It’s the small things, really. Like taking a raincoat with me to work in case it rains. Since becoming a prepper my mindset has shifted from “it’ll be fiiiine!” to “let’s not catch cold”. It’s a huuuge shift in mental attitude.
My bad! I’d skimmed it. I’ve edited the comment to remove any suggestion that the “California’s Central Valley is sinking” link was incorrect.
Thanks for the report!
Well, exactly. While I’m not interested in trying it out myself, I’d certainly take an interest in anyone else’s results. The onus of proof should be on the person claiming it is possible in the first place, and not everyone else’s to disprove it.
If you’re interested in disproving this scientifically, I would try and calculate the energy given off by the toilet paper when on fire and compare that to the amount of energy needed to hard-boil an egg. If you can believe it, the University of Exeter’s Physics and Astronomy department have published this resource on The Science of Boiling an Egg. It contains mathematical formulas and if mathematically inclined you might be able to adapt them to find the heat energy required. To measure heat energy produced by the toilet paper, you’d probably take the egg out of the equation and start a fire with just the toilet paper. You can measure how much thermal energy the toilet paper releases using a DIY calorimeter like in this wikihow article.
Good luck Jessie!!
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That’s a shame! But I think philosophies can be a deeply personal thing, so it makes sense if most or all of these don’t work for you. Are there things you think or do that help you personally? Or do you not consider these things important? Would love to hear your thoughts.
I think your post was and is valuable, and I appreciated seeing it too. Please don’t be discouraged!
This breaks Rule 4 🙁
What a lovely idea to show the kids constellations! Really touched my heart
After reading the responses to my questions (thanks everyone!) I’ve been struck by the fact that it isn’t really the prepping that’s taking its toll on me – but the lack thereof, and the worrying I’m doing instead. I think I’ll stop dithering and get started. I’ll check out some of your suggestions while I’m at it.
Thanks @Camille! I really like these questions, and your explanations really helped drive it home for me. I find worrying and dwelling especially challenging, so I’ll try give these a try!