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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Drop the smugness.

Nah, you want to start it when you're talking out your ass, imma keep it when I'm correcting you.

Dude, you don't know as much about nuclear energy as you think. But you know even less about concrete.

Oh wow, good scientific counterpoints! If only you could Google it and find out for yourself...

Stop embarrassing yourself

You really should, 5s in Google and I found exactly what I'm talking about:

I simplified with just using "concrete" because "they fill a container with inert gas and pour concrete around it and it's fine" is easily shortened to "dump concrete around it"

Shit, theres a YouTube video of someone kissing one of those, standing next to it for the whole video, nothing happens at all. You have no idea what you're talking about

Facebook

Oh, I see I'm dealing with a mental deficient here, I apologize for assuming you were of standard mental functionality

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude, I'm not wasting my time correcting you. You made up your mind, keep the bike.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rather than learn and admit you were wrong you cower away and pretend it's because I'm wrong despite literally showing you what I was talking about

Be better

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sure, whatever. Have a nice day.