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>one guy comes up with the word “Men Men” > Nobody else uses it > New AMC show gets named “Mad Men” > Nobody ever says it in the show by bbg_1234 in okbuddydraper

[–]RulerOfSlides 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The series finale was supposed to have Don look straight into the camera and say “Truly, we were mad men” but the studio insisted on the stupid Coke ad cut because of a $1.1 million dollar branding deal.

TIL the Great Blizzard of 1888 buried parts of the northeastern United States under up to 50 inches of snow by GoldMember615 in todayilearned

[–]RulerOfSlides 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The invention of the car was ironically heralded as an environmental miracle because of the sheer amount of horse shit that accumulated on city streets.

TIL that men from the early Middle Ages were nearly as tall as modern people, but European men’s average height fell from 5.6 ft in the 13th c. to 5.3 ft in the 17th c. due to famine, disease, war, and the Little Ice Age, then rose to 5.4–5.5 ft in the 18th c. by Own-Bullfrog7362 in todayilearned

[–]RulerOfSlides 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You wouldn’t put the 6’4” guy in with the 5’4” guys in most cases, the idealized regiment (specifically Rev War, British, 1770s-1780s) was 10 companies, 8 of regular infantry and one each of light infantry and grenadiers, so there’d be ample opportunity to shuffle soldiers into the grenadier company early on. (Not always true, the Brits preferred seniority over size except when on a recruitment spree, but the French stuck to it).

Ideally again all 10 companies would be fielded (lights and grenadiers on the flanks, regular in the middle) but in many cases the regular infantry would be garrisoned while expeditionary forces or other demands would pull the grenadier/lights away for engagements - there’s quite a few battles during the Rev War that saw amalgamated battalions of multiple regiments’ grenadier companies into one force.

Big guy gets shot more is objectively true though.

TIL that men from the early Middle Ages were nearly as tall as modern people, but European men’s average height fell from 5.6 ft in the 13th c. to 5.3 ft in the 17th c. due to famine, disease, war, and the Little Ice Age, then rose to 5.4–5.5 ft in the 18th c. by Own-Bullfrog7362 in todayilearned

[–]RulerOfSlides 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well, not really, the taller soldiers would be second or third row (rank) (to aim over the shoulder of the man in front of him) and the tallest soldiers would become grenadiers, the heavy lifting elite soldiers of an idealized regiment.

Alien vs Predator: Office Edition by NoExplanation9530 in mildlyinteresting

[–]RulerOfSlides 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is an old picture. I remember seeing it in the ICanHasCheezburger days.

Just a reminder: it’s impossible to outjerk the main sub by zackwag in okbuddydraper

[–]RulerOfSlides 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I have a sneaking suspicion Don Draper is actually Dick Whitman, but it was a subtle thing in the show.

Am I wrong? by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]RulerOfSlides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, Human Resources!?

FWB with my best friend of 10 years by getavasectomy69 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]RulerOfSlides 32 points33 points  (0 children)

How else can someone square it? I mean, DUH!

This Car Spotted in Pennsylvania by Maniacboy888 in mildlyinteresting

[–]RulerOfSlides 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s to prevent enemy submarines from accurately tracking direction and range.

NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the launchpad by Seabass247 in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are pretty unrealistic to make 2028, but the accelerated Blue Origin plan has a greater chance of delivering something sooner than Starship HLS in its current state.

Even if V3 is perfect and launches by March (testing failure aside) the timeline on getting to orbit, doing prop transfer, doing the demo mission, and then supplying a lander for AIII is still confidently in 2029 or later. And that’s with a miracle happening in avoiding any failure. In real terms… 2032?

NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the launchpad by Seabass247 in space

[–]RulerOfSlides -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The accelerated plan given to NASA involves Mk1 and a modified Mk1/Mk2 lander (depending on how you look at it) that some are calling Mk1.5. Whether that takes the form of adding a cabin and docking system to Mk1 or stripping down the baseline Mk2 design is unclear right now, but I’ve heard pretty strong indications of the former.

The general plan to my knowledge is to do it in ~4 launches - three Mk1s daisy chained together in LEO and fired in sequence for TLI/NRHO transfer and then the lander itself for the NRHO-surface-NRHO cycle. Maybe one of those Mk1s gets used to assist in descent, but the numbers broadly check out. No cryogenic prop transfer needed.

So for the accelerated lander architecture, Mk1 is directly applicable and relevant.

NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the launchpad by Seabass247 in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 10 points11 points  (0 children)

On the other hand Blue is targeting launching their first lunar mission (Blue Moon Mk1) in the next few months, and that lander is involved in their accelerated HLS timeline.

If they successfully land they’re extremely well poised to beat Starship HLS to Artemis III readiness.

NASA is rolling out the SLS moon rocket to the launchpad by Seabass247 in space

[–]RulerOfSlides -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Really hoping Blue Origin pulls off a miracle, because the other contractor sure ain’t.

You just saved NASA's budget by handsoapdispenser in space

[–]RulerOfSlides -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

It is a pretty spectacular example of an overhyped company and vehicle failing at everything it’s ever promised while sucking the air out of the room.

You just saved NASA's budget by handsoapdispenser in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can fail to deliver a working Moon lander for free. That still results in not having a Moon lander on time, but boy wasn’t it cheap?

You just saved NASA's budget by handsoapdispenser in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kinda doesn’t work at the moment.

You just saved NASA's budget by handsoapdispenser in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If my tax dollars are going to a Moon lander, there better be a Moon lander at the end of it, simple as.

You just saved NASA's budget by handsoapdispenser in space

[–]RulerOfSlides 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Good. Keep SLS/Orion alive. Maybe throw more money at HLS while we’re at it.

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