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series_hybrid t1_je5pby6 wrote
Reply to comment by celluloidqueer in Cheerleader playing cards in the back of a car. (1950s) by roomilyDeluge232
Killing time between scenes...
series_hybrid t1_je59mzq wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
In bee society, drones follow the queen when she is flying through the air.
Anti-aircraft training started out with a piloted airplane pulling a banner far behind it, but problems still occurred.
Simple radio-controls could operate servo's on a target plane, so...a control plane with a pilot and one crewman would take off. A target plane with a pilot would take off just behind them.
Just beore reaching the target area, the pilot in the target plane would parachute out.
Since the plane in the rear followed the control plane, unmanned target-planes became known as drones.
I read that on vectorsite
series_hybrid t1_jdj7otc wrote
Reply to [OC] In 2022, Mexico traded more with Texas than it did with all of Asia and 6x as much as it did with all of LatAm. by latinometrics
You know those hemi engines in the "made in America" Chargers and Dodge ttrucks?
The hemi is made in Saltillo Mexico
series_hybrid t1_jdb0g42 wrote
Reply to comment by huzernayme in An Ozarks church leader claims prayer regrew a woman's toes. Others aren't so sure. by gooddealjoe
...and the number of the toes were 10, yea verily the number of toes was not 11, neither were there 9. And the toe spoke unto them, saying...I bring a message and he who has ears, let him hear. And yet I shall not speak unto the children of the coffee table legs, for they have evil in their hearts. For their souls contain darkness, and there is no light in them...
series_hybrid t1_jd9vr5f wrote
Reply to An Ozarks church leader claims prayer regrew a woman's toes. Others aren't so sure. by gooddealjoe
Teetering on the brink of nuclear war with over 100,000 Ukrainians dead, Parts of Africa suffering from drought and a slow death for hundreds of thousands by starvation, Earthquake in Turkiye that has killed 45,000 and left many times that with no home, work, or food...
Yeah, if God was ever going to perform a miracle these days, I'm sure re-growing someone's toe is right up there at the top of the list.
series_hybrid t1_jd9uha5 wrote
Reply to TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
I would argue that the GF was about the transformation of Michael from the straight kid that was going to become a senator, to the most cunning mob boss ever. To understand Michael, you had to show some of Vito's story, but...in my mind, Michael is definitely the protagonist.
series_hybrid t1_jd7tm79 wrote
Reply to comment by smeppel in TIL the term "death row" comes from an assassination attempt on FDR. The shooter Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death, but there was already a convict awaiting execution, and FL law forbade them from sharing cells. A second cell was built, turning the "death cell" into the first "death row." by AdmiralAkbar1
What about Mack the Knife?
series_hybrid t1_jd7hyhj wrote
Reply to comment by quietly_vociferous in Biden to create national monuments in Nevada, Texas at conservation summit by citytiger
Thanks! TIL
series_hybrid t1_jd5jgz2 wrote
I think Clinton was the first president to do this. If you want to make a parcel of land a national park, it has to go through congress and a vote.
A president can declare something a "monument" with the stroke of a pen. It's odd, but...legally, a very large area of land can be declared a "monument".
series_hybrid t1_jcyz2gb wrote
Reply to Medical Marijuana Legalization Linked To ‘Significant Decrease’ In Opioid-Related Payments To Doctors, Study Finds by DrDreidel82
No shit. I am shocked, SHOCKED I say!
Who would have thought.
series_hybrid t1_jauadvb wrote
Reply to Toronto Raptors Apologize For 'Women's History Month' Video That Applauded Women For Having Babies – OutKick by wxcode
That particular "women's history month" video was put together by a woman, so...
Just kidding, the Toronto Raptors offices don't hire women.
series_hybrid t1_jasepfh wrote
Reply to comment by DrunkenOlympian in La. woman accused of using aunt’s debit card for 136 DoorDash orders held on $18 million bond by pete1729
Plus, the "fine" they paid was only a small percentage of their profits.
I emember a quote about "if the punishment for a crime is a fine, then it is only a punishment for the poor"
series_hybrid t1_jad373m wrote
Reply to comment by GeoffKingOfBiscuits in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
Thanks!
series_hybrid t1_ja9t8r1 wrote
Reply to comment by Hot-Delay5608 in CIA head: China is unsure whether it can invade Taiwan. by agonhaziri
I'm not saying China would win, I'm just saying that they have done some crazy stuff.
series_hybrid t1_ja9821e wrote
Reply to comment by aspheric_cow in Eli5: why are some airplane jet engines under the wings and some on the vertical stabilizer? by Sad-Carrot-4397
I always liked the MD-80..
series_hybrid t1_ja96rg8 wrote
It would have to be a massive strike-force, and it would have to travel roughly 110 miles over water.
Logistically, they probably wouldn't depart from a Chinese beach and land on the nearest Taiwanese beach, so from launch to combat zone would be farther.
They would have to hide the buildup of the massive strike-force from satellites, drones, and spies.
Would they attack the military bases, or the capital city? Or both?
China can lose millions of soldiers, but they can't be swimming to Taiwan, they need boats, aircraft, and parachutes.
Every Chinese ship that goes up against Taiwan will be sunk on approach.
series_hybrid t1_ja8x6lc wrote
Reply to TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
The Margarita was named after a female bartender who was serving oil-workers after work in the summer.
series_hybrid t1_ja14qdp wrote
Reply to comment by campatterbury in An American officer and a French partisan during a street fight - 1944 by ModAgamid313
I've met some in real life. and the effectiveness varies widely from one to another.
series_hybrid t1_ja0piiu wrote
The officer has a low rank. Due to the nice condition of his boots/uniform, and the poor trigger discipline, I would say that he is not an experienced combat officer.
series_hybrid t1_ja0lzff wrote
series_hybrid t1_ja091j3 wrote
Apparently, she is happy as a wife and mother, still married to the same guy after all these years...some actor, I heard.
series_hybrid t1_j9yvmnn wrote
Reply to Have there been any breakthroughs in Nanotechnology recently? How far away are we from seeing Nanomachines in an actual hospital? by by_comparison
Its adorable that this question sounds like the OP feels that global pharma and the health plans want to save the patients money. IF...any new improvement happens, they will charge the same amount they always have (bankrupting common people), and they will pocket the difference.
series_hybrid t1_j9vstlu wrote
Reply to comment by ProudnotLoud in Can we talk about Scrub's episode "My Screw Up" 20 years too late? (Major episode spoilers... 20 year old spoilers) by ChaserNeverRests
Because they showed a green shadow on everything that was touched by the infectious material, your eyes can follow how it goes from A to Z in the scene. It would actually be useful as an educational clip.
series_hybrid t1_j9uoq7c wrote
Reply to comment by DoNotKnowJack in [OC] The Topography of the United States by eon_james
Bunch of weaklings, watch this! -Jimmie "I'll eat anything" Donner
series_hybrid t1_jeavxbp wrote
Reply to Florida's Current State by aswissguy
Same pose as my dog in the middle of the couch..."look at my balls...LOOK AT THEM!"