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[–] spittingimage 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was it Maxim or Gatling who set out to create a weapon so terrible that nations would give up war completely rather than use it?

He must have been disappointed.

[–] setsneedtofeed 4 points 1 month ago

Gatling. He wanted to increase firepower per person, which would reduce the number of soldiers in a conflict.

Maxim:

"In 1882 I was in Vienna, where I met an American whom I had known in the States. He said: 'Hang your chemistry and electricity! If you want to make a pile of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut each others' throats with greater facility.'"

[–] Zachariah 6 points 1 month ago

Was there a Hot 100 edition?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I got my maximum machine gun, for my magnum dong

[–] PugJesus 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

mmmmmmMantissssssssss