Gadgetman_1

Gadgetman_1 t1_j7ovgql wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1

Don't need to go supersonic with an F-16 to make an unholy mess of someone's pants. Also, certain flight authorities seriously frown upon going supersonic except in designated areas...

Way back in time a pilot that was doing his 'checkout' flight(last before his term was over) here in Norway, did a low-level over the base(just a smidge off the approved path), and went vertical with full afterburner above one building.

'Unholy hell' is one description I've heard from one of the guys in that building...

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Gadgetman_1 t1_j7d3w1y wrote

Reply to Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer

A siege, where the Roman army is on the outside is always a bad situation.

Romans KNEW how to besiege a walled city or fortress. They would very quickly put up their own walls locking the defenders inside, and giving themselves unhindered access to all the resources outside.

And they never stop at just putting up pallisades. There's towers, strong gates, ditches and spikes. Layer upon layer of defenses and obstacles that will slow and funnel any breakout.

Vercingetorix lost the moment the first pallisades were put up.

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Gadgetman_1 t1_ivsmhpg wrote

Reply to TIFU by calling a hospital code by justrightkinda

When someone tells you to push the RED button, you push the RED button. And you hit the biggest, most visible red button you can find.

The RN should have told you to push the 'nurse call' button.

So, no you didn't FU that day.

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Gadgetman_1 t1_itzobq9 wrote

Reply to comment by Lyress in LPT: If you are a naturalized citizen, do NOT post pictures of yourself with your naturalization certificate online. by Particular-Canary696

Someone once put up a webside https://pleaserobme.com/ which only pulled data from twitter...

You just typed in an adddress and it would give you a list of people nearby that was away on vacation. They locked down the system after a day or so because by then they had proven their point.

People willingly and unthinkingly give away a lot of information about themselves, all the time.

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Gadgetman_1 t1_irvpmj5 wrote

Reply to comment by The_Calico_Jack in Are there any studies regarding traffic accidents going eastbound in the morning during sunrise and westbound in the evening during sunset? by lil_layne

When you have poor visibility people have a tendency to lean forwards towards the windscreen in a subconscious attempt to see anything a little better. And when they do that, they also tend to step on the accellerator a little harder.

This also happens in blizzards and during rain at night.

If they happen to see the rear lights of a car in front, they tend to 'glue themselves to it' and rear-ending those who drive safely.

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