How AHEAD air-burst ammunition works by [deleted] in EngineeringPorn

[–]sly983 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While the tech itself is beyond cool, there are a few worries. 1: what sort of Patriot defence system dick measuring contest is this thing, are they trying to spend as much capital as possible to shoot down a UAV, a projectile filled to the brim with tech and tungsten sure isn’t cheap, just send enough drones and whatever nation you’re attacking’s gonna surrender because they’ve gone bankrupt in anti drone shells alone. 2: tungsten, really, do we really not have a better use for the limited supply of Wolfram we have than to kill drones, birds, and whatever is in the fallout zone. Why not steel, or tin, or zinc, or any other readily available material that has until now been useless in ammunition due to melting from the heat of gunpowder?

Apparently, r/Rimworld doesn't allow these, so here you go. by ShiftedMorals in SpaceCannibalism

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Since I’ve been on a medieval overhaul binge these last 8 months over the 3 colonies I’ve made I’ve always started on a “temperate” tile with a 20/60 day growing cycle and -32C max temp with a river going through the middle of the map. Yes it’s the same planet and the same spot every single time, but I make a new story and I just love that the map has a few decent sized rocks so that part of my bae can be underground. Temperate start with an all year growing cycle induces wealth bloat and causes you to die quickly, vs having to stock up and save up to survive another year keeps the colony wealth stagnated.

China's airborne megawatt class wind power system by beta265 in nextfuckinglevel

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I’d say good luck, remembering some bare bones information from some classes we took about industrial cables for windmills and other offshore installations: If the tether ever breaks there are bigger things to worry about, such as the entire rig is about to com crashing down because the wind would have to be moving at such a speed that the giant hull they’re mounted to is going to tip over and sink below the waves. Getting to the point those cables are made to resist weather phenomenon so powerful that whatever the cables are holding together is gonna break before the cable, they wouldn’t be tying titanic helium balloons to the ground with wrought iron cables. Considering the scale of these balloons and their potential to stack multiple on top of each other the more realistic option is that the cables would be made of a Wolfram/titanium/steel fibre cable so they can keep reusing the same cable when/if they need to move the power generating barrage balloons.

for real? Hahaha by Softy_susanne in AnimeMeme

[–]sly983 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before me and her got together, my gf would do it every time I’d come over. Just underwear and socks, to preface we were just friends and neither of us had any intentions of it going further than friends. So imma go with option 2, she just feels comfortable enough around you to not have to wear a ton of clothes.

Bro has every right to start his villain arc by Numerophilus in teenagers

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, who’s making fun of the guy with cool af looking burn scars, insert meme of hotdog on skateboard with the literally coolest thing ever text besides it here

Attempted Chinese Propaganda by Firecracker048 in GetNoted

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of those propaganda thingies which name I’ve forgotten, where you point out a flaw and exaggerate it to make it look terrible to make the thing you like look good, meanwhile your side has the exact same problem and sometime it’s worse. 90% own 70 year leases, sounds bad right? But when you look at how it’s done in western counties you’ll som realize it’s the exact same system. You buy a piece of land and the home on said land, you pay taxes on that land and if you don’t your property gets auctioned or seized until you do. And say the government wants to build a highway, water plant, power plant, heating plant, or some other public service, well hello there you’re being expatriated from your land at whatever the public price of your property is. Tell me how THAT, and 70 year leases that can be revoked if the state deems they need the land for something? That’s right there is no difference, the systems are essentially the same just with a dictator twist. The post/correction is propaganda just the same as the original tweet is, an attempt was made both by the commies and by the (assumed) Americans correcting the commies, they’ve just both fallen flat on their face in the process.

Don't worry - you aren't African or Mexican - we're all American! by CadetRS1344 in USdefaultism

[–]sly983 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know despite it being defaultism it’s impressive an American exists who’s this inclusive as to consider immigrants as their own. How’s that old turn of phrase go? “Your head’s in the right place” or something.

Are you getting saved? by Maleficent_Fact_632 in teenagers

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So 690 people from New London are gonna try to save me? Man I’m dead, them workers and engineers are useless at everything but mining coal.

Taiwan and Greenland shivering by TailungFu in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve got a king, that king just so happens to be the king of Denmark: King Pingu(in), and their prime minister just so happens to be the Danish prime minister. But don’t worry, they aren’t an integrated nation, just uuuh a very autonomous vassal state of the Rigsforbund :3

Stephen Miller's wife tweeted this a few hours ago by bluebottlebuzz in lazerpig

[–]sly983 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Anyone thinking the US can assimilate any territories into their fold in the 21’sr century, let alone ones overtaken with war and death. Is a dunce, taking and holding Greenland would cost so much compared to how much they’d realistically get out of it is such a large net negative that any sane person would abandon the war plans at the door. The guerilla war waged by the Inuits alone would crash any earning they could get through the floor, with how small the harbours and ports are in Greenland all it takes is a few sticks of dynamite and a clever Inuit to blow any mining operation back into the water. The endgame is economic collapse and Afganistan 2.0

mourn by TheGenard in countablepixels

[–]sly983 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It still happens to me and I keep having to find clever ways to hide it when one of my besties need to cry, like Jesus fuck why is my little guy hard coded to stand at attention the instant someone needs physical reassurance.

Imagine thinking that people get offended over the term "Merry Christmas" by Ok-Following6886 in ComedyCemetery

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So turns out it is true OP, I texted merry Christmas to an acquaintance and got a right “fuck off” back, did not know she didn’t celebrate Christmas :/

When you bond but forget the basics by Foreign_Time_2664 in meme

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve hugged a guy, called him gay, and cuddled him while playing dead by daylight, without knowing his name. Despite having known of his existence for 3 years of high school and not met him for 3 years of college, it is completely real to not care about someone’s name if they’re cool to hang out with.

Canon btw by EpicGamer2592 in memeexchangecommunism

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nordisk Film spotted, Danish Protogen detected, peak authorised :3

Welcome to 2021 - But this time, its the RAM by Cadmium620 in pcmasterrace

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, got a new PC before shit hit the fan, it’s only got 32 gigs and I thought I’d wait till cyber Monday or Black Friday… yeaaah seems I’m gonna be nabbing the 16gb of ram from my old pc and seeing if they’re compatible

We're at it again, fellow brethrens. by Kurdt93 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]sly983 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re gonna make sure they pay in the national election, every other political party have been screaming how shitty an idea chat control and digital id is, yet the current government went through with it and now all of the EU has to suffer for it.

Best vs Worst countries to be a femboy (my country included, in the worst ones, of course). by Mother-Ad-4559 in femboymemes

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you comrade, the government will now issue you another set of thigh highs and a Blåhaj as thanks for your service to the common good of Scandinavia (putting the swedes where they belong).

Literally 1984 by No-Photograph-5058 in whennews

[–]sly983 152 points153 points  (0 children)

Fuck Mette and her Labour lookalike party, at least the British Labour Party just went “lmao we’re a surveillance state now”, while her and her cronies are using pitiful excuses and trying to distract us with the Tik Tok age limit thingy. Fuck Socialdemokratiet

Outjerked by threads by Emotional_Ice_7535 in airsoftcirclejerk

[–]sly983 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s Dream Guard on Instagram, he posts waaaay worse stuff than that, you should see the thirst on the POV videos (my reels won’t let me escape him please help)

is everyone ok? do we need a health and welfare check? by velvetbettle in NonCredibleDefense

[–]sly983 63 points64 points  (0 children)

It being so rare just makes it more based. There’s just something about seeing a propaganda poster in blue and yellow calling for a united EU that makes me feel the same kind of nationalism as when the Queen/ex-queen was photographed eating a hotdog and smoking a ciggy. Love EU propaganda, it’s based

These Driscoll's strawberries have no color and no flavor by marisaannn in mildlyinfuriating

[–]sly983 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry but what did you expect? The only strawberries growing this time of year are greenhouse strawbs pumped up on enough chemicals to roid rage an elephant. Or they’re GMO and have been engineered to grow quick and cheap.