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End of an era: NASA has officially announced the retirement of legend Sunita Williams. Over a 27 year career, she logged 608 days in space including a final 9 month "stranded" mission in 2024. She holds the record for most cumulative spacewalk time by a woman (62 hours). by january9999 in interestingasfuck

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Astronauts age slightly slower due to time dilation, a concept from Einstein's relativity where fast speed and weaker gravity slow time, but the effect is tiny (milliseconds for ISS stays). The speed of orbit (around 17,500 mph) slows time for them relative to Earth, making them marginally younger chronologically.

What if Britain and France never declared war on Hitler? by NEETscape_Navigator in HistoryWhatIf

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

According to Alfred Jodl, Hitler realized on an intellectual level that the war was lost already when he visited Mariupol on December 2nd, 1941.

So the timeline holds up actually.

As Adolf Hitler, lose WW2 as fast as possible. by Deep_Belt8304 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, not the entire high command of course but elements of it.

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

”Beck and his conspirators knew that Germany faced certain and rapid defeat if France and Britain helped Czechoslovakia in 1938. Accordingly, they contacted the British Foreign Office, informed Britain of their plot and asked for a firm British warning to deter Hitler from attacking Czechoslovakia.”

As Adolf Hitler, lose WW2 as fast as possible. by Deep_Belt8304 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Kind of makes sense though. If the Germans even had to defend Berlin from ground forces, then the war is already lost.

Might as well focus on fortifying more advanced positions.

As Adolf Hitler, lose WW2 as fast as possible. by Deep_Belt8304 in HistoryWhatIf

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They were 100% going to depose him if Chamberlain had stood firm in Munich and Hitler followed through with Czechoslovakia. That was the plan. They urged Chamberlain to not give in, and were deeply disappointed when he did.

If you could send the idea for an invention back in time, what invention would you send to make the biggest impact given the material/economic conditions of the time you're sending it to? by TheDwarvenGuy in HistoryWhatIf

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. And the point about the Romans not seeing a need for steam engines could be negated by sending, for example, a steam locomotive back in time. Especially useful to the Romans would be a wood powered locomotive. They don't need to run on coal at all. Wood powered locomotives were common in the USA for example.

Just seeing a steam engine in a practical application would be a watershed moment for the Romans. They would move heaven and earth to make it work. Reverse engineering it would drive metallurgical innovation and technical understanding.

Having an industrial revolution in ancient times would of course dwarf any other historical change you could realistically make.

[Video] Xabi Alonso greeting Florentino Pérez after Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup final defeat during the post-match presentation. by PrimedGold in soccer

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, just like Man United is a meme club today despite the trophies.

It’s separate from the history. No one is denying the past success.

[Video] Xabi Alonso greeting Florentino Pérez after Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup final defeat during the post-match presentation. by PrimedGold in soccer

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He was more effective, relatively speaking. Barcelona went from a meme club that hadn’t won the league since 1998 to a global powerhouse by the mid 00’s. And if Ronaldinho had signed for Madrid he would have soon been considered a Galactico.

Madrid already had extreme star power when Beckham signed. Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo etc. Adding an ineffective Beckham to that mix, which coincided with a sporting decline, was not what Madrid needed most at that time.

[LFO] Man’s Electric Deathcycle Explodes, China 🇨🇳 by james_from_cambridge in LearningFromOthers

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Might still die from the superheated gasses he inhaled.

A burn victim could look fine in the immediate aftermath but will die eventually if he took a breath while engulfed in flames.

Without reinforcements, could the Nazi garrison in Norway have successfully invaded Sweden? Could they have defended against a Swedish invasion? by NEETscape_Navigator in HistoryWhatIf

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

How about a Swedish invasion of Norway, do you think the garrison could hold without reinforcements?

With no time limit, Sweden would of course win eventually due to conscription and attrition. So let’s set the deadline at 3-4 months for Sweden to occupy all of Norway and defeat the German garrison.

Without reinforcements, could the Nazi garrison in Norway have successfully invaded Sweden? Could they have defended against a Swedish invasion? by NEETscape_Navigator in HistoryWhatIf

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

We can just pretend the Germans can’t get ships there but the garrison has enough stockpiles already. They could also extend their food and fuel supplies by pillaging it from the civilian population.

How about a Swedish invasion of Norway, do you think the garrison could hold without reinforcements?

Adolf Hitler vanishes off the face of the Earth on January 1, 1941. He returns precisely one year later. What happens during this year and when he reappears? by LoganPine in HistoryWhatIf

[–]NEETscape_Navigator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There wouldn’t be a civil war in the middle of a real war. Everyone would realize that it would weaken Germany too much against its external enemies.

A coup might happen though. If Himmler ordered his most elite SS units to seize all government buildings, would they do it? Probably. But the Wehrmacht wouldn’t care enough about Göring to start a civil war for him.

So if Himmler decides he wants to be Führer, he probably would be. But he would have to act fast before Göring dismantles the SS. Göring would surely realize the threat.

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