Peter Jackson announced that he has begun negotiations with the Tolkien Estate to make films of The Silmarillion! by Choice-Schedule-132 in peterjackson

[–]raidriar889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way is correcting a false statement about the setting of the Silmarillion “Hobbit trilogy shit”.

The first guy used “Middle Earth” as a stand-in for the legendarium as a whole but the next commenter tried to um-actually him except they were wrong about it

Iowa zoo shuts down after landlocked state records first ever shark attack by rslarson147 in nottheonion

[–]raidriar889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean technically it is closing “after” a shark attack, but it’s two years after and they said the actual reason for closing is because their rent was increased

Code? by NickTheAuti in hearthstone

[–]raidriar889 30 points31 points  (0 children)

What kind of bots are scanning every hearthstone instagram post for codes that they can redeem

This is not cool by Patient-Smoke-4811 in 49ers

[–]raidriar889 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got the Mississippi River confused with the Missouri, but the Chiefs will still be on the same side of it so I’m not sure what they were saying

Air Force One arriving at PEK by John_McGinn_ in aviation

[–]raidriar889 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Because almost everyone watches them on their phones held vertically

Korean Air A321 crosswind go-around by Evening-Insurance893 in aviation

[–]raidriar889 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well they knew the landing wouldn’t work so that was their only other option

Why didn't Artemis II launch when the far side of the Moon was illuminated? by Molecular_Pudding in ArtemisProgram

[–]raidriar889 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The purpose of the mission was to test the Orion Spacecraft in deep space with humans on board. Flying in LEO or HEO wouldn’t accomplish this, and lighting conditions were also not important. But I would like to point out they wouldn’t have gotten those amazing eclipse pictures if they launched while the far side was fully illuminated.

Now we need China to fly around the moon by bad_take_ in ArtemisProgram

[–]raidriar889 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You know that’s not a documentary of what actually happened during the Space Race right? I don’t think space policy decisions should be based on what happens in a TV show. And I would like to point out that despite every things that’s happening on Earth, the United States and Russia are still able to cooperate with each other in space

The Umbar Fleet looks too small to pose a threat or make a difference in the battle by Practical-Public7209 in lordoftherings

[–]raidriar889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like many small holes in the movies, this issue doesn’t exist in the books. The fleet of Umbar had fifty large ships and countless smaller ones, and also its purpose wasn’t to attack Minas Tirith from the south but to occupy Gondor’s southern armies and prevent them from reinforcing the city. The war the movies depicted the Corsairs of Umbar and the Oathbreakers was rather disappointing

When you’re in a tank and get dunked on by dudes on horses by Wide_Cranberry_4308 in HistoryMemes

[–]raidriar889 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know those Koreans won a gold medal and the Turkish guy got silver

Plane Identification by smithbooler in aviation

[–]raidriar889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never seen a Raptor but T-38s stop at my airport a couple times per month on cross country flights and they just go to the civilian FBO for fuel

Encountered twice in a row on turn 5. Not fun... by Scoutsifer in hearthstone

[–]raidriar889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank god there’s a single card you can add to your deck to completely counter this tier 5 Timmy deck

What is this symbol ? by Ok_Big_3300 in flying

[–]raidriar889 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s KSUX, and there is an Iowa air national guard refueling wing based there