land a commercial airliner if the pilot became incapacitated

If I got behind the wheel or what the stick of a 737 and I was able to talk to air traffic control, I honestly do believe that I would be able to land a plane. It's pretty simple stuff. It's not rocket science, it's air science.

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The difficulty of landing a modern airliner without training is highly debated, but most aviation experts suggest a complete novice would almost certainly crash without previous simulator or flight experience, even with radio help.

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PFT Commenter

Safeties should be worth four points because they are so difficult to achieve

Safeties should be worth four [points] because the safeties are so hard to get. ... Two points is like a spitting in the face of the defense.

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The value of a safety remains 2 points in the NFL rulebook.

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Billy Football

There are wooly mammoth bones and ivory worth millions in the East River

There's a bunch of treasure in the East River... wooly mammoth bones, tusks, ivory. It's treasure. Millions. Billions. The treasure is on East 65th Street next to the FDR Drive in the water... we're gonna try to go get it.

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While there is a historical story about bones being dumped there, expeditions (including some after this episode) have failed to find any valuable treasure.