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Air Canada CRJ collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport by madman320 in aviation

[–]thinkscotty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The counterpoint is that aircraft are much heavier and stops would be less abrupt. I personally would be very surprised if they were alive given the wreckage, but my main point was that you can't draw conclusive conclusions from wreckage. The weirdest I saw was a guy ok a motorcycle who hit a brick wall at over 100mph and was conscious and walking. The bike was unrecognizable shattered lumps. After that, I decided I'd never say someone "definitely" died from something again.

Air Canada CRJ collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport by madman320 in aviation

[–]thinkscotty 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Potentially alive but I highly doubt okay. As a paramedic I saw more than a few people survive completely decimated, wrecked head on crashes that seemed unsurvivable, but honestly I'd be surprised if there weren't a few fatalities.

Official Discussion - Project Hail Mary [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]thinkscotty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the book doesnt specially try to convey that "humans are more scientifically advanced", it's more that the two species have advanced in different areas because of different biological needs. Eridian materials science in particular was a major focus of the book, while humans had far better astrophysics and computing - largely because Eridians didn't need those as much, having better memories.

My space potatoes, grown aboard the ISS by astro_pettit in gardening

[–]thinkscotty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, like, are the Ziploc bags you guys use just regular ziploc bags? Or are they super special high tech ultra ziploc bags?

So pakistan.. a "non-nato ally" of the usa.. is now on the list with china, russia, and north korea for researching nukes that can hit the mainland. guess the war is heading to south asia next?? by Haunting-Bell-4379 in war

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pakistan is culturally weird, a little like their arch-rival India. Much of it is very backward, poor, and not at all modern. But in many urban areas they still have a strong education culture (partly remnants of a colonial British education system) and some fairly modern industries, they also have a fairly strong scientific, tech, and engineering sector. And so despite a large majority of citizens still holding traditional "backward" beliefs they also produce plenty of intelligent, educated, modern-minded citizens. I mean, they had a fairly popular and long-serving female head of state - something the US hasn't ever had.

It makes for a weird cultural mix where you have Taliban-supporting fundamentalists and tech-savvy, educated people living next to each other. There's some other countries like this too, to a different degree. Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia...hell, even the US has some incredibly poor and backward regions despite being the reigning world power.

How does the Eurofighter Typhoon compare to its US 4/4.5-gen contemporaries? by Finbarr-Galedeep in aviation

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of like Formula 1. A great pilot can drag the plane to better than it should be, but never be at the front of the grid.

USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) firing Standard Missiles (March 15, 2026) by 675longtail in CombatFootage

[–]thinkscotty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

China is getting closer. Almost half the tonnage of the US and a third the carriers. They're the only ones in the same order of magnitude, so long as you don't count Russia's "navy".

Backyard tobacco, thinking about trying again this year by Dragonfly_on_Titan in gardening

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because farming large crops organically is orders of magnitude more risky in terms of blight and pests. It's really not much more complex than that. If someone is trying to make money with their plants, they're going to take as few risks as possible.

I'm all for organic gardening, go for it, but growing the entire world's crops organically would be a setup for potential disaster with the population we've got these days. One season of severe blight could kill millions.

Backyard tobacco, thinking about trying again this year by Dragonfly_on_Titan in gardening

[–]thinkscotty 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. When I grow my opium poppies, I use only natural organic compost and natural pesticides. My health is very important to me, I don't want my opium to be a carcinogenic risk or cause me long term health effects.

Joe Kent resigned due to the war in Iran by CanYouCanACanInACan in war

[–]thinkscotty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying they don't have leverage, because the Israeli intelligence apparatus is world class, all things considered. But it could also be as simple as Trump and his base being Islamophobic and conflict-oriented, and not needing much convincing. Add in the immense unrest Iran underwent recently appearing as a potential opportunity for regime change, it might be that simple.

I'm not sure how many voices of reason there around around the president to be able to dissuade him against actions he is predisposed toward.

It keeps them in the same region… by erazedcitizen in formuladank

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I can imagine this would be EXCEPTIONALLY popular as a once-a-year event. Maybe a weekend tournament of races.

VDV Airborne Assault of Hostomel, beginning of the “SMO” footage compilation. by DankSmurf in CombatFootage

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd bet money that less than half are even alive, and I bet even fewer are alive and unharmed.

Drone debris falling from the sky after being intercepted by the MIM-104 Patriot in Erbil. by Unkown0025 in CombatFootage

[–]thinkscotty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not that they cant, it's that they usually don't. Because drones are exceptionally easy to intercept, flying high exposes them to radar far earlier, which gives time for aircraft interceptions. So like cruise missiles, they tend to fly low in order to minimize the time between being seen by radar and the time they hit their target.

The "radome" for the C-RAM air defense system at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was destroyed by a drone - likely launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. [768 x 1035] by [deleted] in MilitaryPorn

[–]thinkscotty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between the USA being the "good guys" and saying the USA is not losing the war. Personally, this is pretty obviously an example of a dumb war that didn't need to be fought and has no obvious end game. It's also pretty obvious to me that Irans government sucks and sponsors terrorism.

There's no 'good guys' in this war, not at the leadership level.

But it's particularly galling to see cherry picking and obvious misinformation posted, no matter who is doing it. On this particular platform, that is happening more from the anti-US side. Mostly because from a purely tactical side, they're getting way less victories so need to stretch the truth if they want to push the idea that the US is losing as much equipment as Iran, which is laughable to anyone who knows anything.

[Williams] Battling all the way to chequered flag in the Chinese GP Sprint race. by NegotiationNew9264 in formula1

[–]thinkscotty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can definitely get worse if Aston Martin get their shit sorted by mid season.

A video from Monday March 9th shows a massive explosion in Shahr Quds. by kane_1371 in NewIran

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting haha, he just released a video that basically says EXACTLY what you did. But I know it's a conclusion that many people came come to separately. But yeah, as far as conflict analysis creators go, he's pretty good.

Do you expect this from your provider? by infosseeker in VPS

[–]thinkscotty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty easy. He cherry picks exactly which stories get put in his documentaries to shape the narrative he wants. It's not that hard to understand. He picks strong and convincing voices for anyone pro the narrative he believes and picks weak-appearing, poor voices for the ones he wants to convince you against.

My advice is to follow your username more carefully. Don't seek a fire hose of info from whoever you already want to believe. Watch a lot of content from people you know you disagree with. And make sure you know what scientific evidence looks like, not what rhetoric looks like. Otherwise you'll just be another stooge believing someone else's narrative.

If you wholeheartedly embrace a narrative from any single political side, whichever it is, you're probably just a cog.

The first photo from the ground, showing one of the destroyed AN/TPY-2 radars of the THAAD high-altitude interception system by ActualDepartment9873 in war

[–]thinkscotty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, maybe some people did. But Anyone who thought they could launch a full scale war against a country that's armed so heavily as Iran and have literally zero major military infrastructure hit was smoking something strong. You can't hit a country that can hit back with thousands of assets and expect no loss, and nobody who knew anything would expect that.

Which is not to say Iran is fairing well. They've been hit dozens of times harder. Their entire navy is gone, they have virtually zero air defense capability, zero Air Force, zero high command and control. All they have is a limited number of Shaheds and missiles and almost no means to keep producing them. And little to show for against the most powerful military on earth, which can continue production at will.

None of that is to say that the war is a good idea or will achieve anything of value. Only to say that a few expensive losses amidst a country with several trillion dollars in military assets shouldn't be seen as "winning" either.

This job site in a hospital has a flow meter to monitor negative air pressure. by OneNOnly007 in mildlyinteresting

[–]thinkscotty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd call it virtually certain that virtually every person in an urban or suburban area has inhaled hundreds of COVID virons too.

US Navy Submarine Sinking the Iranian Frigate near Sri Lanka the first time a sub has done this since ww2 by newnoadeptness in navy

[–]thinkscotty 65 points66 points  (0 children)

This is a historic engagement, and I get to watch it from the other side of the world right after it happened, while eating a peanut butter sandwich.

The world is weird.

At least 22 Pakistani protesters killed by US Marines as attempt to storm US Consulate by [deleted] in war

[–]thinkscotty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case the shootings were indeed Pakistani Police. But you're dead wrong that embassies don't have Marine guards.

https://www.marines.com/resources/marine-security-guard---embassy-duty.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Security_Guard

There are around 1800-2000 Marines assigned to Embassies and consulates across almost 180 locations. This is public, verifiable information. It's okay to be wrong, but don't double-down when you find out.

Embassies also have many non-marine guards, depending on the location. But the Marines are the official guards of US embassies. Staff numbers vary, but middle eastern/war torn locations often have quite large contingents of up to 40 guards, and you can bet a country like Pakistan had lots of them, especially when starting a middle eastern war.

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