The discussion revolves around the unusual topic of the U.S. Army checking mall Santas for head lice. One participant humorously speculates that the Army might be concerned about the health of mall Santas, suggesting that physicals could determine their fitness for duty. The idea is presented that a mall Santa, due to their distinctive appearance, would be an easy target in a combat situation, raising questions about their survivability. The conversation blends humor with a light-hearted critique of the Army's priorities.
So I spent the weekend listening to music and watching TV with the sound turned down. Can someone tell me why the US army is checking the mall Santas for head lice?
Perhaps the U.S. Army is concerned for the mall Santa's health... maybe performing physicals on the mall santas will determine if they can be sent to war. A mall santa would make a pretty large target, and I think they would have a hard time trying to survive.
Hey all. Looks like my 15 year anniversary of joining PF happened yesterday (while my internet was down). Just wanted to say thanks to everyone, staff and non-staff, for helping make PF such a wonderful community over the years. Here's to everyone at PF, current, past, or future. Cheers!
Similar to the 2024 thread, here I start the 2025 thread. As always it is getting increasingly difficult to predict, so I will make a list based on other article predictions. You can also leave your prediction here.
Here are the predictions of 2024 that did not make it:
Peter Shor, David Deutsch and all the rest of the quantum computing community (various sources)
Pablo Jarrillo Herrero, Allan McDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for magic angle in twisted graphene (various sources)
Christoph...