For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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[–] 101 points 2 years ago (15 children)

It’s concrete, not cement. (Sidewalks for example, or foundations of buildings, etc)

Cement is an ingredient in concrete.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It's "cement concrete," or in other words, concrete with a cementitious binder (e.g. lime, Portland cement, pozzolan, fly ash, etc.).

    That's in contrast to "asphalt concrete" (the black stuff roads are often paved with), which is concrete with a heavy petroleum (asphalt, a.k.a. bitumen) binder.

    "Concrete" just means aggregate plus a fluid binder that cures and hardens. Arguably, things like epoxy quartz countertops and terrazzo flooring are "concrete," too.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Fair point. I usually just correct people when they are talking about cement concrete. I’ve never actually heard of “asphalt concrete”

    I just inherited this quirk from my dad is all

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Serious question, but is a cement mixer actually full of concrete and not cement then?

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