Polls

Five children have been shot and killed by children so far this year (Q1).

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/query/cf79e15e-273b-4510-9d5e-2e1febe91955

IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: You and a boy have always been more than friends.. a quiet understanding, late-night talks, little gestures that blur the line. He finally says it outright and proposes something real. You care about him, but you’re not sure, so you ask for time.

That same week he goes out, drinks too much, and dials you. Your phone is already engaged with a call from another guy.. your best friend, nothing romantic, but it’s a long vent-session you don’t want to cut off. (Your guy) calls again. And again (10+ times). You see his name flash, your stomach knots, and you let it ring out because you’re not ready to face his voice right then.

He switches to text: IG, WhatsApp, short messages that get more urgent. You read them, guilt prickling, but you don’t answer. Confused and irritated, you block him everywhere like shutting a door to buy a minute of quiet.

Later the day you felt the guilt is louder than the fear. You unblock just enough to call. It rings, once, twice, and then voicemail. You wait for his call back... nothing comes.

The next day you hover over the unblock button. Part of you wants to explain: “I was on another call, I panicked.” Part of you freezes.. what if he leaves me on read? What if he says he’s done, that he’s moved on? That dread sits heavy, stealing sleep. You replay his silence, wonder if he’s already talking to someone else, feel the shame of your own avoidance.

"5 months have passed" (You were still waiting to fix) & beneath it all, another question: maybe you’re not just scared, maybe you really do need time and space to understand what you want before you try to fix what you broke.

By intelligence I mean ability to learn, understand, and solve problems.

By intellect I mean the ability to use your intelligence.

Yep, Martial Law suspends the Constitiution , so if Trump demands that you turn in all your guns , will you do it?

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On a clear day at sea level, the average person can see about 2.9 to 3 miles (4.7 - 5 km) to the horizon.

This limit is caused by the Earth's curvature, not the clarity of the air.

The higher your eye level (such as on a ships deck or cliff) the farther you can see, with 100 foot altitude allowing visibility upto 12 miles away.

A person standing on a beach (eye level 5 ft) sees 2.9 miles, while a person laying down (10 cm off the water) sees only 1.1 km or 0.68 miles.

Obviously you can see tall objects like ships and mountains from much farther away, as they stick up above the horizon.

Fog and haze, or rain can significantly reduce visibility.

Atmospheric Refraction the bending of light can actually make the horizon appear slightly farther away than it geometrically is, usually 3.1 miles (5 km) at sea level.

If you was raised -

10 feet (3 m) you could see 4.4 miles (7 km).

100 feet (30 m) you could see 12.2 miles (20 km).

1,000 feet (305 m) you could see 39 miles (63 km).

To test your mathematics -

How far can you see if you are standing on the beach looking at the horizon?

If you cheated in the past, does that part of your history continue to influence you now? Is it a major influence? What residual feelings do you have about it now?