What was something that you thought was overhyped that actually lived up to the hype?
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I didn't think Portal could possibly live up to the hype and I slept on it for a a decade. It did. Superb game
This was a triumph
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Air-fryer
bone-conducting headphones
PSX
Firefly
Inis
Innovation
wrote on last edited by [email protected]bone-conducting headphones
Very curious to try. I bought some surprisingly cheap ones to see if it would be worth spending more on them, but the ones I received said nothing about bone conduction so the ad was a flat out lie.
Air-fryer
Yes
Firefly
Yes
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This was a triumph
I'm making a note here: huge success.
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A good mattress is indeed one of the best purchases you can make! Online stores with a lot of marketing (Purple, Casper, etc) tend to be more expensive to make up for all the marketing though, and I've heard stories of off-gassing despite basically everyone claiming "our mattresses don't do that!". Did yours smell at all when you first got it?
Not trying to shade your choice at all, I'm just mentioning because I read a lot of threads like this when I was looking for a new mattress. I've gotten my last three mattresses from https://comfortoption.com/ and they're more comfortable than anything else I've tried (including my old Serta memory foam block), and a few hundred bucks cheaper than the YouTube/influencer-marketed brands. My sister likes the one she got on my rec too.
Why three mattresses? Wear or for other rooms or something?
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Believing in God.
Interesting answer. It was the opposite for me. No worries though, you do you.
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Yosemite. People told me about it for years, along with how it was full of tourists, so I avoided it. Eventually I did go and wow, it's incredible. Seriously one of the most amazing places I've ever seen.
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“Hit the gym” is the default advice given to anyone looking to improve themselves or get over a tough time, but it has really made a difference in my mood and energy levels. For a long time, I also thought “what’s so special about avocado on toast?”, but it actually is a pleasant combination.
Oh, and I swear by those Laneige lip masks for lip care. I just use it anytime my lips are chapped and it doesn’t dry them up even more afterwards.
+1 for the Laneige overnight lip mask. That stuff is like magic. Actually your whole list, and I will add yoga. Yoga does really help me to stay fit and supple.
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The total eclipse. I was lucky enough to live in the path of last year's. I now understand why people are willing to travel across the world just to experience something that only lasts a few minutes.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I think being in 100% totality would make all the difference. I was in like 60 or 70 percent totality and while it was neat, and I'm happy I got to experience it, it wasn't insanely awesome.
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Interesting answer. It was the opposite for me. No worries though, you do you.
Religion and God are two different things. And thank you, lol.
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I think being in 100% totality would make all the difference. I was in like 60 or 70 percent totality and while it was neat, and I'm happy I got to experience it, it wasn't insanely awesome.
Yes, being in totality is a completely different experience. Imagine looking up at the sky into a twilight, where a black hole ringed with ghostly white light hovers eerily where the sun once was. It's truly otherworldly
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I think being in 100% totality would make all the difference. I was in like 60 or 70 percent totality and while it was neat, and I'm happy I got to experience it, it wasn't insanely awesome.
It really is indescribable. Just to give you an idea, even five seconds before totality is boring. It's day, a little darker than usual. Then, five seconds later, it's totality, and it's like the entire universe had been replaced by a magical fairy tale land.
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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, truly an amazing game
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Believing in God.
Which one?
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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, truly an amazing game
I wish I could agree. I was so disappointed when I played it earlier this year.
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I got an old ipod at a yard sale that still works. Its actually really good!
Miyoo Mini Plus - Its like a gameboy for emulators. Its really great playing my old games, but with save states.
Linux. not only learning the system gave me more knowledge, it helped me get a job and eventually a career!
A Dog - My dog gives me and my wife so much love its amazing. Hes a good boy.
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Air-fryer
bone-conducting headphones
PSX
Firefly
Inis
Innovation
Inis
Innovation
A man of culture.
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Roller coasters
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McDonald's Coke.
The water, the syrup, the mechanism, the ice, the cup, the straw - everything engineered and closely controlled to not only be great on it's own as a standalone drink/experience, but also SYNERGIZE PERFECTLY with their meals.
If you're going to McD's and not ordering Coke, you're doing yourself a disservice.
It's essentially a three star Michelin drink and meal, but priced at McDonald's prices and available and mass produced everywhere.
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When I moved to Wisconsin back in 2006, House on the Rock was one of the first things I heard about from my neighbors to go see. My wife and I looked at the website and said "we'll go see it someday." Well, that day was about a month ago as back then we started having kids and getting used to living in a new place. However, over the past 19 years I've had people tell me that "you've got to go see it."
Now.... I understand.
Is that place a monument to a man's ascent to brilliance?
Or his decent into madness.
There was stuff in that museum that I took DAYS to process and I still really am unable to understand what it was I was looking at. It took my family and I FOUR hours to walk through it. It could have been a LOT longer if we actually stopped to study more than what we did.
I'm 55 years old and I've seen and done a lot things in my life... None of it prepared me for the sheer onslaught that is House on the Rock. Walking out of it I told my wife that I rather chaffed at the entrance fee when I paid it... Now, I'm not sure if they charged enough.
If you're ever anywhere close to South Central Wisconsin... Take a day and go see it.
It doesn't just live up to the hype... It so far exceeds it that trying to explain the place will never do it justice.
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PC SSDs when they first came out, I saved $ and splurged for 256 GB over 128 GB. In the first week I was slightly upset I didn't save more $ and go for a big expensive 512 GB one. Immediately I was telling my other PC gaming friends it's going to revolutionize PCs in general, and to get one ASAP!
Edit: I can't remember shit for fuck, but the size I bought was probably quite smaller than 256 GB lol.
