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The Orcs March Into Color! (wargamesatlantic.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by setsneedtofeed to c/wargaming
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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by setsneedtofeed to c/guns
 

GatDaily article section on this gun, written by Travis Pike:

The rarest of the .30 Cal Thompsons is a .30-06 rifle variant that looks like an actual Thompson. It looks like the creators stretched a standard Thompson SMG to fit a .30-06 cartridge and magazine. The gun did use BAR mags with an added oil pad. The extreme pressure of the operation required an oil pad and lubricated ammo.

Only one of these experimental Thompsons exists, and it was made in 1943. It appears to be the only one and is, or at least was, privately owned. An old VHS uploaded to YouTube shows the most we know about the gun. The presenter explains that it is a blowback-operated firearm and used a delayed blowback, but not the Blish lock.

From what I can understand from the video, it uses some form of plunger-delayed blowback system combined with a strongly tensioned recoil spring. The collector wisely will not fire it due to the fact no one’s sure what will happen if you do. Will it explode? Will someone be eating a recoil spring? It’s too valuable to risk.

Link to YouTube footage.

[–] setsneedtofeed 3 points 3 weeks ago

I like that they're birds.

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Untitled (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by setsneedtofeed to c/artshare
 
[–] setsneedtofeed 131 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Brevity is the soul of wit.

[–] setsneedtofeed 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cagoules (cowls) were the term used by the French to refer to these paint camouflaged outfits. French artillery troops begin to make the outfits themselves after realizing that enemy planes could spot them from the air.

[–] setsneedtofeed 2 points 3 weeks ago

Batman is unstoppably determined. That's one of his traits. What other explanation are you looking for about how he powered through getting stabbed beyond that he just willed himself to keep going?

[–] setsneedtofeed 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Of course, the standard joke answer is that he’s the Batman (so he can take it when others can’t).

What about this is a joke answer?

[–] setsneedtofeed 2 points 3 weeks ago

Christmas is canceled.

[–] setsneedtofeed 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Couldn’t you have dumped it out in there or was there not one?

Guess.

Also, I would have just shoved it in a bag.

This accomplishes what? The only bags you have available at a TSA checkpoint are carry on. I didn't check it because was keeping the bottle with me for the flight, that was the whole point.

It was a cheap bottle and I replaced it on the company dime anyway, so for me it wasn't a real loss. What I was illustrating was that right or wrong, if a stupid TSA agent makes a decision, you are in for a headache.

I've also had them also almost take Torx bits (they insisted they were drill bits) and a multimeter away from me. Those ones I actually waited for a supervisor to show up and let me through, but it again illustrates that you aren't dealing with the top of the class here.

[–] setsneedtofeed 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Just bring an empty bottle and fill it up on the other side of security.

The rules as written don't matter unless you have spare time to spend arguing with the brick wall that is an obstinate TSA agent, and even then good luck. Not too long ago I had to give up a reusable bottle with ice in it. There was a small amount of water from ice melting while in line for security, but clearly much under the limit. TSA agent pointed out how high up the water was in the bottle (which wasn't that far even, maybe an inch and most of the volume was taken up by ice). It was ridiculous. No I wasn't allowed to just drink it, no I wasn't allowed to just dump the ice out. The choice was give up the bottle or go back through security again.

I was correct, and the agent had a bad grasp of what an allowed amount of liquid in ice looks like, but in practical terms she won because I had a flight to catch and she didn't.

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submitted 3 weeks ago by setsneedtofeed to c/foodporn
 
[–] setsneedtofeed 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

As a concept the idea of allowing total autonomy seems sound.

Implementing it as a practice where the government assists could see some perverse incentives to get people to kill themselves. Here's a real example

If the system can safeguard against these, perhaps, but it isn't a one and done safeguard but constant vigilance. Allowing others to put down people raises even more need for scrutiny.

[–] setsneedtofeed 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This one isn't stupid, it's incoherent. If you're going to make up terms, it helps to define them for the rest of us. Otherwise any answer you get will be people scratching their heads and giving a guess, but who knows if it's actually answering the question or not.

[–] setsneedtofeed 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

So you've made up a term and asked us what it means?

so technically, while not true, could it be considered “the last war of humanity”?

(??????)

[–] setsneedtofeed 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

Did you hear this term somewhere or did you come up with it yourself?

Because if you came up with the term, I think it's on you to explain to us what it means.

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