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▲ 9 r/Chesscom

Mirrored Chess, hear me out

Black goes first, that's the whole idea.

Basically it would be mirrored because the colors would be reversed, as well as the position of the king and queen relative to who plays first.

Logically it would be about like regular chess, but the classic opening tactics would have to be played mirrored due to the king/queen being flipped when compared to a typical set up.

Is this an original idea? No, most probably not.

Am I high on shrooms? Yes.

Could this change the how you play chess in subtle but noticeable ways, triggering a new cycle of human enlightenment and growth? Yes to the first part of that question.

This has been a shitpost by me -

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u/BusImpossible6741 — 14 hours ago
▲ 2 r/ATV+1 crossposts

I have this old quad with not much on it, I can't find any stickers or serial numbers but it's got a suzuki motor and key.

Basically I'm trying to find out exactly what motor it is so that I can get a carb and battery and try to get it running.

Also, it doesn't have any lug bolts on the front so if anyone knows what part that is called (a hub maybe?) Let me know so that if I get it running I can throw some wheels on it to, well, ride it.

Just for those curious, the transmission does go in gear and the motor isn't seized, seems like it had decent compression just from the sound and pressure needed to turn it over, but who knows if it has unknown problems. It probably does.

u/BusImpossible6741 — 6 days ago
▲ 2 r/Binoculars

So basically I have an old pair of Tasco binoculars with a messed up lense here. There are two problems, one is that the lens is not seated properly in its place. I can't seem to get it to seat and don't want to break it trying harder.

The other problem is that the black peice is crooked, you can see it's not parallel to the green bit of the housing.

I can't tell how it's held in, you can see I tried unscrewing it with some pliers, but had no luck. Is it glued in? I know that there is a small ring within the black part that retains the lens, but I can't get it out either.

I tried looking online as to how this is held together and couldn't find anything, they're not very nice binoculars but I'd enjoy having it fixed. If I can't fix it I'll probably just take the prisms and lenses out to play with or make something out of.

u/BusImpossible6741 — 15 days ago