Cross-posted from:
https://lemmy.world/post/1076832
His family got rich of the vodka since they basically had the monopoly on the vodka trade, they earned a shit ton of money of Russian state liquor. And by keeping the populace in a constant drunk state it made sure they stayed in power. Kinda ironic that his alcohol ban probably started political unrest and eventually the fall of the empire.
And by keeping the populace in a constant drunk state it made sure they stayed in power.
It’s a good thing we don’t do that anymore.
Sarcasm, I’m being sarcastic everyone
Ah yes, all Russians are brainwashed
- a brainwashed subject of Western genocidal dictatorships with a democracy mask
But even after the fall the ban was kept in place.
I melted my plastic shower curtains in the dryer.
What’s worse?
You both have a lot to think about
How… did they even end up anywhere near the laundry machines in the first place?
I though it was fine.
It wasn’t…
Was this your biggest mistake? Or…?
Legend has it they put their cat in the washing machine :(
No no no, that was their dog who did that.
🙀
I tried to power a PS3 controller with raw power from a cut outlet cord to USB.
A pop was heard.
What other big ideas have you had 😏
I powered a PS5 controller with a US outlet cord joined to USB.
You could hear a loud pop.
I… There’s… I…
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Why isn’t it intuitive that a device designed to evaporate water quickly gets hotter than the boiling point of water
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But when it doesn’t it takes a long ass time to dry, else we’d just line fry instead
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And you’re forgetting that water needs huge amounts of heat to evaporate. The heat capacity of plastic is rather small in comparison, so a machine capable of quickly vaporizing water also has the power to melt crappy thin plastic.
Modern dryers usually have a safety thermostat, but lint buildup is still a big fire hazard, so there are obviously temperatures in significant excess of boiling here.
Wait, I understand cleaning your shower curtains but why would you even bother to dry them?
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Ok that broken wrench wine glass one is super clever
Yeah, vodka has such a long and rich history of good deeds in Russia. What a fool this fella is
I mean, unhealthy food is harmful too. Doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to try to ban it.
I disagree. Things should be “banable.”
for example:
- Lead in the water supply
- Burning fossil fuels
- Pre-rolled cigarettes
- Vodka
So we have different opinions; that’s cool!
I disagree but I hope you have a wonderful day.
Cheers! May today be your best one yet :)
There was a president who tried to ban bikinis in Brazil
and this is why we’ll never be able to ban guns in America
Wasn’t it Lenin who banned vodka, then Stalin started a state run vodka company after he took over? Or did Lenin just reinforce the ban?
the royal family owned all the vodka companies/manufacturing before the revolution. it’s always been a tool to fill state coffers
Tsar Nicholas ordered prohibition in 1914. RSFSR retained it after revolution until it was abolished in 1925.
Well, he was inbred so it’s almost understandable
It’s not like Prince Philip tried to ban tea in England. He was probably as inbred as they come and all he did was say a bunch of racist shit and then take a couple steps out of the limelight while gradually becoming half vampire half zombie
Not exactly a role model, but still…
He’s only 37 years old in that picture.
He also didn’t have the advantage of being an absolute monarch who was able to do things like ban tea, so there’s that.
True, but he could still have SUGGESTED it if he had been crazy enough 🤷
Could you imagine the power of a sober Russia? It would be amazing. I once hung out with some Russians on the Chinese border, I had to quit drinking after a third of a fifth. They had 2 each, maybe more, was hard to function on that much vodka.
I drank with Russians in Korea. The beer bottles and vodka bottles were the same size, say 300 or 350ml.
I drank beer. They drank vodka.
For every bottle of beer I drank, they each drank a bottle of vodka.
They drank me under the table.
They did have that delightful yellow skin tone.
Close in second: The guy who tried to ban alcohol in America
Which Tsar is this?
The last one
I wonder why 🤔
Because there were none after him /j
Tsar Peter I taxed all men who wore beards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax
Tsars were weird.
