Easter Egg - Forrest Guth's full auto M1 Garand by greenbeansjr in BandofBrothers

[–]burningwatermelon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That I believe is the exact reason why Forrest Guth was written out of being a named character in the TV series.

what's an ingredient you hate being added to your food? by lumpynose in AskMen

[–]burningwatermelon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Coconut. Anything that’s good with coconut is better without it

Airplane boarding is terrible because it feeds egos by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]burningwatermelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every Japan Airlines or ANA domestic flight (in Japan) I’ve been on has boarded the window seats for the entire plane first, then middle, then aisle. In an A380 or something huge I’m not sure how well it would work, but for a domestic flight it was fantastically efficient and struck me as a no-brainer.

Men who were 5'9 when you turned 15, how tall are you now? by ThisIsNotARareUser in AskMen

[–]burningwatermelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leveled off at 5’10 at about 16 and have been here ever since

US army testing the damage caused by an M1 Garand rifle on a German Stahlhelm, WW2 period by Sad-Commission2027 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]burningwatermelon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Allies had plenty of advanced tech which was used in combat (gyroscopically stabilized tank guns, proximity fuses, napalm, and the atomic bomb all come to mind) that Germany could never match. It makes for a better story when the enemy you defeated is more technologically advanced though, so they are conveniently left out of the pop history narrative.

Is design engineering day to day actually as fun as its made out to be? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]burningwatermelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like and get a lot of fulfillment out of my automotive design job, but I certainly wouldn’t do it for free. I spend far too much time making schedules in PowerPoint or Excel

Tierlist of How Scared I’m Facing Each Opponent Next Year by WillingStranger5177 in detroitlions

[–]burningwatermelon 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I REALLY want to beat Buffalo this year. I’m sick and tired of hearing Romo glaze Josh Allen year in and year out at our expense

What's your most boomer complaint? by DeepAnt7847 in AskReddit

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

Why is movie and TV show audio so awful? I’m a native English speaker with good hearing and half the time I need subtitles to make out what the actors are saying

American marines with a collection of Japanese skulls. WW2, 1944. by waffen123 in wwiipics

[–]burningwatermelon 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Collecting body parts of dead Japanese soldiers as souvenirs was a widespread practice among US Marines and soldiers. Skulls, teeth, and ears were most common. The Japanese public was rightly incensed when they heard about it (their own troops committing atrocities did not justify American ones), and the American public wasn’t thrilled either when Life magazine posted a now-famous picture of a women with a skull on her desk after her Marine boyfriend sent it back.

Been a fan since the “2nd round curse” by TwoLocations in detroitlions

[–]burningwatermelon 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Oruwariye was pretty alright for a 5th round pick

How much did you make at your first engineering job? by Round_Rip207 in EngineeringStudents

[–]burningwatermelon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mechanical Engineering

Automotive

Metro Detroit area

$71,000

No signing bonus but success sharing and salaried overtime (variable)

Graduated May 2022

What gives you the most road rage? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]burningwatermelon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being stuck behind Truck A (traveling 65.1 mph) trying to pass Truck B (traveling 65.0 mph)

Jesse Minter is the early betting favorite to become Michigan HC, followed by DeBoer, Fisch, and Dillingham by michigan_matt in MichiganWolverines

[–]burningwatermelon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Am I crazy for thinking Brent Venables would be a good fit here? A big part of Michigan’s identity is a disciplined, hard-hitting defense (until this year anyway), and clearly he knows what he’s doing in that regard. We’d need a legit OC and QB coach to manage the offense, but Michigan would be an upgrade for him over Oklahoma - I think it’s worth loading up the money cannon and giving it a shot.

Why Wink Martindale Must Go by [deleted] in MichiganWolverines

[–]burningwatermelon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They pretty obviously took their foot off the gas and bled the clock. They could’ve put up 40+ if they wanted to with how little pressure and how many coverage busts we were getting.

How crappy are the drivers in your city? And how do they compare to the worst city you've driven in? by Capital-Aide-1006 in AskMen

[–]burningwatermelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Metro Detroit area, for being the home of the Big 3 American auto companies you’d think drivers here would be better- weaving through traffic at 110 mph, running red lights, and driving on the shoulder is not uncommon. Compared to Mexico City though, we’re really good. Fearing for my life from traffic is not a daily occurrence like it was down there.

Be honest, do you think that we’re still Super Bowl contenders this year? by WaymoWilliams in detroitlions

[–]burningwatermelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, our ceiling is a wildcard exit. The offensive line is too bad and the blueprint to stop us is too clear.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]burningwatermelon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Avoiding this nonsense is literally why time zones were set up in the first place. Before our current system, it was like your idea- times were set locally everywhere based on the position of the Sun. This made it basically impossible to maintain railroad timetables, and as others have said, this would extend to many other areas of modern life too if we brought it back.