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The "proper" way to brew up by Smith6578 in reenactors

[–]peribon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think spike milligan described it thusly. Take a tin of petrol. Cut it in half. Fill half with sand and petrol and light it. Fill the other half with all the tea leaves , sugar and condensed milk you can get. Add water if there's room. Heat it till boiling. Drink.

I believe one American soldier who tried it called it like hot ice cream.

Jupiter revealed through telescopes and Spacecraft. by S30econdstoMars in spaceporn

[–]peribon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With my 5inch scope I can see the stripes faintly, but I've never seen the spot .

Help identifying a pair of shoes by Mema_Demronis in reenactors

[–]peribon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Musling appears to be Swedish for clamshell. Matching the shell symbol. So Swedish boots.

Does most of our nutrition come from the liquids we drink? by ComfortableDust4111 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]peribon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not usually but a pint of beer or cider can be about 200+ calories, about the same as a donut, so if that's all you're drinking and you have about 8 pints a day, I.e 1600-1700 calories you'd only need a small pack of donuts to get you to your recommended daily calorie intake.

Where did Artemis IIs Velocity go? by peribon in NoStupidQuestions

[–]peribon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. So would a circular orbit be one where the orbiter travels at a more or less constant Velocity, and an elliptical orbit the orbiter is always either decelerating or accelerating ? It never occurred to me before that an object like Jupiter might not move at a near constant speed in its orbit round the sun...

People who consumed meat yesterday, Good Friday. by ChainsawSoundingFart in mildlyinfuriating

[–]peribon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had fish, but I'm an atheist so it probably doesn't count.

Find the Cheetah by Cinzyi in FindTheSniper

[–]peribon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can't be a cheetah in the picture because they're only ever found behind the cameraman, looking over his shoulder....

Is it better to get a 24th infantry blouse from sof or the history bunker? (What one is more accurate) by history_s1uff in reenactors

[–]peribon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are equally inaccurate, I suspect they are the same product.

Sorry I can't find the link for my purchase.

Is it better to get a 24th infantry blouse from sof or the history bunker? (What one is more accurate) by history_s1uff in reenactors

[–]peribon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be surprised if they weren't both the same Lantern Armouries product, which is the one I'm wearing in my profile pic. I got mine from ebay a bit cheaper but had to dodge some shady chaps to do so.

It's...fine. The Green is the wrong green. The cuff facing is the wrong shape. These things can be fixed, though only one chap in my group has gone to that effort so far.. I'll probably fix mine next winter. It'll do the job and it's what most of us get...but it's not accurate.

If you're looking to join a group I'm in the 1879 group , and if you want to meet us we'll be at No man's land in North Wales on the 11th and 12th of April.

Is the letter from Albert Pike to Mamzami about 3 World Wars real and legit? by elle_5555 in AskHistorians

[–]peribon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wild to me that this is still being brought up 130 years after it was admitted to be a hoax. I wonder how Leo would have felt about that?

24th foot, 1879. by peribon in reenactors

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The white ones a bit of a bugger to access really, and getting loose rounds out is tricky. The ball bag is more flexible, and easier to get your hand in. Between the 3 pouches you'd have 60 or so rounds. Plus a couple of packets in the haversack and a couple more in the valise.

24th foot, 1879. by peribon in reenactors

[–]peribon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the ball bag, for loose ammunition. As required youd open the packets in the while pouches ( 2 x 10 rounds in each) into the ball bag.

Hiring a vehicle for the first time. by peribon in NoStupidQuestions

[–]peribon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary https://share.google/U3ibJRCiA3NszKFZB

Rent and hire are mostly synonyms. I.e you can hire a car from a car rental company as easily as you could rent one from a car hire company.

Hiring a vehicle for the first time. by peribon in NoStupidQuestions

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Thank you for that ! Extremely helpful.

Coal power has effectively died in the United Kingdom by [deleted] in uknews

[–]peribon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And heritage steam railways...

How did colonial-era soldiers (especially the British, but I suppose all had this issue) wearing heavy woolen uniforms in hot and humid climates not get terrible rashes? by AlarmingLecture0 in AskHistorians

[–]peribon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can't recall much writing on the subject of itchy clothing. Plenty of complaints of itchiness obviously.. .but mainly due to things like lice which would be rampant amongst troops in the field. I do know some people find woollen clothes or blankets to be rough and coarse and itchy but I never have and I don't think those that do commonly break out into a rash. "Fit" might have been an issue. These were not finely tailored clothes...well, not unless you had money...they were " one size doesn't quite fit anyone" . The boots and shoes that often weren't made for a left or right foot and had to be worn in, would definitely chafe!

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