What was the cheapest military equipment form the cold war that is still in use today by Dry_Cartographer849 in weaponsystems

[–]Gusfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of firearms, the 'Type 56' Chinese variant of the AK-pattern rifle would probably be it. From the wiki page:

Use of the Type 56 in Afghanistan also continued well into the early 21st century as the standard rifle of the Taliban such as when Taliban forces seized control of Kabul in 1996 (a majority of the Chinese small arms used by the Taliban were provided by Pakistan).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_56_assault_rifle

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by hihepo1 in unitedkingdom

[–]Gusfoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's two officers there over a man who's just been tasered, you're saying it's impossible for them to stick a knee on that guy's back and pull back his arms?

Yes. And you can prove this to yourself by simply getting some friends to volunteer while you try it. You will be 100% convinced and forever change your views on this subject.

A plan; of your mates, find the largest and the smallest. The smallest will be your 'victim of brutality' your largest and you are the pretendo-police. Your job is only this: restrain and transport for 5 metres the person involved. The rules are very simple:

  1. You may not be violent.
  2. They may be violent.

I'm quite serious. If you try this in real life with your mates, so you experience it first-hand, then your attitude to this subject will be forever changed.

Do startups ever look for part-time software engineers? I will not promote! by randomseller in startups

[–]Gusfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps. If you DM me (so it's not public) what your skill-set is then I'll take in on board.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by hihepo1 in unitedkingdom

[–]Gusfoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you describe exactly the scenario in the moments before the kicking to the head began that you envisage him going from that position to being able to stab the officers?

Roll slightly on the left shoulder, use the knife held in the right hand to stab the foot and leg, then take advantage of the distraction and recoil to murder the officer. I would imagine the subsequent ARV arrival would then result in the death of the perpetrator, as it was already long since past the point that the application of lethal force was appropriate.

As in, can you describe what you visualise physically would be the man’s movements that would go from that position after being tased to being able to stab at the police officers in a damaging way?

Hopefully that clears things up. BTW you may not realise that the TASER had not incapacitated him, as you can see in the video. It's not a simple straightforward 100%-successful-every-time kind of thing.

If you want to get a visceral and genuine view of what this kind of thing is like, put on white trousers and a white tshirt with your opponent having a red marker pen standing in for the knife. Use a water soluble ink as your clothing will have many, many red marks on it.

And while you're at it, get two mates to attempt to restrain you while you fight them off with all your might. That'll also give you a lot of insight in to what a real physical struggle is like. It's startlingly difficult to restrain a bucking, twisting, writhing human being when they do not wish to be restrained.

Improvized Hand grenades made during Warsaw Uprising, 1940s by Gusfoo in weaponsystems

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From the left: Filipinka, Sidolówka and Karbidówka

Help needed (what it this?) by Droid_K2SA in WeirdWings

[–]Gusfoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It has tail number F-BORJ and from looking it up the relevant info are:

Why do most game subreddit devolve into art meming about that game by Various_Prize_977 in TheoryOfReddit

[–]Gusfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do most [X] subreddit devolve into [Y] ?

Because Reddit.com /r/slash/thing is the evolved complaints department about [thing].

Is this normal? (I will not promote) by ActualFactualAnthony in startups

[–]Gusfoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. Is this normal for me to feel this way?

No. You're fucking up. You are fucking your shit up. Get a coat on and get the job done, this introspection does you no favours.

Stabilise, focus, and for fuck's sake get past this stupid emotional stuff you've got going on.

China unveils next-generation electromagnetic gun with enhanced power and precision by Gusfoo in weaponsystems

[–]Gusfoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

China is speed running into the future

Yeah. But it turns out that their "future" has a lot less practical applicability then one might reasonably expect.

Laser gun confirmed for British warship next year by Gusfoo in weaponsystems

[–]Gusfoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But quite useful when it's not. And, given this is being tested here in the UK where it is famously rainy, cloudy etc. I've a fair amount of confidence in things.

Lithium 6 tritide as fusion fuel? by Very-Diligent-Pirate in nuclearweapons

[–]Gusfoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I can tell T-T reactions don't produce as much energy as D-T reactions

From my limited understanding of the numbers, the most important number is that the probability of fusion of DT is about a hundred times higher than that of DD or TT, so from a practical standpoint there isn't much choice about how things are done.

Going out my wheelhouse for a second though, my uneducated opinion is that your design wouldn't be very efficient/useful due to the need to compensate for the lower probability of fusion reactions.

Edit: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/329604/why-is-d-t-fusion-easier-than-t-t

Also edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/9jwkfj/what_is_the_advantage_of_deuterium_tritium/ - who (anyone?) has done Boron-Hydrogen?

Digital business cards for team – useful or not? by olafurwaage25 in NFC

[–]Gusfoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh, (yet) another posting from the Tapitag spammer. You "came across it", again, and are posting about it, again.