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indr4neel t1_ja9e7xx wrote
Reply to comment by fesakferrell in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
They're trying to build a 700+ foot cairn? Seems kind of unlikely.
indr4neel t1_ja0zclu wrote
Reply to TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
Most effective Confederate invention:
indr4neel t1_j6k40re wrote
Reply to comment by UnknownQTY in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
Mm, technically. Interceptor aircraft couldn't reach them because there weren't any interceptor aircraft by late war. The 1941 A6M2b Type 0 Model 21 (the most produced variant) actually had a higher service ceiling than the (admittedly not model-specific) stats Wikipedia gives for the B-29, at 33,000 vs 30,000 feet. "So high interceptors can't reach them" has historically been a pretty washed defense mechanism outside of stuff that's high and fast like the Blackbird.
indr4neel t1_j5yovsz wrote
Reply to comment by ash_274 in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
Silverplate does refer to the bomb version, but starting with the B-29B all defensive weapons were removed except for the tail turret.
indr4neel t1_j2548ni wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Who is your favorite scientist of all time? by yciqn
Common scientist W (in all seriousness, congrats on your success and the mark you've made).
indr4neel t1_jdzpm38 wrote
Reply to comment by 110397 in Estimates suggest population growth rate to peak at 8.6 billion by madrid987
Birth rate plummets across the developing world as parents realize they no longer have to be ready for Kissinger-based child mortality