SpiritOne
SpiritOne t1_j9zh9te 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
Athens Georgia. I lived there when I was a kid. This canon is really close to the tree that owns itself.
SpiritOne t1_j5ph09v wrote
Reply to comment by DragoneerFA in Playing Military Sim War Thunder May Get You Classed as a National Security Risk by Sorin61
Yeah I get that, but…
Some people can just play a game and not participate in the forums. So someone else leaked classified documents. Why should other people suffer and not be employed for what somebody else did?
That doesn’t really make sense to me.
SpiritOne t1_j5pflok wrote
Reply to Playing Military Sim War Thunder May Get You Classed as a National Security Risk by Sorin61
What does playing the game have anything to do with their security leaks?
SpiritOne t1_iyf8je8 wrote
Reply to With so much negativity floating around about the US, what are some good things about the USA? by HeartOfAWitch
Yesterday afternoon I went to lunch at a Mexican restaurant, with a lady of Indian heritage, a guy who was born in Burma, 2 men born in Mexico, a guy from South Carolina, and my pasty white boy ass.
And the entirety of this hole in the wall Mexican place with absolutely bomb ass food, cheered for the US beating iran.
We have problems for sure, but this country is a ridiculous melting pot of mixed ethnicities that have mostly come together to make it better for each other. And so many of us have pride in this country, and love what it’s capable of being.
We are more alike than not, and we all can be nice to one another. It kinda was this awesome moment yesterday when we scored, and the whole place was cheering.
SpiritOne t1_ixu6jny wrote
Reply to TIL, that by 1860, there were nearly 4 million people enslaved in the United States. by MookieV
Only 2,680,000 according to the census!!
What a fucked up Country we were/are.
edit: looks like people didnt understand the 3/5 rule the government had regarding counting slaves back then.
SpiritOne t1_j9zttvo wrote
Reply to comment by exhausted_chemist in 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
Oh wow! It’s been probably 39 years since I’ve been there.