People don’t want to give up that luxury now that they’ve had it.

Maybe people should also take some responsibility there?

Just not allowed by his organization. Competitive swimmers actually started to use wet suits at some point, but it was deemed too advantageous because it increased floatability and was eventually forbidden.

According to the video, it’s not allowed by the rules of the organization he records his performances with. Only short swimsuit, swimming goggles and swimming cap allowed. Also forbidden to take a break by grabbing the support boat. He also said he takes ginger tea and a banana every 30 min, because it is the only thing that goes down well for him during prolonged effort.

He did lower in 2024 alone according to https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/steve-stievenart-from-imshof-induction-to-immersion-and-beyond/:

• February: completed an Ice Kilometer in 1°C water on the Antarctica Peninsula at the IISA Antarctica Ice Swimming Adventure
  […]
• December: completed an Ice Zero Mile in Ship Creek, Anchorage, Alaska in 0.8°C water in 36:31

It’s a translation from French so it’s not perfectly natural.

Maybe just unfinished?

“The day a waning crescent moon eclipsed the sun in my backyard.”

Strawman fallacy, these people do not support the genocide, they support electing the lesser evil.

I’m happy for your people and for Europe. I hope this movement keeps its promises.

I tried, but they don’t want to mix with dull colored individuals.

I don’t know, it’s the floor of an open-air corridor in a fairly recent apartment building in Japan. I would guess some innovative flooring that is extra safe for families and easy to maintain.

Thank you! The very average camera of my 4 years old Fairphone 4.

If I’m not mistaken, the water looks bright blue because some particles are going faster than light in this water. So it emits a blue flash akin to the Sonic boom when a plane goes faster than sound speed in the atmosphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov_radiation

Wasn’t India already enjoying cheaper Russian oil because of Western sanctions?

Here 4 months ago: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/9/how-india-plans-to-continue-buying-russian-oil-despite-sanctions

I guess they are just doing it more openly now that there’s another stupid war in the Golf so more countries are stressed by energy prices.

Yes, it was.

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Greed is the fuel

I am not knowledgeable about this, I just checked the Wikipedia page to confirm my understanding of the joke and found these very interesting historical uses.

Octal 31 = 3 x 8¹ + 1 x 8⁰ = 24 + 1 = Decimal 25

• The Yuki language in California has an octal system because the speakers count using the spaces between their fingers rather than the fingers themselves.[2]
• The Pamean languages in Mexico also have an octal system, because some of their speakers “count the knuckles of the closed fist for each hand (excluding the thumb), so that two hands equals eight.”[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal

Maybe she could move like a millipede thanks to the leg snakes.