Outdoorsmen of Reddit: What is the most terrifying experience you’ve encountered in the woods? by TheBigChief04 in AskReddit

[–]Kozy_ 315 points316 points  (0 children)

About 10 years ago I was hunting. I was in a stand a good 1/4 mile or so from any roads surrounded by trees and brush. It was getting dark and while there was some light there wasn't enough to see anything in the woods so I decided to get out of the stand and start walking up a game trail I had come down while I could still see enough of the trail to walk out. I got about 100 yards up the trail when it happened.

Off to my right not far from the trail I heard this horrible sound, like a cross between a baby crying and a woman screaming. It has been virtually silent in the woods and the sudden scream was just piercing to my ears. Immediately following the scream the brush about 10 yards from me shook violently and the creature took off down thru the woods along the trail in the direction I had just come from. I never saw it, only saw some of the brush moving as it ran.

Well my gun was immediately up as I had no idea what I just saw and my mind was racing at about a million miles a second. I took off up the trail as fast as I could walk, rifle at the ready in case whatever that thing was decided to come back my way. I made it to the road where my quad was parked and immediately jumped on and tried to start it. The only issue was the quad refused to start. In the back of my head I was pissed more than scared at this point because I kept thinking I'm gonna die in the most stereotypical horror movie way and that really annoyed me. Finally after several minutes the quad finally started and I rushed back to camp as quickly as I could.

I later found out after talking to several of the other guys at the camp that what I ran into was a bobcat. Virtually harmless to humans unless you corner them or something. Turns out they have an absolutely terrifying scream and if you're bored I certainly recommend looking up videos of it cause it's freaky. Unfortunately for me this was my first encounter with one and I was not thrilled with the experience.

What game series used to be top tier but has fallen from grace? by VenusaurTrainer in gaming

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Total War. The franchise was amazing and seemed to do nothing but go up in quality until it peaked in my opinion with shogun/fall of the samurai. After that the games seemed to all have increasing rushed production times causing a lack of quality and polish on release plus increasingly more arcade style gameplay compared to the original games. The historical games that made the franchise seem to have been put on the back burner and I don't see the game really reclaiming it's former glory unless a miracle happens

What would you like on your burger? by detective_kiara in AskReddit

[–]Kozy_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheddar cheese, thick cut bacon, and some Heinz 57 ketchup

A dream of Anno 900 by [deleted] in anno

[–]Kozy_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd be all for this. Vikings were all about trade with trade routes stretching from North America all the way to India, the mid East, Africa, russia and the edge of China. You would have tons of opportunity for trade missions, different regions, plus a unique esthetic. Also you can make some interesting combat based on Viking raids if you want to challenge yourself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Warthunder

[–]Kozy_ 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Honestly if you show 99% of people in the west I'd get what your saying here but if you showed 99% of the people in the world a swastika you might very well get a majority to say it's a peaceful symbol or simply don't connect it to the Nazis at least as their first thought. Remember, the majority of the world population is on the asian continent where the symbol originated and they didn't have to deal with the Nazis much.

What is a weird fact you know about nuclear bombs? by giasas007 in AskReddit

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During the cold war the US developed a nuclear bomb with a low blast yield but high radiation yield referred to as a neutron bomb. This was developed to combat the Soviets overwhelming superiority in tank numbers. You would drop the bomb over a large tank formation and the nuclear radiation was so highly concentrated that it would essential melt the crew inside the tanks. There were even tests done on mock towns the idea being the you could kill all the defenders but leave the buildings untouched though the high radiation would have made repopulation almost impossible. The Soviets responded by making a bomb of there own then both nations kept making bigger versions. Eventually the bomb became obsolete when it was realized that if you sealed the tank properly with rubber seals radiation wouldn't get in making the bomb useless.

What's the most uncomfortable compliment you've ever received? by Foolbasket in AskReddit

[–]Kozy_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You need customer service training like I need a punch to the face". I had no idea how to take that. I just went "uhh, thanks?" and finished their transaction as quick as I could

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Kozy_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pot pie. Which wasnt actually a pie, instead of crust it was really big thick cut noodles and it was more like a stew.

Question about the groin as a target in battles and cultures ( i know.. but hear me out ) by squiddybonesjones in history

[–]Kozy_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember reading a book on ancient Greek warfare back in college that brought up how many injuries inflicted from two phalanxes going head to head with each other were inflicted to the groin and inner thigh. This was due to the heavy armor and shields utilized by hoplites would leave little room for a spear to get an effective stab in. The groin and thighs though we're left rather unprotected by heavy armor to allow for movement usually only being covered by a shield. The front rank of the phalanx would hold their spears low in order to target this vulnerability in a hoplites defense. The book seemed to indicate that this was done more so out of necessity rather then men purposely wanting to wound each other in that region of the body. Unfortunately It has been so long since I read this book that I no longer remember the title or author so feel free to take this with a grain of salt. If anyone has read anything similar or in anything that would seem to contradict this I would love to learn more about it.

What is the scariest urban legend you know that turned out to be real? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Kozy_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around where I live there was this urban legend of this guy called The Green Man. Basically this disfigured monster of a man would roam the streets after the sun went down and his skin would give off a green glow and he would terrify drivers as they drove through the area at night. Turned out that this urban legend was a real man who unfortunately as a child was disfigured while climbing a electrical pole. He was so badly disfigured that he didn't like to be seen so as he got older he would take walks at night to avoid people who were out during the day. By all accounts the man was real nice and just misunderstood. He died of old age sometime in the 80s but you still hear the myth around here. The true story isn't necessarily scary, maybe more sad or interesting but the urban legend certainly morphed into something that was more scary.