Why is Luke Skywalker, the best pilot in the Rebel Alliance, assigned to risky tauntaun patrol duty on Hoth?

Shouldn't one of the numerous infantry be doing this as they are better trained for fighting on the ground and losing an infantry soldier is less harmful to the Rebellion compared to their best pilot? At this time, no one considered Luke Skywalker a Jedi with above average survivability in ground combat.

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u/supinator1 — 8 days ago

Why did these 3 sunflowers grow so much larger than the rest?

I had some leftover Burpee Mammoth variety sunflower seeds from 2023 that I planted in this plot and only 3 germinated. 2 weeks later I then used some seeds that I saved from a sunflower grown from the same Mammoth seed packet to fill up the rest of the plot. The first 3 sunflowers developed stems like 2 inches thick and grew over 6 feet tall while the second planting sunflowers had half inch thick stems and were only 3 feet tall. The first time I planted seeds from that packet, the sunflowers also only had half inch thick stems and were only 3 feet tall. I planted the sunflowers 12 inches apart as directed.

Is this entirely due to plant spacing and due to no competition for 2 weeks, the first 3 were able to spread their roots out and take all the nutrition for themselves? Soil is pretty poor quality clay construction fill.

u/supinator1 — 22 days ago

How do you assess volume status on morbidly obese patients?

For example, I got a frequent flyer BMI greater than 60 who was admitted for bilateral lower leg cellulitis, who has known lymphedema and HFpEF. I wasn't the admitting doctor and got the patient the next day and said the skin changes were due to stasis dermatitis, not cellulitis. I also asked a lot of questions to see if she was having heart failure exacerbation like orthopnea, worsening of baseline functional status, etc and patient answered no to everything. I discharged the patient and the next day, she went to another hospital, got admitted for HFpEF, and got several liters diuresed. Based on history, I thought the edema was mostly from lymphedema and due to body habitus, couldn't really see the jugular vein well. How do you make sure you don't accidentally discharge someone like this before being euvolemic?

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u/supinator1 — 1 month ago

What is the best route from Crescent City, CA to Portland, OR?

I flew into Portland, OR and rented a vehicle, then went to Crate Lake National Park, Lava Beds National Monument, and then Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. I am now in Crescent City, CA and will be seeing the Redwood Forests today (Tuesday) and then returning to Portland, where I fly out on Friday.

How would you recommend I make the return trip to Portland and what should I see on the way?

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u/supinator1 — 1 month ago

What are these pyramids of brush just outside of Crater Lake National Park's south entrance?

There are hundreds of these brush pyramids and they appear to be man-made. Is this brush clearing for wildfire management or done by loggers?

u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

If nobody wants large data centers built near them, where should they be built?

Assuming there is a valid need for that infrastructure. Should there just be smaller more numerous data centers like those that currently exist?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

To Marissa, what would have been the optimal conversation topics that Edward should talk about?

Marissa believes she has a certain level of sophistication that Edward needs to reach but what if Edward had an intellectual hobby that Marissa didn't know about such as 19th century literature and started talking about things that Marissa doesn't know about. Would Marissa get upset that Edward is out-sophisticating her?

u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

[Star Trek] How numerous and expendable are Borg cubes?

After the Borg Cube was destroyed in The Best of Both Worlds, the Borg did not violate Federation territory again for several years until First Contact. Is this because Borg cubes, while numerous in the total number of them in existence, still individually represent a lot of value and are sparsely distributed in Borg space and unable to be lost in great numbers as that would severely impair the ability for the Borg to maintain control of their territory?

Is this a similar situation to Star Destroyers in Star Wars, where tens of Star Destroyers can be temporarily assigned to important operations such as the search for Hoth or Battle of Endor but generally they are spread out too thin, with only 25,000 Star Destroyers for the entire galaxy and losing one means the Empire can no longer effectively exert control on that ships respective sector?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

What is the most feasible way to transport your fully packed vehicle across the country so you can do a road trip there without wasting vacation time getting to your adventure location?

Say for example you live in the eastern USA and want to do an adventure road trip in the west (e.g. Utah, Washington, California) which requires all of your camping gear and modified vehicle if doing off-roading. Just traveling there and back is going to waste several days and make you exhausted. Most car shipping services want your vehicle empty, making it difficult to take everything you want, like camping gear, camp stove, telescope, camera, kayak, etc. It would be nice to be able to pack your car and ship it to your vacation destination, and then pick it up after flying there and do the same thing on the way back. Do you know of any transport services that do this?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

In ancient Mesopotamia, how advanced was metallurgy such that Ea-nāṣir could differentiate between different grades of copper and fraudulently sell inferior copper as a higher quality?

I assumed they would just find copper in the ground and after basic processing, it would just be considered general copper and the quality you got was pure luck.

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

How bad is this standing water for my garden and will broadforking the entire yard fix it?

Yard is composed of heavy clay construction fill compacted by construction equipment. Will broadforking improve drainage? I rent this house from a landlord so I can't dig drainage pipes or regrade the property.

u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

Why do luggage manufacturers advertise luggage as carry-on if it slightly exceeds the carry-on dimensions on the major airlines?

The major American airlines have a carry-on limit of 22in x 14in x 9in but I see even high end manufacturers call 23" height, 15" width, or 10" depth pieces as carry-on? Are they just trying to make something bigger and hope you don't get forced to fit your luggage into the fit test box at the airport?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

Help! I'm going to Portland, Oregon soon for vacation and I need advice on how to protect myself if I should happen to run into Catie!

Bear spray? Continuously kiss my girlfriend so that there is no opening for Katie to stick her tongue in my mouth? Should I wear a muzzle the entire time similar to a chastity belt?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

How do you find a location where you can plant seeds with the highest chance that they remain undisturbed long enough that the plant's descendants will live on forever?

For example, I had a sunflower (native to my area) that I liked and kept seeds from its descendants every year. I would like to do some guerilla gardening with some of those seeds with the hope that nature will continue to propagate them year after year. What's the best way to select a place to plant such seeds safe from lawnmowers ?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

When discharging someone on hospice, do you send them home with oral antibiotics or other medications so they don't immediately decompensate at home?

For example if they have a UTI or pneumonia with sepsis and got like 3 days of antibiotics and improved before they decided hospice for next time they get sick. Do you send them with a few days of antibiotics to finish treating the current symptoms? Or electrolyte supplements for people with chronic diarrhea that you resuscitated and corrected their electrolyte derangements?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago
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What is the most intellectually honest way to compare the amount of pertinent education between physicians and mid-levels?

I know people here often say that physicians have 8 years of school plus residency and include undergraduate studies. However not all of undergraduate education is pertinent to being a physician. For example I was an engineering major and I can't honestly say my classes on semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing or how to make a phased array antenna is pertinent for being a physician. Some of the prerequisites for medical school such as organic chemistry and biology should contribute to the physician's education though. Even calculus is needed to understand the area under the curve for drug dosing. A lot of K-12 education is also important for both being a physician and mid-level including how to read and do basic math.

The other thing is mid level education goes through much less material even for the same amount of time spent in the classroom (similar to calculus for engineers vs business major calculus) and I don't know how to correct for that.

What is the truly honest amount of specialized pertinent vocational education difference between mid-levels and physicians?

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

At Geonosis when sneaking up behind the Separatist leaders, why did Mace Windu put his lightsaber at Jango Fett's throat instead of Count Dooku's throat?

Was it for professional courtesy and respect due to Dooku's time as a respected Jedi? Was it that Mace Windu knew he would not be able to sneak up to Dooku and Dooku was just humoring him the entire time? Was Jango Fett the greater threat at the time?

Also when the Battle Droids came to engage Mace Windu, why did Dooku not also attack Mace Windu and why did Jango Fett wait several seconds before engaging Mace Windu with the flamethrower? The best bounty hunter in the galaxy would surely have better reaction time. Given Mace Windu immediately turns his back on the higher threat targets of a Jedi and Bounty Hunter to focus on battle droids makes it seem neither side actually wanted to fight the other.

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago

[Star Wars] At Geonosis when sneaking up behind the Separatist leaders, why did Mace Windu put his lightsaber at Jango Fett's throat instead of Count Dooku's throat?

Was it for professional courtesy and respect due to Dooku's time as a respected Jedi? Was it that Mace Windu knew he would not be able to sneak up to Dooku and Dooku was just humoring him the entire time? Was Jango Fett the greater threat at the time?

Also when the Battle Droids came to engage Mace Windu, why did Dooku not also attack Mace Windu and why did Jango Fett wait several seconds before engaging Mace Windu with the flamethrower? The best bounty hunter in the galaxy would surely have better reaction time. Given Mace Windu immediately turns his back on the higher threat targets of a Jedi and Bounty Hunter to focus on battle droids makes it seem neither side actually wanted to fight the other.

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u/supinator1 — 2 months ago