My wife would notice in a few hours, and be panicked in less than 12. Work would notice in <12-16 hours weekdays, <60 hours weekend.

My father, back in the 90s, got into a fist fight with 2 guys over this, they had a boom box, he got stitches because one of their girlfriends came up from behind and hit him in the head with the radio. He was hot tempered. Glad you weren’t drawn into a confrontation and used your head.

Second this, it was the largest blocker, but also time, with other classes and the cadence of the school year, that didn’t align well with the real world timeframes.

Know - no

Hold theories - still no (definitely many lost to history)

Of the modern documented set, it seems like there are decent theories, but far from definitive. I’d go as far as to say there’s a 50/50 chance that the field is right about at least 1 instance, see Pasteur.

Agreed it’s toward the direction, but too far to say it’s substantial.

I was unaware that these creatures had an entire pseudo science, but I guess it makes sense. But the definition of knowledge is antithetical to this entire study, since at it’s core it studies the undetermined. No question is stupid, but this is blatantly ignorant. Still I’m glad you asked it because I learned something new

WTF RI?

They’re saying don’t cast blame, instead move from a position of empathy to open their eyes. Certainly they made a bad decision, but they’re uneducated, poor and likely brainwashed, which is only reinforced by negative action. Their plight is an opportunity to commiserate and bring clarity to the situation.

Isn’t that a whippoorwill?