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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
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What is the Car Extended Warranty Scam Call About?

When you buy a new-ish car, it will generally have a factory warranty. This means for a period of time and/or mileage- say, 5 years/100,000 miles- the dealer will handle otherwise expensive repairs.

When the warranty expires, the owner is completely financially responsible for repairs going forward. That can be a frightening prospect for many people, especially the elderly or poor.

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Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day

M82A91 “Silver Bullet” Tank Shell

For those that aren’t familiar, these are referred to as APFSDS shells (armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot). The working bit is an extremely long, extremely thin, extremely dense fin stabilized “dart” (the bright silver thing running up the middle), which is why they are also sometimes referred to as LRPs (long rod penetrators).

This is held centered in the barrel by a multi-piece “sabot” (the darker grey bit) that separates from the dart when it leaves the gun.

The sabot is made of relatively light material, but increases the surface area that the chamber pressure can work on, which means that the dart exits the barrel much much faster than it would with a smaller diameter barrel.

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Life Advice

Father Teaches Son How To Deal With a Bully

dad teaches son how to fight bully

So my son was being bullied pretty badly at school. People would make fun of his accent, use racial slurs towards him, throw open milk cartons at him at lunch, start rumors about him, they put his book bag in the toilet once, and a bunch of fucked shit kids do to each other.

My son had told on the main perpetrator to me and his mother and I went to the school and told them about my concerns and the school gave him a stern talking to which only stopped him for a few weeks and then he continued to bully my son.

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Linkage

Here’s What a $1 Million Retirement Looks Like in America – WSJ

Ranked: The Most Valuable NFL Teams in 2022 – Visual Capitalist

She Played ‘Mary Swanson’ in Dumb And Dumber. See Lauren Holly Now at 59 – Ned Hardy

If you need a high performance subwoofer, look no further. This sub has a small footprint but packs a huge punch! – Amazon

Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants – Wired

The Signs That Your Finances Aren’t As Bad As You Think – Life Hacker

The Best Places to Travel in 2023 – Afar

27 Words You Should Never Use to Describe Yourself – INC

‘Out of control’: No one knows how much to tip – CNN

Psychedelic drugs may launch a new era in psychiatric treatment, brain scientists say – NPR

Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022 – Recode

Scientists Find a Mammal’s Foot Inside a Dinosaur, a Fossil First | The last meal of a winged Microraptor dinosaur has been preserved for over a 100 million years – Gizmodo

This hose is nearly impossible to kink or break. The material has no “memory” of its coiled state, either, so it lies flat when you unroll it and wraps up easily at the end of the day – Amazon

Whatever Happened to Erik Per Sullivan, ‘Dewey’ From Malcom in the Middle? – Ned Hardy

20 Eerie Last Known Historical Photographs – Linkiest

What the Hell Is Going on Over at Southwest Airlines? – Inside Hook

Evidence unearthed by podcasters frees 2 Georgia men imprisoned for 25 years – NBC

Americans duped into losing $10 billion by illegal Indian call centres in 2022 – Deccan Hearld

TikTok admits to spying on U.S. users as effort to ban the app heats up – Mashable

James Webb Space Telescope’s 1st year in space has blown astronomers away – Space

Life Experiences

Confessions of a Cluster Headache Sufferer

whats it like to have cluster headaches

Whatever you’re doing, stop. Stop because right now, there’s something more pressing, and there’s no way in fuck you’ll be able to keep doing whatever it is in the coming moments. Knitting? Shitting? Out to eat with friends? At school? Work? Fucking? Running? Gaming? Getting high?

Stop. There’s an itch in the very back of your eye that’s simply begging for your attention.

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Life Experiences

What’s it Like To Listen To Music on $59,000 Headphones?

Sennheiser HE-1

Man, I’m not going to lie… they really f*cked me up.

Blown away would be an understatement.

Over the years I’ve made a few playlists of songs I think sound particularly good on headphones. Also songs that have been particularly meaningful to me.

And when rolling through those tracks, I was simply overcome with emotion.

If I had to describe the sound in one word it would be “overwhelmingly beautiful.”

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