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<div class="bbWrapper">I live in a tent under a bridge so I&#039;ve seen my fair share of beggar signs. This man has achieved Steve Jobs level marketing skills.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1747859329703-webp.66350/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60120-f78aab3e83d89fbac16809b4727ba951.jpg?hash=bUNRDcgOQd" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1747859329703.webp" title="1747859329703.webp" width="200" height="257" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I always enjoyed the people on roadways in Mexico significantly more than here. In Canada they just bother you are ask for stuff.<br /> <br /> In Mexico they do useful things like bring you food and snacks, perform juggling or other things, or wash the bird poop off your window (and always ask first). There are beggars there, but very few. Almost everyone asking for something performs a valuable service for you and gets rewarded for it.<br /> <br /> Nothing like someone bringing you a fresh squeezed real orange juice or peanuts while you wait for traffic. If they tried to do that in Canada they would probably be beaten by the cosplay gestapo for not having a permit or paying enough taxes.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">To those of you that suggested heavy duty hiking shoes for my rucking. Thank you. Did 4.1 miles with 70 pounds this evening in my new Merrell Moab 3s.<br /> <br /> The whole experience was more difficult because of the weight of the shoes, but a LOT more sure footed and confident. They&#039;re also clearly tougher and will last a lot longer doing this.<br /> <br /> I also ordered the barefoot Merrell “vapor gloves” too. I doubt I’ll use them for this, but something that looked interesting enough to try.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">To all the parents of young ones on here who care about health, what sort of foods are you feeding your kids for lunches and stuff?<br /> <br /> I am on a two-meal-a-day plan that works wonders for me, but it is not practical for the rest of the family. I don&#039;t want to fill my kids full of bread and seed oils like society wants to do, and I am running out of ideas to feed them. I can&#039;t just make them eat nothing but steak and fish all day every day.<br /> <br /> Any idea of mid day meals and such? Breakfast is always eggs, dinner is always veggies and fish/meat.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170123" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170123" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170123">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> To all the parents of young ones on here who care about health, what sort of foods are you feeding your kids for lunches and stuff? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sandwich plus 3-4 fruits / veg.<br /> <br /> Then 1 snack, varies. Nuts, etc.<br /> <br /> I try to mix it up by getting different fruit/veg at grocery each week, but TBH there’s not that much variety in what I make for their lunches and my kids have never complained once in 4 years of me making school lunches. So I guess they like it.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170123" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170123" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170123">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> To all the parents of young ones on here who care about health, what sort of foods are you feeding your kids for lunches and stuff?<br /> <br /> I am on a two-meal-a-day plan that works wonders for me, but it is not practical for the rest of the family. I don&#039;t want to fill my kids full of bread and seed oils like society wants to do, and I am running out of ideas to feed them. I can&#039;t just make them eat nothing but steak and fish all day every day.<br /> <br /> Any idea of mid day meals and such? Breakfast is always eggs, dinner is always veggies and fish/meat. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Breakfast protein for them is variation of eggs/natural sausage links (from Sprouts only place found with minimal ingredients) / uncured bacon or ham or similar. Whole fat yogurt. Sometimes organic sourdough bread. Sometimes bagels with cream cheese. Rotate through organic berries but a little heavy on blueberries.<br /> <br /> Most of our lunches in our house are whatever we are for dinner the night before (make 2x and store for that reason).<br /> <br /> Snacks are cheese sticks, small size organic PB/J, more berries, or pistachios or similar.<br /> <br /> Dinners we try to supplement with green smoothies (frozen mixed organic fruit / organic kale/spinach mix, ginger, some organic juice and water/ice). Rotate through side veggies (cauliflower/brocolli/brussel sprouts/salad with walnuts). Light on carbs but they are in the plate (small amount of brown rice/ potatoes / quinoa) but we never tell them they have to eat it to be done like they veggies/protein. Sometimes same thing prepared different (taco bowls instead of just steak and sides) helps keep it interesting.<br /> <br /> A fun mix up drink is raw kombucha or sparkling water.<br /> <br /> We do have some minimal ingredient or homemade ice cream for dessert once a week or so. Most other days if we have a dessert it is berries or high fiber cereal (organic Heritage Flakes) or homemade treat the kids made with Mom.<br /> <br /> Life is good.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170123" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170123" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170123">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> To all the parents of young ones on here who care about health, what sort of foods are you feeding your kids for lunches and stuff?<br /> <br /> I am on a two-meal-a-day plan that works wonders for me, but it is not practical for the rest of the family. I don&#039;t want to fill my kids full of bread and seed oils like society wants to do, and I am running out of ideas to feed them. I can&#039;t just make them eat nothing but steak and fish all day every day.<br /> <br /> Any idea of mid day meals and such? Breakfast is always eggs, dinner is always veggies and fish/meat. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> We make our own sourdough bread, sourdough tortillas, and sometimes other bread products. Sometimes even from our own grain mill.<br /> <br /> We buy chickpea pasta which has good protein in it. The kids like it. I tolerate it. You can make Mac and cheese, or regular tomato pasta whatever. We have made sourdough pasta and it rocks, but is a mess.<br /> <br /> Meat, eggs, veggies, potatos, a ton of bananas.<br /> <br /> Costco has the typical kid snack bar crap but supposedly organic and natural. They also have a pretty good grass fed butter.<br /> <br /> About 50 percent of my meat is hunted deer. Processed into burger patties, sausage, steaks for fajitas.<br /> <br /> All of our eggs are from my wife’s family ranch.<br /> <br /> I buy beef and chicken at the grocery store.<br /> <br /> I tend to catch and vacuum seal a lot of redfish, flounder, and sea trout for the freezer.<br /> <br /> We had to restart our garden at the new house so that isn’t producing very well. But we usually have unlimited fresh basil and rosemary to give away. That will explode this year. Tomato are hit and miss here. I get all kinds of hot peppers. Our peach trees produce well too.<br /> <br /> I grill a lot over good lump charcoal. Nothing like cooking over a legitimate fire. <br /> <br /> We generally eat pretty healthy… Except for my Chester’s “flaming hot” red dyed puff corn and hot fries for me. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170123" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170123" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170123">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Any idea of mid day meals and such? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Lots of fruit. They love slices of apple with honey. Nanas on demand. And whatever&#039;s in season. During the fall we had pomegranate every day. Right now we have lots of berries and watermelon.<br /> <br /> Cold pressed fruit juices in the mornings.<br /> <br /> Glass of milk. Sometimes I&#039;ll make a protein shake with PB, nanas, and olive oil, they love that.<br /> <br /> Cheese. Buy in stick formats or cut up into cubes. <br /> <br /> Homemade ice cream we keep in the freezer. <br /> <br /> We started making gummies using fruit juice and gelatin, but we haven&#039;t gotten it down yet (they&#039;re still too tarty).<br /> <br /> My wife started experimenting with home-made chocolate but we&#039;re noobs at this one too.<br /> <br /> We also have Lara Bars. They&#039;re probably the only processed snack the kids eat but they have minimal ingredients and are practical in emergency situations.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1000005618-webp.66379/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60135-1a21d93fe97bfe9f4cc5ea2e1f019a62.jpg?hash=Y6GZYpWfCB" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1000005618.webp" title="1000005618.webp" width="200" height="214" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> KAK Russian secret exposed.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1170127" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170127" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170127">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> We make our own sourdough bread, sourdough tortillas, and sometimes other bread products. Sometimes even from our own grain mill. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Is your house steam powered? <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hello everyone,<br /> <br /> I&#039;m building an AI SAAS, and I&#039;m wondering if anyone has advice on how to get my first users ?<br /> I&#039;m a dev and I started building but I know at some point I&#039;ll have to start sales and marketing. <br /> I&#039;ve read a lot of stuff online about ads, and cold emailing, but I&#039;m wondering if anyone has specific advice about <br /> what works best when marketing a SAAS. <br /> <br /> Thanks.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 54694" data-quote="Private Witt" data-source="post: 1170133" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170133" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170133">Private Witt said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/66379/" target="_blank">View attachment 66379</a><br /> <br /> KAK Russian secret exposed. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ты меня разоблачил. Я русский агент в США, чтобы принести капитализм в угнетённую коммунистическую Америку.<br /> <br /> И у Румынии уж больно интересное название на этой карте.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 94829" data-quote="RicardoGrande" data-source="post: 1169948" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169948" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169948">RicardoGrande said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It&#039;s practically the only thing I see these days.<br /> One thing that makes me sad for this generation, even though I was an ADHD devil child and got into a whole heap of trouble, is that my parents set an example on how to &quot;wait&quot; growing up. It sort of became a habit over time, but I&#039;ll notice even if I&#039;m waiting 84 seconds to get a coffee from the counter at starbucks, I&#039;m usually the only person with their crane not necked down into a phone.<br /> It&#039;s nice mindfulness, keeps me away from doomscrolling or uneccessary anxiety from news. It also helped me be a better conversationalist, I like doing that &quot;elderly person chatting up&quot; thing whenever I&#039;m standing near people in lines or waiting on something or a restaurant meal. Kids won&#039;t have the patience or the (admittedly painful) lessons that will help them be better going into the future- how will that work out for them? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I go to the toilet in the pub and the young lads are reading their phone while weeing into the urinal. Like... wtf?!? People don&#039;t allow any time for the brain to think or be at peace. Phones are weird zombification machines.<br /> <br /> Says me, writing on my phone.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 83208" data-quote="Damien Boss" data-source="post: 1170137" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170137" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170137">Damien Boss said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Hello everyone,<br /> <br /> I&#039;m building an AI SAAS, and I&#039;m wondering if anyone has advice on how to get my first users ?<br /> I&#039;m a dev and I started building but I know at some point I&#039;ll have to start sales and marketing.<br /> I&#039;ve read a lot of stuff online about ads, and cold emailing, but I&#039;m wondering if anyone has specific advice about<br /> what works best when marketing a SAAS.<br /> <br /> Thanks. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Who already pays to solve the problem your product solves? Where can you find them?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Facebook groups for cities or towns can be a goldmine for finding customers for virtually any kind of service business. For the guys on here who don&#039;t know what business to start or don&#039;t know how to find customers, join the local groups for your city or town and see all of the services that people are requesting and willing to pay for.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1170138" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170138" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170138">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ты меня разоблачил. Я русский агент в США, чтобы принести капитализм в угнетённую коммунистическую Америку.<br /> <br /> И у Румынии уж больно интересное название на этой карте. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Da Comrade<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1000005621-webp.66383/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60137-18b151ef8ae5cac565231fa203654f87.jpg?hash=XP-m1xFOSF" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1000005621.webp" title="1000005621.webp" width="204" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170014" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170014" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170014">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If they tried to do that in Canada they would probably be beaten by <b>the cosplay gestapo</b> for not having a permit or paying enough taxes. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I laughed harder than I should have. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1170139" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170139" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170139">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I go to the toilet in the pub and the young lads are reading their phone while weeing into the urinal. Like... wtf?!? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I&#039;d be afraid that it falls into it lol</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 97942" data-quote="parabolic" data-source="post: 1170153" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170153" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170153">parabolic said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Facebook groups for cities or towns can be a goldmine for finding customers for virtually any kind of service business. For the guys on here who don&#039;t know what business to start or don&#039;t know how to find customers, join the local groups for your city or town and see all of the services that people are requesting and willing to pay for. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Also check the categories on your national Yellow Pages.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1170139" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170139" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170139">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I go to the toilet in the pub and the young lads are reading their phone while weeing into the urinal. Like... wtf?!? People don&#039;t allow any time for the brain to think or be at peace. Phones are weird zombification machines.<br /> <br /> Says me, writing on my phone. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>They&#039;re just intimidated by you being next to them in the urinal.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 34918" data-quote="MattR82" data-source="post: 1170184" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170184" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170184">MattR82 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> They&#039;re just intimidated by you being next to them in the urinal. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>&quot;Not even my mad Google skills will help someone find that, laddy boy&quot;<br /> <br /> Andy Black, 5 pints in at the urinal.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Did a <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> and took my 53lb kettelbell for a walk in the park today. Going to use a ruck as a warm up for working out and increase distance. Spine feels a little strained so going down to 35lb while I adjust to it</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 62811" data-quote="StrikingViper69" data-source="post: 1170208" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170208" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170208">StrikingViper69 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Did a <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> and took my 53lb kettelbell for a walk in the park today. Going to use a ruck as a warm up for working out and increase distance. Spine feels a little strained so going down to 35lb while I adjust to it </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Best piece of work out gear I’ve ever bought. I covered it in good duct tape to give it strength.<br /> <br /> It’s softer than an iron weight, contours to the bag better and distributes the weight more evenly in the pack.<br /> <br /> Might be worth a try. Or knife it open and dump 20 pounds out and make 40 and a 20. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/img_0260-webp.66406/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60149-1eb005aae01333ad353031b14ad7e9cf.jpg?hash=T5gTVTMPSi" class="bbImage " style="" alt="IMG_0260.webp" title="IMG_0260.webp" width="200" height="382" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1170210" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170210" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170210">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Best piece of work out gear I’ve ever bought. I covered it in good duct tape to give it strength.<br /> <br /> It’s softer than an iron weight, contours to the bag better and distributes the weight more evenly in the pack.<br /> <br /> Might be worth a try. Or knife it open and dump 20 pounds out and make 40 and a 20. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/66406/" target="_blank">View attachment 66406</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I was thinking a bag of sand would work nicely for this. Good tip with the duct tape!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Kyle is going to get the whole forum into this. I&#039;ve been doing it for about a week now and I drag my little son with me. He doesn&#039;t get a pack though (yet)<br /> <br /> My calves feel like iron. Hits totally different than mountain biking!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Can anyone recommend any fun math activities for elementary school level? <br /> <br /> I have a first grader who is homeschooled but just did her first standardized test. She tested at the 9th grade level in reading comprehension / English / vocab (she is a bookworm from super early age) but was 85th percentile math for 1st graders. I think the discrepancy is just pure time spent on one over the other and wondering how I can make math a little more fun for her.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1170139" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170139" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170139">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I go to the toilet in the pub and the young lads are reading their phone while weeing into the urinal. Like... wtf?!? People don&#039;t allow any time for the brain to think or be at peace. Phones are weird zombification machines.<br /> <br /> Says me, writing on my phone. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Glad I&#039;m not the only one who&#039;s noticed all the weirdos scrolling on their phone while using a urinal. <br /> <br /> I spent a few days at a theme park recently and noticed SO MANY people who did this. Not only is it gross, but really? You can&#039;t put down your phone to pee??</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1170232" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170232" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170232">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Kyle is going to get the whole forum into this. I&#039;ve been doing it for about a week now and I drag my little son with me. He doesn&#039;t get a pack though (yet)<br /> <br /> My calves feel like iron. Hits totally different than mountain biking! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Maybe we should make this into a thread.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 135951" data-quote="Bounce Back" data-source="post: 1170242" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1170242" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1170242">Bounce Back said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Can anyone recommend any fun math activities for elementary school level?<br /> <br /> I have a first grader who is homeschooled but just did her first standardized test. She tested at the 9th grade level in reading comprehension / English / vocab (she is a bookworm from super early age) but was 85th percentile math for 1st graders. I think the discrepancy is just pure time spent on one over the other and wondering how I can make math a little more fun for her. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I think the best thing you can do for a child with math is to make it apply to real problems. If I have two Barbie dolls and Ken wants to take them for a ride, how many people would there be?<br /> <br /> Counting money is always a lot of fun, and can be done tangibly, which is far more entertaining than telling them to do it.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve heard the states also have the sales tax alongside the product, which could be a great way to teach percentages to stretch them.<br /> <br /> Telling time can be done throughout the day as small tests, and can be enjoyable with no pressure attached.<br /> <br /> This looked like an excellent site that I found:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="464303" data-url="https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/first-grade-1" data-host="www.k5learning.com" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.k5learning.com%2Fsites%2Fall%2Ffiles%2Fgrade-1-math-worksheet.gif&amp;hash=08f594e2855e2bec3685a208c65cdc73&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.k5learning.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/first-grade-1" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> First Grade Math Worksheets | K5 Learning </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Free 1st grade math worksheets, organized by topic. Number charts, addition, subtraction, telling time, comparing &amp; ordering numbers, counting money, measurement, geometry, word problems and more. No login required.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.k5learning.com%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&amp;hash=206f8b4474e7feb2db981ff698e09cee&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.k5learning.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.k5learning.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> The worksheet seems to have themes of applying maths to real-world items to make it more tangible.<br /> <br /> <hr /><br /> <b>Note: I misread the post and originally posted for a 15-year-old to learn physics and maths. Regardless, I refuse to delete it as I think some may find it helpful.</b><br /> <br /> I did chemistry for three years at university. Here are the big takeaways on how to survive and enjoy mathematics.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: 22px">Apply it to something.</span></b><br /> <br /> Whenever I would learn something new within math, I&#039;d be given the concept &amp; told the formula triangle to memorise. What was barely taught (and needed to be) was <b>how it applies to real problems.</b><br /> <br /> I joked about saying that &quot;trigonometry is useless&quot; until I had to figure out the height of a four-story building, only using a pitch angle and a base measurement.<br /> <br /> Here is an example:<br /> <br /> First, teach the basics of trigonometry (Pythagoras, sohcahtoa), then give questions that apply to a problem, like: <i>&quot;I&#039;m an ancient Egyptian and I&#039;d like to build a pyramid. I have an angle of X and a base to centre length of Y. How tall will my pyramid be?&quot;</i> Something silly like that. Of course, start them off small, but look to apply it to real things.<br /> <br /> Another one: Teach them the idea of compound interest (alongside iterative formulas), then give them a $10 bill. Firstly, state to them that you will loan this money to Mom and Dad, and as a reward for lending to both of them, you&#039;ll give them an X interest rate. If you do this for Y number of years, what will you receive from lending your money to us?<br /> <br /> Another one: Teach them about <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z96g3j6#zmbqwnb" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">moments</a>, then get two spanners (one double the length of the other) and a firm piece of wood that is bolted tightly. You can physically show them that the spanner, doubled the length, will take half of the required force. Bike gears are a great example of visual moments, too.<br /> <br /> An extra tip is to apply it to something they are interested in. Most math is stale until you find an application that can engage you.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: 22px">Understand The Variables</span></b><br /> It&#039;s a common trope that algebra is the worst. I thought the same until I saw the beauty of how an equation fits together. The biggest tip is understanding the variables from their units, not words.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s an example: the relationship of <i>mass (g), density (g/cm3), and volume (cm3).<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1748026138545-webp.66425/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60159-bfdb2bac76569dc50995834da4d7e570.jpg?hash=0NEzGtGtL-" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1748026138545.webp" title="1748026138545.webp" width="141" height="84" loading="lazy" /></a></i><br /> <br /> Most will look at this and try to learn it by learning the words. That is super difficult, making solving problems with many variables hard. The better way to visualise it is to understand the <b>International System of Units</b> (SI) notation (such as g for grams, w for watts, etc. and how they can be divided or multiplied together to create new ways of representing values.<br /> <br /> Once you understand SI units, it gets easier to pick out variables from problems, which makes the equation easier to solve. You pick out the units from the problem and then plug them into each part of the equation.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1748026414342-webp.66426/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60160-a9753fb564e41a2ae589bdb4affb503e.jpg?hash=VqwQsfyzSk" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1748026414342.webp" title="1748026414342.webp" width="213" height="77" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> Another way to look at it is that the left side will equal the right side after all is done, so if you do some cancellation;<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1748026672261-webp.66427/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/60/60161-c41b7e2cf88595e385ec4ecd5c056b4a.jpg?hash=PpSomV10Vf" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1748026672261.webp" title="1748026672261.webp" width="436" height="144" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> You&#039;ll arrive on both sides, equaling each other. Me proving g = g seems silly, but that<b> shows that all variables relate to each other because they equal one another,</b> which is foundational to algebra and equational mathematics. That&#039;s how you can get single SI units (m, kg, A, K, mol) to combine then and make more complicated representations of values (eg pressure, kg/m*s2)<br /> <br /> Once you understand that, rearranging is easy. If you want density, you know that the SI units for it are g/cm3, which means <b>grams (g) divided by volume (cm3). </b>That is, after all, the units for density.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: 22px">A Recommended Series</span></b><br /> <br /> This series is an absolute godsend for how physics applies to the real world, and it changed much of my attitude towards how I viewed mathematics. Very enjoyable to watch.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="XrNGWcdZ6GY"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XrNGWcdZ6GY?wmode=opaque&list=PLy_tXNON0VPLLOhmFzzrnZbI3foookKUf" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrNGWcdZ6GY&amp;list=PLy_tXNON0VPLLOhmFzzrnZbI3foookKUf" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrNGWcdZ6GY&amp;list=PLy_tXNON0VPLLOhmFzzrnZbI3foookKUf</a></span></i><br /></div>
 

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