Poorer countries lead the way in per capita giving.

https://lemmy.ca/post/62136534

Poorer countries lead the way in per capita giving. - Lemmy.ca

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The ancient origin of counting sheep to fall asleep

https://lemmy.ca/post/62131705

The ancient origin of counting sheep to fall asleep - Lemmy.ca

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A typical pinball machine has two tilt sensors, the plumb bob tilt that is just a weight hanging from a wire and a metal ring around it. Nudging the machine causes it to move and eventually make contact to the ring and thus tilt the game on older machines or give you a warning on newer ones.

The other common one is the slam tilt sensor in the coin door. It discourages the player from kicking the coin door by ending the game immediately.

The early Ballys were however loaded with even more sensors. One unique is the drop sensor, which detects if the player lifts and drops the machine.

Another curious one is the ball roll tilt. There's a small steel ball on a track and if you try to carefully raise the machine to make the ball roll upwards, this one will detect it. The old Ballys also often have the sideways tilt sensor, which detect if you do too hard slap save on it or otherwise move it sideways.

This thing is just itching to go TILT on you!

#pinball #arcade #didyouknow #mildlyinteresting #tilt

I Am The Controller Now.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/57084920

I Am The Controller Now. - sh.itjust.works

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The time a New York hotel manager found a 450 pound lion roaming in a suite.

https://lemmy.ca/post/62044525

The time a New York hotel manager found a 450 pound lion roaming in a suite. - Lemmy.ca

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A growing number of americans say they can't afford a car. They are struggling with rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs

https://lemmy.zip/post/61038529

A growing number of americans say they can't afford a car. They are struggling with rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs - Lemmy.zip

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One of the mud pots in the Niland Geyser is moving south-west at the speed of about three meters a month.

https://lemmy.ca/post/61994382

One of the mud pots in the Niland Geyser is moving south-west at the speed of about three meters a month. - Lemmy.ca

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The time a rebellion took place over a trout

https://lemmy.ca/post/61991019

The time a rebellion took place over a trout - Lemmy.ca

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This hardware store has padded cart for pets

https://feddit.uk/post/46047509

867-5309: number from 1980s hit song Jenny now routes callers to cancer support

https://lemmy.world/post/44374602

867-5309: number from 1980s hit song Jenny now routes callers to cancer support - Lemmy.World

The telephone number immortalized in the enduring Tommy Tutone hit song 867-5309/Jenny has started connecting callers to a cancer support line – as one ad touting the news says it was time that music’s most famous digits “did some good”. Cancer Support Community (CSC)’s Instagram page announced the campaign with a series of posts on Monday alluding to the song about a guy who nervously ponders calling the phone number of a woman named Jenny, which is scrawled on a bathroom wall. “The number you and your friends sing at karaoke is now the number for cancer support,” one of the posts said, with the 1980s rock classic blaring in the background.