Smart servers just put the check and the card between the people if it’s not obvious who’s paying. I’m a great test case for this because my spouse and I both happen to have first names that could belong to a man or a woman.
It’s pretty much random which one of us pays because we pool our money anyway.

Often the drop the bill in the little book and we stick the card in the end of it and put it back on the end of the table, they come by, run the card and then come back….

you can see the fear in their eyes sometimes, like “oh shit. This could be either one of them… 50/50 chance I annoy the one who’s writing the tip”.

We’ve both worked service industry so we don’t care at all and tip well either way but it’s pretty funny to see the realization sometimes.

Nice that it worked out but deception and playing games would be a huge red flag for me. Nothing about that instance in particular, it’s just that I’d always wonder “is this situation for real or another trick?”

I thought the same thing about 3 until I realized that I’m more than 7 inches tall/wide/deep, so I can’t actually pass through anything, just get horribly mangled when I make it halfway through the door.

Now here’s the million dollar question: how many times per second can I teleport? Because if I can teleport at let’s say 1khz… now we’re talking

I don’t personally understand the desire to do this beyond “it’s the principle damnit” or doing illegal stuff but if you really want your phone to not be tracked then just use a verified faraday bag. Or make one yourself if you’re poor and then validate it yourself.

I’d wager thousands of years

That looks great! They’re almost always buried completely under leaf litter around me, must be nice to find one without digging!

What elevation are you at? Seems crazy to find chanterelles in July

Counterpoint: fruit

Oh man, up until this comment, I followed along the whole time like “nope, nothing weird here at all.” You’re both adults and get lonely or bored from time to time. Hang out and see if maybe each other’s company helps with that. Not creepy at all.

But the thought of your daughter hanging out with her friend and all of a sudden saying “hey, you know what? You should date my dad! I’ll set you guys up”

…it’s just wildly unexpected for some reason 😂

Like, I don’t care who my mom dates but I am NOT gonna try and hook her up with one of my friends

“Have a link?” Ohh I do! I love these Ames Room

As an aside: I’m gonna say the simple “perspective shifted so far that it’s unrecognizable to the untrained eye” counts as an illusion, because the first time I saw one, I was indeed tricked.