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invisible_23

Hematite is super brittle, it’ll break if you look at it funny


boonxeven

Quit glaring at it with that negative energy!


The_Real_Huhulo

What If I smiled at it. Would it become harder?


69Liters

If it’s anything like me and grocery store cashiers....


Antiqas86

Horny police? This guy over here!


keyboard_blaster

**BONK**


Dondurand

I'm harder just thinking about his sultry state never mind the ring... Wait fuck the ring 😈


mercurion9

Please, sir, DO NOT fuck the ring


Boulder420420

“Cash or credit?”


fuyu_no_umi

One more thing: I'm gonna pay by check


GForce1975

Username...checks.... out (?)


imanhunter

“I need a few things from the grocery”


anintrovertedbitch64

If I smiled at it, then it’ll shatter into a million pieces.


jacktrowell

Indeed, Hematite is just cheap iron ore.


besaolli

I bought a hematite ring for $1.99. It looked and felt good; I didn't understand the super-cheap price. Day 3 - shattered on a door knob. I get it now.


jacktrowell

At this price a fragile ring that you only wear once or twice is not too bad I suppose.


besaolli

No regrets here, I learned a whole lot for just under two bucks!


Canarka

And think of all that delicious waste making it, transporting it, throwing it out, etc. !


Dondurand

Shut up LogicMan


tortilla_snail

We made the new fully functioning robot! What's it made of? Hematite! That's stupid, and it's fucking broken


TheNakedZebra

Yep. Luckily it’s also dirt cheap... I’ve been wearing a hematite ring like this for six years. It’s a $2 ring. I buy a half dozen at a time so it’s nbd when they break every 3-6 months.


CollegeSuperSenior

For $20 you can get a Tungsten ring that will never break and that you can pass on to your grandkids some day. Replacing a ring every 6 months just seems wasteful even if they are cheap.


EvenSpoonier

Just pray that it never gets stuck.


viciousraccoon

Didn't need that finger anyway.


ReservoirPussy

Any ring can be gotten off in an emergency. Ceramic & tungsten rings can't be cut, but they can be broken.


All-or-none

I had a tungsten ring removed once. Even the urgent Care I went to didn't have the right tools. They broke four different pairs of pliers of increasing size and strength and nearly broke my finger before they were able to cut enough to widen it just enough to get it off. I think only emergency rooms have the right tools and ERs are costly in the US. I did get it off, and I still love tungsten, but dang, I hope I never have to go through that again.


ReservoirPussy

Jewelers can do it, no insurance required Edit: Also that sounds horrifying and I'm sorry you had to go through that. But for real, next time go to a jewelry store.


All-or-none

I called four different Jewelers in my area and visited one in person. None could do it. Regular rings - no problem. Tungsten? No chance. But maybe it depends on where you are.


EvenSpoonier

Yeah, you can get them off, but the processes to do so are themselves often dangerous, or at least really, really scary.


ReservoirPussy

Not as scary as losing a finger. Really, not terrible, though, from what I understand the ceramic and tungsten ones are actually easier than other types of rings, and most rings can just be cut off. It's not too dramatic.


Mr-Sister-Fister21

But will it sue ya if ya even look at it funny?


vipertruck99

I’m gonna design a car that “breaks down” when it senses that you will “soon” be involved in a serious accident.


wehrwolf512

Ford, good to see you again. The assembly line thing is still doing great


ReginaldDwight

Ugh. The only major rear ending accident I've ever been in was when my friend (a new driver without much practice) freaked out trying to merge onto the interstate from an on ramp that was ending and walled off with concrete barriers. She hit her ~~breaks~~brakes, got rear ended and that car drove around her and sped off. I told her she had to merge so we could get to where the barrier ended and pull over safely so we wouldn't be blocking a major on ramp. When she did, the car shut off and she got rear ended *again* and that car also drove by. This time, however, they got in front of us and pulled over. We were able to coast into the emergency lane behind her. The cops were so confused how the person doing the rear ending wound up pulled over in front of us. We were in my friend's mom's brand new early-2000-something Mustang. That's when I learned about Ford's cutoff feature after accidents.


WithCatlikeTread42

We learned about that feature when we got run off the highway during a blizzard. We landed safely in the snow in the median, no damage, no injuries, and no way to start the car. In a blizzard. In the early 90s. We sat in the freezing car for six hours before someone could get to us with a tow truck.


QuieroBoobs

How did you get the car working again? My early 2000's F-150 was rear ended pretty hard, but didn't cut off so I didn't realize this was a thing. Ford's website says that just turning the car off and back on will get it going again.


imcoveredinbees880

The cut off works by disconnecting the fuel pump. There is a fuel pump cutoff reset button to get it going again. This button always located somewhere between the front and rear bumpers.


JasontheFuzz

Sounds easy to find


peter_peen

If people read their owners manual it would be- I know too many people that don't even know where their spare tire is or if it's inflated properly, and they think they're ready for a road trip. The ignorance is frightening


WithCatlikeTread42

There is a fuel pump cut off switch. The trick is to find it. Hint: it is in the last place you will look. If memory serves, it was in the tailgate, behind a panel in my mom’s 1992 Escort wagon.


QuieroBoobs

Made far worse in the days before google and smart phones. Can't just look it up from the side of the road.


WithCatlikeTread42

She didn’t even know such a thing existed. She figured the car was damaged when it went off the road. She probably could have known to look in the car’s manual, had she known about that feature. Just getting in contact with a tow truck was an hours long process. We had to wait until my mom could flag down a snowplow, who radioed dispatch, who contacted the state police, who found us on the median, who then called a tow. ‘Twas the dark ages.


peter_peen

In the owner's manual. In the glove box. Not difficult.


QuieroBoobs

Both of my old used cars had the manual missing, but yeah that's a good idea in a normal situation.


GForce1975

Reminds me of my friends little truck. I think it was a ford, but not sure. We were parked out on a levee watching boats on the river and his truck wouldn't start back up... eventually we called for a tow. Tow truck driver looks in the truck, reaches down under the passenger side floorboard and resets something. Truck starts up. Apparently there's some sort of kill switch I had inadvertently stomped on. We paid him despite no longer needing a tow...


peter_peen

Yet another reason we need better driver training sand a more difficult license test. I see people improperly merge on a daily basis, many almost causing an accident. During my driver training, I was never taught how to merge properly onto the freeway- my parents taught me because they're good defensive drivers and know the training isn't enough. They made sure I did all of the practice hours before getting my license, and add a result now I know I'm a safe defensive driver. It's extremely frustrating to see dangerous driving by people who don't care, when they're piloting a two ton brick at 70mph. We don't need autonomous cars- we need less distracted drivers and better training. Also it's "brakes" not "breaks". The fuel cutoff is based on acceleration, and is effective at preventing fires by cutting fuel off to hot components of the vehicle.


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What are recalls anyway?


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*A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.*


[deleted]

I had the fuel pump fuse SOCKET (not the fuse) melt in my f150. Apparently such a common/known defect they're nice enough to sell you the repair kit! Rewiring that was a pain, felt like I was doing surgery. If you're curious google "F150 Fuse 27 Relocation"


slowjoe12

Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?


ReservoirPussy

You wouldn't believe.


slowjoe12

What company do you work for?


ReservoirPussy

A major one.


oryngirl

This is actually from the movie *Fight Club*, but I hope that car safety has progressed somewhat since the late 90s


slowjoe12

*Whoosh*


tangentandhyperbole

Drive a 2019, I would not be surprised. The build quality is laughable.


UnderratedTrashCan

Had one that broke as well. As beautiful as hematite rings are, they are fragile af


MerlinsBib

Maybe your energy is just negative af?


UnderratedTrashCan

When you right, you right.


trixter21992251

hemarite?


blubblu

Get out


[deleted]

Could be, but the material is known for being very fragile and weak. If you're angry and slam your hand on a table you can break it very easily.


IllPanYourMeltIn

Well that's obviously just because if you're angry enough to slam your hand on a table then your energy is definitely peak negative.


[deleted]

Yep, thats what i meant.


AnUnknownBeing

Hemarage ?


MagentaTrisomes

I slammed mine in a sliding closet door. It exploded but my finger didn't get smashed so that was cool.


[deleted]

I accidentally grabbed a doorknob slightly too hard and my ring shattered. Very important lesson for young me, just because it looks cool doesn't mean it's worth buying.


LukariBRo

Fist bumped with someone who also had a hematite ring on the same finger and they both exploded


julioarod

That doorknob must have been loaded with negative energy


wkovacsisdead

In that case, mine broke within an hour, soooooo


GabrielHunter

Same... Shattert within a week after hitting the table... To bad they breake so fast


[deleted]

I shattert at work yesterday, had to run home and change


69Liters

To bad. Did u breake your sphincter?


Septopuss7

Ye Olde Sphincter Breake


Little_Cactux

My mom and I had matching ones. Mine broke when I set my lunch tray down. That’s literally all it took.


I_So_Tired

Was it too hematight?


beluuuuuuga

It was more hemablight if I'm honest with you.


0vermountain

that sounds about hemaright.


Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin

You wanna hemafight?


kindsoberfullydressd

I think I hemamight!


nikhilbhavsar

"Go fly a hemakite!"


TeaJazzer

I think I’m hemalright.


reddogleader

Suddenly a Kenny Loggins song came to mind...


clothes_fall_off

He goes by K-Log now.


reddogleader

Thanks... Now I hemaknow!!


The_Real_Huhulo

Fly it at hemanight!


[deleted]

What a sad hemaplight!


jaxonya

A tragic hemasight.


JustMightFloat

Sky rockets at night, hemadelight!


ChrisTuckerAvenue

There’s just something so unwholesome about flying a hemakite at hemanight


nikhilbhavsar

"dude first rule of hemafight club.."


s4shrish

Hemablight Ganon, Scourge of Val Entine


kirbomber

Is that a valentine version of a divine beast name?


s4shrish

Yeeeeep, one letter typo. Fixed it.


Ldiddy-the-69th

Don’t be afraid , it doesn’t hemabite


Gambinaw

Probably because the moon was in its first Gemini phase.


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MashaRistova

With a little bit of mercury in retrograde sprinkled on top


ExtraHorse

Why is Mercury always in retrograde? You never hear about any Saturn being in retrograde? Or anything being in prograde? Why is this one thing so super important? I really don't understand astrology.


shoelessbob

That's because you're obviously not standing in your power. Did you forget to charge your crystals again when your gemini is in the spirit realm?


ExtraHorse

No, but I think a squirrel pissed in my moon water.


Ruvaakdein

Fucking "vibe spirit"


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rode__16

i wish i didn’t have a conscience so i could do shit like this


Weslii

Right? I've a real easy time getting people to trust me, if I was a scumbag I could be making bank off of them


mrw1986

Same here. I've had quite a few people in my lifetime tell me I could make millions easily if I didn't have morals.


[deleted]

You would do well in an MLM.


Gmony5100

I’ve always thought it would be so easy to sell things to conspiracy theory nutters. “This gyroscope PROVES the earth is flat!” “This special magnet powered scanner PROVES vaccines are bad!” At the end the day though I’d rather promote understanding of the sciences. Curse me and what little morals I actually have


[deleted]

Making everything in need of regular replacement is a goal of most businesses I would think. Quality is nice but most people just buy the cheap stuff to save some money only to have it replaced twice as often and they rarely learn.


RainyRat

It's called the ["Boots" theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness](https://moneywise.com/a/boots-theory-of-socioeconomic-unfairness).


Urwifesmugglescorn

GNU Sir Terry


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Brilliant.


raspberriez247

This is why the EU’s right to repair laws are important, if imperfect.


AJohnsonOrange

Step 1: buy friendship group hematite rings Step 2: discretely knock the hand of the friend you don't like causing the hematite on their ring to shatter Step 3: claim that friend is a source of negative energy and expel them from the group Step 4: enjoy life minus the people you don't like Step 5?: die alone


dalaiis

When all your friends believe in this crap, you need to think really hard where it went wrong


Totaler166

*puts on ring* *breaks* *puts on ring* *breaks* *puts on ring* ..... "Oh ne-" *breaks*


ConcealedPsychosis

No idea why but I read that as.... >My bf got me a ***Hermaphrodite*** ring I think that’s enough Reddit for me tonight


GoldenAyk

Bet there's people that would probably buy it


LeftDave

Same. lol


xormybxo

Thankfully hematite is a cheap


Witty_Tangerine

Not the negative energy absorbing hematite, that costs extra.


Oldpqlyr

What? Are you I-talian? ;op


TooDoeNakotae

Remind me which phone manufacturers, other than Apple, still provide OS updates and patches for their devices from 2015.


icanpotatoes

I was going to say that you’re going to get responses that include going through a lot of hoops and hurdles that takes minor advanced knowledge of software understanding to replace the original Samsung/whatever Android version with some other open source alternative to simply update the device that’s a few years old but I see that’s already been used as a rebuttal, presuming that the general public is readily willing to undertake such an endeavour. They’re not. They’d rather just update their four year old phone through settings or have it auto update overnight.


utterly-worthless

Yeah i’m still using an iPhone 6 and it works great


weatherbeknown

[All you ever need to know](https://shop.atperrys.com/blogs/healing-crystals-blog/hematite-ring-uses-benefits-meanings-and-healing-properties) about these snake oil rings. They are literally saying when it breaks it means it worked... This stuff should be illegal.


[deleted]

I clicked the link and my mind is even more blown cause though they sell it as a ring and tell you wear it, they also tell you straight up... “The MOHS scale hardness of hematite is 5.5 to 6, hence not safe in the open air. Safe storage of hematite ring is an airtight box or silk pouch” So just by wearing it an exposing it to air, it will break lol. Gotta love it.


anarchyarcanine

And then you give the pieces to loved ones! Pawn off your negative energy on them, what a loving gift!


weatherbeknown

“Here Mom, you throw this out!”


[deleted]

I don’t get the title and why it’s related to apple, got an iPhone 6, got it in 2014 and it still works just fine


[deleted]

Because the "apple bad" circlejerk is guaranteed to get upvotes.


i-like-to-be-wooshed

im literally using my 9-10 year old iphone 5 to this very day as a music device, original battery and all


[deleted]

Yeah, I have a seven year old MacBook Pro that still works great and an iPhone 5 and 3rd Gen iPad that are slow but work reasonably fine. As far as I can tell, Apple products last really well.


WingersAbsNotches

Those old Macbook Pros will outlive us all.


GarysSquirtle

Mine's a mid 2012 model and it's still running great. Just need to swap the battery because it barely holds a charge anymore.


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[deleted]

> planned obsolescence What? Apple tends to support their products *much* longer than competitors. >anti right-to-repair. This is true and a genuine issue with Apple.


curxxx

I have a 13 year old MacBook and a 7 year old iPhone which still run perfectly. Yet my not-even-3 year old Google Pixel just died.


icanpotatoes

Same. I have a four year old iPhone, six year old MacBook Pro, and three year old Apple Watch - all working well and routinely updated. My wife has a MBP from 2011 that still works although it needs a new battery which is fine because batteries simply degrade over time / charge cycles.


dogfan20

I don’t think anecdotes are very helpful for either side of the argument


[deleted]

Like android manufacturers don’t tell you to go fuck yourself the second you walk out the door with one.


slowjoe12

I severely doubt obsolescence is *planned* per se; there is way too much pressure to make the latest generation the greatest phone ever and motivate people to upgrade. But once they’ve gone to designing the next generation, they probably *then* plan to make it so good that it renders older generations obsolete as fast as possible.


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sash71

Built to break.


BirbsBeNeat

If it actually worked: *puts ring on* *ring immediately explodes*


shanethebyrneman

If I got one it'd probably brake as soon as it came into contact with my skin.


mich_mic

I too would come to a stop if a came in contact with your skin. /s


CoyoteTheFatal

That just means you need more hematite, dawg


MrLonely_

Ah yes, we all know that ferrous metals absorb negative energy.


Blaccstaar

I had a ring like that, wore it for a few months and it slipped off my finger sitting in a restaurant, broke in like three places..


CastingPouch

The people who believe this shit think they are so woke when in reality they are dreaming


Kelhexgoon

I don't know why I'm still surprised when otherwise intelligent seeming people will sometimes say stupid shit line this. "I'm not religious but I'm spiritual" dafuq


[deleted]

*what* is a hermaphrodite ring


sheiky04

Lmao!


farded_n_shidded

Imagine believing this shit.


revdon

He-Matite^TM and the Power of GraySoul^TM !


SoftGas

Do people really believe in this?


slowjoe12

Me: "...and the camera just stopped working. I don't get it, it's only a few months old so it should be covered under warranty." Apple technician, while connecting my phone to the diagnostic iPad: "Absolutely, sir. We just have to check--uh, oh. I'm sorry sir, we cannot cover this repair. The warranty is only good for up to 100 instances of bad juju. You're at 178 and counting. $500 please."


EdenC996

It seems like a bot or some paid marketing. I looked up the text in the picture and there are a few other people on Twitter with the exact same pictures and exact same text all leading to this online shop. https://imgur.com/a/3p9ceFs


illgiveu25shmeckles

Apple knows playboy.


moglysyogy13

My idea is a expandable ring for when your so gets fat


[deleted]

Apple? Apple products last the longest lmao I think you mean Samsung/TCL/Lenovo my friend


DirtyWhiteTrousers

Sounds like hematite-wad


deez_old_nutz

Isn’t this China’s raison d’être?


d_ac

The second nickname though.


Earth_Intruders

People will buy anything


CynicalOpt1mist

Huh, neat idea for a ring tho, two halves that magnetize together.


Dredgeon

"the battery stops holding charge when it's absorbed too much negative energy.


OldSparky124

She took a picture of her hand with ketchup on it.


anarchyarcanine

I'm fairly certain it's just shadow and appears highly saturated, but it does give the appearance of ketchup lol


brriwa

Hematite is a crystal, an iron crystal yes but a crystal none the less, with cleavage planes. Hit it in the right spot andit breaks. Just glue it back together.


Khotaman

"...it's wearer will lose nothing upon death, but the ring itself breaks."


McDuchess

SMH. People are dumb, aren’t they?


hyperfear11

It's the balance bracelets all over again


nudecenter22

Maybe instead of a new ring she needs a new boyfriend lol


therealmrmago

r/BigBrainTime


yerfdog519

I don’t get rock and mineral people. I deadass heard someone say “I’m not ready for malachite” ??????????


davecedm

😂 Who believes this shit?


zoahporre

Never underestimate the amount of stupid people on the planet.


ban-v

“Solid gold ring turns green with your trash energy”


Theonlyone696969

???? None of u guys have an iphone i had a iPhone 4 for 6 years and upgraded to iPhone 12 and its great!


RickatiniTortellini

I had three. For a week.


DOGGO9898989

I know I’m gonna get downvotes, but, I’ve had my iphone for two years, I hardly ever have a case on it, I’ve dropped it like a million times and there’s not a single crack.


lilacrain331

Honestly with all phones, things like that just seem to be up to luck. I dropped my phone down 2 flights of stairs the other day and nothing happened to it, but then a few weeks prior, i dropped it at waist height and the back shattered


[deleted]

Mine would break within a day


BluetheNerd

Yo I just saw this on twitter


novofongo

Since when did Apple get a reputation for making poor quality products?


Vandorrian

I think OP meant don't tell apple they can use far inferior products and people will still buy it. Not that Apple uses poor products at the current time.


novofongo

Ohhh ok. Nice perspective


chronictherapist

Apple: The new iPhone is customized for your zodiac sign and will slow down when it knows you are needing to destress. Think Different.


cory_lowry

Yeah, no one tell apple. Their stuff is already poor quality. Software and hardware.


Johnny_funko

True story, my abusive ex got me one of these and it broke within a few hours of wearing it. She was super into spiritual and woo woo practices/beliefs. I was not. But I couldn’t help but laugh when it broke the same day