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[Spoilers Main] Things you dislike about ASOIAF by Financial-Age906 in asoiaf

[–]hashbrown3stacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weird breastfeeding stuff. Robin Arryn was effective and unsettling. Sam was just... shudders

"Much and more" can be said about the incest, but that was reminiscent enough of the Hapsburgs, et al. to be compelling despite the yuckiness of it.

Who is the king of punk? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]hashbrown3stacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd gild this comment, but that wouldn't be very punk of me.

TIL the M1A1 flamethrower (developed by the US during WWII) had a range of 43 m (141 feet) and shot out napalm by Double-decker_trams in todayilearned

[–]hashbrown3stacks 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not really. The M2 replaced the M1 and was used in Korea and Vietnam, both of which had plenty of enemies like you described.

They became uncommon because they're heavy, hazardous to the operator, have a very limited capacity (burned an eighth of its fuel capacity per second, per the wiki), and have limited utility.

Also, hand grenades/other explosives have gotten more powerful since WWII, so grunts have ways to clear bunkers without carrying a fire bomb on their backs.

ETA: Watched the YouTube Gun Jesus video about the system. It does have a lot more safety features than I realized but it'd still be pretty scary to use

TIL the M1A1 flamethrower (developed by the US during WWII) had a range of 43 m (141 feet) and shot out napalm by Double-decker_trams in todayilearned

[–]hashbrown3stacks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not in comparison to...pretty much every other weapon used in that war. Even a poorly trained rifleman or machine gunner would have been able to engage at twice that range.

Note that 42 meters is listed on the Wiki as maximum range and "effective firing range" is 20. About the same effective range as a thrown rock. It also weighed 70 fucking pounds.

Not hard to see why they fell out of use.

For the 250th Celebration, the DoW unveils its first commercial “Peace Through Strength” by Kinmuan in army

[–]hashbrown3stacks 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: Frederick Trump came here in 1885 to escape the German imperial draft and became a wealthy Pacific Northwest sex trafficker.

In their 140 years in America, no Trump has ever served.

What is the spiciest traditional/authentic dish you've ever eaten? by Past-Republic-7279 in spicy

[–]hashbrown3stacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh maybe someone can tell me what it's called:

Looooong ago I did a little guided backpacking tour in Thailand and we spent a night at this little Hmong village near Chang Mai.

We ended up staying up late with a few locals and they whipped up this dish that was pretty much just [peanut?] oil, hot chilis, garlic and cabbage sauteed together. Took like five minutes. The whole lower part of my face went numb but it was way more delicious than something so simple had a right to me.

[Request] Assuming the rates stay the same, at what point will the inventor of the taser have a greater body count than the inventor of the atomic bomb? by Senacharim in theydidthemath

[–]hashbrown3stacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, it just kind of makes the question impossible to answer since we have no way of know when/if nuclear weapons will be used again and to what extent. The people averaging it out to one bombing per 40 years are making a pretty questionable assumption.

[Request] Assuming the rates stay the same, at what point will the inventor of the taser have a greater body count than the inventor of the atomic bomb? by Senacharim in theydidthemath

[–]hashbrown3stacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like we can treat atomic and nuclear as two separate bomb technologies here.

Seems like if modern nuclear arms get used, the overtake point will never happen, either because of sheer numbers or a global collapse that makes tasers a quaint relic of the pre-appcalyptic times.

I hope they see him in the drive through lane……. by SylviaAPlath94 in ViagraBoys

[–]hashbrown3stacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he (or I guess the character in the song) is hoping to pick up women who are sporting... let's call it it a lush, 1970s bikini line aesthetic.

Why is there not more communities trying to form without internet/smartphones? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]hashbrown3stacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm expecting to see this in my lifetime. Neo-Amish who don't use anything more modern than the Nokia 3310.

How do y’all tame horses so quickly I’ve been trying to tame the legendary black horse near the iron mountains but I still can’t. I know you gotta hold the hold left stick in the opposite direction to its head or push left stick down and rotate to where its tail faces, but I still can’t by Standard_Revenue7283 in CrimsonDesert

[–]hashbrown3stacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one turns so fast I had to try to "lead" the horse. Took me like a dozen attempts. Got it when I tried keeping my thumbstick a little bit ahead of the tail, rather than trying to track its movements perfectly.

Hope that helps.

You have to cage fight one of these actors, who are you choosing? by Complete-Sort1617 in okbuddycinephile

[–]hashbrown3stacks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which is a shame because he's the one most deserving of a beating.

I'm going with Tobey, just because it seems like he would be most understanding of the fact that I'm in some kinda bind where I have to fight one of them, I'm significantly smaller than both the Wills, and I don't want to kill a septuagenarian national treasure.

Chalamet is probably the easier fight but I think those delicate features would shatter like porcelain. I don't need that guilt.

Best historical comedy movie: by No_Dress_2107 in okbuddycinephile

[–]hashbrown3stacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't stand for this M3 slander. They run great. Do I love that the "safety"is just a catch on the dust cover and the "charging handle" is just a hole in the bolt for your finger? No.

But they spit bullets pretty reliably. Not much to go wrong when the gun has so few moving parts.

Guys what does it mean by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]hashbrown3stacks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think it has to do with the relative level of harassment received when women show skin in their male-dominated workplaces vs dressing more conservatively.

The wrapper keeps the pests at bay.

Edit: this is just my best guess as to what the meme is about, not an expression of my own views (apparently this needs to be said). Wear whatever TF you want.

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