And also it's quite spontaneous. It's not like you have to thump it to start it boiling. When the pressure gets to the right mark, it just starts.
People love to be pedantic as an "own" because they think it makes them look smart. And a lot of the times it actually works / is rewarded.
yeah she may be a nasa astronaut and everything, but probably still doesn’t know as much as i do about boiling water. (i have cooked lots of pasta)
Didn't notice it was a woman at first, but isn't it an appeal to authority? The fact that someone is an astronaut doesn't mean they can't also be a dumb fuck. Just look at Russians - Oleg Artemyev, Tereshkova, Rogozin. I'm not familiar with NASA astronauts but surely some of them were also complete idiots as well?
The guy is clearly "mansplaining" though.
Is there a gender neutral version of mansplaining?
Themsplaining?
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