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Jampine t1_j6ndg0i wrote

Reply to comment by Nazamroth in TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit

I love in Steel Tread there's a blood sacrifice ritual for basically restarting the tank engine.

Highly heretical, but it works.

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Nazamroth t1_j6ngxow wrote

Storm of Steel, i think it was? Where the iron warriors assault the gene seed planet. The guardsman has to chant the Hymn of Firing or whatever its called, but he doesnt know what that is.

So he gets frustrated, starts shouting FIRE YOU DAMN THING! and smashes a button with his fist. And lo and behold, the machine spirit listens.

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Jampine t1_j6nmp5u wrote

The imperial infantrymans uplifting primer has all the prayers at the end.

Though that strategy reminds me of Black Bess from Battlefield One; "She likes it when you swear".

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