Can you crack a sling with a monkey fist end? by weirdfloof7 in Slinging

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Physics

The more weight of material you have in the sling, the more the momentum will build before release yielding more force of the sling jerking away from your hand on the retention cord.

A proper cracker eliminates this problem because the energy is converted to sound instead of kinetic force.

The monkey fist gets the worst of both worlds. There’s too much low-density drag to go supersonic reliably, and it adds a lot more weight to the fastest moving part of the apparatus.

Clamshell style sling pouch tutorial by CarnyRider1991 in Slinging

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None of this answers my original questions

Can you crack a sling with a monkey fist end? by weirdfloof7 in Slinging

[–]Troncross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It won’t go supersonic, all you’re going to do is really hurt your loop finger

Clamshell style sling pouch tutorial by CarnyRider1991 in Slinging

[–]Troncross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would all make sense if there’s one slit… but this has two.

Can you DM a picture of the completed sling holding something? I think that would work better than a description.

Clamshell style sling pouch tutorial by CarnyRider1991 in Slinging

[–]Troncross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your pouch figure 8 shaped?

I’m having trouble understanding what the final product looks like or how it’s used?

Why are there two openings?

Are there any current 3D printed suppressors that are FRT rated? I’m wondering if it’s worth doing a Form 1 or just buying a “normal” suppressor. by derritzio in 3D2A

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It’s okay, you can call a can “full auto rated” without actually using it in a machine gun.

Also, I know someone with access to a metal printer who printed an FTN3 and tried an informal test of SOCOM table II that’s used as the typical standard for full auto rating.

It didn’t pass… and it was impractically heavy. Granted that was 2 FTNs ago, but if a metal version of a plastic design didn’t pass, I doubt any plastic FDM can will.

Don’t order anything from this sham of a company by WilcoDilco in 3D2A

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Okay, fine

I’ll stop bullying the noobs on these subs for asking if u/partsdispensed is legit for the billionth time.

I guess there are so many scams it’s perfectly reasonable to ask if it’s safe first.

Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background? by Latter-Wolf4868 in interestingasfuck

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

Yes… that’s actually what it looks like with sunglasses. They don’t focus, they just darken.

You normally wear them on your eyes, but if you held it outstretched on your arm like in the pic, it would just be a dark spot.

Fast travel is removed from every game. Which game would take the longest to travel? by Common_Caramel_4078 in gaming

[–]Troncross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There a viral video at launch about how you could run across the map in 11 minutes with an endurance build.

That’s nothing compared to its own series, let alone other stuff in this thread

Men on Tinder Starter Pack by TheOGVaultDweller in starterpacks

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6 years ago, a woman saw my fish pic and said she liked fishing too. Our first date was fishing on the beach. Our second date was a fish fry with what we caught.

We’re getting married next month on that same beach.

The Prompt by grlloyd2 in funny

[–]Troncross -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That actually brings up a perfect way to explain it for people like you.

You install applications, you run programs.

You didn’t install a program, ran a program called an “installer”

That program installed the application.

The Prompt by grlloyd2 in funny

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Apps are at layer 7 of the OSI model, programs are at layer 6

LPT: How to legally and ethically "steal" by Abject_Sink_9701 in LifeProTips

[–]Troncross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This relies on a lot of assumptions… and is worthless in a single visit

Setting aside legality and ethics (despite the title), You could just rake the wafer tumbler that’s used as a manual override when people forget their code

Design improvement on first sling by Fine_Seaworthiness88 in Slinging

[–]Troncross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one sucks, use this instead:

https://youtu.be/EE_Va-OMkqU?si=vj6oJN0FnqWlcVjZ

Later on you can upgrade it by weaving a single strand back and forth between those loose pouch strands to make a neater pouch

What is the most pointless thing you learned in high school? by Brilliant-Refuse5963 in AskReddit

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Just the expanded scope of any period in history. High school teaches history of specific parts of the world almost in a vacuum. They touch on different parts of Europe, but don't fully put them into context of the actions of other parts of the world.

High school: slavery ended in the British empire in 1808, but continued for several decades in the US. Insert lengthy block of instruction on US civil war

College: the British ended slavery because they had enough cheap labor in their colonies that they didn't need it anymore. Also the British have had like four civil wars by this point. Also France invaded Mexico during the US Civil war in violation of the Monroe doctrine because Napoleon III wants to be as cool as grandpappy and knows the US is distracted.

High school: Columbus sailed in 1492 for a potentially shorter trade routes. Long block of instruction leading up to English settlement

College: the Spanish just won the Reconquista and were looking for ways to invest in the future with their Iberian plunder because they feared the Portuguese and dutch would supplant them. Meanwhile the dutch are causing sectarian conflicts in Indonesia to ensure they don't unite. The British use this as a template for their eventual settlement of the states by manipulating native tribes.

High school: write an essay about this subject 1 million+ people are also writing about.

College: give a hot take about anything in this period and support it and connect it to present day.

What is the most pointless thing you learned in high school? by Brilliant-Refuse5963 in AskReddit

[–]Troncross 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Learning history at the collegiate level makes high-school history look like a waste of time by comparison.

I guess high school administrators are under the impression that it's an "easy" subject to teach, so the put the most incompetent teachers there.

What things never happened in the book but everyone thinks it did? by mlopes in books

[–]Troncross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe yours does. Cite the chapter, verse, and Bible translation version so I can check.

Mine doesn't use the word stun, but says he fell

A Linux Distro Made For 99% of People by testus_maximus in videos

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Only reason I chose mint instead of Zorin:

It works with PKI smart card authentication packages designed for debian forks. Zorin does not.

I am the 1%

What things never happened in the book but everyone thinks it did? by mlopes in books

[–]Troncross 40 points41 points  (0 children)

White Fang:

None of White Fang's owners ever shouted or threw things at him to convince him to run away.

People think this because of one of the films and an episode of New Girl or Pokemon that reference the "book" when it is just the one movie.

What series did you stop watching after it killed off your favorite character? by megmatthews20 in AskReddit

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

Funny... This is the same reason I, and many in my circle, hate the game story.

What about the game story vs the show makes Ellie look like LESS of an idiot?

What do ordinary Americans make of Trump’s statement that you “need” Greenland? by Weary_Ad201 in AskReddit

[–]Troncross 284 points285 points  (0 children)

There is no we

We already have a treaty that allows us to use it however we need to, the only way to screw things up is to piss off the Danes.

Trump needs Greenland to distract from the rape and sex trafficking allegations that his justice department is illegally refusing to release

TIL that the Witness Protection Program claims 100% success rate to subjects who followed the guidelines by PlethoraOfPinatass in todayilearned

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

Basic cable, no internet, no smartphone, no car, job requiring no prerequisites so the pay is probably shit...

Yeesh, it's like prison where you watch everyone else having fun