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    My first rodeo was in Grand lakes Colorado. I had just eaten a pot Brownie. 30-40mins in, at about the same time I was coming to the realization that I was indeed quite high, the rodeo clown appeared and started walking around the stands. I have never avoided eye contact with someone so hard in my life.

    But now I can unironically say, "this isn't my first rodeo", and I find that amusing, so that's nice.

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  • world World News China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs
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    Check out what Onyx Industries is doing with MARSOC if you want to get a glimpse of something much more advanced than this. Threat detection, tracking and characterization, along with precision shots, autonomous operation, and capable of working in gps denied environments. Vs the spot knockoff with a go pro. I know who I'm betting on.

    https://www.techtimes.com/articles/304458/20240508/robot-dogs-ai-targeting-rifles-ghost-robotics-onyx-now-under.htm

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

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  • forgottenweapons Forgotten Weapons Stamped Sheet Metal 1911 Prototype (1947)
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    The army was experimenting with bringing the weight down. The one in the picture is stamped sheet metal, but they also experimented with stamped aluminum. Only 30 were ever made. I don't think they ever planned to produce them in mass. Its a proof of concept.

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  • forgottenweapons Forgotten Weapons T31 - Experimental Bullpupped Garand (1945)
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    Highly recommend the Springfield armory museum. Theres a whole section of experimental designs. Some really cool stuff.

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  • earthscience Earth, Environment, and Geosciences New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse
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    I can't decide if this article is depressingly insightful or Insightfully depressing.

    Either way things don't look good.

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  • 196 196 Screw rule
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    We put slots on the thumbscrews used on some of our connectors for military radios. This was a soldier can open or tighten them down with a knife blade.

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  • engineering Engineering A rotating hinge I thought was cool
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    Cool! Might be wrong, but if i remember correctly, this type of hinge was made for use on an uneven surface.

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    L3's ENVG-B has come cool capabilities m.youtube.com

    Never gets old seeing what modern night vision can do.

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