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I think I'm finally starting to understand you guys. The numbers tell me that y'all really like cheap $#!t, and your comments are giving me a slightly different version of the story.
One that I've also figured out, you want to see the cheap stuff - That's also the good stuff! So we went looking for the least expensive keyboard on the market, but one that is still fully- *clickety clack* mechanical, and, without any of that "MeCHaNicAL FEeL" marketing malarkey either. So here we go then, a roundup of the 9 cheapest true mechanical keyboards on Amazon. Enjoy! :) The be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900's modular design supports a variety of different layouts and configurations. Click on the link in the video description to learn more. First up is our audience's favorite brand, apparently. Redragon products have been, "flying" off the shelves, like "fire". Since our last peripheral roundup, available here https://casinoslots.sg/genesis-casino. This is the Redragon K551 Vara. The product page says it is, Built like a tank, and actually we're inclined to agree. It's splash proof and the exposed steel backplate is sturdy, not to mention heavy AF. It's got double shot injection key caps with a Gamer-y, but very readable legend over top of what they describe as Cherry Green equivalent switches, but they both look and feel a lot more like blues if you ask me. With that in mind then the typing experience is pretty good, but the key caps are a little on the slippery side, and keystrokes produce a metallic twang, that like country music you'll either love or hate. The backlight has a generous 10 steps of brightness including off, But unfortunately only one effect, Breathing. Though an RGB version is available, and there's an unlit one as well in case you want to save $2. Aula's Demon King is a tenkeyless with, according to the box, its own branded Aula mechanical blue switches, but it turns out that they're actually just Gateron Blues, and the diagram on their website is a ripoff of Razer's marketing materials for their Razer Green Switches produced by Kailh. Anywho, the keyboard itself is nice and heavy, But with more deck flex than other keyboards in our roundup and typing is overall... OK. Due in large part to the laser engraved key caps whose width and raised corners are debatably fine, But whose key cap wobble is not. The dual-purpose keys have the symbols beside each other rather than stacked, so the backlit version that we're assuming exists can illuminate both, but on ours it's just kind of hard to read, or funny. My favorite keys are the "5%" key and the "1!" *lolz* On that subject, there's also an indicator light for Num Lock even though there's no number pad. It's a decent board overall, if you don't mind the annoyingly narrow enter key since it uses the European ISO layout rather than the North American ANSI. The next keyboard on our list isn't a mechanical keyboard at all. It's the Airfox K500 Irina Kaptelova, named after a Russian actress for some reason. We're actually including this one just to highlight how easy it is for people with little experience with mechanical keyboards to order the wrong thing. This one is in Amazon's mechanical keyboard category even though it uses scissor key switches. For what it's worth though, she feels a little cheap, but she types pretty nice if you're into low profile switches. If Apple made a mechanical keyboard aimed at gamers with a rainbow, LED Scheme at- Okay, It's not very Apple-y at all but, the tenkeyless Z77 from E-Element is actually pretty sweet anyway. It's Outemu Blue switches are a little louder than Cherry MX Blues, but otherwise they offer a very similar tactile experience, and they also have some extra brackets around the cross that are supposed to increase stability. But it should be added you won't be able to add your own sound dampening O-Rings. The build quality feels solid and even though the backlight colors can't be changed on this version, It comes pre-loaded with nine effects that are easy to control without the use of software.
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Rogue Waves literally come out of nowhere to crash against boats and ships with such terrible impact that many have been sunk because of them. And because the conditions that cause them are so unpredictable and random, nobody can really prepare for them! Maybe that’s what happened to the Scorpion, unless the Soviets blew them in half.... If you don't believe me, look up some of the Rogue Waves that were caught on Deadliest Catch, that'll scare the pants off anyone!! 6. Bimini Road All roads lead to Rome, and many people are wondering if that’s the case with Bimini Road in the Bahamas.
Researchers and archaeologists of all kinds have come to study the huge, flat stones that are set perfectly for about half a mile long. However it is hard to say for sure what it is and how it got there. Some think that it might be the road to the lost city of Atlantis and that it might be lying there, buried in the sand. Geologists that have drilled into the road say that the stones are actually a natural phenomenon and that the rock has been weathered by erosion, making them look like perfect stones. The Sci Fi Channel did an investigation and they reported finding an entire second layer of rocks that were cut in the same way http://oncasinogames.com/instadebit-casinos/. So, was it placed by an advanced civilization or did they just happen to be cut perfectly by nature? 5. Red Tide Some of these phenomena are downright deadly. Such as the infamous Red Tide. No, not the Alabama football team, the actual Red Tide! This event is one of the most dangerous things threatening the ocean and its inhabitants, and it even threatens humanity. Red Tide is an event created by Red Algae when it grows "out of control". It's so toxic that it kills all fish and plants that are underneath it, and if it washes up on the shores of land it can hurt humans too. It can even affect the air, making breathing difficult. These harmful algal blooms are getting bigger every year, possibly due to global warming. They have also contributed to the deaths of hundreds of marine mammals and has cost coastal economies tens of millions of dollars every year. This event is one that is causing scientists to scramble in order to prevent it from becoming a massive problem, but it's not easy. They are trying to predict the harmful blooms to try to minimize the harm it causes. 4. The Convergence The Convergence is another name for the meeting of the Baltic Sea with the North Sea in Skagen, Denmark. These are two bodies of water that very naturally come together off the coast of Denmark. Here’s a map so you can see what I’m talking about!! Seems pretty legit. Except, when you look at it? You can literally see the divide. You can tell which sea is which in both look and color, and no one knows why this happens. There is even the urban legend that these bodies of water mix below the surface, deep down, but this most likely isn’t true. The scientific explanation is that each sea has different temperatures and levels of salinity which keeps them separate. This happens in many places around the world where seas and oceans communicate with each other, although to varying degrees. Think about it, these are massive creatures, weighing numerous tons and are sometimes longer than a bus! Yet, they get washed up on the beach, and not just a few inches, but sometimes several yards. How does that happen? How does the water have enough grit and power on a beach to throw a whale?
Now, a dead whale might be easier to explain, but most beached whales are alive, so...how does this happen? Whales are excellent navigators but somehow they get stranded in shallow water and on beaches and sometimes, it looks like it was on purpose!!! Marine biologists argue that military sonar experiments are hurting the whales ability to navigate properly but scientists still don’t know why this happens. There are many reasons to explain why one whale might get beached but mass strandings are a much stranger problem. 9. The Green Flash While not technically an ocean thing, it's a series of events that is influenced by the ocean. If you look at the sunrise or sunset over certain bodies of water, you'll sometimes see a "green flash". Have any of you seen it?? Let me know in the comments because I used to live near the beach but have never seen a green flash myself! It's apparently very brief, but it happens, and it has confused people for centuries!! It was first seen as an omen by sailors, but later on, it was revealed to be a mix of atmospheric conditions and the reflection of the water to make the light around the sun disperse in a way that can turn it green. Because of its rarity and beauty, many have been inspired by the Green Flash, including a recent episode of Pokemon where one of the Pocket Monsters actually evolved after seeing the Green Flash, and actually had green eyes to match it. 8. Underwater Volcanoes Now, everyone's heard of a Volcano, but, when you think of them, you likely think about the massive body of land rising from the depths, or a long dormant entity erupting with great power and destroying everything in its path like Pompeii. Yet, under the water, volcanoes erupt more than you think. In fact, it happens in a way that is both mysterious, and beautiful. Because of their location in the deep sea, they rarely rise above the surface, yet, they still produce magma. A lot of it, actually. And this is where one of the mysteries comes into play. The depths and pressure make it so that the water doesn't boil, becoming a "supercritical liquid". Or, something that isn't a solid, or a liquid. What is it exactly? it's hard to say. There are many things still to be studied and explored, including what kind of life is able to survive around these underwater volcanoes! 7. Rogue Waves Anyone who's sailed in seas with massive waves know that there are several things to fear. But few are as terrifying and fearsome as Rogue Waves. Though there are explanations as to why they happen, it doesn't help the ships that get hit by them. From beached whales to bioluminescence, here are 13 mysterious ocean phenomena! 13. A Steaming Sea While not unknown in terms of cause, it is still mysterious that this happens at all. Above certain bodies of water, depending on temperature and the weather around it, a sea or ocean can actually appear to "steam". It has also been called other things like a foggy or smokey sea.
What happens is that the winds can bring in cold air, and then mix with the warmer temperatures that are just above the bodies of water. This can create steam, that doesn't rise very high, making it look like the ocean or the sea itself is boiling. It's very trippy, but thankfully for us all, the water isn't actually boiling, it's just a very cool illusion of sorts. 12. Sea Foam From "boiling" seas to seas that can apparently create foam, this is by and large one of the weirdest things that people can see if they go to the ocean. As you can see, it's literal foam, and it piles up rather high along the shoreline. Now, unlike the steam I showed you before, this one doesn't have a definitive explanation. Some scientists believe that there are Algae in certain waters that have a certain appearance. And when those Algae mix with the waters of the ocean or sea it can multiply and turn into a foam-like substance, and that substance sticks to the ground when it washes ashore. However, it's not fully proven, but in any case, it’s not a good idea to be rolling around in it just to be safe. And definitely don’t shave with it!! It might turn out badly for you. 11. The Mystery Of The USS Scorpion The USS Scorpion was a nuclear submarine that disappeared in 1968. It was a fast attack submarine and was known for its special operations. It was able to film a soviet missile launch and flee the scene before being caught. There were 99 crewmen aboard and when it tried to deliver a signal, and failed to return to port on time, it was presumed lost. The USS Scorpion is one of 2 nuclear submarines the US Navy has lost, the other one being the USS Thresher. Many have wondered what happened to it and its nuclear arsenal. This had led to many theories, both probable and not, about what happened to it. The submarine had a treasure trove of classified information and spy gadgets as well as nuclear torpedoes. Supposedly the government launched a full blown undercover investigation trying to locate it before it became public. The remains of the submarine were located 6 months later. The Navy had sound tapes that had recorded its destruction although it’s still not clear what caused the loss of the submarine. It was found split in half, 740 km off the coast of the Azores. And now for number 10 but first be sure to sub!! 10. Beached Whales You’ve probably all seen the pictures and footage of people trying to help a whale get off of the beach and into the water once more. It is a rare and impactful thing to see such a large creature stuck and helpless in the sand. But, have you ever asked...how did it get on the beach in the first place? You may have a better chance of getting hit by a meteor than winning the lottery, but that temptation to win the big jackpot is hard to resist. "Three days wasted looking through 200,000 lottery tickets.” “Those weren’t the lottery tickets. That was a test. THESE are the lottery tickets." After all, what harm could spending a few dollars do when the right ticket could completely change your life? Well, more than you think.
Before you start buying weekly scratch-offs or planning the mansion you'll be buying with your Powerball winnings, here are some lottery secrets you really oughta know... Preying on the poor States run their lottery programs because they consider it a harmless way to make money. CNN reported that, in 2014, the citizens of the 43 states with a lottery spent a whopping $70 billion on it… More than all other forms of entertainment "Which means Americans basically spent more on the lottery than they spent on America!” But the spending isn't distributed equally through the classes. North Carolina found the poorest counties had the highest lotto sales: "Out of the 20 counties with poverty rates higher than 20 percent, 18 had lottery sales topping the statewide average of $200 per adult." In other words, poorer people are more likely to spend more money on the lotto, because it represents a dream to get out of poverty. The government isn't completely innocent in giving poor people this dream, either. The lottery has been accused of targeting low-income communities through their advertisements Crystall Ball. "Can I ask you, if you won all the money, what would you do with it?" “Bunch of hookers and cocaine.” "Oh OK, that’s not good. We were hoping for a different answer.” A Carnegie Mellon study found that "lotteries set off a vicious cycle that not only exploits low-income individuals' desires to escape poverty but also directly prevents them from improving upon their financial situations." So, states may be increasing their money flow, and that's good. But they're doing it by keeping poor people poor. That's not good. Scratch-off blues People don't just get hooked on the regular, "pick your numbers" lottery. Scratch-offs are huge business. A common assumption is that since the payouts are smaller, the chances of winning are better. But no: all lottery chances are objectively horrible. “Down to my last lottery ticket. Cherry. Cherry! Mule. Crud!” In New York, the scratch-off with the best payoff averages a payout of 88 cents per dollar. This $30 "Win $1 Million a Year for Life" ticket is so good, you'll only lose $3.60 every time you play! That's still a lot better than the "Lucky Tripler," a not-so-lucky dollar scratch-off that pays out only 59 cents on the dollar. Most of the scratch-offs in the $1 to $10 range pay off around 61 cents per dollar, making them at least the second worst investment idea ever. "Aha, once again the conservative sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor! Oh! I'm ruined!" The lottery tax If the government called the lotto by its proper name, sales wouldn't be soaring — because the lottery should be called a tax. For starters, according to a 2002 paper by Professor Ross Rubenstein of Georgia State University, the lottery basically taxes you just for playing: "Although purchases of lottery tickets are 'voluntary,' the implicit tax on a dollar spent on a lottery product is not voluntary, just as sales taxes paid on purchased goods are not voluntary." But some analysts go even further and argue that the lottery itself is a tax, working the same way as an income tax or a property tax. Only instead of an income tax, where the government gets paid proportionately to what people make, the lottery taxes the poor by a ridiculously high margin. "I have a joke for you." “Ok.” “The government in this town is excellent and uses your tax dollars efficiently.” (Laughs) States have a pretty good incentive to keep this going. In 2009, 11 states made more money from the state lottery than they did from corporate income taxes. In Rhode Island, the lotto brought in more than twice as much as corporate taxes. But it's all worth it if you hit the jackpot, right? Well...even then the state governments get a juicy payout. Anyone who wins more than $600 will get the thrill of paying a 45-percent tax. Then...at least all that tax money is going to a good cause? Not so fast... Education Okay, so the lottery's not good for poor people, but it's helping schools, so we can't get rid of it. Think of the children, right? The California Lottery alone raised $1.39 billion and gave $97 million to the Los Angeles Unified School district for the 2014–2015 school year. This can't possibly have a downside. Can it? "They've used it for things like supplies, laptops, even tools for an automotive class." "Sockets, ratchets, wrenches, pliers...” Except that of course it has a downside. Often, the money goes into the state's general fund. From there, the money can be used for anything, which means the income from that "Education Lottery" doesn't always end up in schools. Even when states do allocate lottery money to education, legislators can factor all that sweet lottery cash into the budget and start giving out fewer government funds. In the end, education spending stays exactly the same — or gets worse. According to Russ Lopez, the spokesman for the California Lottery: "The California Lottery was created to supplement public schools. Not to totally fund public schools, not to resolve all their problems. [...] So we don't do a lot for schools; it's a modest contribution." Retailer scams Okay, the odds aren't great, and the wrong people are targeted, and schools don't actually get much of anything. But at least lotto winners get the fun of cashing in their tickets with no problems, right? Of course not. Lottery retailers scam people all the time! This isn't some ingenious, number-running business — it's a pretty simple con. They just...lie. Retailers will often take the winner's ticket and say, "This isn't a winner." Then, the retailer keeps the ticket and cashes in the winnings. It's not quite a brilliant scheme, but it works. Several states have had to conduct sting operations on retailers where customers have complained. The undercover cop gives the clerk a "marked" ticket and arrests them when they try to claim the winnings. "They found the store owner did scam the developmentally disabled woman out of her lottery winnings." Sure, that undercover cop might not get the same bragging rights as the guy who, say, infiltrated a Mexican cartel, but it does curb the rampant scamming. Winning to lose Even if everything else is bad about it, at least the lottery gives a new lease on life for the few lucky ones that defy the odds and win millions. Except, people don't usually do well with a sudden fortune. Forbes reports that a third of lottery winners end up bankrupt, and many more suffer from increased rates of depression, divorce, and suicide. That's not to say that every lottery winner throws all their earnings away, but a lot of them do. Billie Bob Harrell, Jr. is a particularly sad example of winning gone wrong. Harrell won $31 million, and only 20 months later he was broke and divorced, and eventually killed himself. Before he died, he said, "Winning the lottery is the worst thing that ever happened to me." Man, the lottery sucks. If you want to feel like a winner, there's a much better option out there: “Make sure the mushroom’s on top, and you put it in the hole. Then just wait. Jackprot!" Tips on playing on mobile casinos can be hard to come by, especially given how specific this area of gambling is in general. However mobile gambling is becoming more and more popular as people start to play more games on their mobile devices. Mobile devices have had a big impact on how online casinos work, while finding a good casino for your mobile can still be daunting.
This site will provide you with various tips and strategies for finding the best mobile casinos as well as what to avoid. You’ll also find out more general information about mobile casinos as well as get the latest online casino news. Check out the right sidebar of this page for articles and guides on mobile casinos. Remember that it’s best to check out user reviews on mobile casino sites before trying them out yourself. Nowadays it’s even possible to find mobile casinos which provide real money to gamble with. Be sure to read their terms and conditions as well as check their payout method before you sign onto such casinos as they may have some restrictions and rules in place. You’ll find more tips on playing on mobile casino sites within our various articles and videos. It’s important nowadays to get as much information as possible about a casino and to search around to ensure that you get the best deals. Online casinos usually offer special deals and welcome bonuses which give you an incentive to play on them over physical casinos. Some people have even made it a habit of hopping from one online casino to the next in order to get the best deals that they have at the time. This can be effective although it would take more work. Another approach is just to find a couple of good sites and stick to them, it’s up to you. If you decide to hop from casino to casino in search of the best deals remember that you still need to be careful with casino you choose to play on. Also keep in mind that mobile casinos would have time-limited offers and that such offers are easy to miss. As a result it’s best to check out casino news sites to find the latest and greatest offers. Remember to read the fine print when it comes to making use of a special offer as some offers by an online casino may have various restrictions attached. These restrictions would make the offer less than what it appears to be in effect. Thankfully there are still many good mobile casino sites if you are willing to look for them. Remember to check out reviews by users in order to find out if the casino is worthy of your attention or not. #3: WAITING Systems
These systems are probably the most effective at fooling unsuspecting marks because they are using mathematics and probabilities as the foundations of their system…BUT THEY ARE USING THEM INCORRECTLY. A patience-based system will have you WAITING for a certain event or series of events to occur before placing your bets, or some even use terms like ‘qualifying the table’. Using the pass line example again, one type of patience system would have you wait until the dice crap out THREE TIMES IN A ROW before placing a bet on the pass line. Why? Because according to their system, the odd of the dice not passing four times in a row are 8 to 1, so by waiting you have bypassed three losing hands and are ready to jump in with a statistical advantage! Well, the first part is true…you did just bypass three losing hands, but as far as having a “statistical advantage”, IT’S JUST NOT SO. Here’s the thing, if you wanted to flip a coin and before the first flip bet that it will come up heads four times in a row, then I would take that bet at 8 to 1 and neither of us would have an advantage because those are the true odds. However, if you flip a coin three times and it comes up heads each time, THEN come to me wanting me to bet 8 to 1 that it won't come up heads the fourth time, then I’ll tell you YOU’RE CRAZY. Any single flip of the coin has a 50/50 chance of heads or tail, REGARDLESS of what happened before that. I don’t care if you show me a coin that holds the world record for coming up heads 10,000 times in a row…the next flip is 50/50 either way. The same holds true with the dice. DICE HAVE NO MEMORY. They don’t know what they did the last three times or the last hundred times or what they’re supposed to do on the next roll. Each roll of the dice is independent of previous events. So, if you see any system out there touting betting strategies based on probabilities, make sure that the probabilities are calculated BEFORE any of the events are known. Don’t try to sell me a system that tells me to clock the last time an ELEVEN was thrown and after thirty rolls of the dice if you haven't seen an eleven then start betting it heavily because it’s due. The dice don’t know it’s due, so how do you? On any given roll of the dice, an eleven has a 1 in 16 probability of showing up. On any given roll of the dice, you have a 50/50 chance of winning your bet…either you do or you don’t, there’s no in between. #4: “Go with the flow” Systems There systems direct you to bet according to how the dice are rolling. If you walk up to the table and the shooter wins, then start betting on the pass line. If the shooter loses, the start betting on they don’t pass line. This way when the table is HOT, you are in on the ground floor of some money-making excitement, but if the dice are cold…you’re still in luck because you are betting against the dice. I’ll bet you can figure out what’s wrong with this system. It fails miserably when the dice are neither hot nor cold and they alternate from win and loss every other roll. The people that market these schemes are attempting to take advantage of on of the big craps myths…that the table is either HOT or COLD. The reality is that it’s usually LUKEWARM. Look in the classifieds, gambling related magazines, and most recently the Internet. They are all over the place. Someone hawking a system that is ‘guaranteed to win’ every time. Some scams try to sell their ’secrets’ cheap figuring that you won't mind dropping a few bucks just to see if there is anything to it. Others will try to peddle their systems for BIG BUCKS with the hopes that you will think that there really must be something to it if they are charging so much. They will make claims about how much money you can make with their system to try to justify the cost. They will have testimonials from satisfied customers to attempt to give them credibility.
Here is one thing I can guarantee…SHOW ME ANY SYSTEM AND I WILL SHOW YOU HOW IT FAILS. That is a challenge for any of you con artists out there. Why am I so confident about this? Because the mathematics of the game don’t lie. Now let me show you some of the most common way that systems are devised to make it look like they will work, and how they actually fail. #1: Progressive Betting Systems This is the most common type of system that is not only promoted for the game of Craps, but for other games as well. It doesn’t matter how elaborate the system is or where they have you placing the bets. The key point with systems that fall into this category is that at some points they will have you raising or lowering your bets based on the previous outcome. These systems are all just variations of the basic DOUBLE-UP system. The double-up system is very simple…you start with the table minimum bet. If you lose your bet, then on the one you bet twice as much so that when you win that bet you will recoup the loss from the previous bet. If you lose that one you just double-up again. Whenever you win you always drop back down to the minimum bet and start over. IT’S GUARANTEED TO WIN EVERY TIME…if there was not a MAXIMUM bet defined for the table. It’s for this reason that every table game not only has a minimum bet, they also have a maximum bet. The difference between the table minimum and maximum defines how many times a player can double-up and just how quickly these systems will fail. Most casino set the table minimum/maximum range so that a player can double-up no more than 10 times. A typical casino Craps table will have a $5 minimum and a $2000 maximum. Lets says you're just going to play the pass line. Let’s see how many times you can double-up: 5-10-20-40-80-160-320-640-1280- <BAM> you’ve hit the wall. And just how much did it cost you before you hit the wall? 5+10+20+40+80+160+320+640+1280=$2555…That’s quite an expensive lesson to learn. Most systems will tone down the double-up so that you’re not betting double, maybe 1.5x or less, but then they don’t have you dropping back down to the minimum after a win either. They will ALL eventually hit the wall on the table maximum given the right set of circumstances. #2: Bet Hedging Systems These systems crack me up. How anyone could fall for these scams is beyond me. What they have you doing basically is placing multiple bets at the same time that contradict each other so that if one loses the other one wins. WHAT IS THE SENSE? I’ve heard of one that has you playing both the pass line and they don’t pass line at the same time so that if you shoot a natural on the come out, it’s a wash. The goal is to have a point established so that you can take or lay the free odds and not have to worry about the come out roll. In the small print they’ll say “oh, by the way…if a 12 is rolled on the come out you will lose your pass line bet but it’s a push on they don’t pass line”. That’s a pretty big caveat and one that will kill you in the long run. But then they’ll say that “you can place a bet on the 12 on the come out to cover those instances”. Well, now you’re guaranteed to lose on every roll that’s not a 12 on the come out. There is not a combination of bets on the table that when placed at the same time gives the player a net advantage. EVERY bet on the table carries a house advantage except for FREE ODDS, and those a neutral. Don’t get fooled into thinking that you can hedge one bet with another and come up a winner consistently. |
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