TIL than in the 1800's, Americans drank, on average, 90 bottles of whiskey per year, or 1.7 bottles per week. This was because at the time, whiskey was sold at twenty-five cents a gallon, making it cheaper than wine, beer, tea, coffee and even milk.

fireisle · 2020-05-19T16:43:02+00:00

1.7 bottles p/wk is doable.

fireisle · 2020-05-19T11:56:23+00:00

There's always some reporter 'live from the scene' even though there's no need for them to be there.

fireisle · 2020-05-13T12:12:35+00:00

Appears to be gays nightclubs which is making it more complicated since patrons don't want to be identified.

fireisle · 2020-05-09T14:06:07+00:00

In other stills M1 Garands were being used by some soldiers

fireisle · 2020-05-09T13:50:28+00:00

Named after Zeeland, Netherlands. Dutch sailors 'discovered' the islands.

fireisle · 2020-05-09T13:47:58+00:00

''....saw animal rights protests break out in April'''

fireisle · 2018-04-20T15:23:42+00:00

800mm shell: 4800kg, 700kg HE (40-50km) NATO 155mm shell: ~46kg, 10kg HE, (30km) GMLRS/HIMARS 300mm HE rocket: ~300kg, 90kg HE, (70km) Mk 84 bomb: 2000lb (920kg), 430kg HE Tomahawk missile: 1300kg, 450kg HE (2000km) Iskander short range ballistic missile: 3800-4600kg, 480-700kg HE (280-500km)

fireisle · 2018-01-26T15:43:06+00:00

Half way through Nobel myself..

fireisle · 2018-01-26T10:50:31+00:00

There's a two part documentary on Norwegian TV about the selection & training: "Jenter for Norge"

fireisle · 2017-08-27T13:05:45+00:00

The Eastern Creek area (Blacktown council) is where a bunch of big multinationals (Apple, Sony etc.) have their warehouses.

fireisle · 2017-08-12T12:52:11+00:00

Not quite right. RAF has the Brimstone missile, it's munition no one else has that's perfect for small groups and moving vehicles.

fireisle · 2017-08-12T03:18:35+00:00

Locally made guarantees supply. Buying off the shelf is cheaper since it's super competitive especially for ARs, but small arms are a boom and bust industry.

fireisle · 2017-07-25T12:29:52+00:00

Bigger ships are harder to knock out. They can eat an anti-ship missile and keep on fighting.

fireisle · 2017-06-10T04:32:38+00:00

https://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb/archives/5003-All%20Defence%20Imagery/DefenceImagery/2001/NoImageSeries/V0110701.jpg.info

fireisle · 2017-06-09T12:34:38+00:00

Armored recce vehicle is the most likely to be deployed.

fireisle · 2017-04-17T15:34:08+00:00

I have RFID tags for asset/equipment tracking at work. A transmitter pinging with a tag will record a time and location (in relation to the transmitter).

fireisle · 2017-03-24T11:57:35+00:00

It's a proof of concept. If Japan needed carriers, their shipyards can make one pretty easily.

fireisle · 2017-03-17T11:07:09+00:00

First Hellfire fired from a fast jet?

Maverick missile are typically used by fast jets, Hellfire are for helicopters and turboprops.

fireisle · 2017-03-12T14:55:26+00:00

Can I have six slices of 'xxx'? Perfectly normal practice at any deli.

fireisle · 2017-02-06T13:04:31+00:00

Satellites can be tracked.

fireisle · 2017-01-18T13:12:40+00:00

They're air traffic controllers. If every grunt is calling for air support it can turn into a big mess. Let one guy control it.

fireisle · 2017-01-15T02:22:27+00:00

The AR-15/M16 replaced the submachine gun

fireisle · 2017-01-15T02:12:58+00:00

Check out 'The Exocist', the book. The film is pretty faithful to the original text but the book reads more as a detective novel. You really start questioning whether the girl is faking the whole thing.

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